Factors Affecting Nonadherence to WHO’s Recommended Antenatal Care Visits among Women in Pastoral Community, Northeastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Kusse Urmale Mare, Abel Gebre Wuneh, Mubarek Shemsu Awol, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Molla Kahsay Hiluf, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Osman Ahmed Mohammed, Kebede Gemeda Sabo

“…A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 04 February to 22 March 2020 among randomly selected 703 women who gave birth within 24 months preceding the survey in the Transform HDR districts of the Afar region. …”
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The Identification of Molecular Ploidy Status of Abnormal Pronuclear Zygotes Reveals a Significant Number of Euploid Blastocysts Available for Conception by Blair R. McCallie, Mary E. Haywood, Lauren N. Henry, Rachel M. Lee, William B. Schoolcraft, Mandy G. Katz-Jaffe

“…To date, there have been 74 euploid embryo transfers from zygotes originally identified with an alternate pronuclear numeration, resulting in 16 ongoing pregnancies and 32 healthy live births, rates that match those typically observed with normally fertilized 2PN zygotes (>60%). …”
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Structured lactation support for mothers of very low birthweight preterm infants and establishment of human donor milk banks in German NICUs (Neo-MILK): protocol for a hybrid type... by Angela Kribs, Nicole Ernstmann, Nadine Scholten, Martin Hellmich, Antje Hammer, Eva Mildenberger, Andreas Müller, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Juliane Köberlein-Neu, Tim Ohnhäuser, Katja Matthias, Jens Ulrich Rüffer, Nicola Gabriela Dymek, Julia Jaschke, Anna Katharina Stirner, Isabella Schwab, Daniel Wiesen, Till Dresbach, Friederike Eyssel, Katharina Lugani, Anne Sunder-Plaßmann, Melanie Klein, Christoph Rupprecht

“…As the production of MOM may be impeded due to preterm birth, it is important to provide lactation support and establish human donor milk (HDM) banks to provide HDM when MOM is fully or initially absent. …”
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The use of bacterial culture for Leptospirosis di- agnosis in female water buffaloes by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Oriana Gavidia, Juan Torres

“…This farm has an abortion rate of 17,05% and 2,98% mortality at birth. For this, 18 blood samples (16 females and two males) were extracted by puncture of the jugular vein, and these were allowed to coagulate to obtain the serum and urine samples from 2 female buffaloes, one male buffalo, and semen from 2 other animals, were collected. …”
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Breastfeeding and Neonatal Age Influence Neutrophil-Driven Ontogeny of Blood Cell Populations in the First Week of Human Life by Sebastiano Montante, Rym Ben-Othman, Nelly Amenyogbe, Asimenia Angelidou, Anita van den Biggelaar, Bing Cai, Yixuan Chen, Alansana Darboe, Joann Diray-Arce, Rebecca Ford, Olubukola Idoko, Amy Lee, Mandy Lo, Kerry McEnaney, Mehrnoush Malek, David Martino, Geraldine Masiria, Oludare A. Odumade, William Pomat, Casey Shannon, Kinga Smolen, The EPIC Consortium, Al Ozonoff, Peter Richmond, Scott Tebbutt, Ofer Levy, Beate Kampmann, Ryan Brinkman, Tobias Kollmann

“…Samples were collected twice from each newborn during the first week of life, first at Day of Life 0 (at birth) and then subsequently at Day of Life 1, 3, or 7 depending on the randomization group the newborn belongs to. …”
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Atopic dermatitis in childhood and pubertal development: A nationwide cohort studyCapsule Summary by Camilla Lomholt Kjersgaard, MD, Andreas Ernst, MD, PhD, Pernille Jul Clemmensen, MD, PhD, Lea Lykke Harrits Lunddorf, MD, PhD, Linn Håkonsen Arendt, MD, PhD, Nis Brix, MD, PhD, Onyebuchi A. Arah, MD, PhD, Mette Deleuran, MD, PhD, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen, MHSc, PhD

