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Showing 1 to 20 of 441 for “"Births"”.
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The self-concept and body image of women who had cesarean births compared with women who had vaginal births
… when compared with women who experienced vaginal births. There was a significant positive correlation between BC scores with SC scores for cesarean delivered women (P = 0.05) and between the scores for vaginally delivered women (P = 0.001).
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Self-esteem in Primiparas: Vaginal versus cesarean births
No abstract available
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Classification Techniques Using EHG Signals for Detecting Preterm Births
… of gestation. Globally, the rate of preterm births is increasing, thus resulting in significant health, development and economic problems. The current methods for the detection of preterm birth are inadequate due to the fact that the exact cause of premature uterine contractions leading to …
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Spatial Analysis of Teen Births in North Central Texas
… Institute, 1994). While the rate of teen births is high throughout the country, considerable variations exist between and within regions. Texas is one of the 5 leading states with the highest teen birth rates to mothers less than 18 years of age. This research provides a detailed analysis …
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Gender, Nation, Pronatalism: Encouraging Births in France, Romania, and Israel
"Building on feminist studies that have linked pronatalism with nationalism, I examine right wing nationalisms and more inclusive, citizen-based nationalisms, which are more accepting of ""the other,"" but may still be concerned with reproducing a national group. This study reveals a complex set of …
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Examination of the Relationship Between Caesarean Section Births and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
… between this disorder and Caesarean section births (Amiri et al., 2012; Juarez et al., 2008). The current study examined the relationship between C-section birth and self-reported symptoms of ADHD by college students on the Internal Restlessness Scale (Weyandt et al., 2003). Results of the …
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Effects of Parental Notification and Consent Laws on Teenage Births and Abortions in Texas
… in the United States. The more than 300,000 births to teens each year often involve increased risk to the health of the mother and the baby. Teenage pregnancy and births also raise a variety of related political, clinical, social, and economic concerns. To make effective recommendations …
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A comparison of the impact of planned vs. unplanned first births on the marital dyad
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a significant difference in the degree of marital satisfaction experienced by couples who plan the birth of their first child compared with couples who do not. This study administered the Marital Satisfaction Inventory to two groups of …
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An Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with High Rates of Cesarean Births in Three Selected Northeast Tennessee Hospitals.
… <p>There were 1,678 (23.3%) singleton live births by cesarean section of which 7.6% were repeat cesarean section deliveries. Less than one percent of the 7,181 births were vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC) delivery. Overall, insurance and maternal age was found to be significant …
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Retrospective analysis of abandoned live births, stillbirths and non-viable foetuses admitted to Salt River Mortuary, Cape Town
… cases comprise non-viable foetuses and stillbirths (natural deaths), as well as abandoned live births (unnatural deaths); the latter having possible legal consequences. To describe the profile of abandoned neonates and obtain a global perspective of the post-mortem investigation in such …
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Assessment of the robustness of recent births in estimating infant mortality using multi-country Demographic Health Survey data
… investigates the robustness of recent births in estimating infant mortality rates from the proportion of deaths observed among births reported in a 24month period. The Blacker Brass technique is applied to all births reported in the 24month period and to most recent births in the 24 …
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Prevalence and Predictors of Unintended Births in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Pooled Analysis of 27 Nationally Representative Surveys
<p>Introduction</p> <p>Rates of unintended births (UIBs) are disproportionately high in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where the capacity to provide care to unexpected mothers and their offspring is often lagging. To decrease the prevalence of UIBs and their negative impacts on children, …
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Do women with unintended births use highly effective postpartum contraception? An analysis of data from the National Survey of Family Growth, 2006-2010
… carried to term. These are known as “unintended births,” and they are at elevated risk for adverse social, economic and health outcomes. The goal of this study was to examine, using the latest data from the National Survey of Family Growth (2006-2010), whether women with unintended births were …
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Evaluation of suboptimal health status and prospective levels of oxidative stress biomarkers and angiogenic growth mediators with placental anatomy and pathology in normotensive and preeclamptic births
… and pathology in normotensive and preeclamptic births in a Ghanaian Population. This longitudinal nested case-control study was based on the Ghanaian Suboptimal Health Status Cohort Study (GHOACS) that recruited 593 normotensive pregnant women (NTN-PW) at baseline (10-20 weeks gestation) from …
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SEX OF PREVIOUS CHILDREN AND INTENTIONS FOR FURTHER BIRTHS, 1965-1970; CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC'S COMMITMENT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES, 1954-1973; BROKEN HOMES AND DELINQUENCY: A REASSESSMENT
… the 1950's revealed that intentions for further births were affected by the sex of the previous children. More recent analyses found however that the effect of previous childrens' sex on fertility intentions has either diminished or disappeared completely, and some writers on the subject …
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Unwanted fertility and the underinvestment hypothesis: a Philippine study
… characteristics or set of characteristics. Births defined as unwanted were: 1) births which respondent indicated she preferred to have occurred later or births which she did not want at all, 2) those whose birth order exceeded the mother’s desired family size, and 3) those which exceeded the …
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Status enhancement during pregnancy and its influence on fertility behavior
… pregnancy status. These were: (1) number of live births; (2) modern role orientation; (3) woman’s educational attainment; and (4) age. Women who were younger and who have fewer children were found to have a higher regard for pregnancy as status-enhancing. Those who have less education and more …
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