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The impact of training non-physician clinicians in Malawi on maternal and perinatal mortality : a cluster randomised controlled evaluation of the enhancing training and appropriate technologies for mothers and babies in Africa (ETATMBA) project [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Maternal mortality in much of sub-Saharan Africa is very high whereas there has been a steady decline in over the past 60 years in Europe. Perinatal mortality is 12 times higher than maternal mortality accounting for about 7 million neonatal
A Wilson, C McCord, C Pereira, C Pereira, C Pope, Chisale Mhango, D Ellard, David Davies, David Ellard, Doug Simkiss, E McAuliffe, F Mullan, Francis Kamwendo, G Chilopora, J Bryce, J Ritchie, Joseph Paul O’Hare, K Hill, Ministry of Health, National Statistical Office (NSO), and ICF Macro, Ngianga-bakwin Kandala, S Bergstrom, S Bradley, S Niermeyer, Siobhan Quenby, W Graham, W Graham, World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNFPA, and The World Bank   +27 more
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Screening forCronobacterSpecies in Powdered and Reconstituted Infant Formulas and from Equipment Used in Formula Preparation in Maternity Hospitals [PDF]

, 2013
Background/Aims: Cronobacter spp. have been identified as being of considerable risk to neonates. The occurrence of organism in infant formulas is therefore of considerable interest. Methods: The occurrence of Cronobacter spp.
Amstalden Junqueira, VC, da Silva, N, Forsythe, S, Kajsik, M, Pereira, JL, Siqueira Santos, RF   +5 more
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Opioid Exposed Mothers and Infants in Delaware: Clinical and Legal Considerations [PDF]

, 2016
Drug use is on the rise in Delaware, as demonstrated by the continued increase in infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Thoughful, evidence based, and coordinated approaches are necessary to impact this problem.
Paul, MD, David A., Savin, MSN, NNP-BC, Michele K.   +1 more
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Best Practices in Second Stage Labor Care: Maternal Bearing Down and Positioning [PDF]

, 2007
Despite evidence of adverse fetal and maternal outcomes from the use of sustained Valsalva bearing down efforts, current second-stage care practices are still characterized by uniform directions to “push” forcefully upon complete dilatation of the cervix
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Joyce Roberts, Lisa Hanson, Lothian J., Ponkey SE, Rothman BK., Simkin P, Sleep J, Woolley D   +8 more
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Knowing nursing team care practices in relation to newborns in end-of-life situations

Escola Anna Nery, 2017
Objective: Understand the care practices experiences of nursing staff in relation to providing end-of-life care to newborns and their families in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).
Isabella Navarro Silva, Natália Rejane Salim, Regina Szylit, Patricia Stella Silva Sampaio, Carolliny Rossi de Faria Ichikawa, Maiara Rodrigues dos Santos   +5 more
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Nursing-led tele-coaching for enhancing self-efficacy and lifestyle adherence among gestational diabetic women: tele-nursing versus traditional nursing intervention program

BMC Nursing
Background Increased maternal morbidity and mortality as well as poor neonatal outcomes are two major public health concerns associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) GDM.
Soheir Mahmoud Abd El-Hamid, Faiza Mohamed EL-Said, Hend Reda Ali El-kest, Ayman Muhammad Kamel Senosy, Amina Abdelrazek Aldeeb, Manar Gamal Mohamed   +5 more
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Maternity care and 'Every Child Matters' [PDF]

, 2009
The first part of the chapter will provide an introduction to maternity services in the UK and why it is the foundation of ‘Every Child Matters’. It is the earliest healthcare intervention of all for the child and it is essential to get it right for ...
Hutchinson, Fiona
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Effectiveness of early intervention programs for parents of preterm infants: a meta-review of systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Various intervention programs exist for parents of preterm babies and some systematic reviews (SRs) have synthesised the evidence of their effectiveness.
A Spittle, A Talmi, AJ Ferrari, AJ Sameroff, BJ Shea, C Day, EM Boyle, EO Boundy, F Borrell-Carrio, H Blencowe, IH Ravn, IP Landsem, J Brett, J McGregor, J Orton, J Petrie, J Vanderveen, JE Lawn, JM Kerstjens, Jogesh Kapadia, KM Benzies, L Hartling, Lesley Kilby, M Forcada-Guex, M Herd, ME Feinberg, ML Wang, MS Miles, Muhammad Chutiyami, NK Goyal, Pei-Ching Tseng, PI Kaaresen, Shuby Puthussery, T Evans, TN Raju, V Smith, V Smith, X Zhang   +37 more
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A five year outbreak of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus phage type 53,85 in a regional neonatal unit [PDF]

, 2000
We identified a 5-year outbreak of a methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) strain, affecting 202 babies on a neonatal unit, by routine weekly phage typing all S. aureus isolates.
Denton, M., Fitzgerald, P., Freeman, J., Gill, A.B., Haspinall, L., Hawkey, P., Hoy, C., Parnell, P., Porter, C., Wilcox, M.H.   +9 more
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The burden of neonatal sepsis and its association with antenatal urinary tract infection and intra-partum fever among admitted neonates in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Heliyon, 2021
Background: More than one-third of the neonatal death in Ethiopia has been attributed to neonatal sepsis. However, there is no recent national evidence about the burden of neonatal sepsis and its association with antenatal urinary tract infection and ...
Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Metadel Yibeltal Ayalew, Ermias Sisay Chanie, Biruk Beletew Abate, Sintayehu Asnakew Alemayehu, Demeke Mesfin Belay, Yared Asmare Aynalem, Dagne Addisu Sewyew, Solomon Demis Kebede, Asmamaw Demis, Getachew Yideg Yitbarek, Misganaw Abie Tassew, Binyam Minuye Birhan, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu   +13 more
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