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Utility of local health registers in measuring perinatal mortality: A case study in rural Indonesia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2011
Background Perinatal mortality is an important indicator of obstetric and newborn care services. Although the vast majority of global perinatal mortality is estimated to occur in developing countries, there is a critical paucity of reliable data at the ...
Adair Timothy, Mazurki Setiawaty, Michener Keryl, Suswardany Dwi, Burke Leona, Elmiyati Catur, Rao Chalapati   +6 more
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A Multicenter Collaborative Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic Appendectomy During Pregnancy

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) during pregnancy was evaluated in a multicenter retrospective study in Japan. LA showed comparable maternal and fetal safety to open appendectomy (OA), supporting the feasibility and safety of LA in pregnant patients. ABSTRACT Aim Acute appendicitis in pregnant women requires accurate diagnosis and treatment because of ...
Katsuhiro Ogawa, Tomonori Akagi, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Hiroshi Yoshida, Masashi Miguchi, Ken Eto, Tetsuji Ohyama, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Keiji Matsuda, Koya Hida, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Naitoh, Masafumi Inomata, Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery   +13 more
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“And in some cases, we're the best option:” A qualitative study of community‐based doula support for black perinatal mental health

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract We explored community‐based doulas' perspectives on the acceptability of using formal screening tools to address low rates of mental health screening, diagnosis, and treatment for perinatal anxiety and depression among Black women. Using thematic analysis, we analyzed interview data from 30 community‐based doulas who support Black families ...
Tamara Nelson, Naysha N. Shahid, Samrawit B. Gebretensay, Chareina C. Johnson, Penny D. Telesford, Karen Sheffield‐Abdullah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality-of-care audits and perinatal mortality in South Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2015
Problem Suboptimal care contributes to perinatal mortality rates. Quality-of-care audits can be used to identify and change suboptimal care, but it is not known if such audits have reduced perinatal mortality in South Africa.
Emma R Allanson, Robert C Pattinson
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What is the relationship between deprivation, modifiable factors and childhood deaths: a cohort study using the English National Child MortalityDatabase

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives The aim of this analysis is to identify the patterns of social deprivation and childhood mortality; and identify potential points where public health, social and education interventions, or health policy may be best targeted.Design Decile of ...
Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Tom Williams, Karen Luyt, Ingrid Wolfe, David Odd, Sylvia Stoianova, Dawn Odd   +6 more
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Non‐Invasive Prenatal Testing by Cell‐Free DNA (cfNIPT) for Detecting Turner Syndrome With Mosaicism and Structural Variants—Prenatal Findings and Postnatal Outcomes

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Turner Syndrome (TS) is a sex chromosomal disorder associated with karyotype heterogeneity. Although TS can be associated with severe prenatal findings, most often linked to the 45, X karyotype, the majority of TS fetuses have no overt phenotype, resulting in delayed diagnosis and management.
Ivonne Bedei, Johanna Bruder, Ida C. B. Lund, Simon H. Thomsen, Ida Vogel, Andrea T. Maciel‐Guerra, Francisco Alvarez‐Nava, Melissa L. Crenshaw, Roland Axt‐Fliedner, Claus H. Gravholt, Anne Skakkebæk   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of causes and risk factors of perinatal mortality in Al Ameen Medical College, Vijayapur [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Objective: Perinatal mortality rate is a sensitive indicator of quality and quantity of maternal and neonatal health services. Our aim was to study the causes of perinatal deaths and the trends of early neonatal deaths in NICU with respect to the causes ...
Abhishek Ray, V.A. Thobbi, V.R. Dandavate   +2 more
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Decreasing trend in preterm birth and perinatal mortality, do disparities also decline?

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background In the Netherlands, several initiatives started after the publication of the PERISTAT findings that showed the perinatal mortality risk was higher than in other European countries.
Anita C. J. Ravelli, Martine Eskes, Joris A. M. van der Post, Ameen Abu-Hanna, Christianne J. M. de Groot   +4 more
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Management of Cardiovascular Health Issues in Turner Syndrome: Expert Insights and Expanded Recommendations From the 2024 Guideline Development Team

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Turner syndrome (TS) is frequently complicated by congenital heart disease (CHD). While left‐sided lesions such as bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and coarctation of the aorta are the most common structural heart lesions in TS, other anomalies, such as aortic arch malformations, hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), persistent left superior vena
Katya de Groote, Sheetal R. Patel, Kristian Havmand Mortensen, Isabel Witvrouwen, Anthonie Duijnhouwer, Nicole M. Brown, Jasmine Grewal, Kathryn C. Chatfield, Aaron T. Dorfman, Siddharth K. Prakash   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

PERINATAL MORTALITY AND REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE STATE OF PARANÁ, BRAZIL

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2015
The aim of this study was to assess perinatal mortality in the state of Paraná by analyzing the total number of perinatal deaths among Paraná residents occurring between 1999 and 2010, as registered in the Mortality Information System and ...
Tereza Maria Mageroska Vieira, Rosana Rosseto de Oliveira, Verônica de Azevedo Mazza, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias   +3 more
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