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Pushing using real-time sonographic ultrasound education (PURSUE): A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Gloria Anderson, Caterina Neri, Elvira Di Pasquo, Carmelinda Martino, Silvio Tartaglia, Michelangela Danza, Jessica Preziosi, Laura Beatriz De Fermo, Aurora Filippini, Miriam Anselmo, Valentina Sciabbarrasi, Chiara Sorrentino, Rosanna Miccoli, Martina Ottaviani, Roberta Di Battista, Tullio Ghi

published 14 Aug 2026

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Urban-rural disparities in receipt of treatment for obstetric complications in Ethiopia: A multivariate decomposition analysis

Asebe Hagos, Melak Jejaw, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Getachew Teshale, Andualem Yalew Aschalew, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn, Jenberu Mekurianew Kelkay, Azmeraw Tadele

published 12 Aug 2026

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Exploring the association between home delivery and under-five mortality in Ethiopia: A bivariate multilevel mixed-effects analysis

Wondaya Fenta Zewdia, Maru Zewdu Kassie, Melkamu A. Zeru, Asteray Assmie Ayenew

published 12 Aug 2026

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Association between COVID-19 by variant period and delivery-related outcomes in the United States

Deborah Kilday, Michael Korvink, Drew Tatum, Zhun Cao, Ning Rosenthal, Raymond Perigard, Ashley Finke, Richelle Marshall, Margaret Snyder, Kelly Larson, Alain Moluh, Stephanie Martin, Samantha Sommerness, Craig Lipkin, Eyow Hodan, Dorothy A. Fink

published 12 Aug 2026

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The best time to become a parent: The relationship between tenure and fertility among academics

Olga Gorodetskaya, Agnese Vitali, Valentina Tocchioni, Alessandra Minello

published 12 Aug 2026

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Treatment outcomes of meningitis and its associated factors among neonates admitted to public hospitals in Harar Town, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

Getahun Tamiru Yirsaw, Tadesse Bekele Tafesse, Abera Jambo Bune, Shambel Nigussie Amare

published 11 Aug 2026

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Heritable, Prenatal, and Environmental Pathways of Parental Stress: Differential Influences on Children’s Effortful Control and Cortisol Regulation

Rebecca E. F. Gordon, Elizabeth J. S. Bates, Jody M. Ganiban, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Misaki N. Natsuaki, Daniel S. Shaw, Leslie D. Leve

published 11 Aug 2026

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A visual analytic method to investigate patterns and structures of missing data

Roy A. Ruddle

published 07 Aug 2026

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Evaluating cord blood S100B protein concentration as a potential biomarker associated with fetal hypoxia in late fetal growth restriction: A prospective cohort study protocol

Agnieszka Drozdowska-Szymczak, Sabina Adrianna Łukawska, Natalia Mazanowska, Beata Broniarek-Samson, Jakub Zdulski, Ewa Mierzejewska, Tadeusz Issat, Paweł Krajewski

published 05 Aug 2026

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Neonatal survival and mortality predictors among low-birth-weight neonates: A Retrospective cohort study from Suhul Hospital, northern Ethiopia

Abrahaley Brhane Gebrekidan, Negasi Asres Mesfin, Kiros Gereziher Arafayne, Getachew Mebrahtu Welay

published 03 Aug 2026

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Bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy and birth outcomes: Evidence from a prospective cohort in the middle belt of Ghana

Dennis Gyasi Konadu, Alex Kwame Owusu-Ofori, David Kwame Dosoo, Zuwera Yidana, Gladys Matuamo Ngo, Philomina Nkansah Nfum, Richard Joshua Tetteh, Dennis Adu-Gyasi, Kwaku Poku-Asante

published 31 Jul 2026

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Understanding the transition to motherhood among adolescent mothers in rural Pakistan: Implications for mental health

Amber Hussain, Tanya Park, Zahid Ali Memon, Salima Meherali

published 30 Jul 2026

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Primary cesarean section in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis using the Robson Ten-Group Classification System

Kindu Yinges Wondie, Endalk Birrie Wondifraw, Miteku Andualem Limenih, Berihun Agegn Mengistie, Getie Mihret Aragaw, Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega, Zelalem Nigussie Azene

published 30 Jul 2026

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