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Prevalence and determinants of inadequate dietary diversity among pregnant women in four Sub-Saharan Africa countries: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys from 2021 to 2022

Front Nutr. 2024 Sep 5;11:1405102. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1405102. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Diversity in the mother’s diet can have major effects on the developing fetus throughout …

The Correlation Between Neutrophil Elastase and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Endothelial Dysfunction of Preeclampsia

Cureus. 2024 Aug 20;16(8):e67312. doi: 10.7759/cureus.67312. eCollection 2024 Aug. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia (PE) is a serious inflammatory process that is unique to pregnancy, occurring at …

Gut Microbiota-Metabolite-Brain Axis Reconstitution Reverses Sevoflurane-Induced Social and Synaptic Deficits in Neonatal Mice

Research (Wash D C). 2024 Sep 19;7:0482. doi: 10.34133/research.0482. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Background: The mechanisms underlying social dysfunction caused by repeated sevoflurane in early life …

Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in preterm births in an English maternity setting: a population-based study of 1.3 million births

BMC Med. 2024 Sep 20;22(1):371. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03493-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a major cause of infant mortality and morbidity and accounts for 7-8% of …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on neurodevelopmental outcome in very low birth weight infants: a nationwide cohort study

Front Pediatr. 2024 Sep 5;12:1368677. doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1368677. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Children who have experienced the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are at an increased …

Rapid normalization of vitamin D deficiency in PICU (VITdALIZE-KIDS): study protocol for a phase III, multicenter randomized controlled trial

Trials. 2024 Sep 19;25(1):619. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08461-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The rate of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in critically ill children worldwide has been estimated at 50%. …

Trends and disparities in ever-breastfeeding practice and early breastfeeding initiation in Ethiopia: a 20-year trend analysis from EDHS datasets

BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 19;24(1):2558. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19945-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has had a long-standing national commitment to improving child health for the last five …

Wasting and its associated factors among under-two years children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 19;24(1):2547. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20063-1. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Globally, about 45 million under-five children have suffered from wasting where Asian and African countries …