stillbirthBackground: Stillbirths affect more than 2.5 million pregnancies worldwide every year and the progress in reducing stillbirth rates is slower than that required by World Health Organization. The aim of the present study was to investigate which factors were associated with stillbirths in an...
Zambia experienced a major decline in under-five mortality rates (U5MR), with one of the fastest declines in socio-economic disparities in sub-Saharan Africa in the last two decades. We aimed to understand the extent to which, and how, Zambia has reduced
Smoking is also harmful to the unborn fetus. If a pregnant woman smokes, her fetus is at an increased risk ofmiscarriage, early delivery (prematurity),stillbirth, infant death, and low birth weight. In fact, it has been estimated that if all women quitsmoking during pregnancy, about 4,000 ...
TheNational Maternal and Infant Health Surveywas conducted in 1988 and studied pregnancy risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes like stillbirth and low birth weight. TheNational Mortality Followback Surveyattempted to find factors that affected mortality, like socioeconomic status, disability of use of...
Erin Moses, who works for a small nonprofit, found a new therapist she liked after she and her husband moved to California's Central Coast in February last year. In September, she received a bill from the therapy group saying it had terminated its contract with Anthem because the insurer wa...
Heavy drinking during pregnancy is known to cause miscarriage, stillbirths, low birth weight, and fetal alcohol syndrome, a collection of disabilities that range in severity but may include abnormal facial features, growth problems, behavioral issues, and mental or intellectual difficulties [sources: ...
A large body of epidemiological evidence demonstrates that exposure to particulate matter (PM) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Many epidemiology studies have investigated the health effects of PM in Europe and North America and focussed on traffic derived PM. However, elevated leve...
6. Consider a Weighted Blanket Many people swear by using aweighted blanketto potentially help calm anxiety and increase feelings of comfort. (7) Doing so may also help hold your body in place, making it a little easier to stay sleeping on your back through the night. ...
When the puppies are born, they will be inside sacs that the mother dog should tear open before cleaning each baby off. If she does not do this, you should do it yourself using gloves, a clean cloth, and gentle stroking motions. Do not be alarmed if a stillbirth happens, as this is...
stillbirth. These type of mothers have to have additional ultrasounds during their pregnancy cycle to make sure that the baby growth is going normally. Moreover devices like Stethoscope can be used after 20 weeks of pregnancy to listen to the heart beat of the baby. Also they must keep an ...