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Toxic Effect of Cigarette Smoke on Brainstem Nicotinic Receptor Expression: Primary Cause of Sudden Unexplained Perinatal Death

Toxics, 2018
Among the neurotoxicants contained in tobacco smoke, if absorbed during pregnancy, nicotine significantly affects α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which play essential roles in the development of the brainstem regions receiving cholinergic ...
Anna Maria Lavezzi
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Pregnancy after liver transplantation: a case series and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2019
Objective: To evaluate maternal and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women after liver transplantation with a case series and literature systematic review.
Berghella, Vincenzo, Donnarumma, Laura, Guida, Maurizio, Marino, Ignazio, Saccone, Gabriele, Zullo, Fabrizio   +5 more
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Knowledge Summary 27: Death reviews: maternal, perinatal and child [PDF]

, 2016
Many maternal, perinatal and child deaths are preventable and progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4&5, to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health, has been insufficient in many parts of the world.
Barrie, Amy, Brown, Jeremy, Homburg, Roy, Kingsland, Charles, McDowell, Garry, Troup, Stephen   +5 more
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Perinatal Loss at Term: The Role of Uteroplacental and Fetal Doppler Assessment. [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of uterine artery (UtA) Doppler indices and cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) on perinatal outcome at term. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study conducted in a single tertiary referral centre included all singleton ...
Binder, J, Khalil, A, Monaghan, C, Morales-Roselló, J, Thilaganathan, B   +4 more
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Sudden intrauterine unexplained death: time to adopt uniform postmortem investigative guidelines?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Worldwide approximately 2.6 million are stillborn, mostly occurring in developing countries. In the great part these deaths are inexplicable.
Anna M. Lavezzi, Francesco Piscioli, Teresa Pusiol, Gianfranco Jorizzo, Stefano Ferrero   +4 more
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A compelling symmetry: The extended fetuses-at-risk perspective on modal, optimal and relative birthweight and gestational age.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundThe relationship between several intriguing perinatal phenomena, namely, modal, optimal, and relative birthweight and gestational age, remains poorly understood, especially the mechanism by which relative birthweight and gestational age resolve
K S Joseph
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Perinatal Mortality Magnitude, Determinants and Causes in West Gojam: Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study.

PLoS ONE, 2016
IntroductionIn Ethiopia, even if a significant reduction in child mortality is recorded recently, perinatal mortality rate is still very high. This study assessed the magnitude, determinants and causes of perinatal death in West Gojam zone, Ethiopia ...
Robel Yirgu, Mitike Molla, Lynn Sibley, Abebe Gebremariam   +3 more
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Implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response system among health facilities in Morogoro Region: a descriptive cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background When used effectively, the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) system can bring into reality a revolutionary victory in the fight against maternal and perinatal mortality from avoidable causes.
Christina Jacob Kashililika, Fabiola Vincent Moshi   +1 more
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Utility of Expert Panel to Identify Preventable Perinatal Deaths: Results from Audit Based Interventional Study in Two Districts of Karnataka State, India

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2023
Background: India has child death review which misses the information from private hospitals and community. Community based perinatal death auditing is required to identify preventable perinatal deaths. The objectives are to know utility of expert panel
Harsha Kumar H N, Shantaram B Baliga, Pralhad Kushtagi, Nutan Kamath, Sucheta S Rao   +4 more
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Perinatal death beyond 41 weeks pregnancy: an evaluation of causes and substandard care factors as identified in perinatal audit in the Netherlands

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Late- and postterm pregnancy are associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, like perinatal death. We evaluated causes of death and substandard care factors (SSFs) in term and postterm perinatal death.
Joep C. Kortekaas, Anke C. Scheuer, Esteriek de Miranda, Aimée E. van Dijk, Judit K. J. Keulen, Aafke Bruinsma, Ben W. J. Mol, Frank P. H. A. Vandenbussche, Jeroen van Dillen   +8 more
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