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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"labour and delivery"”.
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Factors associated with stillbirths during intrapartum care at the Windhoek central hospital and intermediate hospital Katutura, Khomas region, Namibia
… is half of all stillbirths occurring during labour and delivery. NSA (2020), states that the current stillbirths’ rate in Namibia is not calculated due to the limitations of data. The present study investigated factors associated with stillbirths during intrapartum care at the Windhoek …
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Childbirth experiences and mother-infant relationships in Uganda
… impact of maternal experiences on the mother and her baby in those countries. There is evidence from high income countries that the effects of posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth on mothers and their families can be long lasting. The aim of this exploratory mixed methods study …
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Glycaemic control in pregnancies complicated by type 1 diabetes
… is associated with higher rates of maternal and infant complications. The complications are associated with maternal hyperglycaemia. Thus, the main goal of treatment for these women is to optimise glycaemic control and thereby improve clinical outcomes for themselves and for their baby. This …
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Perceptions and experiences of midwives regarding the use of the labour care guide at two state hospitals in Khomas region, Namibia
The Labour Care Guide (LCG) is a new tool for monitoring labour, introduced to replace the partograph, which had been used improperly and inconsistently across various contexts. Early research suggests that healthcare practitioners view the LCG as a tool that enhances the quality of care during …
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Becoming a parent to an infant requiring neonatal intensive care
… Intensive Care Unit continues to rise in the UK and parents who have a baby who is born sick or prematurely find themselves adapting to this stressful and often unexpected event whilst also trying to establish their role as a new parent. With no current large British studies, this study explores …
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Suspicious perinatal death and the law: criminalising mothers who do not conform
… However, these expectations are not always met and this causes particular problems for vulnerable women who experience crisis pregnancies. In such situations women have hidden their pregnancies, given birth in secret, and are suspected of causing the death of the baby. Alternatively, their …
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Knowledge Among Parents/Guardians On The Presentation Of Paediatric HIV/AIDS And Related Factors
… rates of HIV. In spite of several campaigns and strategies to improve HIV/AIDS awareness, paediatric HIV/AIDS cases in Zambia continue to rise. Despite the now available ARV's, few children are brought forward to access care. Possible reasons for this continued rise were explored in this …
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Knowledge Among Parents/Guardians On The Presentation Of Paediatric HIV/AIDS And Related Factors
… rates of HIV. In spite of several campaigns and strategies to improve HIV/AIDS awareness, paediatric HIV/AIDS cases in Zambia continue to rise. Despite the now available ARV's, few children are brought forward to access care. Possible reasons for this continued rise were explored in this …
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Interventions during the second stage of labour: an exploration of what may affect their use in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
… use of interventions during the second stage of labour among healthcare professionals and what may be influencing their use within two large government hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data collection methods included participant observations of 19 labours and births and semi-structured …
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Determination of reference intervals and decision limits for thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroxine on cord blood samples
… programs play a pivotal role in early detection and intervention of CH. However, due to resource constraints, South Africa lacks a national NBS program. This study aimed to establish reference intervals for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) in cord blood, as well as to …
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Asphyxia neonatorum in a developing world situation : a study of the impact of asphyxia neonatorum in term infants on the pattern of handicap in the Ciskei; an evalution of its epidemiology and a trial of the efficacy of current therapy
… asphyxia as a prominent cause of childhood handicap, examines aspects of its epidemiology and evaluates the effectiveness of a regimen of phenobarbitone and dexamethasone in limiting subsequent neurological deficit in asphyxiated neonates. Analysis of neonatal deaths at Cecilia Makiwane …
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Buprenorphine and Methadone in pregnancy: effects on the mother, fetus and neonate.
The current study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of buprenorphine maintenance for the treatment of illicit opioid dependence during pregnancy. Parameters investigated assessed pregnancy progression and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) compared to methadone maintenance and non-opioid …
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Comparability of an innovative Doppler ultrasound fetal heart rate monitor to a pinard fetal stethoscope using cardiotocography as a standard to assess the fetal heart rate in singleton pregnancies during labour at Mowbray Maternity Hospital
… causes. In addition a million babies die during labour and delivery (Lawn J et al., 2005). In South Africa, ‘intrapartum hypoxia and birth trauma’ are among the top three causes of perinatal deaths. Severe intrapartum hypoxia is often preventable with appropriate maternal and fetal monitoring in …
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Ambulatory and hospitalized childhood pneumonia: a longitudinal study in a peri-urban low-income community with high vaccination coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa
… is a substantial cause of childhood mortality and morbidity; it is the largest single cause of under-5 mortality outside the neonatal period. Incidence of child pneumonia, and pneumonia mortality, have decreased substantially due to improved socio-economic attainment, improved HIV programs, …
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The use of misoprostol in cervical ripening and induction of labour in the term pregnancy
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of misoprostol (Cytotec) with prostaglandin E2 (prandin gel) in cervical ripening and induction of labour at term. STUDY DESIGN: Two independent studies were performed. The first was to evaluate misoprostol as a cervical ripening agent when compared to …
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HIV diagnosis during pregnancy: stress, coping strategies and experiences of women at selected health facilities in Lusaka district, Zambia.
… during antenatal care. Pregnancy is a sensitive and stressful state as the body of the pregnant woman has to make adjustments throughout in order to maintain the pregnancy and prepare for labour and delivery; and the puerperium. A diagnosis of HIV during pregnancy therefore adds on to this …
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HIV diagnosis during pregnancy: stress, coping strategies and experiences of women at selected health facilities in Lusaka district, Zambia.
… during antenatal care. Pregnancy is a sensitive and stressful state as the body of the pregnant woman has to make adjustments throughout in order to maintain the pregnancy and prepare for labour and delivery; and the puerperium. A diagnosis of HIV during pregnancy therefore adds on to this …