A road to obstetric fistula in Malawi: capturing women’s perspectives through a framework of three delays by Changole J, Combs Thorsen V, Kafulafula U

“…The three delays model by Thaddeus and Maine was used for data analysis.Findings: The majority of women in our study suffered from OF with their subsequent pregnancies. All women experienced delays in one form or another consistent with the three-phase delays described by Thaddeus and Maine. …”
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Hemoglobinopathy: molecular epidemiological characteristics and health effects on Hakka people in the Meizhou region, southern China. by Min Lin, Ying-Fang Wen, Jiao-Ren Wu, Qian Wang, Lei Zheng, Gui-Rong Liu, Yue Huang, Hui Yang, Fen Lin, Xiao-Fen Zhan, Chun-Ping Lin, Hui-Tian Yang, Qiu-Qing Weng, Fen-Ting Huang, Yuan Wang, Mei-Qiong Yao, Hui-Zhou Chen, Di-Hong Wu, Jing-Bo Zeng, Ri-Xin Zeng, Hua Yang, Gui-Cai Li, Min Lu, Juan-Juan Zhu, Long-Xu Xie, Jun-Li Wang, Li-Ye Yang

“…The estimated numbers of pregnancies each year in the Meizhou region, in which the fetus would be at risk for β thalassemia major or intermedia, Bart's hydrops fetalis, and Hb H disease, are 25 (95% CI, 15 to 38), 40 (95% CI, 26 to 57), and 15 (95% CI, 8 to 23), respectively.…”
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Pro-lactation cesarean section: Immediate skin-to-skin contact and its influence on prolonged breastfeeding by José Octavio Zavala-Soto, José Octavio Zavala-Soto, Laritza Hernandez-Rivero, César Tapia-Fonllem

“…In terms of studying the variations of breastfeeding experiences, this work specifically concentrates on exploring different changes in the technique of cesarean section, related to immediate Skin-to-Skin Contact for women with high and low risk pregnancies, which may in turn influence Maternal Satisfaction and the choice of Prolonged Breastfeeding. …”
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Birthweight trends and their explanatory factors in Hungary between 1999 and 2018: an analysis of the Hungarian Tauffer registry by László Zsirai, Attila Kun, Gergely Á. Visolyi, Márk M. Svébis, Beatrix A. Domján, Ádám Tabák

“…However, the long-term effect cannot be predicted, as the trend is mostly explained by the shorter pregnancies.…”
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Evaluating the quality and coverage of post-abortion care in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study with a census of health facilities by Taylor Riley, Mugove G. Madziyire, Onikepe Owolabi, Elizabeth A. Sully, Tsungai Chipato

“…Quality post-abortion care (PAC) services are essential to treat abortion complications and prevent future unintended pregnancies, and there have been recent national efforts to improve PAC provision. …”
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Circulating Angiogenic Factors and the Risk of Adverse Outcomes among Haitian Women with Preeclampsia. by Melissa I March, Carl Geahchan, Julia Wenger, Nandini Raghuraman, Anders Berg, Hamish Haddow, Bri Ann Mckeon, Rulx Narcisse, Jean Louis David, Jennifer Scott, Ravi Thadhani, S Ananth Karumanchi, Sarosh Rana

“…We evaluated the role of angiogenic factors and their relationship to adverse outcomes among Haitian women with PE.We measured plasma antiangiogenic soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) and proangiogenic placental growth factor (PlGF) levels in women with PE (n=35) compared to controls with no hypertensive disorders (NHD) (n=43) among subjects with singleton pregnancies that delivered at Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) in Haiti. …”
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The knowledge and perceptions of the first year medical students of an International University on family planning and emergency contraception in Nicosia (TRNC) by Ozen Asut, Ovgu Ozenli, Gizem Gur, Elif Deliceo, Buse Cagin, Okan Korun, Ozgur Turk, Songul Vaizoglu, Sanda Cali

“…Abstract Background Informing the individuals on family planning including emergency contraception is a significant step for preventing unintended pregnancies. Although there is a number of studies on family planning and emergency contraception globally and in Turkey, no such data are available in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. …”
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BFH-OST, a new predictive screening tool for identifying osteoporosis in postmenopausal Han Chinese women by Ma Z, Yang Y, Lin JS, Zhang XD, Meng Q, Wang BQ, Fei Q

“…However, age at menarche and menopause, years since menopause, and number of pregnancies and live births were irrelevant in this study. …”
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Association between betamethasone levels and respiratory distress syndrome in preterm births: A prospective cohort study by Noah Zafran, Manal Massalha, Abeer Suleiman, Refaat Massalha, Lila Mahagna, Scott A. Weiner, Shabtai Romano, Eliezer Shalev, Raed Salim

“…Abstract The recommended fixed dosage of betamethasone for pregnancies at risk of preterm birth was determined in the 1970s, regardless of gestational age (GA), number of fetuses, and maternal weight. …”
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Morphogenesis of the rat forebrain by Selma Aličelebić, Zakira Mornjaković, Zlata Kundurović

