We estimated the prevalence of nonmedical interventions for induction and pain management and examined the association between medical and nonmedical care during labor.MethodsWe used a nationally representative survey of U.S. women who gave birth in 2005 (N = 1,382) to examine use of nonmedical...
Response:Context specific interventions are needed to decrease the high burden of severe neonatal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Severe bacterial infections are a main cause of neonatal mortality in the continent. Oral intra-partum azithromycin is a cheap intervention easily scalable. ...
2 These patients may seek the social status associated with a serious diagnosis and may be willing to undergo invasive and dangerous interventions to receive continuing attention and sympathy. In the case of Ms. K, she had undergone at least 2 significant surgeries without definitive clinical ...
Improving recovery of irritant hand dermatitis in health care workers with workplace interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic Front Public Health, 10 (2022), Article 844269 View in ScopusGoogle Scholar [57] L.-H. Chuah, H.-L. Loo, C.F. Goh, J.-Y. Fu, S.-F. Ng Chitosan-based dr...
based on scientific evidence, in accordance with current medical knowledge. Being aware of the factors that influence the use of certain medical procedures, such as the augmentation of labor, is necessary for planning safe and effective perinatal care, to avoid unjustified interventions and unnecessary...
cutaneous stimulation in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as stimulation of the skin and underlying tissues for the purpose of decreasing undesirable signs and symptoms such as pain, muscle spasm, or inflammation. deep brain stimulation (DBS) patient-controlled, con...
(3): E158-77), Rubinstein comes to the same conclusion: SMT is no more effective for acute low back pain than inert interventions, sham SMT or as adjunct therapy. SMT also seems to be no better than other recommended therapies. Rubinstein himself has concluded years ago that chiropractic or...
Conclusions The findings of this survey study suggest that as the United States is experiencing another wave of surging SARS-CoV-2 infections, it will be important to track whether interventions to enhance health system safety provide the public with sufficient confidence to seek medical care. As ...
While the presence of trait mindfulness naturally varies among individuals, state mindfulness typically emerges or is sustained following mindfulness training interventions. This study explores the trait mindfulness of medical students with physical disabilities, especially considering their limited access to ...
The paired availability design was developed to evaluate the effect of medical interventions by comparing changes in outcomes before and after a change in the availability of an intervention in various locations. A simple potential outcomes model yields estimates of efficacy, the effect of receiving ...