“…Methods: A subcohort within the Danish National Birth Cohort includes children born between 2000 and 2003, with mothers reporting doctor-diagnosed AD at 6 months, 18 months, and 7 years old. …”
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Trends in incidence, mortality, and DALYs of cystic echinococcosis in Central Asia from 1992 to 2021: an age-period-cohort analysis by Wulan Talafuhan, Kaibinuer Tuoheti, Ye Lixia, Qi Shuang, Mieyier Yeerjiang, Guzalinuer Aizezi, Wei Jingjing, Peierdun Mijiti, Peierdun Mijiti

“…Additionally, an age-period-cohort model was used to assess the impact of various age groups, periods, and birth cohorts on the disease burden.ResultsThe number of CE cases increased by 52.13% in Central Asia, while deaths decreased by 57.35%; DALYs decreased only slightly by 10.75%. …”
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Contributions of Indoor Household Activities to Inhalation Health Risks Induced by Gaseous Air Pollutants in Hong Kong Home by Lewei Zeng, Kaimin Li, Hai Guo, Beining Zhou, Xiaopu Lyu, Yunxi Huo, Erik Uhde, Jin Yang, Yangzong Zeren, Haoxian Lu, Dawen Yao, Zhe Qian

“…Further, the cancer risk from birth to 18 years was approximately 1.8–2.7 times that of 18–60 and 60–85 years of age. …”
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Health-related Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in Double Lung Transplant Recipients With Baseline Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Alisha Rullay, BSc, Karina Kaur, BSc, Jennifer Holman, PT, Laura C. van den Bosch, MD, Justin G. Weinkauf, MD, Jayan Nagendran, MD, PhD, Rhea A. Varughese, MD, Alim S. Hirji, MD, Dale C. Lien, MD, Jason C. Weatherald, MD, Kieran M. Halloran, MD

“…We tested the relationship between BLAD status and SF-36 physical component summaries and 6MWD using least squares regression, adjusting for age at transplant, sex at birth, and primary lung disease. Results. Two hundred sixty-four patients were included, 96 (36%) of whom met the criteria for BLAD. …”
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Multimorbidity is associated with risk of incident venous thromboembolism – A nationwide proof-of-concept study by Jonatan Ahrén, MirNabi Pirouzifard, Björn Holmquist, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist, Bengt Zöller

“…A hazard ratio (HR) with 95 % confidence interval (CI) for VTE was calculated and adjusted for sex, education and year of birth. Death and emigration were treated as competing events. …”
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Prevalensi Kanker Serviks Berdasarkan Paritas di RSUP. Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2011- Desember 2012 by Septia Haryani, Defrin Defrin, Yenita Yenita

“…The number of parity in West Sumatera is still high, parity is one of the risk factors for cervical cancer relating to hormone and birth trauma. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of cervical cancer based on parity in  Dr. …”
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Thromboelastometry-Based Profiling of Haemostatic Alterations in Neonatal Sepsis by Causative Pathogens by Rozeta Sokou, Eleni A. Gounari, Konstantina A. Tsante, Aikaterini Konstantinidi, Maria Lampridou, Martha Theodoraki, Anastasios G. Kriebardis, Sotirios P. Fortis, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Andreas G. Tsantes

“…<b>Background</b>: Neonatal sepsis is a serious condition with high mortality, especially in premature and low-birth-weight neonates. This study aims to examine whether the haemostatic profile of neonates with sepsis defers depending on the type of bacteria (Gram-positive or Gram-negative), by using the method of Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM). …”
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Time to recovery of neonatal sepsis and its predictors in public hospitals of North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia by Befekadu Tesfaye Oyato, Teshome Ketema Sime, Tirunesh Debele, Husen Zakir Abasimel, Fikadu Tolesa Alemu, Samuel Boja Asfaw, Wuletaw Tadesse Mekonnin, Hana Israel Gesisa, Elleni Tesfaye Kebede

“…Premature rupture of membranes, intrapartum fever, term gestational age, low fifth minute Apgar score, chest indrawing, and septic shock were the predictors of time-to recovery of neonatal sepsis. Therefore, birth attendants are advised to closely adhere to the obstetrics management protocols when providing care for women who have intrapartum fever and premature rupture of membranes, as this will help to minimize neonatal sepsis and the subsequent delay in recovery.…”
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The diagnostic value and efficacy evaluation of lung ultrasound score in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective observational study by Jian Dong, Yuhong Deng, Jin Tong, Tingting Du, Wenguang Liu, Yan Guo

