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Risk factors for mortality in culture-negative neonatal sepsis in Malawi: a propensity score-matched analysis

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Jun 21;8(1):e002664. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002664. ABSTRACT We conducted a propensity score-matched multivariable regression analysis of 1050 culture-negative neonatal sepsis cases in Malawi, …

Morbidity and unplanned healthcare encounters after hospital discharge among young children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Jun 21;8(1):e002613. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002613. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Researchers and healthcare providers have paid little attention to morbidity and unplanned healthcare encounters for …

Augmented reality simulation-based training for midwifery students and its impact on perceived knowledge, confidence and skills for managing critical incidents

Midwifery. 2024 Jun 12;136:104064. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104064. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PROBLEM: Emergency obstetric management is essential in midwifery training to prevent fetal and maternal …

Is it possible to predict morbidities in neonates born to mothers with immune thrombocytopenic purpura?: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Jun 21;103(25):e38587. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000038587. ABSTRACT Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) comprises ~1% to 4% of thrombocytopenia cases during pregnancy. Factors predicting neonatal thrombocytopenia …

Characteristics of COVID-19 comorbidities and severity profiles among pregnant women from a single-center cross-sectional study

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Jun 21;103(25):e38636. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000038636. ABSTRACT The study aimed to determine the characteristics of comorbidities, association between comorbidities and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), …

The association between serum uric acid and low birth weight in advance maternal age women with hypertension: An observational study

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Jun 21;103(25):e38486. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000038486. ABSTRACT In China, the implementation of 2-child policy since 2015 entitles increasing number of advanced maternal age. Recently, …