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Brit Torunn Bechensteen, Cindhya Sithiravel, Ellen Marie Strøm-Roum, Heidi Kathrine Ruud, Gunnhild Kravdal, Jacob A Winther, Tone G Valderhaug
BACKGROUND: Maternal obesity is associated with adverse outcome for pregnancy and childbirths. While bariatric surgery may improve fertility and reduce the risk of certain pregnancy-related complications such as hypertension and gestational diabetes mellitus, there is a lack of evidence on the optimal nutritional monitoring and supplementation strategies in pregnancy following bariatric surgery. We aimed to assess the impact of bariatric surgery on micronutrients in post-bariatric pregnancy and possible differences between gastric bypass surgery and sleeve gastrectomy...
April 2, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Paula Recacha-Ponce, Pablo Baliño Remiro, Laura García-Rayo-Reolid, Violeta Dominguez-Gomez, María Pilar Suárez-Alcázar, Ana Folch-Ayora, Pablo Salas-Medina, Eladio Joaquin Collado-Boira
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Efforts to humanize childbirth focus on promoting skin-to-skin contact, labor accompaniment, and breastfeeding. Despite these advancements, cesarean sections often lack a consideration of immediate mother-child contact, early breastfeeding initiation, and follow-up. This underscores the need for a 'natural' approach to cesarean sections, aiming to 'humanize' the procedure and emulate some aspects of vaginal birth. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An observational longitudinal cohort study was conducted, involving pregnant women scheduled for a cesarean section...
March 17, 2024: Life
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Sharon Ochieng', Nisha Hariharan, Timothy Abuya, Chantalle Okondo, Charity Ndwiga, Charlotte E Warren, Anneka Wickramanayake, Sathyanath Rajasekharan
BACKGROUND: The rapid urbanization of Kenya has led to an increase in the growth of informal settlements. There are challenges with access to maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services and higher maternal mortality rates in settlements. The Kuboresha Afya Mitaani (KAM) study aimed to improve access to MNCH services. We evaluate one component of the KAM study, PROMPTS (Promoting Mothers through Pregnancy and Postpartum), an innovative digital health intervention aimed at improving MNCH outcomes...
March 27, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Yussif Alhassan, Lilian Otiso, Linet Okoth, Lois Murray, Charlotte Hemingway, Joseph M Lewis, Mandela Oguche, Vicki Doyle, Nelly Muturi, Emily Ogwang, Hellen C Barsosio, Miriam Taegtmeyer
BACKGROUND: Early attendance at antenatal care (ANC), coupled with good-quality care, is essential for improving maternal and child health outcomes. However, achieving these outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa remains a challenge. This study examines the effects of a community-facility health system strengthening model (known as 4byFour) on early ANC attendance, testing for four conditions by four months of pregnancy, and four ANC clinic visits in Migori county, western Kenya. METHODS: We conducted a mixed methods quasi-experimental study with a before-after interventional design to assess the impact of the 4byFour model on ANC attendance...
March 27, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Chloe Morozoff, Naveed Ahmed, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Md Taufiqul Islam, Abdoulie F Jallow, Billy Ogwel, Loyda Fiorella Zegarra Paredes, Doh Sanogo, Hannah E Atlas, Henry Badji, Naor Bar-Zeev, Bakary Conteh, Mario Güimack Fajardo, Erika Feutz, Fadima C Haidara, Mehrab Karim, Adama Mamby Keita, Youssouf Keita, Farhana Khanam, Margaret N Kosek, Karen L Kotloff, Rebecca Maguire, Ishmail S Mbutuka, Maureen Ndalama, John Benjamin Ochieng, Collins Okello, Richard Omore, Karin F Perez Garcia, Farah Naz Qamar, Syed Qudrat-E-Khuda, Sonia Qureshi, Md Nazmul Hasan Rajib, Wagner Valentino Shapiama Lopez, Shazia Sultana, Desiree Witte, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Alex O Awuor, Nigel A Cunliffe, M Jahangir Hossain, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Milagritos D Tapia, K Zaman, Arianna Rubin Means
BACKGROUND: Comparative costs of public health interventions provide valuable data for decision making. However, the availability of comprehensive and context-specific costs is often limited. The Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella surveillance study-a facility-based diarrhea surveillance study across 7 countries-aims to generate evidence on health system and household costs associated with medically attended Shigella diarrhea in children. METHODS: EFGH working groups comprising representatives from each country (Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Pakistan, Peru, and The Gambia) developed the study methods...
March 2024: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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Jiasi Yao, Heike Roth, Debra Anderson, Hong Lu, Huijuan Rong, Kathleen Baird
BACKGROUND: Maternal pushing during the second stage of labor could influence labor progress and maternal-neonatal outcomes. Although the image of health care providers directing the laboring women to push during the second stage of labor could be commonly observed globally, this practice is not sufficiently researched and is questioned regarding its effectiveness and outcomes on the mother and baby. Meanwhile, a strategy referred to as "spontaneous pushing," which supports women to push by following their bodily urges, has been evaluated in several trials...
