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Health system readiness to support facilities for care of preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Preterm birth is a worldwide challenge with the highest burden in low- and middle-income countries. Despite availability of low-cost interventions to decrease mortality of preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns, these interventions are ...
Abubeker Kedir Usman, Eskinder Wolka, Yared Tadesse, Abraham Tariku, Abate Yeshidinber, Alula M. Teklu, Kirsten Senturia, Wendemaghen Gezahegn, James A. Litch, And the Every Preemie–SCALE Ethiopia Implementation Research Collaboration Group   +9 more
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Perinatal and newborn care in a two years retrospective study in a first level peripheral hospital in Sicily (Italy) [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Two hundred seventy-five thousand maternal deaths, 2.7 million neonatal deaths, and 2.6 million stillbirths have been estimated in 2015 worldwide, almost all in low-income countries (LICs).
Albano S, Corsello G, Miceli V, Serra G
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An analysis of MRI derived cortical complexity in premature-born adults : regional patterns, risk factors, and potential significance [PDF]

, 2020
Premature birth bears an increased risk for aberrant brain development concerning its structure and function. Cortical complexity (CC) expresses the fractal dimension of the brain surface and changes during neurodevelopment.
Avram, Mihai, Bartmann, Peter, Boecker, Henning, Bäuml, Josef G., Daamen, Marcel, Gaser, Christian, Hedderich, Dennis M., Menegaux, Aurore, Scheef, Lukas, Sorg, Christian, Wolke, Dieter, Zimmer, Claus   +11 more
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Retinopathy of Prematurity among Preterm Newborn Admitted to the Neonatal Care Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2023
Introduction: World Health Organization has identified retinopathy of prematurity as an important cause of preventable childhood blindness. The presentation of retinopathy of prematurity is varied and differs in the developed and developing worlds.
Pradeep Bastola, Swapnil Madhukar Parchand, Anil Babanrao Gangwe, Sheeksha Bastola, Deepshikha Agrawal   +4 more
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Comparative analysis of vaginal microbiota sampling using menstrual cups and high vaginal swabs in pregnant women living with HIV-1 infection

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundMenstrual cups (MCs) are increasingly used to collect cervicovaginal secretions to characterise vaginal mucosal immunology, in conjunction with high vaginal swabs (HVS) for metataxonomics, particularly in HIV transmission studies.
Charlotte-Eve S. Short, Charlotte-Eve S. Short, Charlotte-Eve S. Short, Rachael Quinlan, Rachael Quinlan, Rachael Quinlan, Yun S. Lee, Veronica G. Preda, Veronica G. Preda, Ann Smith, Julian R. Marchesi, Julian R. Marchesi, Robin Shattock, Phillip R. Bennett, Phillip R. Bennett, David A. MacIntyre, Graham P. Taylor, Graham P. Taylor, Graham P. Taylor   +18 more
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The Role of Retinopathy Anemia in the Pathogenesis of Retinopathy of Prematurity and the Effect of Erythropoietin Treatment on the Frequency and Severity of the Disease

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2020
Premature infants with extremely low birth weight are at high risk of developing severe disabling forms of retinopathy of prematurity. Nonsurgical therapy methods of treatment of retinopathy in prematurity are  ineffective.
V. I. Lebedev, L. A. Katargina
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Effects of gestational age at birth on health outcomes at 3 and 5 years of age : population based cohort study [PDF]

, 2012
To investigate the burden of later disease associated with moderate/late preterm (32-36 weeks) and early term (37-38 weeks) birth. Design Secondary analysis of data from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS).
Boyle, Elaine M., Poulsen, Gry, Field, David J. (David John), Kurinczuk, Jennifer J., Wolke, Dieter, Alfirevic, Zarko, Quigley, Maria A.   +6 more
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Risk factors and clinical features of osteopenia of prematurity: Single-center experience

Trends in Pediatrics, 2023
Objective: Osteopenia of prematurity is an important cause of morbidity in preterm newborns. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings and risk factors of osteopenia of prematurity in the newborns followed up in our unit.
Berna Saygın Hekimoğlu
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Premature burial

Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 2023
AbstractThe fear of being buried alive or taphophobia remains a significant concern for a number of individuals. In previous centuries however, reports of live burials were frequently promulgated in the media fostering an industry focused around the manufacturing and selling of security coffins which either facilitated egress or enabled the recently ...
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Effects of Adjuvant Administration of Macromolecules and Total Calories through Aggressive Parenteral Nutrition in Improvement of Neovascularisation of Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Literature Review

Scripta Score Scientific Medical Journal, 2022
Introduction: Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is almost exclusively in premature infants. With advanced care and technology, the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in babies is increasing, which means the incidence of preventable blindness in ROP ...
Stefany Tanto, Gilbert Sterling Octavius, Alvita Suci Edgina   +2 more
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