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K. Michael Hambidge
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Open AccessThe trend in mean height of Guatemalan women born between 1945 and 1995: a century behind
Adult height is a cumulative indicator of living standards with mean height increasing with a greater socio-economic level. Guatemalan adult women have the lowest mean height worldwide. The country’s populatio...
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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 AccessPrevalence of clinically-evident congenital anomalies in the Western highlands of Guatemala
Congenital anomalies are a significant cause of death and disability for infants, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where 95% of all deaths due to anomalies occur. Limited data on the preva...
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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 AccessCorrection to: International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol
Following publication of the original article [1], the author mentioned that two additional NIH staff were involved in the development of the protocol who did not receive recognition in the Acknowledgments sec...
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Open AccessInternational prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol
Until recently, Zika virus (ZIKV) infections were considered mild and self-limiting. Since 2015, they have been associated with an increase in microcephaly and other birth defects in newborns. While this assoc...
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Open AccessFactors associated with anemia among women of the reproductive age group in Thatta district: study protocol
Maternal anemia is a leading public health issue placing pregnant women at higher risk of low birth weight, preterm birth, perinatal mortality, and neonatal mortality. Women in develo** countries are at high...
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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 AccessStrategies for optimizing maternal nutrition to promote infant development
The growing appreciation of the multi-faceted importance of optimal maternal nutrition to the health and development of the infant and young child is tempered by incompletely resolved strategies for combatting...
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Open AccessTrends and determinants of stillbirth in develo** countries: results from the Global Network’s Population-Based Birth Registry
Stillbirth rates remain high, especially in low and middle-income countries, where rates are 25 per 1000, ten-fold higher than in high-income countries. The United Nations’ Every Newborn Action Plan has set a ...
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Open AccessAnthropometric indices for non-pregnant women of childbearing age differ widely among four low-middle income populations
Maternal stature and body mass indices (BMI) of non-pregnant women (NPW) of child bearing age are relevant to maternal and offspring health. The objective was to compare anthropometric indices of NPW in four r...
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Open AccessA description of the methods of the aspirin supplementation for pregnancy indicated risk reduction in nulliparas (ASPIRIN) study
Preterm birth (PTB) remains the leading cause of neonatal mortality and long term disability throughout the world. Though complex in its origins, a growing body of evidence suggests that first trimester admini...
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Open AccessA multi-faceted intervention including antenatal corticosteroids to reduce neonatal mortality associated with preterm birth: a case study from the Guatemalan Western Highlands
The Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research undertook a cluster-randomized trial to assess the impact of a multi-faceted intervention to identify women at high-risk of preterm birth at all le...
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Open AccessTrends in the incidence of possible severe bacterial infection and case fatality rates in rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America, 2010–2013: a multicenter prospective cohort study
Possible severe bacterial infections (pSBI) continue to be a leading cause of global neonatal mortality annually. With the recent publications of simplified antibiotic regimens for treatment of pSBI where refe...
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Open AccessImpact of exposure to cooking fuels on stillbirths, perinatal, very early and late neonatal mortality - a multicenter prospective cohort study in rural communities in India, Pakistan, Kenya, Zambia and Guatemala
Consequences of exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from biomass fuels used for cooking on neonatal deaths and stillbirths is poorly understood. In a large multi-country observational study, we examined ...
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Open AccessNeonatal mortality and coverage of essential newborn interventions 2010 - 2013: a prospective, population-based study from low-middle income countries
Approximately 3 million neonatal deaths occur each year worldwide. Simple interventions have been tested and found to be effective in reducing the neonatal mortality. In order to effectively implement public h...
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Open AccessPostpartum contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning in five low-income countries
During the post-partum period, most women wish to delay or prevent future pregnancies. Despite this, the unmet need for family planning up to a year after delivery is higher than at any other time. This study ...
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Open AccessLost to follow-up among pregnant women in a multi-site community based maternal and newborn health registry: a prospective study
It is important when conducting epidemiologic studies to closely monitor lost to follow up (LTFU) rates. A high LTFU rate may lead to incomplete study results which in turn can introduce bias to the trial or s...
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Open AccessTrends in perinatal deaths from 2010 to 2013 in the Guatemalan Western Highlands
While progress has been made in reducing neonatal mortality in Guatemala, stillbirth and maternal mortality rates remain high, especially among the indigenous populations, which have among the highest adverse ...
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Open AccessAdverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies: The Global Network’s Maternal Newborn Health Registry study
Adolescent girls between 15 and 19 years give birth to around 16 million babies each year, around 11% of births worldwide. We sought to determine whether adolescent mothers are at higher risk of maternal and p...
