Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…Material and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted among 50 obstetric patients at 35–37 weeks of gestation attending the outpatient and inpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding experience of women with epilepsy in Me’enit community, South West Ethiopia by Rahel Yaekob, Tefera Belachew

“…Abstract Introduction Poor obstetric care leading to prenatal brain injury is thought to be one potential cause of epilepsy. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of the Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review by Darío Londoño Trujillo, Paula A. Castro García, Kristian K. Rojas López, Karen J. Moreno-Medina, María T. Dominguez Torres, Rodolfo J. Dennis Verano, Nestor F. Sandoval Reyes

“…**Conclusion:** Most studies recommend implementing obstetric ultrasonography screening, without routine fetal echocardiography, for detecting congenital heart diseases.…”
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Effect of High-Risk Versus Low-Risk Pregnancy at the First Antenatal Care Visit On the Occurrence of Complication During Pregnancy and Labour Or Delivery in Kenya: A Double-Robust... by Kadengye, Damazo T., Odero, Henry Owoko, Izudi, Jonathan

“…These women should be identified early for close and appropriate obstetric and intrapartum monitoring and care to ensure maternal and neonatal survival.…”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anaemia in Pregnancy among Women Receiving Antenatal Care at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital by Ojom, James

“…Demographic, socioeconomic, obstetric and nutritional data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Copper Nanoparticles Fabricate via Malva Sylvesteris Leaf Extract by Osama Ismail Haji Zebari, Samie Yaseen Sharaf Zeebaree, Aemn Yaseen Sharaf Zeebaree, Hardan Ismail Haji Zebari, Hadeel Ridha Abbas

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Potentially traumatic childbirth experience, childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and the parent-infant relationship in non-birthing parents by Rebecca Hunter, Leonardo De Pascalis, Kieran Anders, Pauline Slade

“…A total of 312 non-birthing parents provided demographic details and obstetric details of the mother’s birth. They also completed questionnaires about their experiences of the birth they were present for, CB-PTSD symptoms, and levels of warmth and invasion in the parent-infant relationship. …”
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Composition, determinants, and risk factors of low birth weight in Sri Lanka. by Sachith Mettananda, Himali Herath, Ayesha Thewage, Kumudu Nanayakkara, Indeewari Liyanage, K S Udani, Rajika Savanadasa, Sampatha Goonewardena, Nimesha Gamhewage, Asiri Hewamalage, Dhammica Rowel, Abner Elkan Daniel, Chithramalee de Silva, Susie Perera

“…All live-born neonates were recruited prospectively, and their mothers were interviewed by trained data collectors to gather information on socio-demographic background, medical and obstetric history, and delivery details. Birth weight was measured immediately after the birth by trained healthcare personnel attending the delivery.…”
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Perinatal consequences of a category 1 caesarean section at term by Sailesh Kumar, Leah Grace, Ristan M Greer

“…Objective To characterise maternal demographics, obstetric risk factors and neonatal outcomes associated with term category 1 caesarean sections (CS).Design and setting and main outcome measures Retrospective study of term singleton pregnancies delivering at a major tertiary unit in Brisbane, Australia. …”
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Effects of Teenage Motherhood and The Social Welfare of Victims in Kisoro District. by Natukunda, Jowel

“…The study concludes that pregnant teenagers face other challenges which range from social stigma and obstetric problems which could result in deaths. The government also has a negative role; it has not taken responsibility for intensifying the sensitization of people about using contraceptives. …”
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Adverse Maternal Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Advanced Age delivering at a Tertiary Hospital, Southwestern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Masembe, Sezalio, Migisha, Richard, Turyasingura, Godwin, Aheisibwe, Hillary, Nzabandora, Emmanuel, Lule, John C.

“…We obtained data on their socio-demographic, obstetric, and medical characteristics and their maternal outcomes using interviewer-administered questionnaires. …”
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Short-term association between ambient air pollution and childhood non-allergic rhinitis: A time-series study at a National Children's Regional Medical Center, in Hefei, China, fro... by Wei Cui, Hongxia Gao, Liran Zhu, Yuanyuan Xu, Haipeng Liu

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Diagnostic properties of differing BP thresholds for adverse pregnancy outcomes in standard-risk nulliparous women: A secondary analysis of SCOPE cohort data. by Laura Slade, Maya Blackman, Hiten D Mistry, Jeffrey N Bone, Milly Wilson, Nuhaat Syeda, Lucilla Poston, Peter von Dadelszen, Laura A Magee, SCOPE Consortium

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>In this study, we observed that 2017 ACC/AHA BP categories demonstrated a similar pattern of association and diagnostic test properties in nulliparous women, as seen in the general obstetric population. BP thresholds below the currently used "Stage 2 hypertension" were not associated with PTB, low birthweight, postpartum hemorrhage, or neonatal unit admission. …”
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