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Body Size, Fertility, and Reproductive Justice: Examining the Complex Interplay between BMI, Reproductive Health, and Access to Care

Women, 2022
The relationship between obesity and reproduction is highly complex. While there are clear obstetrical and fertility risks associated with elevated BMI, it is less clear how weight loss impacts these outcomes.
Breonna Slocum, Adrienne Shami, Samantha B. Schon   +2 more
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Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection

JAMA pediatrics, 2021
This cohort study assesses the association between COVID-19 and maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19 diagnosis compared with concomitantly enrolled pregnant women without COVID-19 diagnosis.
J. Villar, Shabina Ariff, R. Gunier, R. Thiruvengadam, S. Rauch, A. Kholin, P. Roggero, Federico Prefumo, M. S. do Vale, J. A. Cardona-Pérez, N. Maíz, I. Cetin, V. Savasi, P. Deruelle, S. Easter, J. Sichitiu, Constanza P Soto Conti, Ernawati Ernawati, M. Mhatre, J. Teji, Becky Liu, Carola Capelli, M. Oberto, Laura Salazar, M. Gravett, P. Cavoretto, Vincent Bizor Nachinab, H. Galadanci, D. Oros, A. Ayede, L. Sentilhes, B. Bako, M. Savorani, H. Cena, Perla K. García-May, S. Etuk, Roberto Casale, S. Abd-Elsalam, S. Ikenoue, M. Aminu, Carmen Vecciarelli, E. Duro, M. A. Usman, Y. John-Akinola, R. Nieto, E. Ferrazi, Z. Bhutta, A. Langer, S. Kennedy, A. Papageorghiou   +49 more
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Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy Termination among Tajikistan Women: Evidence from Nationally Representative Data

Women, 2022
Intimate partner violence is the most common kind of violence and a significant public health issue. The relationship between intimate partner violence and pregnancy termination among Tajikistan women was investigated in this study.
Divya Vinnakota, Ali Davod Parsa, Madhini Sivasubramanian, Ilias Mahmud, Brijesh Sathian, Russell Kabir   +5 more
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Breastfeeding Outcomes: The Modifying Effects of Healthcare Access and Women’s Attitudes to FGM/C

Women, 2022
The prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Nigeria is on the rise, although the practice has no known medical/health benefits. This study aims to assess FGM/C’s effect on breastfeeding outcomes and to identify the role of women’s ...
Chinedu U. Obioha, Ogochukwu A. Obioha, Maria Pilar Martin   +2 more
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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dietary Practices for Mothers in Japan

Women, 2022
To the best of our knowledge, changes in mothers’ dietary behaviors or perceptions of dietary intake during the COVID-19 pandemic have not been extensively discussed.
Lin Wu, Miao Wu, Akira Ishida
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Factors Influencing the Utilization of Antenatal Services among Women of Childbearing Age in South Africa

Women, 2022
Access to quality care before, during, and after childbirth remains an effective means of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. Therefore, the study identified factors influencing the utilization of prenatal care services among women of childbearing ...
Putunywa Zandrina Nxiweni, Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Mirabel Nanjoh, Lucas Banda, Felix Emeka Anyiam, Francis Leonard Mpotte Hyera, Teke R. Apalata, Jabu A. Mbokazi, Olanrewaju Oladimeji   +8 more
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Perceptions of Human Milk Banks as a Response to the US Infant Formula Shortage: A Mixed Methods Study of US Mothers

Women, 2022
Human donor milk from established milk banks is the safest alternative to mother’s own milk. The current study examined US mothers’ perceptions of human milk banks as a response to the ongoing infant formula shortage in the United States.
Frederica Jackson, Cecilia Obeng
doaj   +1 more source

A Costly Choice? In Vitro Fertilization and Those That Terminate: Working towards an Understanding in a Post-Roe America

Women, 2022
Abortion continues to be a hotly debated topic in the United States, despite the majority of the populace endorsing it as a legal right. The June 2022 ruling from the Supreme Court turned the legal question about abortion back to the states, which will ...
Julie Bindeman
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Of Women, By Women, and For Women

JACC: Case Reports, 2019
The global health report of the inaugural issue was written by Sliwa et al. [(1)][1] and highlights not only the efforts in low- and middle-income income countries in Africa to build strong female-led networks of clinician scientists and researchers, but also the important contribution women ...
Julia Grapsa, Liesl Zühlke
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Social Determinants of Cigarette Smoking among American Women during Pregnancy

Women, 2021
Educational attainment is among the most substantial protective factors against cigarette smoking, including during pregnancy. Although Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs) of educational attainment, defined as weaker protective effect of education for ...
Shervin Assari, Shanika Boyce
doaj   +1 more source