“…MATERIAL AND METHODS: Rat brains used in this study were obtained from Fisher inbred rats with accurately timed pregnancies. The investigation was carried out on serial frontal sections of rat embryonic heads from the 12th (E12) to the 16th (E16) day of gestation. …”
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Study of factors affecting contraceptive use among married women of reproductive Age by N Bhandari, GK Shrestha, PC Thakuri

“…<p><strong>Background <br /> </strong>The use of contraception can prevent pregnancies related complication and helps in improving the women&rsquo;s health and quality of their lives.…”
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Validity of foetal Doppler indices in predicting postnatal respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective study by Veena Keshuraj, Arjun Prakash, Deb K. Boruah, H. C. Ramanna, A. R. Sowmyashree, S. K. Mithun

“…Conclusion Foetal MPA indices like PSV, RI, PI and especially Foetal At/Et ratio is a promising non-invasive tool which helps in identifying foetuses at risk and may be very useful to plan delivery in complicated pregnancies and also for better post-natal care of the neonate.…”
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Timely initiation of postpartum contraceptive utilization and associated factors among women of child bearing age in Aroressa District, Southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-s... by Aregahegn Dona, Muluemebet Abera, Tsedach Alemu, Dawit Hawaria

“…Abstract Background Globally, more than 90% of women during the first year of postpartum period want to either delay or avoid future pregnancies. The first year postpartum period is more crucial time to use modern contraceptives that enhance maternal and child health, so more attention should be given on time of initiating modern contraceptive utilization after delivery. …”
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Reasons for high prevalence of contraceptive withdrawal in Tehran, Iran by Amir Erfani, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

“…Access to regular contraceptive counselling and public health campaigns could help women to deal with fears of side effects of modern methods, learn their proper use, and to receive education on how to use withdrawal more effectively to avoid unintended pregnancies.…”
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Fetal, Infant and Maternal Outcomes among Women with Prolapsed Membranes Admitted before 29 Weeks Gestation. by Julie E Robertson, Sarka Lisonkova, Tang Lee, Dane A De Silva, Peter von Dadelszen, Anne R Synnes, K S Joseph, Robert M Liston, Laura A Magee, Canadian Perinatal Network and Canadian Neonatal Network Collaborative Groups

“…We carried out a study describing the outcomes of women hospitalized with prolapsed membranes at 22-28 weeks' gestation.We prospectively recruited women with singleton pregnancies admitted at 22-28 weeks' gestation to tertiary hospitals of the Canadian Perinatal Network between 2005 and 2009. …”
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Generation of a Stable Transgenic Swine Model Expressing a Porcine Histone 2B-eGFP Fusion Protein for Cell Tracking and Chromosome Dynamics Studies. by Renan B Sper, Sehwon Koh, Xia Zhang, Sean Simpson, Bruce Collins, Jeff Sommer, Robert M Petters, Ignacio Caballero, Jeff L Platt, Jorge A Piedrahita

“…Unlike the pCAG-pH2B-eGFP/MAR line, all Model II animals were healthy and multiple pregnancies have been established with progeny showing the expected Mendelian ratio for the transmission of the pH2B-eGFP. …”
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Level of Student’s Knowledge of Prevention HPV Depending on University Profile by Sylwia Dubiel, Marcin Stanisław Rząca, Paweł Węgorowski

“…HPV infection affects both men and women, among others, by starting early initiation of sexual intercourse without mechanical protection, multiple pregnancies and births, smoking, oral sex type. Among women, persistent infection with oncogenic type of HPV can lead to dysplasia, and then to the development of cervical cancer. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with early resumption of sexual intercourse among postpartum women: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kelemu Abebe Gelaw, Yibeletal Assefa Atalay, Adisu Yeshambel, Getachew Asmare Adella, Belete Gelaw Walle, Liknaw Bewket Zeleke, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu

“…This suggests that a significant number of women may be at higher risk of unwanted pregnancies, short birth intervals, and postpartum sepsis. …”
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Effects of gestational age and the mode of surgical abortion on postabortion hemorrhage and fever: evidence from population-based reproductive health survey in Georgia by Ekaterine Pestvenidze, Nino Lomia, Nino Berdzuli, Lia Umikashvili, Tamar Antelava, Babill Stray-Pedersen

“…Abstract Background Every year around 50 million unintended pregnancies worldwide are terminated by induced abortion. …”
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Level of Student’s Knowledge of Prevention HPV Depending on University Profile by Sylwia Dubiel, Marcin Stanisław Rząca, Paweł Węgorowski

“…HPV infection affects both men and women, among others, by starting early initiation of sexual intercourse without mechanical protection, multiple pregnancies and births, smoking, oral sex type. Among women, persistent infection with oncogenic type of HPV can lead to dysplasia, and then to the development of cervical cancer. …”
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