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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Neonatal morbidity and mortality"”.
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Early prediction of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in newborn infants in a resource-limited setting
… (HIE) after birth is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in resource-limited regions. Therapeutic hypothermia initiated within the first 6 hours of life, in settings that can offer neonatal intensive care, is a therapy that can reduce death or severe …
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The effect of maternal oral health on pregnancy outcomes
Adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight are major causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Increasing evidence points to an association between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes and thus a better understanding of the nature of this …
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Transgenerational Effects of Synthetic Glucocorticoids on Offspring Behaviour and HPA Development in Guinea Pigs
… [sGC]) alters the trajectory of development and increases the risk for chronic diseases later in life. Approximately 10% of pregnant women are at risk for delivering prematurely and receive treatment with sGC to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality. Studies in children and animals …
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Evaluation of Carbon Monoxide as a Therapeutic for Preeclampsia
… is one of the leading causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The etiology of PE is not well-understood, however it is widely accepted to occur in two stages: poor uteroplacental perfusion and placental ischemia, which subsequently leads to a systemic maternal inflammatory …
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Long-term impacts of antenatal corticosteroid exposure and preterm birth
… 35 weeks’ gestation for reducing the significant neonatal morbidity and mortality caused by preterm birth. The long-term impacts of both preterm birth and antenatal corticosteroids are incompletely understood. The aim of this work was to investigate the long-term health impacts of antenatal …
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Outcome of twin deliveries according to planned mode of delivery at Level II hospitals within the Metro West Cape Town Health District
… pregnancies are associated with greater fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality compared to singleton pregnancies. It has been shown in a large multicentre randomised control trial by Barrett et al, that this risk is not significantly changed by planned mode of delivery in a twin pregnancy …
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Fetal Heart Monitoring, Nursing Surveillance, and Cesarean Birth
… 1996 without concomitant reduction in maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality may indicate this mode of delivery may be over utilized. Cesarean births pose significant maternal and newborn health risks. Identification of factors that may contribute to reduction in the first cesarean birth …
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TREK-1 confers differential effects on contractile dynamics in myometrium and the oviduct, indicating a unique role in endometriosis and labor
… extreme pain during periods, infertility, and even depression and anxiety. Ten percent of women undergo labor prematurely in the United States, which is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Both endometriosis and preterm labor are considered to be inflammation- related …
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Prevalence and factors associated with spontaneous preterm birth at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka.
… al 2013). The etiology is often multifactorial and in about 50%, the cause is unknown. The factors associated with preterm birth are classified into maternal, fetal and placental. In 2010, 11.1% of 135 million births were preterm and the prevalence is increasing. Preterm birth is the leading …
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Developing non-medical intervention strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality associated with hypertension during pregnancy in Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… It is one of the major risk factors of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the study was to develop non-medical intervention strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, associated with hypertension during pregnancy in Capricorn District. A convergent parallel- …
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A survey of Herbal medicine use in hypertensive patients at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka,Zambia
Introduction- Many mothers and their babies do not receive the recommended immediate postnatal care despite delivering from the hospital. At Ndola Central Hospital, there have been reports of mothers complaining of poor health care provision. Records also revealed high numbers of neonatal and …
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A survey of Herbal medicine use in hypertensive patients at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka,Zambia
Introduction- Many mothers and their babies do not receive the recommended immediate postnatal care despite delivering from the hospital. At Ndola Central Hospital, there have been reports of mothers complaining of poor health care provision. Records also revealed high numbers of neonatal and …
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Impact of mechanical signals on human foetal lung cell differentiation
… air into the body, allow gas exchange to occur, and remove carbon dioxide-rich air. It is increasingly recognized that physical forces, such as tension, compression, or shear, as well as passive mechanical material properties such as substrate stiffness affect lung development and play a role in …
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Placental growth factor; potential for its use in twin pregnancy and evaluation of its benefit in singletons with suspected preterm pre-eclampsia
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy are common and may result in increased maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Twin pregnancies confer an increased risk of development of a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Placental growth factor is an angiogenic protein highly expressed during …
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A descriptive study of the community-based follow-up and outcomes of very low birth weight babies discharged from a regional hospital
Background Neonatal mortality continues to be a significant global health concern, especially in low/middle income countries. In South Africa, neonatal deaths contribute to 32% of the under-five mortality rate, with 48% of these deaths attributed to prematurity. One of the components aimed at …
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A computational approach to understanding maternal influences on the development of ruminant neonates
… because they are born immunologically naïve and agammaglobulinemic due to the synepitheliochorial placenta, which precludes the prenatal transfer of maternal immunoglobulins (IgGs) and immune cells. This vulnerability is further exacerbated by overlapping early-life health challenges, …