Does remote COVID infection in pregnancy affect the placenta and pregnancy outcomes? – Results from a prospective cohort study (PLACENTA IN COVID/ PIC study) by N D Varunashree, Sherin Daniel, Swati Rathore, Mahesh Moorthy, Bijesh Yadav, Manisha M. Beck

“…Most, 84%, SGA babies were born to mothers who had COVID <28 weeks GA. …”
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Profile and factors associated with low birth weight in Indonesia: a national data survey by Mario Ekoriano, Anugerah Widiyanto, Muthmainnah Muthmainnah, Yuli Devi, Bambang Cahyono, Izatun Nafsi, Teguh Widodo

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Documenting and characterising gestational weight gain beliefs and experiences among Marshallese pregnant women in Arkansas: a protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study by Pearl A McElfish, Britni L Ayers, Cari A Bogulski, Lauren Haggard-Duff, Aline Andres, Elisabet Børsheim

“…The Marshallese have higher rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, pre-term births, low birthweight babies, infant mortality, and inadequate or no prenatal care. …”
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Perinatal Outcomes among Cases of Predicted and Unpredicted Macrosomia by Merita Isaku, Enxhi Vrapi, Tedi Bimbashi, Ina Cala, Kizjona Perdja, Redi Hoxhallari, Astrit Bimbashi

“…STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective study of 779 live-born, cephalic, singleton macrosomic babies delivered at our institution from January 2017 to December 2019. …”
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Experiences of Māori and Pacific women recruited into a pregnancy clinical trial in Aotearoa, New Zealand: a Kaupapa Māori qualitative study by Matire Harwood, Benjamin B Albert, Rachel Roskvist, Jamie-Lee Rahiri, Richard Enright, Tania Mullane, Vidit Vinod Satokar

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Creation of a nationwide breastfeeding policy for surgical residents: a scoping review protocol by Natalia Ziolkowski, Larissa Rogowsky, Julia Innis, Angela Grant Buechner, Elena Springall, Jana Dengler

“…Introduction Breast feeding is recommended for the first year of a baby’s life due to numerous benefits for both the child and mother. …”
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Protocol for an intervention development and pilot implementation evaluation study of an e-health solution to improve newborn care quality and survival in two low-resource settings... by Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Michelle Heys, Caroline Crehan, Erin Kesler, Monica Lakhanpaul, Emma Wilson, Fabiana Lorencatto, Felicity Fitzgerald, Mario Cortina Borja, Msandeni Chiume, Hannah Gannon, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Gwendoline Chimhini, Tim Hull-Bailey, Tarisai Chiyaka, Yali Sassoon, Deliwe Nkhoma, Nushrat Khan, Alexander G. Stevenson, Kristina Curtis

“…Introduction Every year 2.4 million deaths occur worldwide in babies younger than 28 days. Approximately 70% of these deaths occur in low-resource settings because of failure to implement evidence-based interventions. …”
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Assessment of Antenatal Breastfeeding Education, Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding practices of mothers attending a secondary healthcare facility in Southern Nigeria by Isara AR, Ekwo MC

“…Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics and Research Committee of Edo State Hospitals Management Board. Results: A total of 360 mothers aged 18 to 42 years were interviewed. …”
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Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on birth weight in Ethiopia: protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial by Joanna Schellenberg, Charles Opondo, Tanya Marchant, Lars Åke Persson, Masresha Tessema, Atkure Defar, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Girum Taye, Senait Alemayehu, Elias Asfaw, Anene Tesfa, Bedasa Tessema, Kalkidan Zenebe

“…During the study period, the birth weights of all eligible babies born in enrolled health facilities in these 42 districts are continuously recorded alongside data on maternal receipt and use of either multiple micronutrient or iron-folic acid supplementation. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The journal is released biannually and employs a double-blind peer review process. Its editorial board consists of about 50 internationally renowned experts from ten different countries. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The journal is released biannually and employs a double-blind peer review process. Its editorial board consists of about 50 internationally renowned experts from ten different countries. …”
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