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HIV status, breastfeeding modality at 5 months and postpartum maternal weight changes over 24 months in rural South Africa [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To determine the effect of infant feeding practices on postpartum weight change among HIV-infected and -uninfected women in South Africa.<p></p> Methods: In a non-randomised intervention cohort study of antiretroviral therapy ...
Newell, Marie-Louise, Chetty, Terusha, Bland, Ruth M., Carter, Rosalind J.   +3 more
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Experiences of primary care physicians managing postpartum care: a qualitative research study

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background The postpartum period is redefined as 12 weeks following childbirth. Primary care physicians (PCP) often manage postpartum women in the community after uneventful childbirths.
Zhimin Poon, Esther Cui Wei Lee, Li Ping Ang, Ngiap Chuan Tan   +3 more
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The use of antenatal and postnatal care: perspectives and experiences of women and health care providers in rural southern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Although antenatal care coverage in Tanzania is high, worrying gaps exist in terms of its quality and ability to prevent, diagnose or treat complications. Moreover, much less is known about the utilisation of postnatal care, by which we
Schellenberg, David, Tanner, M., Schellenberg, J. A., Schellenberg David, Marcel Tanner, Hassan Mshinda, Adiel K Mushi, Mshinda Hassan, Brigit Obrist, Mrisho, Mwifadhi, Mushi Adiel K, Schellenberg Joanna, Haws, Rachel A, Mushi, Adiel K, Mshinda, Hassan, Tanner, Marcel, Mrisho Mwifadhi, Obrist Brigit, Schellenberg, D., Mushi, A. K., Mwifadhi Mrisho, Mrisho, M., David Schellenberg, Haws, R. A., Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Obrist, Brigit, Tanner Marcel, Obrist, B., Mshinda, H., Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Rachel A Haws, Haws Rachel A   +31 more
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Experiences of Implementing Rooming-in Practice for First-Time Mothers in a Postpartum Care Center

SAGE Open Nursing, 2023
Introduction Practices promoted by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative have become a part of the current mainstream postpartum infant care. However, adherence to rooming-in practice by health-care facilities is lower than that of other steps under this
Hsiao-Ling Wu, Der-Fa Lu, Pei-Kwei Tsay
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with lack of postnatal care among Palestinian women: a cross-sectional study of three clinics in the West Bank

, 2008
Dhaher E, Mikolajczyk RT, Maxwell AE, Krämer A. Factors associated with lack of postnatal care among Palestinian women: a cross-sectional study of three clinics in the West Bank. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Krämer Alexander, Maxwell Annette E, Dhaher, Enas, Maxwell, Annette E., Mikolajczyk, Rafael T, Maxwell, Annette E, Krämer, Alexander ; https://orcid.org/, Annette E Maxwell, Alexander Krämer, Krämer, Alexander, Mikolajczyk Rafael T, Mikolajczyk, Rafael T., Dhaher Enas, Enas Dhaher, Rafael T Mikolajczyk   +14 more
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Improved postpartum care after a participatory facilitation intervention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a mixed method evaluation

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: In order to improve the health and survival of mothers/newborns, the quality and attendance rates of postpartum care (PPC) must be increased, particularly in low-resource settings.
Eunice Pallangyo, Columba Mbekenga, Pia Olsson, Christine Rubertsson, Carina Källestål   +4 more
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Prenatal Depression Severity and Postpartum Care Utilization in a Medicaid Population

Women's Health Reports, 2020
Background: Postpartum visits are a necessary continuum of medical care for women who are diagnosed with depression during pregnancy. However, postpartum care utilization is typically lower in populations who face adverse events and it is unclear to what
Susan G. Kornstein, Anny-Claude Joseph, Whitney C. Graves, Jordyn T. Wallenborn   +3 more
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Roles and responsibilities in newborn care in four African sites. [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives. To explore roles and responsibilities in newborn care in the intra- and postpartum period in Nigeria, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Methods.
Adejuyigbe, E, Amare, Y, Odebiyi, A, Hill, Z, Iganus, R, Shamba, D, Manzi, F, Bee, M, Omotara, B, Skordis-Worrall, J   +9 more
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Effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave versus manual therapy in postpartum patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a prospective clinical trial

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (FESWT) in treating postpartum sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction.
Kuai-ling Tan, Rong Wang, Jiao-jiao Liu, Yue Peng, Huan Li, Cui-ying Li   +5 more
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A cross-sectional analytic study of postpartum health care service utilization in the Philippines.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundThe maternal mortality ratio in the Philippines remains high; thus, it will be difficult to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 5 by 2015. Approximately two-thirds of all maternal deaths occur during the postpartum period.
Tadashi Yamashita, Sherri Ann Suplido, Cecilia Ladines-Llave, Yuko Tanaka, Naomi Senba, Hiroya Matsuo   +5 more
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