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Spaceborne and spaceborn: Physiological aspects of pregnancy and birth during interplanetary flight
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract Crewed interplanetary return missions that are on the planning horizon will take years, more than enough time for initiation and completion of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is viewed as a sequence of processes – fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation, gastrulation, placentation, organogenesis, gross morphogenesis, birth and neonatal ...
Arun V. Holden
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MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.Schematic illustration of the preparation of E2@PDA coating on polypropylene mesh and a schematic diagram of the implantation site of a polypropylene biopatch in a female patient. ABSTRACT Polypropylene (PP) biological meshes are the most widely used implantable materials for the clinical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
Xia Yu +11 more
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Slowing the stork : better health for women through family planning [PDF]
Each year 500,000 women die from causes related to pregnancy - 99 percent of them in developing countries. While many of those pregnancies are unwanted and could have been prevented by family planning, only a minority of developing country couples use ...
Measham, Anthony R., Rochat, Roger W.
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Pregnancy, Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2026.Abstract Background Unintended hysterotomy extensions occur frequently during second‐stage cesarean delivery and may result in uterine and cervical tissue trauma. The impact of these extensions on adverse outcomes in subsequent pregnancies, including spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB), remains unknown.
Adwoa A. Baffoe‐Bonnie +3 more
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 133, Issue 4, Page 579-589, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background The role of uterine gauze packing in treating refractory postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is uncertain given limited evidence of benefit and possible harms. Objectives To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of uterine packing using plain gauze or gauze impregnated with haemostatic agent(s) for treating refractory PPH.
Maureen Makama +6 more
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The Use of First‐Void Urine to Screen Women Aged 60–79 for HPV in the UK: The Catch‐Up Screen Study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 133, Issue 4, Page 814-822, March 2026.ABSTRACT Objective Almost half the deaths from cervical cancer in the UK are among women aged over 65 who were already above the upper age of screening when primary HPV screening was introduced in the UK in 2019. Our aim is to test the feasibility of a national catch‐up HPV testing programme.
Christine Rake +12 more
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Birth, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 55-66, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background The POOL study explored intrapartum water immersion and associated maternal and neonatal outcomes at 26 UK sites 2015–2022. Methods Retrospective and prospective data captured in electronic maternity and neonatal UK National Health Service (NHS) information systems. Analysis—(a) proportions of women using and factors associated with
Julia Sanders +15 more
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Space Settlements: A Design Study [PDF]
Nineteen professors of engineering, physical science, social science, and architecture, three volunteers, six students, a technical director, and two co-directors worked for ten weeks to construct a convincing picture of how people might permanently ...
Holbrow, Charles, Johnson, Richard D.
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Birth Outcomes After Sexual Violence and the Role of Disclosure to the Maternity Care Provider
Birth, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 88-99, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background Sexual violence (SV) history is associated with various birth outcomes. Yet, the underlying mechanisms of these associations have not been sufficiently explained. Disclosure of SV history to a maternity care provider may play an important role in maternity care providers' choice for birth interventions and in women's birth ...
Hannah de Klerk +7 more
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Birth, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 108-119, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background Induction of labor (IOL) has been suggested to mitigate the elevated risks of perinatal mortality in migrant women. The aim was to estimate the rates of perinatal mortality, cesarean, instrumental birth, and admission to the special care nursery or neonatal intensive care unit (SCN/NICU) for births following IOL compared to ...
Sharon D. Weerasingha +5 more
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