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The Tommy’s Clinical Decision Tool, a device for reducing the clinical impact of placental dysfunction and preterm birth: protocol for a mixed-methods early implementation evaluation study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Disparities in stillbirth and preterm birth persist even after correction for ethnicity and social deprivation, demonstrating that there is wide geographical variation in the quality of care.
Jenny Carter, Dilly Anumba, Lia Brigante, Christy Burden, Tim Draycott, Siobhán Gillespie, Birte Harlev-Lam, Andrew Judge, Erik Lenguerrand, Elaine Sheehan, Basky Thilaganathan, Hannah Wilson, Cathy Winter, Maria Viner, Jane Sandall   +14 more
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Differential Evolution With Self-Adaptive Mutation and Population Improvement Strategy for Optimization Problems

IEEE Access
Differential Evolution (DE) algorithms are widely recognized as effective metaheuristic techniques used to solve continuous optimization problems. However, DE algorithms encounter limitations in exploration and exploitation due to their sensitivity to ...
Irfan Farda, Arit Thammano, John Morris
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Association between Antibiotic Prescribing in Pregnancy and Cerebral Palsy or Epilepsy in Children Born at Term: A Cohort Study Using The Health Improvement Network. [PDF]

, 2015
Between 19%-44% pregnant women are prescribed antibiotics during pregnancy. A single, large randomised-controlled-trial (ORACLE Childhood Study II) found an increased risk of childhood cerebral palsy and possibly epilepsy following prophylactic ...
Gilbert, R, Meeraus, WH, Petersen, I
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Dexamethasone for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Prevention in Pediatric Patients: International Consensus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An international Delphi panel of experts developed consensus statements to delineate the circumstances where the risks of dexamethasone as an antiemetic do and do not outweigh its benefits. Procedure Experts in supportive care of pediatric patients were invited to participate.
Negar Shavandi, Paula D. Robinson, Shana Jacobs, L. Lee Dupuis, the International Pediatric Dexamethasone Panel, Sameer Bakhshi, Tiene Bauters, Eva Brack, Simone Cesaro, Claire Fosbrook, Jason Freedman, Tamara MacDonald, Eloise Neumann, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Rod Rassekh, Florian Slimano, Johnathan Soggee, Joel Thompson, Marianne van de Wetering, Milena Villarroel, Jasper Wong   +20 more
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The impacts of quality improvement on maternal and newborn health: preliminary findings from a health system integrated intervention in four Ethiopian regions

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Quality improvement (QI) methods are effective in improving healthcare delivery using sustainable, collaborative, and cost-effective approaches.
Ashley K. Hagaman, Kavita Singh, Mehiret Abate, Haregeweyni Alemu, Abera Biadgo Kefale, Befikadu Bitewulign, Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Abiyou Kiflie, Zewdie Mulissa, Hillina Tiyo, Yakob Seman, Meseret Zelalem Tadesse, Hema Magge   +12 more
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The Long-Term Impacts of an Integrated Care Programme on Hospital Utilisation among Older Adults in the South of England: A Synthetic Control Study

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2023
Introduction: Reducing hospital use is often viewed as a possible positive consequence of introducing integrated care (IC). We investigated the impact of an IC programme in North East Hampshire and Farnham (NEHF), in southern England, on hospital ...
Paul Seamer, Therese Lloyd, Stefano Conti, Stephen O’Neill   +3 more
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Measuring populations to improve vaccination coverage [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2016
AbstractIn low-income settings, vaccination campaigns supplement routine immunization but often fail to achieve coverage goals due to uncertainty about target population size and distribution. Accurate, updated estimates of target populations are rare but critical; short-term fluctuations can greatly impact population size and susceptibility.
Bharti, Nita, Djibo, Ali, Tatem, Andrew J., Grenfell, Bryan T., Ferrari, Matthew J.   +4 more
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Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges, Kelly A. Duffy, Sara McDonough, Evelyn Kurpiewski, R. Jennifer Randall, Allison Barz Leahy, Haley M. Newman, Joyce P. Lee, Stephen P. Hunger, Anne F. Reilly, David T. Teachey, Susan R. Rheingold, Daniel J. Zheng   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimising Health Literacy and Access of Service Provision to Community Dwelling Older People with Diabetes Receiving Home Nursing Support

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016
Background. Health literacy is the ability to access, understand, and use information and services for good health. Among people with chronic conditions, health literacy requirements for effective self-management are high.
Dianne Goeman, Sue Conway, Ralph Norman, Jo Morley, Rona Weerasuriya, Richard H. Osborne, Alison Beauchamp   +6 more
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Quality of maternal and newborn health care in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Despite reports of universal access to and modest utilization of maternal and newborn health services in Ethiopia, mothers and newborns continue to die from preventable causes.
Abera Biadgo, Aynalem Legesse, Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Kavita Singh, Zewdie Mulissa, Abiyou Kiflie, Hema Magge, Befikadu Bitewulign, Mehiret Abate, Haregeweyni Alemu   +9 more
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