“…Each patient underwent both the 14-zone and 12-zone lung ultrasound methods, as well as a chest x-ray, performed after birth and before initiating drug treatment. Surfactant replacement therapy was administered to patients who were diagnosed with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and met the criteria for medication. …”
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Associations of linear growth and weight gain in the first 2 years with bone mass at 4 years of age in children in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Maimuna Gias, Huma Qamar, Farzana Fariha, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Prakesh Shah, Steven A Abrams, Daniel E Roth, Karen M O’Callaghan

“…Conclusions: Associations of linear growth (birth to 2 years) with bone mass at age 4 years were explained by concurrent HAZ. …”
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Development of autonomic innervation at the venous pole of the heart: bridging the gap from mice to human by Fleur Zwanenburg, Thomas A. Bos, Arend D. J. Ten Harkel, Monique C. Haak, Nathan D. Hahurij, Robert E. Poelmann, Conny J. van Munsteren, Lambertus J. Wisse, Nico A. Blom, Marco C. DeRuiter, Monique R. M. Jongbloed

“…Results Murine cANS function did not definitively establish in utero as HRV parameters depicted no trend prior to birth. In contrast, human HRV parameters greatly increased from 20 to 30 WGA, indicating that human cANS function is established prenatally around 20 WGA and matures thereafter. …”
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Managerial thinking in neonatal care: a qualitative study of place of care decision-making for preterm babies born at 27–31 weeks gestation in England by Neena Modi, Elizabeth S Draper, Miaoqing Yang, Sarah E Seaton, Kelvin Dawson, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Thillagavathie Pillay, Natalie Armstrong, Alexis Paton, Elaine Boyle, Victor L Banda, Caroline Cupit, Bradley Manktelow, Abdul Qader T Ismail

“…As part of a national project seeking to optimise service delivery for this group of babies (OPTI-PREM), we undertook qualitative research to better understand how decisions about place of birth and care are made and operationalised.Design Qualitative analysis of ethnographic observation data in neonatal units and semi-structured interviews with neonatal staff.Setting Six neonatal units across two neonatal networks in England. …”
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Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis, associated anomalies and pregnancy outcomes of fetal right aortic arch by Yuting Xie, Zongjie Weng, Ronghua Wang, Qiumei Wu, Wen Ling, Jinwen Chen, Shan Guo

“…In terms of typing, 78 cases (49.7%) of right aortic arch-aberrant left subclavian artery (RAA-ALSA) and 75 cases (47.8%) of right aortic arch-mirror branch (RAA-MB), 3 cases (1.9%) of right aortic arch-isolated left subclavian artery (RAA-ILSA) and 1 case (0.6%) of right aortic arch-isolated left innominate artery (RAA-ILINA) were identified, and the incidence of combined cardiac anomalies and chromosomal anomalies was significantly greater in the RAA-MB group than the RAA-ALSA group. The live birth rate was significantly lower in the nonisolated RAA group than the isolated RAA group, and the prognosis of RAA-MB was significantly worse than that of RAA-ALSA. …”
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The association between serum ferritin levels and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study by Shaofei Su, Shen Gao, Enjie Zhang, Jianhui Liu, Shuanghua Xie, Yue Zhang, Ruixia Liu, Wentao Yue, Chenghong Yin

“…Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study involving 10,871 pregnant women from the China Birth Cohort Study. Serum ferritin levels were measured using the direct chemiluminescence method in the first and second trimesters. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Bicenter Cohort Study by Sylvia J. Kroese, Carolien N. H. Abheiden, Birgit S. Blomjous, Jacob M. van Laar, Ronald W. H. M. Derksen, Irene E. M. Bultink, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, A. Titia Lely, Marjon A. de Boer, Johanna I. P. de Vries, Ruth D. E. Fritsch-Stork

“…Severe hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, intrauterine fetal death, preterm birth, and small-for-gestational age infants occurred in 18.1%, 4.1%, 32.7%, and 14.8%, respectively. …”
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