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Birth

Viral dsRNA triggers human fetal membrane miR-146a-3p to be packaged into small extracellular vesicles which in turn drives inflammation through activation of Toll-like Receptor 7 and 8

Hanah M. Georges, Abigail C. Fischer, Paloma Casanova, Vikki M. Abrahams

Birth in shelters: Midwives’ lived experiences in providing childbirth care amidst war in Gaza

Sahar Hassan, Suha Baloushah, Berit Mortensen

A solo journey in the shadow of a double-edged pandemic: A qualitative study of women’s experience of being pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ylva-Li Lindahl, Helene Norén, [ ... ], Cecilia Åslund

Factors that influence care for second and third trimester termination of pregnancy for medical reasons in Canada: A qualitative investigation

Madeleine Ennis, Elise Lavoie-Lebel, [ ... ], Jessica Liauw

Association between maternal hemoglobin concentration levels and preterm birth clinical subtypes: A retrospective, observational, multicenter study

Peiran Chen, Yi Mu, [ ... ], Jun Zhu

Exploring pathways leading to stillbirths and gaps in postnatal care among affected women in a rural north Indian district: A qualitative study using the social autopsy lens

Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Sonia Maurya, [ ... ], Sarmila Mazumder

Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and birth outcomes in a pregnancy cohort in Nairobi, Kenya

Allison R. Sherris, Priscillah Wanini Edemba, [ ... ], Sarah Benki-Nugent

Association between first-trimester cell-free fetal DNA levels and the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight: A propensity score-matched cohort study

Xiaosa Wang, Hui Shao, Junjiang Wu, Guofeng Yin

Determinants and disparities in skilled birth attendants during childbirth in Bangladesh: A study of machine learning and decomposition analysis

Rafayet Rahman Ridoy, Rehana Parvin, Tofayel Ahmed, Tahira Mahbub

Exclusive breast feeding practice and associated factors among Rural and Urban mothers of child aged 0–6 months in Tahtay Maichew District of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2023/2024: Comparative cross sectional study

Mebrahtom Birhane Tikue, Teklay Zeru Weldearegawi, [ ... ], Willi Bahre

The association between state-level negative racial sentiment and maternal hypertension in the US from 2016 to 2021: An observational study using Twitter data

Laura B. Drew, Junaid Merchant, [ ... ], Thu T. Nguyen

Companionship utilization and its associated factors during childbirth among mothers who delivered at public hospitals in Shashemene town, Southern Ethiopia: A mixed-method study

Dedefo Gemeda Anbesa, Abdene Weya Kaso, [ ... ], Ayanos Taye

Prevalence and associated factors of meconium aspiration syndrome among neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia

Jabir Aman, Bikila Balis, [ ... ], Aboma Motuma

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