Socioeconomic factors associated with the number of children ever born by married Ghanaian females: a cross-sectional analysis by Felix Boakye Oppong, Divine Darlington Logo, Dennis Boateng, Ephraim Kumi Senkyire

“…Considering the importance of marriage to fertility in the Ghanaian context, this study seeks to explore the association of socioeconomic characteristics of married Ghanaian women with CEB.Design Data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey were used. Three separate models were considered: linear regression model using CEB and two logistic regression models. …”
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Developing and piloting a peer quality improvement coaching protocol for front-line healthcare staff by Siobhán Eithne McCarthy, Petar Popivanov, Mairead Finn

“…Finally, the protocol was piloted and evaluated among staff in a single-centre tertiary maternity hospital. PQIC effectiveness was assessed using evaluation tools identified in the literature.Results Effectiveness; strategies and models; moderating factors and methods for evaluation of QIC emerged from the literature. …”
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Congenital vitamin D deficiency: presenting with feeding difficulty in early infancy: a case report by Mesfin Wubishet, Tesfa G. Meskel, Kibret Enyew

“…The underlying cause was identified as hypocalcemia-induced laryngospasm due to congenital vitamin D deficiency, which resulted from maternal vitamin D deficiency. The mother, who has worn a niqab since childhood, had minimal sun exposure, contributing to her low vitamin D levels. …”
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Epilepsy and Child History in Dr. Jamal Ahmad Rashid Pediatric Teaching Hospital Sulaymaniyah /Iraq by Awayi Ghazy Abdulkareem

“…Recommendation: Health staff (maternity staff) should not be excessively forced to pull the child's delivery. …”
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Breaking the myth: the association between the increasing incidence of labour induction and the rate of caesarean delivery in Finland - a nationwide Medical Birth Register study by Mika Gissler, Seppo Heinonen, Heidi Kruit, Leena Rahkonen

“…The frequency of advanced maternal age (18.0% vs 23.5%; p<0.001), obesity (11.4% vs 15.1%; p<0.001) and gestational diabetes (9.8% vs 23.3%; p<0.001) increased during the study.Conclusions The 70% increase in the rate of labour induction in Finland has not led to a significant increase in the rate of caesarean delivery, which has remained one of the lowest in the world. …”
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Bidirectional regulation of reactive oxygen species for radiosensitization in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Jie Chen, Chengyu Feng, Yufei Lan, Xiangtian Chen, Zhengqi Peng, Zihan Huang, Ruiqing Wang, Wenxin Zhang, Yingying Ye, Zhilei Mao, Dongyue Pan, Lihua Yang

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The Effects of Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Weight Gain During Pregnancy on Perinatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Engin Yurtcu, Sibel Mutlu, Enis Ozkaya

“…Prenatal body mass index and pregnancy weight gain were compared concerning maternal-neonatal results and mode of delivery. RESULTS: According to pre-pregnancy body mass index, among the obese pregnant group, gestational diabetes mellitus (p<0.001), preeclampsia (p=0.029), preterm delivery (p=0.011) and cesarean delivery (p=0.061) rates were more common. …”
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An Exploration of Determinants of Anemia in Pregnant Women at Buakayu Community Health Center Tana Toraja Regency by Erni Yetti R, Zadrak Tombeg, Anto J. Hadi, Sumardi Sudarman, Syamsopyan Ishak, Fitri Rahma Handayani

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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

“… OBJECTIVE: Macrosomia is strongly associated with a range of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. The effectiveness of screening remains controversial because expecting a macrosomic fetus affects intrapartum management, promoting elective cesarean sections. …”
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The Serbian version of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS-SRB)-A validation study. by Konstantin Kostić, Aleksandra Kostić, Aleksandra Petrović, Andrija Vasilijević, Jelena Milin-Lazović

“…Prolonged and intensified symptoms of anxiety and depression caused by the COVID-19 pandemic increase the risk of maternal and fetal health complications. The Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS) is a thoroughly designed tool that helps determine and analyze stress among pregnant women during pandemics in three domains: Preparedness in childbirth, (2) Infection, and (3) Positive Appraisal. …”
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Association between parental education level and intelligence quotient of children referred to the mental healthcare system: a cross-sectional study in Poland by Urszula Sajewicz-Radtke, Ariadna Łada-Maśko, Michał Olech, Paweł Jurek, Łucja Bieleninik, Bartosz M. Radtke

