• ABSTRACT Maternal mortality, infant mortality and neonatal mortality are high in Pakistan where maternal health services depend upon traditional birth attendants (TBAs). (who.int)
  • The maternal conduct most deliveries (Z. Fatmi, S. Luby, mortality ratio, the infant mortality rate and unpublished report, 1998). (who.int)
  • To use any of TBAs on reducing maternal and infant mor- the maternal health services of the formal tality was not significant when proper re- health care sector, women must go to the ferral systems for essential obstetric and town of Sehwan to visit a government-run neonatal care were lacking [ 7,8 ]. (who.int)
  • and parasitemia at delivery in maternal peripheral blood, placental blood, and in infant umbilical cord blood. (ajtmh.org)
  • Using interrupted-time-series analysis and data on 20,366 mother-infant pairs with normal vaginal deliveries, we measured changes in length of stay, newborn examinations on the third or fourth day of life, and office visits, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions for newborns. (harvard.edu)
  • Harris D, Aboueissa A, Baugh N, Sarton C. Impact of rurality on maternal and infant health indicators and outcomes in Maine. (rrh.org.au)
  • 82.7% of all births) to describe receipt of breast milk among extremely preterm (20-27 weeks), early preterm (28-33 weeks), late preterm (34-36 weeks), and term (≥37 weeks) infants with further stratification by maternal and infant characteristics. (cdc.gov)
  • Receipt of breast milk was further stratified by maternal characteristics and infant NICU admission. (cdc.gov)
  • Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal birth defect, and a woman's risk of having a baby with Down syndrome is: Risk of having a baby with Down syndrome Advanced maternal age is associated with adverse outcomes in the perinatal period, which may be caused by detrimental effects on decidual and placental development. (wikipedia.org)
  • Advanced maternal age continues to be associated with a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes including low birth weight, pre-term birth, stillbirth, unexplained fetal death, and increased rates of Caesarean section. (wikipedia.org)
  • In this study we investigated whether these joint introductions of tobacco control policies in the Netherlands were associated with changes in key perinatal outcomes known to be associated with maternal smoking and/or SHS exposure. (nature.com)
  • There is limited evidence on how the classification of maternal metabolic syndrome during pregnancy affects children's developmental outcomes and the possible mediators of this association. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study uses a cohort sample of 12,644 to 13,832 mother-child pairs from the UK Born in Bradford Study to examine the associations between maternal metabolic syndrome classification (MetS) and child development outcomes at age 5, using cord blood markers as candidate mediators. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The results support the hypothesis that maternal metabolic syndrome classification during pregnancy is associated with some child developmental outcomes at age 5. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Neither policy appears to have affected the health outcomes of newborns. (harvard.edu)
  • Epidural analgesia use as a marker for physician approach to birth: Implications for maternal and newborn outcomes. (afar.info)
  • The study objective was to determine if a family physician's overall approach to maternity care, cis measured by average use of epidural analgesia, was associated with maternal and fetal outcomes. (afar.info)
  • There is limited large-scale evidence of the relationship between maternal age and child outcomes beyond the perinatal period. (edu.au)
  • This urban disadvantage in maternal health outcomes is largely due to the dearth of skilled birth attendants , such as doctors and midwives , in poor urban areas. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • However, the association between IPI and maternal and neonatal outcomes in women whose first delivery was by cesarean delivery is unclear. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In December 2015, FFPE tissues samples from two newborns (born at 36 and 38 weeks gestation) with microcephaly who died within 20 hours of birth and two miscarriages (fetal losses at 11 and 13 weeks) were submitted to CDC, from the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, for histopathologic evaluation and laboratory testing for suspected Zika virus infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Part of this paper was presented at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Meeting 39th Annual Pregnancy Meeting, February 11 to 16, Las Vegas, NV. (thieme-connect.de)
  • Maternal and fetal characteristics and the results of the systematic postmortem examination protocol were collected from medical records. (degruyter.com)
  • The most common definition of Intrauterine Growth Restrictio n (IUGR) is a fetal weight that is below the 10th percentile for gestational age as determined through an ultrasound . (americanpregnancy.org)
  • Intrauterine Growth Restriction is also known as Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) or fetal growth restriction. (americanpregnancy.org)
  • Since 1995, Maternal-Fetal Medicine of Texas has provided high quality, specialized care to pregnant women by educating, counseling and managing complicated pregnancies to maximize maternal and fetal health. (pediatrix.com)
  • The care of a maternal-fetal medicine specialist can significantly contribute to the baby's health before and after birth. (pediatrix.com)
  • Our board-certified maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists provide prenatal care for expectant patients with complicated or high-risk pregnancies. (pediatrix.com)
  • A maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialist is specially trained to treat women with diabetes during pregnancy. (pediatrix.com)
