BMC Womens Health
October 2024
Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of pregnant women who suffer the stressful effects of preeclampsia and eclampsia through pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.
Methods: A descriptive exploratory approach was adopted to gather in-depth data from women diagnosed with preeclampsia and eclampsia during pregnancy from February to March 2022. Purposive sampling was used to enlist 12 participants from a Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo region of Ghana.
Objective: The study sought to explore the perceptions and attitudes of women in the perinatal period towards the reproductive health services of male midwives.
Design: The study adopted an in-depth exploratory descriptive design for data collection and themes extracted using thematic analysis.
Setting: Antenatal and postpartum units of two primary healthcare facilities in the Kwabre-East District of Ghana.
Context: Linn. (Verbenaceae) is used for improving memory in certain African societies.
Objective: This study investigated the effect of prophylactic treatment with hydroethanolic leaf extract of (LCE) on short-term memory deficit and neuroinflammation induced with scopolamine in zebrafish and mice.
Airway inflammation in asthma is managed with anti-inflammatory steroids such as dexamethasone (DEX). However, about 20% of asthmatics do not respond to this therapy and are classified as steroid-resistant. Currently, no effective therapy is available for steroid-resistant asthma.
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