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Antenatal care dropout and associated factors among mothers delivering in public health facilities of Dire Dawa Town, Eastern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: More than two-thirds of the pregnant women in Africa have at least one antenatal care contact with a health …
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Machine learning guided postnatal gestational age assessment using new-born screening metabolomic data in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Babies born early and/or small for gestational age in Low and Middle-income countries (LMICs) contribute substantially to global neonatal …
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Risk factors for stillbirth and early neonatal death: a case-control study in tertiary hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is a Sub-Saharan country that has made significant improvements in maternal mortality and under-five mortality over the past …
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Coverage and factors associated with mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is an immediate postpartum intervention known to improve the health of newborn and …
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Composition of the vaginal microbiota during pregnancy in women living in sub-Saharan Africa: a PRISMA-compliant review
BACKGROUND: The vaginal microbiota (VMB) are the set of microorganisms residing in the human vagina. During pregnancy, their composition is …
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Psychosocial challenges and individual strategies for coping with mental stress among pregnant and postpartum adolescents in Nairobi informal settlements: a qualitative investigation
BACKGROUND: This study was part of a project funded under the Grand Challenges Explorations initiative to engage adolescent girls living …
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Continuum of maternity care in Zambia: a national representative survey
BACKGROUND: Globally, over half of maternal deaths are related to pregnancy-related complications. Provision of a continuum of care during pregnancy, …
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Enhancing nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity among rural pregnant women in Malawi: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background In many sub-Saharan African countries, such as Malawi, antenatal care (ANC) services do not deliver sufficient nutrition awareness …
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Incidence, risk factors and management of post cesarean section surgical site infection (SSI) in a tertiary hospital in Egypt: a five year retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the commonest complications following cesarean section (CS) with a reported incidence of …
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Determination of hand grip strength and its correlates during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Pregnancy results in many changes, including reduced hand grip strength (HGS). However, good HGS is required for physical …
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Perinatal outcomes of high dose versus low dose oxytocin regimen used for labor induction and factors associated with adverse perinatal outcome in four hospitals of Ethiopia: a multicenter comparative study
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on effect of high and low dose oxytocin used for labor induction on perinatal outcomes. …
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Individual and community-level factors associated with home birth: a mixed effects regression analysis of 2017–2018 Benin demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Home birth is a common contributor to maternal and neonatal deaths particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We …
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Cesarean delivery rates, hospital readiness and quality of clinical management in Ethiopia: national results from two cross-sectional emergency obstetric and newborn care assessments
BACKGROUND: Cesarean delivery (CD) rates have reached epidemic levels in many high and middle income countries while increasingly, low income …
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Determinants of postnatal care service utilization among mothers of Mangochi district, Malawi: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Postnatal care (PNC) service is a neglected yet an essential service that can reduce maternal, neonatal and infant morbidity …
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An innovative intervention to improve respectful maternity care in three Districts in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth is a major violation of human rights and often deters women from attending …
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Group problem solving therapy for perinatal depression in primary health care settings in rural Uganda: an intervention cohort study
BACKGROUND: Perinatal depression is of substantial public health importance in low and middle income countries. The study aimed to evaluate …
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Acceptability of mentor mother peer support for women living with HIV in North-Central Nigeria: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Mentor mothers provide psychosocial and other support to pregnant and post-partum women living with HIV (WLHIV), which has been …
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Non-haemorrhagic uterine rupture at 28 weeks of pregnancy following previous caesarean section: a case report
BACKGROUND: There is need to put forward more symptoms and signs that could suggest a diagnosis of uterine rupture so …
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Circulating angiogenic factors and HIV among pregnant women in Zambia: a nested case–control study
BACKGROUND: Maternal HIV increases the risk of adverse birth outcomes including preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and stillbirth, but the …
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A multilevel analysis of determinants of PMTCT service utilisation among women during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years, and …