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Drug Chem Toxicol
January 2025
Immunology Unit, Department of Laboratory, Diagnostic and Investigative Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Aflatoxin B (AFB1) and fumonisin B (FB1) are toxic secondary products of fungi that frequently contaminate staple crops in resource-limited settings. Antenatal AFB1 and FB1 exposure may cause adverse birth outcomes. We conducted a retrospective substudy nested in a case-control cohort of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women ≥20 weeks gestation from Harare, Zimbabwe.
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January 2025
Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Background: Over one-third of the global stillbirth burden occurs in countries affected by conflict or a humanitarian crisis, including Afghanistan. Stillbirth rates in Afghanistan remained high in 2021 at over 26 per 1000 births. Stillbirths have devastating physical, psycho-social and economic impacts on women, families and healthcare providers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWomen Birth
January 2025
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM), Melbourne, Australia; Maternity Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic affected perinatal outcomes globally, with some regions reporting an increase in stillbirths.
Background: Melbourne, Australia, experienced one of the longest and most stringent pandemic lockdowns.
Aim: To compare stillbirth rates for singleton pregnancies > 20 weeks' gestation before and during the pandemic and examine differences in suboptimal care factors.
Women Birth
January 2025
Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, Mater Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address:
Background: While benefits of involving consumers in research are well established, bereaved parents face unique challenges, and descriptions of their experiences with co-designed stillbirth research are lacking. The collective experience of 'Project Engage' involved co-designing resources to support bereaved parents' involvement in research.
Methods: This study aimed to describe and evaluate the involvement of bereaved parents as co-investigators of a stillbirth research project.
Front Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
It is estimated that 1%-2% of pregnancies are complicated by fetal arrhythmias, with most arrhythmias considered benign and not requiring further treatment or intervention. However, persistent tachyarrhythmias can lead to fetal heart failure, preterm birth, stillbirth, and increased risks during the perinatal period. Therefore, timely treatment during pregnancy is often necessary.
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