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J Mol Cell Cardiol
December 2024
Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady College of Medicine, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Electronic address:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women worldwide. One of the risk factors for CVD in women is complications during pregnancy. Pregnancy complications include a wide arena of pathologies, including hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery and miscarriage.
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January 2025
Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Putthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Objective: To assess the prevalence of non-utilisation of postpartum services in northwestern Nigeria from 2003 to 2018 and to identify and estimate the influence of social determinants, a crucial step in improving maternal and child health in the region.
Design: The 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey rounds were used. Descriptive, trend and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to show the trend and assess the influence of social determinants.
Women Birth
January 2025
Discipline of Women's Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Women's and Children's Health, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia; The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Medicine and Health, Sydney, Australia.
Background: The World Health Organisation has suggested antenatal education be integrated within standard antenatal care. However, evidence for the impact of antenatal education varies. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated randomised controlled trial evidence regarding the influence of antenatal education on labour and birth outcomes.
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January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address:
Background: Limited research has been conducted on midwives' experiences of receiving maternity care. Midwives may bring a degree of their own personal lives to their work, including their own birthing experience.
Aim: To explore midwives' experiences of giving birth and receiving maternity care and predictors of overall birth experience.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Background: Psychoactive substance use in adults and second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure among children are leading contributors to sleeping problems. Despite this, there is limited data on how these exposures influence sleep patterns in informal settings. Our study assessed the associations between substance use, SHS exposure and sleep disturbances among adults and children in an urban informal settlement in Uganda.
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