Maternal Infant Articles & Analysis
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Abstract Background: Preeclampsia is a major pregnancy complication that results in significant maternal and infant mortality, most of which occurs in low and middle-income countries. The accurate and timely diagnosis of preeclampsia is critical in management of affected pregnancies to reduce maternal and fetal/neonatal morbidity and mortality, ...
Recently, Andrea Edlow et al. of Massachusetts General Hospital published a study in the journal JAMA entitled "Durability of Anti-Spike Antibodies in Infants After Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination or Natural Infection". The study showed that vaccination during pregnancy resulted in longer-lasting antibody levels in infants compared to ...
To achieve this, facilities providing maternity care need to structure their staff allocation and skill mix to recognize the extra care requirements in the second stage. ...
Longevity is a relatively recent phenomenon in Nepal; over the past few decades the priority in Nepal has been reducing infant and maternal mortality. With an increasingly ageing population and changing patterns of migration, this brings with it challenges to Nepali society in terms of meeting the needs of an ageing population and creating a policy environment ...
(We external ) Advocacy and communication to address HIV/AIDS, to encourage a society that is more sensitive to and respectful of the rights of those living with HIV/AIDS (We and I external ) The framework also recognises the impact of the responses on other Millennium Development Goals and systems including the reduction of poverty and hunger, the empowerment of women, the reduction of ...
Passive cigarette smoking and obesity during pregnancy are risk factors for adverse outcome in infant. Elevated umbilical cord neonatal nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) have been suggested as a marker of intrauterine foetal hypoxia. Aim to demonstrate whether maternal risk factors during pregnancy are capable of elevating circulating NRBCs measured at birth. ...