Publications by authors named "Christine G Maure"

Background: Most perinatal and neonatal deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet, quality data on burden of adverse outcomes of pregnancy is limited in such countries.

Methods: A network of 21 maternity units, across seven countries, undertook surveillance for low birthweight, preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA), stillbirths, congenital microcephaly, in-hospital neonatal deaths, and neonatal infections in a cohort of over 85,000 births from May 2019 - August 2020. For each outcome, site-specific rates per 1,000 livebirths (or per 1,000 total births for stillbirth) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.

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Improvements in vaccine safety surveillance and investigative capacity lead to identification of rare reactions attributable to vaccination. As a result, the issue of fair compensation for those who experience vaccine injuries is gaining growing attention. Although vaccine injury compensation programmes (VICP) have been developed in a few countries for more than 50 years, no global policy guidance to guide vaccine injury compensation in all countries wishing to adopt such compensation schemes is currently available.

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Article Synopsis
  • India has launched a rotavirus vaccine as part of its universal immunization program, but there's limited data on intussusception, a potential adverse effect following vaccination in children.
  • The study involves sentinel surveillance for intussusception in children under two years across 19 hospitals, using both retrospective and prospective methods to gather comprehensive data on trends and clinical profiles.
  • The results aim to clarify the relationship between the rotavirus vaccine and intussusception, contributing valuable information for vaccine safety monitoring and guiding future surveillance in India and similar countries.
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