Search
Search Results
-
Antiretroviral Therapy Concealment Behaviors and their Association with Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among People with HIV: Findings from the Florida Cohort Study
Little is known about HIV medication concealment behaviors and the effect of medication concealment on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among...
-
Rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ImportanceLarge-scale estimates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are warranted for adequate prevention and treatment. However, systematic...
-
Effect of implementing a birth plan on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundThe birth plan is an approach for pregnant women to offering their expectations of labor and birth. The purpose of this study was to...
-
Country-level structural stigma, identity concealment, and day-to-day discrimination as determinants of transgender people’s life satisfaction
PurposeDiscriminatory laws, policies, and population attitudes, surrounding transgender people vary greatly across countries, from equal protection...
-
The effects of low-dose aspirin on preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
AimTo conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the efficacy of low-dose aspirin...
-
Effect of brewer’s yeast or beta-glucan on breast milk supply following preterm birth: the BLOOM study – protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial
BackgroundMany individuals who experience preterm birth struggle with early breast milk supply, which can translate into suboptimal longer-term...
-
Effect of behavior change communication through the health development army on birth weight of newborns in Ambo district, Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled community trial
BackgroundPoor behavior change communication on maternal nutrition and health throughout pregnancy is thought to be to blame for Ethiopia’s high rate...
-
Randomized controlled trial of enteral vitamin D supplementation (ViDES) in infants <28 weeks gestational age or <1000 g birth weight: study protocol
BackgroundVitamin D is necessary to develop healthy lungs and other organs early in life. Most infants born before 28 weeks’ gestation have low...
-
The World Health Organization Antenatal CorTicosteroids for Improving Outcomes in preterm Newborns (ACTION-III) Trial: study protocol for a multi-country, multi-centre, double-blind, three-arm, placebo-controlled, individually randomized trial of antenatal corticosteroids for women at high probability of late preterm birth in hospitals in low- resource countries
BackgroundPreterm birth complications are the leading cause of newborn and under-5 mortality. Over 85% of all preterm births occur in the late...
-
Systematic review and meta-analysis: does pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy at the blastocyst stage improve live birth rate?
PurposeTo establish if preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) at the blastocyst stage improves the composite outcome of live birth...
-
The Bern Birth Cohort (BeBiCo) to study the development of the infant intestinal microbiota in a high-resource setting in Switzerland: rationale, design, and methods
BackgroundMicrobiota composition is fundamental to human health with the intestinal microbiota undergoing critical changes within the first two years...
-
A randomised controlled trial comparing umbilical cord milking to delayed cord clam** at birth in preterm infants 28–36 weeks gestational age
Delayed cord clam** (DCC) is an established practice in perinatology with multiple benefits. However, in instances where the implementation of DCC...
-
An innovative web-based decision-aid about birth after cesarean for shared decision making in Taiwan: study protocol for a randomized control trial
BackgroundTaiwan has a high national caesarean rate coupled with a low vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) rate. This study aims to develop and...
-
Prevention of Preterm Birth by Cervical Pessary Combined with Vaginal Progesterone: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
This study was to assess the effectiveness of cervical pessary combined with vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth (PTB). Ten...
-
Fish oil-containing lipid emulsions prevention on parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in very low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis
BackgroundThe effect of fish oil-containing lipid emulsions on preventing parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis (PNAC) in very low birth weight...
-
Sexually transmitted infection screening to prevent adverse birth and newborn outcomes: study protocol for a randomized-controlled hybrid-effectiveness trial
BackgroundSexually transmitted infections (STIs) during pregnancy are associated with adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth...
-
Female genital mutilation/cutting incidence, diagnostic capacities, and obstetric outcomes among migrant women: a single-center retrospective analysis in a 10-year birth cohort in Austria
IntroductionPractical experience in the care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is uncommon in Austria. However, affected women...
-
Live birth after letrozole as an adjunct to follicle-stimulating hormone versus follicle-stimulating hormone alone for ovarian stimulation in in vitro fertilisation cycles—study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
IntroductionIn vitro fertilisation (IVF) is an effective infertility treatment but the live birth rate remains unsatisfactory. Ovarian stimulation by...
-
The significance of structural stigma towards transgender people in health care encounters across Europe: Health care access, gender identity disclosure, and discrimination in health care as a function of national legislation and public attitudes
BackgroundAccording to the minority stress theory, stigma affects the health of marginalized populations. Previous stigma research has focused on the...
-
Postpartum urinary incontinence and birth outcomes as a result of the pushing technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction and hypothesisDirected pushing while using the Valsalva maneuver is shown to lead to bladder neck descent, especially in women with...
