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Midwives’ care on a labour ward prior to the introduction of a midwifery model of care: a field of tension

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2019
Purpose: There is a need to deepen knowledge about midwives’ care in obstetric-led labour wards in which midwives are responsible for normal births. This ethnographic study explores the content and meaning of midwives’ care of women in a hospital-based ...
Christina Nilsson, Olof Asta Olafsdottir, Ingela Lundgren, Marie Berg, Lisen Dellenborg   +4 more
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Subclinical Optic Nerve Involvement in Radiologically Isolated Syndrome: Multimodal Detection and Diagnostic Impact

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We aimed to determine the frequency of subclinical optic nerve (ON) lesions using MRI, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and visual evoked potentials (VEP) in radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS), and to assess their diagnostic and prognostic significance.
Christine Lebrun‐Frenay, Cassandre Landes‐Château, Lydiane Mondot, Mikael Cohen, Margherita Popolo, Jérôme de Seze, Bertrand Bourre, Françoise Durand‐Dubief, Olivier Casez, Orhun H. Kantarci, Aksel Siva, Stephanie Baillif, Darin T. Okuda, Letizia Leocani   +13 more
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Support provided by midwives to women during labour in a public hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa: a participant observation study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Physical presence during labour offer women opportunity of having positive childbirth experiences as well as childbirth outcomes. The study aimed to determine what support provided by midwives during intrapartum care at a public hospital in ...
Maria S. Maputle
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Effects of Add‐On Icosapent Ethyl With Standard Treatment on Functional Outcomes and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality and long‐term disability, results from the abrupt cessation of cerebral blood flow due to vascular occlusion or rupture. Icosapent Ethyl (EPA‐EE), approved for hypertriglyceridemia, has anti‐inflammatory and antithrombotic properties that may lessen ischemic damage.
Mitra Mahmoudi Meymand, Seyed Hossein Aghamiri, Saeed Mohmammad Soleymani, Shadiyeh Bararpoor Poshkohi, Samaneh Masoudi, Hadi Esmaily   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Value based maternal and newborn care requires alignment of adequate resources with high value activities

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Evidence based practice has been associated with better quality of care in many situations, but it has not been able to address increasing need and demand in healthcare globally and stagnant or decreasing healthcare resources.
Ank De Jonge, Soo Downe, Lesley Page, Declan Devane, Helena Lindgren, Joke Klinkert, Muir Gray, Anant Jani   +7 more
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Blood RNA Biomarker Signatures for Early Diagnosis and Prognosis in Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: The IBIS‐CT1 Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the expression of nine blood RNA biomarkers in a clinical trial based on genes previously identified in an experimental monkey model of stroke for diagnosis feasibility and prognostication. Methods IBIS‐CT1 was a prospective longitudinal study enrolling patients with ischemic stroke (IS) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH ...
Salomé Retailleau, Marie Bruguet, Irina Viakhireva‐Dovganyuk, François‐Mathias Merrien, Denis Marechal, Aurore Jourdain, Philippe Goas, Jordan Coris, Julien Asselineau, Maëlys Consigny, Gérald Le Gac, Serge Timsit   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID Affect Adult Females More Severely Than Males

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize differences in neurologic manifestations of postacute sequelae of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (Neuro‐PASC) between females and males. Methods Cross‐sectional study of the first consecutive 261 posthospitalization Neuro‐PASC (PNP) and 2068 nonhospitalized Neuro‐PASC (NNP) patients evaluated at the Neuro‐COVID clinic between ...
Hannah Kopinsky, Melissa Lopez, Janet Miller, Millenia Jimenez, Eric M. Liotta, Igor J. Koralnik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

When the hospital becomes an option again: a qualitative analysis of women’s and their partners’ experiences with a designated clinic for women who request different care than recommended in the guidelines

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Increasingly, women with high-risk pregnancies or previous traumatic birth experiences decline care recommendations or seek alternatives because they feel that current maternity care services do not align with their personal preferences or ...
Marene Dimmendaal, Floor Opdam, Jeroen van Dillen, Marieke de Vries, Martine Hollander   +4 more
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Predictive Value of Composite Inflammatory Markers for Stroke Prognosis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Novel composite inflammatory markers' role in stroke prognosis is understudied, and the best predictor is unclear, requiring further exploration. Objectives This study aimed to systematically evaluate the associations of 6 novel composite inflammatory markers on stroke prognosis.
Bing Wu, Jie‐Jie Li, Jing Jing, Jin‐Xi Lin, Xia Meng, Yong Jiang, Yong‐Jun Wang, Hong‐Qiu Gu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What do we know about midwife-woman interactions during vaginal childbirth: a scoping review and thematic analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Against the backdrop of changes in the medical model, a clearer awareness among women of their rights, and a deeper emphasis on the “woman-centred” approach, it has become increasingly important to focus on the current state and quality of ...
Jia-Yi Tan, Lin Zhou, Li-Jia Shi, Qian Sun, Kai-Yi Wu, Yang Shen, Jing Zhang   +6 more
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