Navigating perinatal specialty care requires access for both patients and their clinicians. Convenience and availability of regional resources, especially in predominantly rural areas, impact the ability to provide care in the ideal setting for each patient's individualized medical needs.
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J Clin Med
December 2024
Discipline of Woman Health, Municipal University of São Caetano do Sul (USCS), São Caetano do Sul 09521-160, SP, Brazil.
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common congenital defect, occurring in approximately 1 in 100 live births and being a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Of note, approximately 25% of these defects are classified as critical, requiring immediate postnatal care by pediatric cardiology and neonatal cardiac surgery teams. Consequently, early and accurate diagnosis of CHD is key to proper prenatal and postnatal monitoring in a tertiary care setting.
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December 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Background: African-born women in Australia are more likely to experience poorer perinatal outcomes than their Australian-born counterparts. This disparity may be attributed to difficulties in accessing maternity care services. With a rapidly growing African-born population in Australia, understanding African-born women's experiences with maternity care is crucial for ensuring equitable access.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr
December 2024
European Pediatric Association, Union of National European Pediatric societies and Associations, Berlin, Germany; Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Scientific Research «Casa Sollievo», University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Eur J Midwifery
December 2024
Research Centre Care in Connection, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Antwerp, Belgium.
Introduction: Perinatal loss, encompassing stillbirth and neonatal death, can have profound physical and psychological consequences for parents. Effective communication by healthcare professionals during this sensitive period is critical. This study aimed to explore how bereaved parents and professionals experienced verbal and non-verbal communication during perinatal loss.
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December 2024
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Background/introduction: Midwives provide skilled, primary, reproductive, and sexual health care to women, adolescent girls, and infants throughout the perinatal period, promoting health and safeguarding against obstetric emergencies and maternal and infant mortality. In many cultures, midwifery has been a predominantly female profession. However, in emerging research, the proportion of male midwives is growing to augment shortages of female midwives, prompting a need for further research that explores the contributions of male midwives in maternal and child health.
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