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Front Glob Womens Health
January 2025
School of Medicine, Asrat Woldeyes Health Science Campus, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
Background: Allowing women to have a companion of their choice during labor and delivery is a cost-effective strategy to enhance the quality of maternal care and promote a positive birth experience. Due to the limited studies on women's preferences for labour companionship, this study aimed to assess the desire for labour companionship and its associated factors among pregnant women attending ante-natal care at public health facilities in Debre Berhan City.
Method: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from August 1-30, 2022.
J Family Med Prim Care
October 2024
Department of Community Medicine, GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a haemoglobin concentration of less than 11 g/dl in venous blood. The prevalence of anaemia among ante-natal mothers in India is 50.3%[3].
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November 2024
Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria. Email:
Background: Intimate partner violence in pregnancy is a hidden global pandemic, a hindrance to universal health. It interferes with the Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 5.
Objective: This study investigated the prevalence and factors contributing to intimate partner violence in pregnancy (IPVP) among antenatal attendees in a tertiary health facility in Anambra state.
J Family Med Prim Care
September 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NEIGRIHMS, India.
Background: Prediction of preeclampsia in first trimester can lead to early initiation of preventative measures, as well as timely therapeutic intervention, that will prevent the maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. This study, prediction of preeclampsia at 11-13 weeks of gestation, was conducted by using serum placental growth factor (PlGF), serum pregnancy associated plasma protein - A (PAPP-A), uterine artery Doppler indices, and mean arterial pressure (MAP), in low-risk pregnant women.
Methods: It is an observational longitudinal prospective study.
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