BackgroundHead trauma has been associated with increased brain tumor risk in adults. Instrument assisted delivery can be a cause of head trauma in newborns. The goal of this study was to determine if instrument-assisted deliveries influenced the odds of childhood brain tumors in Denmark.MethodsWe conducted a matched case-control study of childhood ...
Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact on cesarean section (CS) rate with of a program of multiple non-clinical interventions targeted at health-care professional within a hospital maternity ward.Materials and methodsRetrospective quasi-experimental pre-post intervention study with an historical control group conducted in a second-level teaching hospital....
Published in Early human development
Evidence suggests that maternal anxiety is associated with adverse pregnancy and delivery outcomes, such as preterm birth, vaginal bleedings and low birth weight. To examine the association of lifetime anxiety disorders and pregnancy-related anxiety and complications during pregnancy and delivery. Prospective-longitudinal study (MARI). N = 306 preg...
BackgroundBihar, India has higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and maternal and infant mortality relative to India as a whole. This study assesses whether IPV is associated with poor reproductive and maternal health outcomes, as well as whether poverty exacerbates any observed associations, among women who gave birth in the preceding 23...
Published in Reproductive Health
BackgroundBihar, India has higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and maternal and infant mortality relative to India as a whole. This study assesses whether IPV is associated with poor reproductive and maternal health outcomes, as well as whether poverty exacerbates any observed associations, among women who gave birth in the preceding 23...
Published in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Shoulder dystocia is a rare but severe birth trauma where the neonate’s shoulders fail to deliver after delivery of the head. Failure to deliver the shoulders quickly can lead to severe, long-term injury to the infant, including nerve injury, skeletal fractures, and potentially death. This observational study examined shoulder dystocia risk factors...
Published in Reproductive Health
BackgroundIn India, due to the high prevalence of child marriage, most adolescent pregnancies occur within marriage. Pregnancy and childbirth complications are among the leading causes of death in girls aged 15 to 19 years. Hence, adolescent pregnancy is a serious health threat to young women in India.MethodsThe study focuses on the level and trend...
Published in BMC Public Health
BackgroundGlobally 7.6 million children died in 2010 before reaching their fifth birthday and 40% of these deaths occur in the neonatal period. Pakistan has the third highest rate of neonatal mortality globally. To implement evidence-based interventions for the reduction of neonatal mortality, it is important to investigate factors associated with ...
Published in BMC Public Health
BackgroundSudan is classified as having insufficient progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG-4), where the levels of child and infant mortality are among the highest in the region and the world. This study investigated factors associated with neonatal mortality in Sudan. Neonatal death is defined as death within the first 28 days...
Published in European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
BackgroundGuidelines on codeine safety during pregnancy rely on small studies with inconsistent results, and associations between codeine use during pregnancy and increased risk of congenital malformations remain unsubstantiated.ObjectivesOur objective was to analyze the effect of codeine on pregnancy outcome.MethodsPregnancy outcomes of 2,666 wome...
