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Labor and delivery

Autonomic nervous system maturation in preterm neonates: Correlation with gestational and postmenstrual age (ProMote)

Theano Kokkinaki, Aristeidis Petrakis, Ιoannis Kyprakis, Νicole Anagnostatou, Μaria Markodimitraki, Theano Roumeliotaki, Μanolis Tzatzarakis, Έlena Vakonaki, Αristidis Tsatsakis, Haridimos Kondylakis, Εleftheria Hatzidaki

published 05 Jan 2026

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Predicting severe stunting and its determinants among under-five in Eastern African Countries: A machine learning algorithms

Halid Worku Jemil, Sonia Worku Semayneh, Altaseb Beyene Kassaw, Kassahun Dessie Gashu

published 02 Jan 2026

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Commercial milk formula feeding among children under two years in Nepal: Trends and determinants from four Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (2006–2022)

Barun Kumar Singh, Sangita Bista, Sajjan Yogesh, Vishnu Khanal

published 02 Jan 2026

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Determinants of non-utilization of health facilities for childbirth in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the demographic and health survey

McKenzie Maviso, Gracelyn Potjepat, Rebecca Bogarobu Emori, Paula Zebedee Aines, Carolyn Ruth Hastie

published 30 Dec 2025

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Contribution of women’s preference to the overuse of caesarean sections: A propensity score matching analysis based on a multi-country cross-sectional survey, as part of the QUALI-DEC project

Camille Etcheverry, Ana Pilar Betrán, Marion Ravit, Charles Kaboré, Pisake Lumbiganon, Guillermo Carroli, Quoc Nhu Hung Mac, Celina Gialdini, Alexandre Dumont, the QUALI-DEC research group

published 18 Dec 2025

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Risk of emergency cesarean section when giving birth in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study comparing women born in countries practicing female genital mutilation, with Swedish-born women

Bita Eshraghi, Jonas Hermansson, Lena Marions

published 17 Dec 2025

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Improving maternal outcomes of young mothers through mobile health (mHealth) and community-based interventions: Evidence from a quasi-experimental trial in Kwale County, Coastal Kenya

Jefferson Mwaisaka, John Ganle, Adom Manu, Kwasi Torpey

published 17 Dec 2025

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Predictors of early newborn deaths at Dar es Salaam public regional referral hospitals: A prospective observational hospital-based study

Grace Frank Mhando, Salvatory Florence Kalabamu, Maulidi Rashidi Fataki, Christina Clinton Galabawa, Kelvin Melkizedeck Leshabari

published 11 Dec 2025

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Prevalence and factors associated with adverse birth outcomes among women with chronic hypertension in Rangpur: A multi-center cross-sectional study

Azaz Bin Sharif, Syed Sharaf Ahmed Chowdhury, Md. Zakir Hossain, Md. Anwar Hossain, Ahmed Hossain, Hasan Mahmud Reza

published 11 Dec 2025

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Effect of depression and serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressant treatment during pregnancy on protein expression in the human placenta: A quantitative proteomics analysis

Linda Ok, Leanne Ohlund, Amy M. Inkster, Kayleigh S. J. Campbell, Maria S. Peñaherrera, Ursula Brain, Lekha Sleno, Wendy P. Robinson, Amadou Barry, Tim F. Oberlander, Cathy Vaillancourt

published 11 Dec 2025

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Potential analgesic function of the clitoris in pregnant women: A feasibility study

MM Manon Bestaux-Brethez, André Gillibert, Thibaut Sabatier, Eric Verspyck

published 09 Dec 2025

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Timing of first prenatal ultrasound and associated factors among women who gave birth at health institutions in Ambo Town, central Ethiopia

Samson Mesfin, Gizachew Abdissa Bulto, Motuma Gutu, Natnael Dechasa Gemeda

published 05 Dec 2025

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Wealth-based equity in essential newborn care practices in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Tadesse Guadu Delele, Lars Åke Persson, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Joanna Schellenberg, Seblewengel Lemma, Atkure Defar, Theodros Getachew, Girum Taye, Solomon Shiferaw, Zewditu Abdissa, Amare Tariku, Meseret Zelalem, Della Berhanu

published 05 Dec 2025

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