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Open AccessRegional trends in birth weight in low- and middle-income countries 2013–2018
Birth weight (BW) is a strong predictor of neonatal outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare BWs between global regions (south Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Central America) prospectively and to determin...
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Open AccessAssociation of parity with birthweight and neonatal death in five sites: The Global Network’s Maternal Newborn Health Registry study
Nulliparity has been associated with lower birth weight (BW) and other adverse pregnancy outcomes, with most of the data coming from high-income countries. In this study, we examined birth weight for gestation...
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Open AccessMaternal mortality in six low and lower-middle income countries from 2010 to 2018: risk factors and trends
Maternal mortality is a public health problem that disproportionately affects low and lower-middle income countries (LMICs). Appropriate data sources are lacking to effectively track maternal mortality and mon...
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Open AccessDevelopment of the Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research’s socioeconomic status index for use in the network’s sites in low and lower middle-income countries
Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of health globally and an important explanatory variable to assess causality in epidemiological research. The 10th Sustainable Development Goal is to redu...
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Open AccessThe relationship between birth intervals and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in six low and lower-middle income countries
Due to high fertility rates in some low and lower-middle income countries, the interval between pregnancies can be short, which may lead to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
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Open AccessStillbirth 2010–2018: a prospective, population-based, multi-country study from the Global Network
Stillbirth rates are high and represent a substantial proportion of the under-5 mortality in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). In LMIC, where nearly 98% of stillbirths worldwide occur, few population-bas...
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Open AccessThe Global Network Maternal Newborn Health Registry: a multi-country, community-based registry of pregnancy outcomes
The Global Network for Women's and Children’s Health Research (Global Network) conducts clinical trials in resource-limited countries through partnerships among U.S. investigators, international investigators ...
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Open AccessOligohydramnios: a prospective study of fetal, neonatal and maternal outcomes in low-middle income countries
Oligohydramnios is a condition of abnormally low amniotic fluid volume that has been associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. To date, the prevalence of this condition and its outcomes has not been well descri...
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Open AccessFactors influencing referrals for ultrasound-diagnosed complications during prenatal care in five low and middle income countries
Ultrasound during antenatal care (ANC) is proposed as a strategy for increasing hospital deliveries for complicated pregnancies and improving maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. The First Look study was a ...
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Open AccessRisk factors for maternal death and trends in maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a prospective longitudinal cohort analysis
Because large, prospective, population-based data sets describing maternal outcomes are typically not available in low- and middle-income countries, it is difficult to monitor maternal mortality rates over tim...