March 26, 2024: JMIR Research Protocols
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Ee Yin Kok, Satvinder Kaur, Nurul Husna Mohd Shukri, Nurliyana Abdul Razak, Masaki Takahashi
BACKGROUND: During pregnancy, physiological changes can affect eating and sleeping habits, which may eventually have negative consequences for maternal and foetal health. To better understand these changes, it is essential to develop a reliable questionnaire that addresses lifestyle habits such as snacking and daytime napping. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Chrononutrition Profile Questionnaire-Pregnancy (CPQ-P). METHODS: A total of 399 women in their second and third trimester of pregnancy were recruited from government maternal and child health clinics in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya and completed a self-administered online questionnaire...
March 23, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Joanna Żyrek, Magdalena Klimek, Anna Apanasewicz, Aleksandra Ciochoń, Dariusz P Danel, Urszula M Marcinkowska, Magdalena Mijas, Anna Ziomkiewicz, Andrzej Galbarczyk
Social support has been proposed as an important determinant of women's physical and emotional well-being during pregnancy and after childbirth. Our study aimed to examine the association between the risk of postpartum depression (PPD) and perceived social support during pregnancy. A web-based prospective study survey was conducted among Polish women. The level of social support was measured with the Berlin Social Support Scales during pregnancy. Four weeks after the birth the risk of PPD was assessed using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale...
March 22, 2024: Scientific Reports
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Adriana S Morell, Sarah E Monsell, Marie-Coralie Cornet, Jessica L Wisnowski, Robert C McKinstry, Amit M Mathur, Yi Li, Hannah C Glass, Fernando F Gonzalez, Dennis E Mayock, Kristen L Benninger, Krisa P Van Meurs, Andrea L Lampland, Tai-Wei Wu, David Riley, Ulrike Mietzsch, Lina Chalak, John Flibotte, Joern-Hendrick Weitkamp, Kaashif A Ahmad, Toby D Yanowitz, Mariana Baserga, Stephanie Merhar, Rakesh Rao, Gregory M Sokol, Bryan A Comstock, Patrick J Heagerty, Sandra E Juul, Yvonne W Wu
BACKGROUND: Infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) may have underlying conditions predisposing them to hypoxic-ischemic injury during labor and delivery. It is unclear how genetic and congenital anomalies impact outcomes of HIE. METHODS: Infants with HIE enrolled in a phase III trial underwent genetic testing when clinically indicated. Infants with known genetic or congenital anomalies were excluded. The primary outcome, i.e., death or neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), was determined at age two years by a standardized neurological examination, Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Third Edition (BSID-III), and the Gross Motor Function Classification Scales...
February 20, 2024: Pediatric Neurology
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Mekonen Teka Ayalew, Tafesse Walea Wanke
This study investigated the instrumental potential of Gamo's traditional dialogue forum-Dubussha-for social change communication in general, using illiteracy and child labour abuse as a case in point. The study went on to analyze the motive that when traditions pave the way for new ways of life and thinking, changes are more applicable and transformative. As a result, this study sought to apply current values in a more local context and discovered that using culture as a vehicle for transformation yielded positive results...
March 30, 2024: Heliyon
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Samir Asfour, Abdelsalam Alkharouf, Yara Sultan, Laila Qarawi, Amal Shraim, Muhannad Wael
Prenatal congenital inguinal hernia is a rare condition, with limited cases reported in the literature. Accurate prenatal diagnosis is crucial for appropriate management and outcomes. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman at 36 weeks of gestation with well-controlled gestational diabetes diagnosed with prenatal congenital inguinal hernia. The patient's antenatal history included abnormal first-trimester screening tests for Down syndrome, but subsequent amniocentesis revealed no chromosomal abnormalities...
February 2024: Curēus
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Thi Thanh Huyen Dang, Emily Carnahan, Linh Nguyen, Mercy Mvundura, Sang Dao, Thi Hong Duong, Trung Nguyen, Doan Nguyen, Tu Nguyen, Laurie Werner, Tove K Ryman, Nga Nguyen
BACKGROUND: The electronic National Immunization Information System (NIIS) was introduced nationwide in Vietnam in 2017. Health workers were expected to use the NIIS alongside the legacy paper-based system. Starting in 2018, Hanoi and Son La provinces transitioned to paperless reporting. Interventions to support this transition included data guidelines and training, internet-based data review meetings, and additional supportive supervision visits. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess (1) changes in NIIS data quality and use, (2) changes in immunization program outcomes, and (3) the economic costs of using the NIIS versus the traditional paper system...
