Mortality among twins and singletons in sub-Saharan Africa between 1995 and 2014: a pooled analysis of data from 90 Demographic and Health Surveys in 30 countries by Prof Christiaan W S Monden, PhD, Jeroen Smits, PhD

“…Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest under-5 and neonatal mortality rates as well as the highest naturally occurring twin rates. Twin pregnancies carry high risk for children and mothers. …”
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Fetal renal cystic disease and post-natal follow up—a single center experience by Lorena Botero-Calderon, Anne Lawrence, Natalie O’Toole, Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, Lisa M. Guay-Woodford

“…Systematic transition planning for these infants from in utero detection to post-natal nephrology management remains to be established.Aim of the workWe sought to evaluate the presentation and transition planning for infants identified in utero with bilateral renal cystic disease.MethodsOur retrospective observational study identified 72 pregnancies with bilateral renal cystic disease in a single center from 2012 to 2022; 13 of which had a confirmed renal ciliopathy disorder. …”
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Predictors of contraceptive method discontinuation among adolescent and young women in three West African countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger) by Adja Mariam Ouédraogo, Adama Baguiya, Rachidatou Compaoré, Kadari Cissé, Désiré Lucien Dahourou, Anthony Somé, Halima Tougri, Seni Kouanda

“…Abstract Background The effective use of contraception among adolescents and young women can reduce the risk of unintended pregnancies. However, the prevalence of contraceptive use remains low in this age group. …”
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Modulation of human uterine smooth muscle cell collagen contractility by thrombin, Y-27632, TNF alpha and indomethacin by Smith Terry J, Morrison John J, Fitzgibbon Joan, O'Brien Margaret

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Preterm labour occurs in approximately 10% of pregnancies and is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Association between surgical procedures under general anesthesia in infancy and developmental outcomes at 1 year: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study by Yoshiko Kobayashi, Narumi Tokuda, Sho Adachi, Yasuhiro Takeshima, Munetaka Hirose, Masayuki Shima, Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group

“…Methods In the JECS, 103,062 pregnancies and 104,065 fetuses were enrolled between January 2011 and March 2014. …”
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Aborto e coerção sexual: o contexto de vulnerabilidade entre mulheres jovens Sexual coercion and abortion: a context of vulnerability among youth women by Flávia Bulegon Pilecco, Daniela Riva Knauth, Álvaro Vigo

“…Abortion was associated with: a reported experience of sexual coercion, more schooling, failure to obtain first information about sex from parents, and a history of more pregnancies and sexual partners. The association between abortion and sexual coercion reflects a situation of gender vulnerability and reveals young women's precariousness in sex negotiation and reproduction. …”
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2D versus 3D real time ultrasound with live xPlane imaging to visualize aortic and ductal arches: comparison between methods by Stefania Dell’Oro, Maria Verderio, Maddalena Incerti, Salvatore Andrea Mastrolia, Sabrina Cozzolino, Patrizia Vergani

“…Methods This was an observational prospective study including 114 women with uncomplicated, singleton pregnancies. All sonographic studies were performed by two different operators, of them 60 by a first level operator, while 54 by a second level operator. …”
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Obstacles to intergenerational communication in caregivers’ narratives regarding young people’s sexual and reproductive health and lifestyle in rural South Africa by Bo Nilsson, Kerstin Edin, John Kinsman, Kathleen Kahn, Shane A. Norris

“…The youths were discursively constructed as a problematic group relating to specific prevailing risks such as early pregnancies, modern technologies, STI/HIV and contraceptives. …”
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Endometrial hyperplastic processes in perimenopausal women. Clinical and anamnestic analysis by using neural network clustering by Andrii Slyva

“…Endometrial hyperplasia was significantly more likely to develop for women with chronic diseases of the uterus, three or more pregnancies, a large number (4 or more) obstetrical and gynecological interventions and using intrauterine contraceptive. …”
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Vacuum-Assisted Delivery Complication Rates Based on Ultrasound-Estimated Fetal Weight by Hanoch Schreiber, Gal Cohen, Sivan Farladansky-Gershnabel, Maya Sharon-Weiner, Gil Shechter Maor, Tal Biron-Shental, Ofer Markovitch

“…It included women with singleton pregnancies at 34–41 weeks gestation, who underwent ultrasonographic pre-labor EFW and VAD in an academic institution, over 6 years. …”
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Intramuscular oxytocin versus intravenous oxytocin to prevent postpartum haemorrhage at vaginal delivery (LabOR trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Nita Adnan, Fiona Boland, Deirdre J. Murphy

“…The study will recruit 1000 women at term (>36 weeks) with singleton pregnancies who are aiming for a vaginal delivery. The primary outcome will be PPH (measured blood loss ≥ 500 mL). …”
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Perspectives on DMPA-SC for self-injection among adolescents with unmet need for contraception in Malawi by Gracious Ali, Chelsey Porter Erlank, Frehiwot Birhanu, Melinda Stanley, Jessie Chirwa, Fannie Kachale, Andrews Gunda