  • Women having a high-risk pregnancy should be seen more frequently for close monitoring by a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, a physician specially trained to treat high-risk pregnancies. (pediatrix.com)
  • Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are available to provide additional monitoring and comprehensive care to women with high-risk pregnancies who are hospitalized prior to delivery. (pediatrix.com)
  • Use our doctor finder to choose from 179 of best maternal-fetal medicine specialists in New York, NY. (sharecare.com)
  • Among 49 states and the District of Columbia, the percentage of newborns breastfed between birth and discharge from the hospital increased from 83.3% in 2021 to 85.2% in 2022. (cdc.gov)
  • Irrespective of definition, birth defects can cause spontaneous abortions and stillbirths and are a significant but underrecognized cause of mortality and disability among infants and children under five years of age. (who.int)
  • Maternal infectious diseases such as syphilis and rubella are a significant cause of birth defects in low- and middle-income countries. (who.int)
  • Maternal illnesses like diabetes mellitus, conditions such as iodine and folic acid deficiency, and exposure to medicines and recreational drugs including alcohol and tobacco, certain environmental chemicals, and high doses of radiation are other factors that cause birth defects. (who.int)
  • It enables the timely deployment of primary prevention interventions which aim to prevent teratogen-induced birth defects (including those caused by congenital syphilis and rubella), defects caused by iodine deficiency disorder, neural tube defects (and possibly other malformations), and maternal-age-related chromosomal disorders (e.g. (who.int)
  • Asia, Japan and the United States are all seeing average age at first birth on the rise, and increasingly the process is spreading to countries in the developing world such as China, Turkey and Iran. (wikipedia.org)
  • What is so radical about this recent transformation is that it is the age at which women give birth to their first child, which is becoming comparatively high, leaving an ever more constricted window of biological opportunity for second and subsequent children, should they be desired. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unsurprisingly, high first-birth ages and high rates of birth postponement are associated with the arrival of low, and lowest-low fertility. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, over time, improvements in (and improvements in access to) medical services and social resources have decreased the negative association between older maternal age and low birth weight. (wikipedia.org)
  • Using data from the 2014/15 Rwanda demographic and health survey, we identified a cohort of women aged 15-49 years who had a live birth that occurred between 2010 and 2014. (springer.com)
  • Primary outcome measures were: perinatal mortality, preterm birth and being small-for-gestational age (SGA). (nature.com)
  • maternal related factors such as overly young and old maternal age, parity, poor maternal health, and pelvic anomalies contribute to neonatal birth injury. (frontiersin.org)
  • Whereas, maternal age within the age range of 25-34 years, and neonates delivered via instrumental delivery were 6.68, and 2.81 times more likely to develop neonatal birth injury compared to those whose age was greater than 34 years and neonates delivered through Cesarean section, respectively. (frontiersin.org)
  • Primiparity, mothers with no history of antenatal care follow up, uneducated women, unemployed women, mode of delivery, and maternal age between 25 and 34 years were strong predictors associated with neonatal birth injury. (frontiersin.org)
  • Neonatal birth injury is the functional or structural damage of the newborn during child birth ( 1 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Babies born to obese mothers are at increased risk of a range of complications including admission to neonatal care, macrosomia (excessive birth weight), low Apgar score [a test that assesses the health of newborns immediately after birth], and death. (nccor.org)
  • The estimates suggest that babies of obese mothers had about 50 percent greater odds of their baby dying in the first four weeks of life (adjusted odds ratio 1.46) than women who were of optimum weight, even after adjusting for certain factors known to affect the risk of neonatal death including maternal age, educational level, and birth order. (nccor.org)
  • Analysis of mortality in Poland from foetal and maternal causes (length of gestation, birth weight, maternal age) in the neonatal and post-neonatal period depending on place of residence (rural and urban areas) in 2004-2013. (aaem.pl)
  • Diagnosed cases of deaths in rural and urban areas were analyzed, taking into account the causes of death according to ICD-10, the duration of pregnancy in weeks, birth weight, and maternal age. (aaem.pl)
  • The mortality rate was also higher in rural areas in children born to women aged 20-34 years, and children born after 37 weeks gestation with low birth weight. (aaem.pl)
  • How we age starts even before birth with pregnancy. (aarpinternational.org)
  • A newborn who weighs less than 90% of newborns of the same gestational age at birth (below the 10th percentile) is considered small for gestational age. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Overview of General Problems in Newborns Problems in newborns may develop Before birth while the fetus is growing During labor and delivery After birth About 9% of newborns need special care after birth due to prematurity, problems. (msdmanuals.com)
  • We aimed to elucidate the impact of early gestational PAH exposure on anthropometry from birth to 10 years of age in 1295 mother-child pairs from a nested sub-cohort of the MINIMat trial in Bangladesh. (lu.se)