March 18, 2024: Journal of Medical Internet Research
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Omri Zamstein, Tamar Wainstock, Eyal Sheiner
OBJECTIVE: An ultrasound-based diagnosis implies that some fetuses suspected to be growth-restricted (FGR) are discovered at birth to be appropriately grown (appropriate for gestational age [AGA] birth weight, between the 10th and 90th percentile). These fetuses may thus be exposed to unnecessary medical interventions, including early labor induction. In this study, we have evaluated the long-term respiratory health of offspring misclassified as FGR. STUDY DESIGN: A population-based cohort analysis was conducted, including deliveries of AGA singletons between 1991 and 2021 at a tertiary referral hospital...
March 13, 2024: Pediatric Pulmonology
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Wei-Hsin Yu, Janet Chen-Lan Kuo
U.S. women's age at first birth has increased substantially. Yet, little research has considered how this changing behavior may have affected the motherhood pay penalty, or the wage decrease with a child's arrival, experienced by the current generation. Using Rounds 1-19 of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), in this research note we examine shifts in hourly pay with childbirth for a cohort of women who became mothers mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. Results from fixed-effects models indicate that the motherhood pay penalty for NLSY97 women who had their first child before their late 20s is generally similar to that of previous cohorts...
March 12, 2024: Demography
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Lynn T Nguyen, Le Minh Giang, Diep B Nguyen, Trang T Nguyen, Chunqing Lin
BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a significant public health concern worldwide. Women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA) have the additional and unique need to seek sexual and reproductive health services. WLHA's maternal health journeys can be shaped by the cultural norms and resources that exist in their society. This study sought to understand if and how WLHA's family planning, pregnancy, and motherhood experiences could be influenced by the patriarchal culture, gender roles, and HIV stigma in Vietnam, specifically...
March 11, 2024: Reproductive Health
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Zeenat Ladak, Nagma Grewal, Minji Olivia Kim, Stephanie Small, Alexia Leber, Mehdiya Hemani, Qiuyu Sun, Deena M Hamza, Celia Laur, Noah M Ivers, Olesya Falenchuk, Richard Volpe
BACKGROUND: Timely, appropriate, and equitable access to quality healthcare during pregnancy is proven to contribute to better health outcomes of birthing individuals and infants following birth. Equity is conceptualized as the absence of differences in healthcare access and quality among population groups. Healthcare policies are guides for front-line practices, and despite merits of contemporary policies striving to foster equitable healthcare, inequities persist. The purpose of this umbrella review is to identify prenatal healthcare practices, summarize how equities/inequities are reported in relation to patient experiences or health outcomes when accessing or using services, and collate equity reporting characteristics...
March 11, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Lasair O'Callaghan, Elizabeth Chertavian, Scott J Johnson, Erin Ferries, Kristina M Deligiannidis
AIMS: The objective of this research is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of zuranolone, the first oral treatment indicated for postpartum depression (PPD) in adults approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. METHODS: Zuranolone and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) trial-based efficacy was derived from an indirect treatment comparison. Long-term efficacy outcomes were based on a large longitudinal cohort study. Maternal health utility values were derived from trial-based, short-form 6-D responses...
March 11, 2024: Journal of Medical Economics
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Anna Suarez, Vera Yakupova
BACKGROUND: A substantial number of women who subsequently become pregnant and give birth have a history of physical, sexual, and/or child abuse. This study investigated the associations of these types of traumas and their cumulative effect with childbirth experiences, namely, mode of birth, maternal and child complications during pregnancy/childbirth, preterm birth, medical procedures, and obstetric violence during labour. METHODS: A group of Russian women (n = 2,575) who gave birth within the previous 12 months, completed a web-based survey, where they provided demographic information, details about their childbirth experiences, and a history of trauma...
March 8, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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E R Nandeep, Raja Sriswan Mamidi, Sreenu Pagidoju, Spandana Pamidi, Mahesh Kumar Mummadi, Venkata Raji Reddy G, Chinta Khadar Babu, Samarasimha Reddy N, Jj Babu Geddam
BACKGROUND: India accounts for the largest number of global neonatal deaths with around 20 per 1000 live births. To improve the utilization of government services for institutional deliveries, Augmented Arogya Laxmi Scheme (ALS) was launched in Telangana state of southern India. This study assessed the effectiveness of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), which combines cash assistance with delivery and post-delivery care, in comparison to ALS in improving the outcomes related to antenatal, natal, and postnatal care in urban settlements of Hyderabad, Telangana, southern India...
March 8, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Zhenna Wang, Xiaoyan Xiu, Liying Zhong, Yi Wang, Zhuanji Fang, Shunhe Lin, Huihui Huang
Background: To investigate the clinical value of cervical secretion culture in pregnant women with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) in predicting maternal and fetal outcomes. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of pregnant women who underwent obstetric examination and delivered in Fujian Maternal and Child Healthcare from December 2013 to December 2016. Pregnant women with a clear diagnosis of PROM, who underwent cervical secretion culture immediately after hospital admission were selected for the study...
2024: Frontiers in Pharmacology
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