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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Perinatal Health"”.
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An Ecological Analysis of Perinatal Health-Rick for Birmingham's Neighborhoods.
The perinatal period refers to the time period surrounding birth (The National Foundation March of Dimes, 1980a) and, in the general sense, includes pregnancy through an infant's first year of life.
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Provider Mindfulness: Changing Implicit Bias And Improving Perinatal Health Outcomes For Patients With Adverse Social Determinants Of Health
… Changing Implicit Bias and Improving Perinatal Health Outcomes for Patients with Adverse Social Determinants of Health Purpose: Implicit bias is an unconscious prejudice or preexisting belief developed over time toward another group. It can influence provider judgement, treatment …
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Perinatal Health Education Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnant Homeless Women Living in Transitional Housing, and Best Practice Teaching Intervention Program for Staff Responsible for Care of the Mother-Baby Dyad
… and a high infant mortality due to inadequate health care, poor dietary habits, and a knowledge deficit related to maintaining good health during pregnancy and to care of the infant and growing child. A transitional shelter may offer many psychosocial services to assist the women in becoming …
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Improving Birth Outcomes: Women’s Oral Health Project
<p><em>Improving Birth Outcomes: Women’s Oral Health Project </em>is a new project housed within the Child Health and Disability Prevention, CHDP Program. The main goal of the project is to improve the birth outcomes of high-risk pregnant women and their children, by educating participants within …
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SDTDMn0 : a multidimensional distributed data mining framework supporting time series data analysis for critical care research
Premature birth is one of the major perinatal health issues across the world. In 2007, the estimated Canadian preterm birth rate was 8.1 % (CIHI, 2009). Recent research has shown that conditions, such as nosocomial infections or apnoeas, exhibit certain variations in the baby's physiological …
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Methods, paradigms, and practices: Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Science
… in translating scientific discoveries to public health benefit. For example, despite a multitude of efficacious physical activity interventions, only one in four adults in the United States meets the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. To bridge the research-practice gap, Dissemination …
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The determinants of under-five mortality in a selected village in Vhembe District, South Africa
Background: Despite modest improvements in child health outcomes during the 20th century, infant and child mortality rates remain unacceptably high in South Africa. South Africa, like many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, is challenged by high levels of under -five child mortality. Aim: The …
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Exploring the provision of early antenatal care at Tshino-Mutsha Local Area in Limpopo Province
… interventions aimed at improving maternal and perinatal health outcomes. During this period and visits women are screened to identify complications associated with their pregnancy and to determine the level of care needed. However, there are still institutions where even if urine tests for …
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MicroRNAs en tejido de cordón umbilical y su relación con el peso al nacimiento
… factors. Birth weight is a key indicator of perinatal health, associated with both short- and long-term complications. In this context, microRNAs (miRNAs), essential epigenetic regulators of gene expression at the post-transcriptional level, may play a crucial role in birth weight …
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Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
<p>Improving maternal mental health is a global public health priority (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Notably, impaired maternal mental health can lead to complex health complications for both the mother and the developing fetus. In the United States, it is estimated between 15 and 29% of …
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Vitamin D and health during pregnancy
… D requirements and the challenges of conducting health research in vulnerable populations. As the impact of vitamin D on perinatal health may guide pregnancy-specific thresholds for s25(OH)D, this thesis includes a systematic review of the association between vitamin D and gestational …
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Exploring the factors associated with preconception health behaviors among women of childbearing age: a naturalistic inquiry
Poor maternal health is one of the major risk factors related to adverse birth outcomes. Women entering pregnancy with poor health status are at higher risk of these outcomes. Prenatal care has been established as the standard prevention paradigm to reduce poor pregnancy outcomes. However, public …
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EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE MARYLAND GLOBAL BUDGET MODEL ON SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY DISPARITIES
… childbirth leading to major short- or long-term health consequences, has steadily increased over the past few decades, though approximately half of SMM events are considered preventable. Significant racial disparities exist, with non-Hispanic black women consistently afflicted with SMM rates two …
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Does culture influence the birth experiences of first-generation Nigerian women in London?
… was administered to screen for psychological health of the prospective sample to ensure data accuracy. The epistemologies adopted were a combination of culture, culture care and trans-cultural care theory. Data were analysed using thematic and ethno-nursing analytical approaches. This was …
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Investigating the association between socio-economic position and stillbirth in Brazil and the UK
… under-researched in comparison to other child health outcomes. They rarely appear in national health targets or commitments, despite being an immense global burden with 2.6 million cases annually. Using routine national datasets, this thesis compares the social disparities in stillbirth rates …
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Exploring Structural Factors that Influence Black Maternal Morbidity: A Case Study of Illinois Hospitals
… this country’s inequitable and fragmented health care system steeped in systemic racism as a root cause of the stark maternal health disparities.</p><p dir="ltr">The quality of maternal care delivered by hospitals as well as racism, bias, and discrimination experienced along with that care, …
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An exploration of the calcium metabolic system in pregnancy and public health programmes to improve early nutrition in maternal-infant cohorts
… system in future studies of vitamin D and perinatal health. Following this, the relative impact of serum 25(OH)D and calcium intake on PTH was explored using baseline data from a vitamin D dose-response trial (n = 142). PTH was inversely correlated with 25(OH)D (r = -0.311, P < 0.001), but …
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"Just Take It Off the Plate": a Syndemic Model of Low Breastfeeding Rates and Maternal Stress in South Alabama
… tornadoes) have shaped perceptions of infant health and well-being, particularly as they relate to infant feeding practices, in South Alabama's gulf coast. Using a critical medical anthropology lens, we conducted semi-structured interviews with professionals/providers (n=10) and …
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Kaupapa Māori antenatal wānanga: A solution to refocus New Zealand health service delivery for improved engagement and responsiveness with Māori māmā hapū and pēpi.
… space to enhance Māori maternal and infant health outcomes. This thesis with publications examined the potential of two Kaupapa Māori antenatal wānanga to enhance maternal health outcomes for Māori. Using a mixed methods approach, underpinned by Kaupapa Māori research principles and …