“…Our study underscores the pivotal influence of parental education on the IQ levels of children referred to mental healthcare services. Maternal education level was a stronger predictor of child IQ, potentially because mothers tend to be the primary caregivers. …”
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Trends and socioeconomic inequalities of recommended antenatal care services utilization in Ethiopia: A decomposition analysis using Ethiopian nationwide Demographic Health Surveys... by Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Gebeyehu Tsega, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Yeshimebet Ali Dawed, Chad Stecher

“…<h4>Background</h4>Antenatal care (ANC) services are essential to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality rates. …”
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Navigating vaccination in pregnancy: Qualitative study in 21 ethnically diverse pregnant women. by Mohammad S Razai, Michael Ussher, Lucy Goldsmith, Sally Hargreaves, Pippa Oakeshott

“…<h4>Background</h4>Vaccination during pregnancy is crucial for safeguarding maternal and neonatal health, but vaccination rates remain suboptimal, especially in women from Black and Asian ethnic minorities. …”
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Analysis of ADR reports of cetuximab based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database by Shuai Zhao, Yan Wang, Xiaoli Deng, Xi Chen, Zhaoyi Lu

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Factors Associated with Male Partner Support During Pregnancy and Child Birth in Kabale District. by Niwarinda, Denesi

“…Background: Pregnancy and child births are natural processes but by no means risk-free. Efforts to improve maternal and child’s health services have been made, but poor outcomes of pregnancy and child’s birth remain high in Sub Saharan Africa. …”
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Factors Associated with Male Partner Support During Pregnancy and Child Birth in Kabale District. by Niwarinda, Denesi

“…Background: Pregnancy and child births are natural processes but by no means risk-free. Efforts to improve maternal and child’s health services have been made, but poor outcomes of pregnancy and child’s birth remain high in Sub Saharan Africa. …”
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Implications of parental lifestyle changes and education level on adolescent offspring weight: a population based cohort study - The HUNT Study, Norway by Erik R Sund, Kirsti Kvaløy, Turid Lingaas Holmen, Marit Naess

“…Exposition was parental change in weight and physical activity over 11 years, and outcome was offspring weight measured in z-scores of body mass index (BMI) in mixed linear models.Results Maternal weight reduction by 2–6 kg was significantly associated with lower offspring BMI z-scores: −0.132 (95% CI −0.259 to −0.004) in the model adjusted for education. …”
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The Analysis of the Fetal Abdominal Wall and Gastrointestinal Tract Abnormalities in a Single Tertiary Center by Gokhan Bolluk, Suleyman Cemil Oglak, Merih Cetinkaya, Isil Turan Bakirci, Oyhan Demirali, Mehmet Cok, Handan Turhan Karakus, Yasin Onur, Emine Zeynep Yilmaz

“…RESULTS: A total of 67 cases were included in our study with a mean maternal age of 26.4 ± 3.1 years and a median gestational week of first assessment at our center of 22 weeks (12-39 weeks). …”
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Insights into quinoa endophytes: core bacterial communities reveal high stability to water stress and genotypic variation by Isaac Maestro-Gaitán, Miguel Redondo-Nieto, Sara González-Bodí, Laura Rodríguez-Casillas, Javier Matías, Luis Bolaños, María Reguera

“…Our findings reveal distinct changes with quinoa seeds exhibiting a high degree of conservation in their endophytic microbiome, even between maternal and offspring seeds, with specific bacterial taxa showing only minor differences. …”
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An Effective and Safe Maize Seed Chipping Protocol Using Clipping Pliers With Applications in Small-Scale Genotyping and Marker-Assisted Breeding by Brian Zebosi, John Ssengo, Lander Geadelmann, Erica Unger-Wallace, Erik Vollbrecht

“…We also compared seed- and leaf-derived DNA from the same individuals in a segregating population to test for genotyping miscalls that could arise due to the presence of maternally derived pericarp in the seed samples. Out of 43 potential instances, we found zero miscalled samples and, therefore, no evidence supporting consequential pericarp inclusion. …”
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