Prevention and management of anaemia in pregnancy: Community perceptions and facility readiness in Ghana and Uganda. by Tara Tancred, Vincent Mubangizi, Emmanuel Nene Dei, Syliva Natukunda, Daniel Nana Yaw Abankwah, Phoebe Ellis, Imelda Bates, Bernard Natukunda, Lucy Asamoah Akuoko

“…Anaemia in pregnancy can lead to complications such as prematurity, low birthweight, spontaneous abortion, and foetal death, as well as increasing the likelihood and severity of postpartum haemorrhage. …”
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Scoping review of qualitative studies on family planning in Uganda. by Julie M Buser, Pebalo F Pebolo, Ella August, Gurpreet K Rana, Rachel Gray, Faelan E Jacobson-Davies, Edward Kumakech, Tamrat Endale, Anna Grace Auma, Yolanda R Smith

“…Other themes included the intersection of HIV/AIDS on FP practice and Ugandan views of comprehensive abortion care. This scoping review underscores the intricate socio-ecological fabric shaping FP in Uganda. …”
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Assessment of Some Biochemical Parameters in Iraqi Women with Recurrent Miscarriage by Ruqaya K. Abbas, Amani M. Jasim, Qater Al-nada A. Al-Ibady

“…The calcium concentration was low in aborted women compared with the healthy pregnant control group. …”
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An association of intimate partner violence during the antenatal period with birth outcome: A longitudinal study by Arvind Sharma, Sunita Patel, Anant Kumar Lilhare, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Jagmohan Singh Dhakar

“…Among physical it includes unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and injuries, while among mental it includes depression, anxiety and stress. The risk of abortion, preterm birth, low birth weight babies, and intrauterine death are associated with IPV. …”
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Determinants of Food Taboos in the Pregnant Women of the Awabel District, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State in Ethiopia by Wollelaw Getnet, Wubie Aycheh, Taddele Tessema

“…Reasons mentioned for avoidance of this food items were plastered on the fetal head, making fatty baby which is difficult for delivery, fear of abortion, and fetal abnormality. Age of the mother AOR= 2.97 (1.71-5.16), income AOR= 0.28 (0.11-0.72), and previous antenatal care AOR= 2.33 (1.89-5.47) were significantly associated with food taboo. …”
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Laparoscopic repair combined with hysteroscopy of cesarean section scar after cesarean scar pregnancy resulting in a live birth: A case report by Kyohei Takada, Eiji Nishio, Kiriko Kotani, Arata Kobayashi, Akiko Owaki, Yoshiteru Noda, Mayuko Ito, Hironori Miyamura, Haruki Nishizawa

“…[Case] 31 years old, three pregnancies, and one delivery. A spontaneous abortion. Her first child was delivered by elective cesarean section due to pelvic position (breech presentation). …”
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Any better? A follow-up content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health inclusion in Global Financing Facility country planning documents by Ulla Walmisley, Mary V. Kinney, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Yamba Kafando, Asha S. George

“…Related conditions, such as fistula, abortion, and mental health, were insufficiently addressed. …”
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Teenage Pregnancy: Impact of the Integral Attention Given to the Pregnant Teenager and Adolescent Mother as a Protective Factor for Repeat Pregnancy by Maria José Carvalho Sant'Anna, Kepler Alencar Mendes Carvalho, Amanda Melhado, Verônica Coates, Hatim A. Omar

“…The following were analyzed: education level, marital status, contraceptive use, thoughts and attempts at abortion, repeat pregnancy. This study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee. …”
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Trends in the levels, causes, and risk factors of maternal mortality in Pakistan: A comparative analysis of national surveys of 2007 and 2019. by Farid Midhet, Samina Naeem Khalid, Shehla Baqai, Shahzad Ali Khan

“…The leading causes of maternal mortality were postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive disease of pregnancy, postpartum infection, and post-abortion complications. Women > 35 years and those expecting their first child were more likely to die from childbirth, while those who had ever used family planning had a lower risk according to the data for both years. …”
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Maternal mortality burden study from direct causes. Cuba, 2005-2018 by Lisbeth Fernández González, José Luis Peñalvo, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Delia María Gálvez Medina, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: the causes with the greatest impact on life expectancy were complications related to the puerperium, other hemorrhages and ectopic pregnancy; but the women who died at younger ages were from abortion and puerperal infection. Puerperal infections, placental disorders, and other complications tended to increase over time.…”
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The Flowering Characters Variation Among Floral Variants and Landraces Along Geographical Gradients in Gunung Sewu by Yeni Widyana Nurcahyani Cahyaningrum, Sapto Indrioko, Eny Faridah, Atus Syahbudin