  • mothers were usually dependant on traditional birth attendants (TBAs) who conducted home deliveries and subsequently advised them on newborn care. (who.int)
  • We particularly emphasise the continuum from birth to old age, during which early events may produce lifelong diseases, and which requires serious attention with regard to preventive measures during the earliest period of susceptibility. (samj.org.za)
  • The WHO estimates that about 21 million girls aged between 15-19 years in developing regions become pregnant with 12 million of them giving birth. (businessghana.com)
  • 105 384 newborns (⩾2000 g and ⩾36 weeks) were analysed, and the effect of higher birth weight on total serum bilirubin (TSB) ⩾342 μmol/l was reported using logistic regression to control for gestational age, scalp injury diagnosis, maternal diabetes, method of delivery and other confounders. (bmj.com)
  • The odds ratio for the effect of an additional 500 g of birth weight on TSB ⩾342 μmol/l declined with increasing gestational age from 1.55 (95% CI 1.28 to 1.87) at 36 weeks to 1.30 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.50) at 37 weeks and 1.14 (95% CI 1.01 to 1.29) at 38 weeks. (bmj.com)
  • Gestational age was ascertained from the birth certificate's obstetric estimate of completed weeks of gestation and categorized as extremely preterm (20-27 weeks), early preterm (28-33 weeks), late preterm (34-36 weeks), and term (≥37 weeks) † ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • On birth certificates, maternal sociodemographic data are typically collected through maternal self-report and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission is collected from the medical record ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Analysis was restricted to infants with gestational ages ≥20 weeks who were not transferred to another facility within 24 hours of delivery and who were living at the time of birth certificate completion. (cdc.gov)
  • This study suggests that the major risk factor for birth mortality in Luanda is the type of delivery (c-section) and that this data is not related to the age of the mother or to premature birth. (bvsalud.org)
  • Maternal infections during pregnancy can potentially cause birth defects and severe adverse effects in infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods We conducted a case-control study of blood group O Rh(D) positive mothers according to the occurrence of ABO-HDFN in newborns. (researchsquare.com)
  • On the other hand, advanced maternal age is associated with a more stable family environment, higher socio-economic position, higher income and better living conditions, as well as better parenting practices (including better disciplinary methods). (wikipedia.org)
  • The study is the first to shed light on the role of maternal obesity in neonatal death (during the first 28 days of life) in developing countries. (nccor.org)
  • The authors conclude, "This is the first time maternal obesity has been recognized as a risk factor in this setting. (nccor.org)
  • In a linked comment, Ellen Nohr from Aarhus University in Denmark says, "The findings from sub-Saharan Africa are in accordance with previous studies on maternal obesity and neonatal survival from high income countries, which is reassuring in a scientific sense but also alarming. (nccor.org)
  • These findings force us to see the global burden of obesity on reproductive health in a new perspective, where complications attributable to maternal obesity in low-income countries may far outnumber the burden seen in affluent countries. (nccor.org)
  • A new study based the body mass indexes (BMIs) of the residents of Monroe County, Indiana, shows the pandemic was tied to increased rates of severe obesity for children, with the greatest increase among those ages 5 to 11. (umn.edu)
  • Unfortunately, while the knowledge of most of the interventions needed to improve maternal and newborn survival has advanced remarkably since the adoption of the MDGs, healthcare systems in many LMICs do not effectively deliver currently recommended life-saving maternal and newborn health interventions including antenatal and post-natal care [ 1 , 13 ]. (springer.com)
  • We are delighted to announce the fifth Ending Age-Related Diseases conference on August 11-14, 2022! (fightaging.org)
  • Women (aged ≥ 18 years) whose first delivery was cesarean delivery with 2 consecutive singleton pregnancies from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database between 2017 and 2019 were included in this retrospective cohort study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The mean cohort age was 24.5 years. (cdc.gov)
  • 20 weeks gestational age) and shortly after delivery, we measured the prevalence of IgG and IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), rubella, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in mothers and newborns and used rapid tests to detect HIV and syphilis (Treponema pallidum) in mothers. (cdc.gov)
  • Silent coeliac disease may occur in parents, especially in mothers of preterm and small for gestational age infants, even in the absence of apparent clinical indications. (uwi.edu)
  • A decrease in the mortality of newborns and infants was observed, but in rural areas neonatal mortality decreased significantly more slowly. (aaem.pl)
  • 4-6 Unlike rubella and toxoplasmosis where intrauterine transmission occurs as a result of maternal infection acquired during pregnancy (primary infection), congenital CMV infection can occur in infants born to mothers who have had CMV infection before pregnancy (nonprimary infection). (lww.com)
  • Not all infants whose growth was restricted in the womb are small for gestational age. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This paper also recommended a single parenteral dose of 0.5 to 1.0 mg of vitamin K to all newborn infants as prophylaxis. (aap.org)
