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Parents' lived experience of support through their neonate's end of life and grief journey: An interpretative phenomenology study.
Death Stud
January 2025
School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK.
Medical and pharmacological advancements have influenced the ability to treat acutely ill neonates. However, complications of prematurity mean that death is unpreventable in some cases. The aim of this study was to explore parents' lived experiences of end of life care and their perceptions of support needs during and following the death of their baby in neonatal intensive care units in the United Kingdom.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnatomic and Functional Outcomes of Scleral Buckling Surgery for Advanced Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Proportional Meta-Analysis.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, GBR.
A significant percentage of patients with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) who progressed to stages 4 and 5 of ROP will require surgical intervention. Scleral buckling surgery is widely employed for the restoration of retinal detachment in advanced cases of ROP. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to review the anatomical and visual outcomes following scleral buckling surgery in ROP of stages 4 and 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Rare Case of Severe Burns in a Pregnant Woman.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ljubljana University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, SVN.
Although burns are an extremely rare injury during pregnancy, they place a significant additional burden on the body, which is physiologically adapted to pregnancy and therefore limited in its ability to respond effectively to stress. Due to the low incidence of burns during pregnancy, the existing literature is scarce. Case reports are mostly from third-world countries, and there are no official guidelines or recommendations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChallenges in managing osteogenesis imperfecta in a resource-limited setting: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
January 2025
Lacor Hospital-Gulu, Gulu, Uganda.
Introduction: Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare inherited connective tissue disorder that results in excessive bone fragility due to defects in collagen production. The majority of osteogenesis imperfecta cases are inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, and 17 genetic causes have been identified. Diagnosis is usually based on clinical presentation and low bone mineral density scores, while treatment involves a multidisciplinary approach using medical therapies such as bisphosphonates, vitamin C, and pamidronate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMixed vulnerabilities: the biological risk of high parity is aggravated by emergency referral in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.
Int J Equity Health
January 2025
Health Systems and Policy Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Identification of interacting vulnerabilities is essential to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). High parity (≥ 5 previous births) is an underemphasized biological vulnerability linked to poverty and affecting a sizeable proportion of SSA births. Despite increased risk, high parity women rarely use hospitals for childbirth.
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