Risk factors, predictive markers and prevention strategies for intrauterine fetal death. An integrative review [PDF]
, 2020 According to World Health Organization (WHO), fetal death is defined as the death of the fetus prior to its complete expulsion, independent of the duration of pregnancy, thus only ascribing the term stillbirth to fetal deaths in the case of pregnancies ...
Andronache, Liliana Florina +6 more
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Assessment of Risk Factors of Septic Complications of the Puerperium [PDF]
, 2018 Postpartum purulent-septic complications (PPSC) and their problems are most urgent for modern obstetrics due to their significant frequency. Maternal sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality around the world, accounting for about one ...
Feyta, Y. (Yuliya), Pyrohova, V. (Vira)
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In vivo imaging of Zika virus reveals dynamics of viral invasion in immune-sheltered tissues and vertical propagation during pregnancy [PDF]
, 2020 Rationale: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a pathogenic virus known to cause a wide range of congenital abnormalities, including microcephaly, Guillain-Barre syndrome, meningoencephalitis, and other neurological complications, in humans. This study investigated the
Hu, Q +12 more
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Peripartum infections and associated maternal mortality in rural Malawi [PDF]
, 2011 Article approval pendingTo assess associations between maternal mortality and severe morbidity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, uptake of antiretroviral therapy, obstetric infections, and nonobstetric infections in a rural Malawian ...
Ahmad +23 more
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Factors Associated with Prenatal Folic Acid and Iron Supplementation Among 21,889 Pregnant women in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study. [PDF]
, 2012 Folate and iron deficiency during pregnancy are risk factors for anaemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight, and may contribute to poor neonatal health and increased maternal mortality.
Daltveit, Anne Kjersti +6 more
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Predictors of incident herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in young women at risk for unintended pregnancy in San Francisco. [PDF]
, 2007 BackgroundYoung women receiving family planning services are at risk for both unintended pregnancy and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection.MethodsWe performed a secondary analysis using data from a previously published randomized controlled ...
Ahrens, Katherine +7 more
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Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015 INTRODUCTION: The clinical characteristics of women who conceive during leprosy and the association between leprosy and pregnancy are not well known. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 49 pregnant or lactating women diagnosed with leprosy in ...
Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira +5 more
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Determinants of neonatal mortality in rural India, 2007-2008. [PDF]
, 2013 Background. Despite the growing share of neonatal mortality in under-5 mortality in the recent decades in India, most studies have focused on infant and child mortality putting neonatal mortality on the back seat.
Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Singh, Aditya
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Erythema infectious and its significance in pregnancy - analysis of knowledge among women
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 Introduced: Erythema infectious disease is a childhood infectious disease associated with a rash caused by parvovirus B19. The infection is especially dangerous for pregnant women.
Agnieszka Socha +9 more
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Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal, 2022 Background: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in pregnancy is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. Management of severe, refractory TTP during pregnancy is challenging and includes multidisciplinary approach. The prognosis of cases with a variety of hematological and autoimmune diseases, including TTP has changed profoundly after ...
Dani Zoorob +3 more
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