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Seizure forecasting: The long and winding road to clinical translation

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Seizure forecasting has progressed from theoretical aspiration to a rapidly advancing research domain, yet clinical translation remains limited. Over the past decades, advances in algorithm development, chronic electroencephalography (EEG), wearable sensors, and the characterization of seizure cycles have demonstrated that seizure risk is not ...
Philippa J. Karoly, Rachel E. Stirling, Mark J. Cook, Daniel M. Goldenholz, Maxime O. Baud, Vikram R. Rao, Solveig Vieluf, Benjamin H. Brinkmann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge level and constructs of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to the practice of unsafe abortion among postnatal mothers attending Mkonze health center, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

BMC Public Health
Background Unsafe abortion is now a global agenda because 45% of all global abortions are unsafe, and 97% are occurring in developing countries. In Tanzania, one million reproductive-aged women face unplanned pregnancies per year, and 39% end up with ...
Immaculata Alphonce Samila, Joanes Faustine Mboineki   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's lived experiences of a coordinated multidisciplinary hospital‐based center for survivors of violence: A qualitative phenomenological study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate a support structure for women victims of violence from the perspective of the survivors themselves. Methods We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 17 women attending a Maison des Femmes (MdF), a hospital‐based multiprofessional structure providing medical, psychological, social, and legal support to women victims of
Philippine Varennes, Sophie Duchesne, Jeannette Vigneron, Marc Dommergues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contributing factors to unsafe abortion practices among women of reproductive age at selected district hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana

BMC Women's Health, 2019
Background Despite the existence of an abortion law and a safe abortion policy in Ghana, the Ghana Statistical Service found that 15% of all women in the reproductive age group (15–49 years) have practiced unsafe abortions.
Confidence Alorse Atakro, Stella Boatemaa Addo, Janet Sintim Aboagye, Awube Menlah, Isabella Garti, Kwaku Gyimah Amoa-Gyarteng, Theresa Sarpong, Peter Adatara, Kwasi Junior Kumah, Bernard Bediako Asare, Ami Korkor Mensah, Squiter Hans Lutterodt, George Sedinam Boni   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of Induced Abortion and Post-Abortion Care in Tanzania. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Tanzania has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world, and unsafe abortion is one of its leading causes. Yet little is known about its incidence.To provide the first ever estimates of the incidence of unsafe abortion in Tanzania, at the ...
Sarah C Keogh, Godfather Kimaro, Projestine Muganyizi, Jesse Philbin, Amos Kahwa, Esther Ngadaya, Akinrinola Bankole   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Uterine Inversion Complicating Mid-Trimester Unsafe Abortion in a Teenage Nigerian Girl

Annals of Health Research, 2022
Uterine inversion is a rare but life-threatening obstetric emergency, complicating 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 50,000 deliveries. Very rarely, this condition also complicates unsafe abortion.
Nyeche S, Ubom AE
doaj   +1 more source

FIGO statement on emergency contraception

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Emergency contraception remains an essential component of comprehensive contraceptive care and reproductive autonomy. Despite being safe, highly effective, and associated with almost no absolute medical contraindications or age limits, emergency contraception is often underutilized due to systemic barriers, limited access, persistent ...
Mikaela Koch, Asha Kasliwal, James Kiarie, Nasser Elkholy, Azra Ahsan, Aparna Sridhar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lactation, Childrearing, and Gender Justice

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss the significance of early infant feeding choices for the goal of gender justice. Focusing on human lactation practices, I identify Exclusive Gestational Nursing (EGN) as the norm in advanced industrial societies, which creates the expectation and permission for gestators, and only gestators, to nurse children, and ...
Jenny Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Among Female Youths: A Case Study of Temeke District [PDF]

, 2012
Unwanted pregnancy is the major cause of induced abortion, one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in the world. Hundreds of thousands of women become pregnant without intending to, and many of them decide to end the pregnancies ...
Mamboleo, Neema, Mamboleo, N.
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