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Maternal near miss and predictive ability of potentially life-threatening con...
Abstract Background Every year millions of women around the world suffer from pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum complications. Women who survive the most serious clinical... -
Association between endometrial thickness and neonatal outcomes in intrauteri...
Abstract Background Decreased endometrial thickness (EMT) has been suggested to be associated with reduced birthweight of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection... -
Surgical treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: national survey of French resid...
Abstract Background Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity and one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide. Many medical treatments... -
Effects of the birthing room environment on vaginal births and client-centred...
Abstract Background Caesarean sections (CSs) are associated with increased risk for maternal morbidity and mortality. The recommendations of the recently published German... -
Mapping the role of structural and interpersonal violence in the lives of wom...
Abstract Background Research on interpersonal violence towards women has commonly focused on individual or proximate-level determinants associated with violent acts ignores the... -
Knowledge about iodine requirements during pregnancy and breastfeeding among ...
Abstract Background Iodine is an essential micronutrient important for foetal nerve and brain development, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. The re-emergence of mild... -
The association between daily 500 mg calcium supplementation and lower pregna...
Abstract Background Evidence suggests that daily supplementation of 1500 to 2000 mg of calcium during pregnancy reduces pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). However, the... -
Serum albumin level as a potential marker for deciding chemotherapy or best s...
Abstract Background There have been few data on the chemotherapy in elderly advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with poor performance status (PS), and... -
A pharmacogenetic signature of high response to Copaxone in late-phase clinic...
Abstract Background Copaxone is an efficacious and safe therapy that has demonstrated clinical benefit for over two decades in patients with relapsing forms of multiple... -
Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA levels in Parkinson’s disease are inf...
Abstract Several studies have linked circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA (ccf-mtDNA) to human disease. In particular, reduced ccf-mtDNA levels in the cerebrospinal fluid... -
Calibration: the Achilles heel of predictive analytics
Abstract Background The assessment of calibration performance of risk prediction models based on regression or more flexible machine learning algorithms receives little... -
Endoscopic intraventricular hematoma evacuation surgery versus external ventr...
Abstract Background The application of neuroendoscopy in intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) has attracted more and more attention in recent years. Studies have shown that the use... -
Comparison of the prognostic values of three calculation methods for echocard...
Abstract Purpose Left ventricular (LV) wall thickness can be measured at the posterior wall (PW) and the intraventricular septum (IVS) in a parasternal long axis view by... -
Determinants of condom use among parous women in North Central and South West...
Abstract Objectives There appears to be an increasing trend of condom use for pregnancy prevention among nulliparous and multiparous women in developing countries. Drawing from... -
Obstetric violence and its associated factors among postnatal women in a Spec...
Abstract Objective Obstetric violence is an often overlooked obstacle to quality maternal health care service utilization. In the study setting, there was limited evidence on... -
Factors related to HPV vaccine uptake and 3-dose completion among women in a ...
Abstract Background To assess the demographic and attitudinal factors associated with HPV vaccine initiation and completion among 18–26 year old women in Utah. Method Between... -
Menstrual pattern among adolescent girls of Pokhara Valley: a cross sectional...
Abstract Background Menstruation is a normal physiological process occurring every month throughout the reproductive age of the females. However, significant variation in... -
Polygenic risk for coronary heart disease acts through atherosclerosis in typ...
Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), yet the mechanisms involved remain poorly described. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) provide... -
Randomization Tests for Weak Null Hypotheses in Randomized Experiments
The Fisher randomization test (FRT) is appropriate for any test statistic, under a sharp null hypothesis that can recover all missing potential outcomes. However, it is often... -
Using a peanut ball during labour versus not using a peanut ball during labou...
Abstract Background The peanut ball has only been recently used as a support for women labouring with epidurals. The peanut ball is shaped like a peanut and fits snugly between...