“…Overall, health surveillance assistants (community-based healthcare workers) were voted to be the most private, convenient, and affordable sources for potential DMPA-SC self-injection training.ConclusionSelf-injection of DMPA-SC may offer an appealing option for adolescents in Malawi, aligning most closely to the needs of married adolescents who may wish to delay or space pregnancies conveniently and discreetly, and who also may face fewer access barriers to receiving self-injection training from health care providers. …”
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Comparing the Effects of Standard Maternity Care and Continuous Support by Doula Midwife and Female Relatives during Labor by Rozita Rezaei, Zahra Beheshti, Hamid Sharif Nia, Sussan Saatsaz

“…Conclusion: Continuous supports by relatives or private midwife have positive effects on duration and severity of pain in active phase of labor and breastfeeding and could influence mothers' decisions for future pregnancies.   (Clinical Trials Registry Number: IRCT20140924019277N2)…”
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Reassessing the level and implications of male involvement in family planning in Indonesia by Sukma Rahayu, Nohan Arum Romadlona, Budi Utomo, Riznawaty Imma Aryanty, Elvira Liyanto, Melania Hidayat, Robert J. Magnani

“…Male involvement as clients and passive male approval of family planning, which in Indonesia empowers females take action to avoid unwanted pregnancies, were associated with 23% and 35% reductions in female unmet need, respectively. …”
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Benefits and harms associated with an increase in gestational diabetes diagnosis in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective cohort comparison of diagnosis rates, outcomes, intervent... by Remo Ostini, Christopher Hegerty

“…The merits of increased IOL or decreased SLVB depend on the views of individual women, but categorising more pregnancies as abnormal, and exposing more babies to the potential effects of early birth, medication effects and growth limitation may be harmful.…”
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Determinants of stillbirth among women who delivered in hospitals of North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia: A case-control study. by Atnaf Alem Abriham, Eyob Shitie, Sisay Melese, Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Asmamaw Demis Bizuneh

“…Additionally, consistent partograph use and enhanced prenatal care for pregnancies at risk of preterm or post-term birth could potentially contribute to reducing stillbirth rates and improving maternal and neonatal outcomes. …”
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Anti-rhesus D prophylaxis in pregnant women is based on sialylated IgG antibodies [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/1fg] by André Winkler, Markus Berger, Marc Ehlers

“…Red blood cells (RBCs) from a rhesus D (RhD)-positive fetus that reach the bloodstream of an RhD-negative pregnant woman during birth can induce a pathogenic antibody (Ab) response against the RhD-positive RBCs, leading to fetal hemolytic disease in subsequent pregnancies. To prevent a pathogenic immune reaction, the RhD-negative mother receives serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) containing polyclonal RhD-specific IgG Abs that is purified from healthy RhD-negative men immunized with RhD-positive RBCs. …”
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Prenatal care adequacy of migrants born in conflict-affected countries and country-born parturients in Finland by Satu Leppälä, Reeta Lamminpää, Mika Gissler, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen

“…Material and methods: Cross-sectional study included all pregnancies of migrants born in conflict-affected countries (n = 3 155) and country-born parturients (n = 93 600) in Finland in 2015–16. …”
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Value and Diagnostic Efficacy of Fetal Morphology Assessment Using Ultrasound in a Poor-Resource Setting by Ofonime N. Ukweh, Theophilus I. Ugbem, Chibuike M. Okeke, Ernest U. Ekpo

“…Clinical and surgical reports were used as references to assess the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasound in livebirths, and autopsy reports to confirm anomalies in terminated pregnancies, spontaneous abortions, intrauterine fetal deaths, and still births. …”
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Pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular risk: a long-term nationwide cohort study on over 120 000 Finnish women by Mika Gissler, Hanna Savolainen-Peltonen, Olavi Ylikorkala, Johanna Joensuu, Minttu Venetkoski, Tomi Sakari Mikkola

“…Objectives To investigate the impact of pre-eclampsia on the future cardiovascular risk in Finnish womenDesign A registry-based nationwide controlled cohort study.Setting Women hospitalised for pre-eclampsia in 1969–1993 and control women with a history of normotensive pregnancies followed from the pre-eclampsia diagnosis until 2019 for cardiovascular outcomes.Participants 31 688 women with and 91 726 control women without a history of pre-eclampsia.Primary outcome measures Incidences of and deaths from ischaemic heart disease (IHD), myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke.Results In total, 25 813 (81.5%) women had pre-eclampsia without severe features, 4867 (15.4%) had pre-eclampsia with severe features and 1006 (3.2%) women developed eclampsia. …”
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