“…Lower altitude, drier, and warmer sites flowered earlier and shorter. Mass abortion and sequential replacement, resulting in the alteration on flowering frequency, occured due to the extreme temperature increment. …”
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Estimating the Risk of Maternal Death at Admission: A Predictive Model from a 5-Year Case Reference Study in Northern Uganda by Gasthony Alobo, Cristina Reverzani, Laura Sarno, Barbara Giordani, Luigi Greco

“…Direct obstetric causes contributed to 73.8% of maternal deaths; the most common were haemorrhage (42.7%), sepsis (24.0%), hypertensive disorders (18.7%) and complications of abortion (2.1%), whereas malaria (23.5%) and HIV/AIDS (20.6%) were the leading indirect causes. …”
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Access to mass media and teenage pregnancy among adolescents in Zambia: a national cross-sectional survey by David Mukunya, Daniel Mwamba, Quraish Sserwanja, Abigail Sitsope Sepenu

“…We therefore examined the association between access to mass media and teenage pregnancy in Zambia.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Zambia.Participants Weighted sample of 3000 adolescents aged 15–19 years.Outcome measure Teenage pregnancy that included adolescents who were currently pregnant or had had an abortion or had given birth in the last 5 years preceding the survey.Results Out of 3000 adolescents, 897 (29.9%, 95% CI: 28.1% to 31.3%) were pregnant or had ever been pregnant. …”
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Exploring sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers, and coping strategies of internally displaced women of reproductive ages in north-central Nigeria: A qualitative analysis. by Kwala Adline Okorafor, Joseph Okeibunor, Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola, Leopold Ouedraogo, Femi Rufus Tinuola

“…<h4>Context</h4>Women and girls form a substantial proportion of the population of internally displaced people (IDP) in Nigeria, these vulnerable populations are at risk of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights violations and greater risk of unsafe abortion and high maternal deaths. IDP women's living conditions are often precarious, exposing them to health risks, challenges are often faced due to lack of finance and other related factors to access health care services leading to them improvising health care services which is considered dangerous to their health. …”
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Prevalence, predictors and selected outcomes of early sexual initiation among adolescents in secondary schools in Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria: a mixed methods study by Uchechi Grace Okonta

“…Gender, academic performance, communication with parents and peer pressure were significantly associated predictive factors. Pregnancy, abortion, sexually transmitted infections, loss of self-confidence, expulsion from school, poor academic performance and depression were associated outcomes. …”
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Maternal Parvovirus B19 Infection Causing First-Trimester Increased Nuchal Translucency and Fetal Hydrops by Olivia Grubman, Farrah Naz Hussain, Zoe Nelson, Lois Brustman

“…While maternal disease is usually mild, fetal infection can result in spontaneous abortion, aplastic anemia, nonimmune fetal hydrops, and fetal demise. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse perinatal outcomes in Chinese women with preeclampsia: a large retrospective cohort study by Lin Chai, Shuai Li, Binbin Yin, Xiaojun Zhu, Bo Zhu, Kaiqi Wu

“…Results Multivariate logistic regression models showed that maternal age > 35 years, pp-BMI overweight/obesity, excessive gestational weight gain, multiparity, twin pregnancy, IVF, cesarean section history, times of abortion history ≥ 2, GDM, and ICP were significantly associated with the risk of PE (all P < 0.05). …”
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome Triggered by Tetanus Vaccination during Pregnancy: A Rare Case Report by Jagannath Dhadwad, Prince Yadav, Kunal Modi, Bana Reddy, Chandan Kumar Dash

“…Here, a case of 21-year-old woman (G2A1, gravida 2, abortion 1) with acute onset of bilateral symmetrical ascending paralysis with areflexia in both upper and lower limbs, with a prior history of Tetanus vaccination 15 days back is described. …”
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Identifying novel heterozygous PI4KA variants in fetal abnormalities by Chen Cheng, Fan Yang, Xinlin Chen, Sheng Zhao

“…Methods A thorough fetal ultrasound screening was conducted, supplemented by both antenatal and post-abortion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. …”
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Determinants of infertility among married women who attend gynecologic unit at health facilities of Gamo Zone and South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a case control study by Firehiwot Haile, Selamawit Gebeyehu, Hanan Abdulkadir, Yordanos Gizachew, Mesrach Hailu

“…In multivariable analysis: age, educational status of the woman, residence, family size, ever use of contraceptives, history of STI, history of abortion, menstrual pattern and current alcohol use were identified as determinants of infertility. …”
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