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Front Public Health
January 2025
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States.
Introduction: Nutrition during pregnancy significantly impacts maternal and birth outcomes. A key factor contributing to the rise in adverse maternal and birth outcomes is poor nutrition. Produce prescription programs have the potential to address pregnancy-related adverse outcomes such as hypertensive disorders and gestational diabetes, but scientific evidence is limited.
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December 2024
Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
AI/AN communities are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Decreasing the risk of GDM can interrupt the intergenerational cycle of diabetes in AI/AN families, and can decrease diabetes-related health disparities. The goal of this study was to explore ways of supporting holistic health and reducing the risk of GDM among young American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) females prior to pregnancy.
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January 2025
Lagos State Health Management Agency, Lagos, Nigeria.
Background: Each year, millions of people in low-and middle-income countries such as Nigeria are forced into poverty and financial ruin due to out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare expenses. Our study assessed the prevalence and determinants of Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure (CHE) experienced by households in Lagos, Nigeria.
Methods: A descriptive community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted on 2492 households in Lagos from December 2022 to March 2023 in 4 Local Government Areas (LGAs) using a multistage sampling technique.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of General Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptives (LARPCs) utilization and its associated factors among married women who desire no more children in Ethiopia.
Methods: Secondary datasets from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey was used for the study. A total weighted sample of 3,756 married or in union reproductive age women who desire no more children were included in the analysis.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
January 2025
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
Background: Delivery assisted by skilled birth attendants is essential for maternal and newborn health because most maternal and infant deaths occur during childbirth. Ethiopia continues to use skilled birth care services that are far below acceptable standards. There are also regional variations in skilled birth attendant delivery services in the country.
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