Need factors for utilisation of institutional delivery services in Nepal: an analysis from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011 by Vishnu Khanal, Andy H Lee, Rajendra Karkee

“…Logistic regression with complex sample analysis was performed to evaluate the effects of antenatal care visits and birth preparedness activities on facility delivery.Outcome measures Facility delivery.Results Overall facility delivery rate was low at 36.9% (95% CI 33.5% to 40.2%, SE 1.69). …”
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Predictors of Neonatal Mortality in Ethiopia: A Comprehensive Review of Follow-Up Studies by Derara Girma, Hiwot Dejene, Leta Adugna

“…Public health interventions directed at decreasing neonatal mortality should address the rural residents, mothers not having ANC follow-up, low birth weight, twin pregnancy, and maternal HIV infection. …”
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Performance of Integrated Emergency Surgical Officers at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Margo S. Harrison, Ephrem Kirub, Tewodros Liyew, Biruk Teshome, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Margaret Muldrow, Teklemariam Yarinbab

“…We tested characteristics associated with and outcomes of births attended by an integrated emergency surgical officers (IESOs) as compared to midwives and physician providers. …”
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EFFECT OF MATERNAL FOLIC ACID/IRON INTAKEON THE WEIGHT OF NEWBORNS IN OBSTETRIC WARD OFTERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS OF PUNJAB by Tahira Raza

“…About 53.3% of the females with an income of 16,000 PKR or higher, reported better intake (folic acid 81.8%; iron 87.5%) than those with income of 15000 PKR or lower (46.7%) (folic acid ~61%; iron ~71 %). The normal birth weight (2.6–3.4 kg) babies were born to 79.4% of women who consumed folic acid and iron, while low birth weight newborns were 10% higher in mothers who have not taken folic acid or iron in pregnancy. …”
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Evaluation of Factors Affecting Perinatal Mortality in Patients with HELLP Syndrome by Reyhan Gunduz, Senem Yaman Tunc, Mehmet Sait Icen, Sabahattin Ertugrul, Talip Gul

“…Gestational age at delivery, birth weight, 1- and 5-minute APGAR scores were negatively correlated with perinatal mortality. …”
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Educational Trajectories of Parents as a Factor of Reproductive Behavior on the Example of the Republic of Tatarstan (2013-2022) by Ch. I. Ildarhanova, G. N. Ershova

“…For 2013-2022 The share of births to mothers with higher and incomplete higher education on average in the Russian Federation increased from a third of all births to half, and in the Republic of Tatarstan – from 50% to 60%. …”
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Association between white blood cell count and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study from a tertiary hospital in China by Yu Zhang, Xuesong Li, Zheng Hu, Yuping Song, Yiling Qian, Chuanwei Liu, Xiaofang Fan, Yujuan Fan, Jialin Yang

“…Adverse pregnancy outcomes were gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm birth, low birth weight, caesarean delivery, macrosomia and fetal distress. …”
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Validation of a Questionnaire Assessing Pregnant Women’s Perspectives on Addressing the Psychological Challenges of Childbirth by Mihaela Corina Radu, Mihai Sebastian Armean, Razvan Daniel Chivu, Justin Aurelian, Melania Elena Pop-Tudose, Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu

“…The first profile, centered on the psychological and emotional benefits of vaginal birth, highlights the importance of the natural birth experience for the mother’s psychological well-being. …”
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Comparing the efficacy of different methods in assessing cervical stromal invasion in endometrial carcinoma: a retrospective study of 2,020 patients by Ying Yang, Ying Yang, Zhijun Ye, Zhijun Ye, Yifei Zhao, Yifei Zhao, Zhengyu Li, Zhengyu Li

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Improving ROP management: insights from a comparative analysis of screening and treatment modalities in a tertiary hospital, Pakistan by Muhammad Moin, Aisha Azam, Lubna Siddiq Mian, Ashal Pal, Rutaab Kareem, Noor Us Sehar

“…The cohort included 55 males (61.8%) and 34 females (38.2%), with a mean gestational age of 31.31 weeks and a mean birth weight of 1602.25 g. Zone 1 ROP was found in 36% of cases, associated with lower birth weight (P = 0.029) and earlier gestational age (P = 0.037), while Zone 2 ROP, found in 64%, was linked to higher birth weight and later gestational age. …”
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Assessing the Changes of Mumps Characteristics with Different Vaccination Strategies Using Surveillance Data: Importance to Introduce the 2-Dose Schedule in Quzhou of China by Chunting Zhou, Wei Song, Zhiying Yin, Sheng Li, Xiaoying Gong, Quanjun Fang, Shuangqing Wang

“…The coverage of one-dose MMR in the 2005 birth cohort was 71.38%. For the 2006-2010 birth cohort, the coverage of one-dose MuCV was 96.82% and the coverage of two-dose MuCV was 17.68%. …”
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Pharmacological interventions for the management of anesthesia and sedation in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xianghong Lian, Xianghong Lian, Xianghong Lian, Yang Jing, Yang Jing, Yang Jing, Ting Luo, Ting Luo, Ting Luo, Yixin Guo, Yixin Guo, Yixin Guo, Yunzhu Lin, Yunzhu Lin, Yunzhu Lin

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Systematic review and meta-analysis to examine intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following immersion in water during labour and waterbirth by Priscilla J Hall, Claire Feeley, Ethel Burns, Jennifer Vanderlaan

“…It is used particularly by healthy women who experience a straightforward pregnancy, labour spontaneously at term gestation and plan to give birth in a midwifery led care setting. More women are also choosing to give birth in water. …”
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Abnormalities of Penile Curvature: Chordee and Penile Torsion by Sylvia Montag, Lane S. Palmer

“…Penile torsion can be observed at birth or in older boys who were circumcised at birth. …”
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Can Maternal Colostrum Be Replaced by Commercial Products for Feeding Newborn Calves? by Klibs N. Galvao

“…Current recommendations state that a calf needs to ingest at least 150–200 g of immunoglobulin G within two hours of birth, but when colostrum quality is poor or unavailable, colostrum replacer may be a suitable alternative. …”
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Prospective, Controlled, Multicentre Study of Loperimide in Pregnancy by A Einarson, P Mastroiacovo, J Arnon, A Ornoy, A Addis, H Malm, G Koren

“…In this study there were six major birth defects, three of which were cardiovascular anomalies.…”
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From Uncle Tom to Nat Turner: An Overview of Slavery in American Film, 1903-2016 by Melvyn Stokes

“…Yet, it is noted, even in films such as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Gone with the Wind (1939), there were sequences that challenged this interpretation and hinted at the brutality and exploitation of the institution. …”
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Organ of vision in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders by Mirosława Grałek, Anna Niwald, Katarzyna Piasecka, Anna Krzymianowska, Ewa Lipiec

“…Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a group of permanent birth defects resulting from maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy, characterized by neurological, somatic, and mental abnormalities. …”
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A Wandering Abdominal Mass in a Neonate: An Enteric Duplication Cyst Mimicking an Ovarian Cyst by Shigeo Iijima

“…Herein, we present a case of a low birth weight female infant with an enteric duplication cyst. …”
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Can Maternal Colostrum Be Replaced by Commercial Products for Feeding Newborn Calves? by Klibs N. Galvao

“…Current recommendations state that a calf needs to ingest at least 150–200 g of immunoglobulin G within two hours of birth, but when colostrum quality is poor or unavailable, colostrum replacer may be a suitable alternative. …”
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