  • In maternal and child health, these disparities may be evidenced by the health risks and behaviors of new mothers, the health of infants born to these mothers, and the care received by both mothers and infants. (rrh.org.au)
  • The prevalence of infants receiving any breast milk was 83.9% overall and varied by gestational age, with 71.3% of extremely preterm infants, 76.0% of early preterm infants, 77.3% of late preterm infants, and 84.6% of term infants receiving any breast milk. (cdc.gov)
  • Through reducing maternal smoking and SHS exposure, tobacco control policies have considerable potential to benefit perinatal health. (nature.com)
  • World Health Organization: European strategic approach for making pregnancy safer: Improving maternal and perinatal health. (aaem.pl)
  • Results were similar for a vulnerable subgroup with lower incomes, younger maternal age, a lower level of education, or some combination of these characteristics. (harvard.edu)
  • As the subsidy has increased caesarean section rates in some countries after implementation [13] , no study has shown either its increase or its impact on maternal and newborn mortality in Kasansa and Tshilenge. (scirp.org)
  • SDG targets # 3.1 and 3.2: reduce maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100,000 live births and neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030) [ 10 ]. (springer.com)
  • The study group consisted of 81 newborns who were hospitalized for prematurity or term-intrauterine growth retardation. (uwi.edu)
  • The outcome was identified for 75 cases: 64 delivered babies (45 at term and 10 prematurely, prematurity rate: 18%), 10 abortions (five spontaneous and five therapeutic or medical), and one maternal death during pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • Within its fragile context, the country was already facing a human capital crisis with the lowest life expectancy (51 years) and high maternal and child mortality. (worldbank.org)
  • To determine the impact of rurality on maternal and child health in Maine, USA, 11 years of data (2000-2010) for the state of Maine from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) project were analyzed. (rrh.org.au)
  • Maternal mortality is unacceptably high: Ghana's new-born and maternal mortality is 308 to 100,000 live births compared to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) standard of 70 to 100,000 live births. (businessghana.com)
  • This is why Youth Rise International (YoRI) is addressing new born and maternal mortality in a bid to reduce Ghana's current rate of 308 deaths in each 100,000 live births. (businessghana.com)
  • Therefore, the author wondered whether the concentration of markers of vascular endothelial injury in maternal peripheral blood (such as VE-cadherin) would be affected through placenta during intrauterine onset. (researchsquare.com)
  • In this study, correlation analysis was conducted on the occurrence and development of ABO-HDFN by detecting maternal peripheral blood VE-cadherin level and IgG anti-A /B titer in late pregnancy, in order to provide theoretical basis for prenatal diagnosis and early prevention and treatment of ABO-HDFN. (researchsquare.com)
  • Median maternal age at delivery was 23 years (IQR: 21-25). (datadryad.org)
  • Average maternal age was 35 years, 67.1% were White, 55.3% received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, 44.7% received the Moderna version, and the median gestational age at first dose was 22.8 weeks. (umn.edu)
  • Associated with this is a rapid increase in the median age of the population as shown by the maps below. (aarpinternational.org)
  • This shift so strongly influences the timing of political, social, and economic trends and events that, I argue, foreign affairs analysts should monitor countries in "age-structural time," based on their median age, rather than in chronological "historic time" which is the domain of reference for political scientists and historians. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • When put to the test, the relationship between highly democratic states and median age yields a simple S-shaped curve (Figure 1). (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • At a median age of 20 years (i.e., half of everyone is under 20 years of age), countries have historically had about a one-in-six chance of being scored "free" by Freedom House. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • The chances of being scored as free hit one in two at a median age of about 29 years, a point called "Free-50. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Samples included brain and other autopsy tissues from the two newborns, a placenta from one of the newborns, and products of conception from the two miscarriages. (cdc.gov)
  • Newborns may be small because their parents are small, the placenta did not function normally, or the mother has a medical disorder or has used drugs, smoked, or consumed alcohol during the pregnancy. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Among those who have commented on the study is Anshu Banerjee, MD, PhD, director of the WHO Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Aging. (medscape.com)
  • Research shows that adolescent mothers (aged 10-19 years) face higher risks of eclampsia, puerperal endometriosis and systemic infections than women aged 20-24 years. (businessghana.com)
  • with a single and live newborn, without malformations. (bvsalud.org)
  • 20 years and 77.6% to 80.8% among mothers aged 20-24 years). (cdc.gov)
  • However, existing figures indicate that work on reducing the incidence of and mortality associated with congenital anomalies needs to be linked to efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goal 4 target of a two thirds reduction in the mortality rate of children under five years of age between 1990 and 2015. (who.int)
  • A study monitoring HHV-6 and HHV-7 DNA in saliva samples during the acute and convalescent phases demonstrated a significantly higher rate of detection in children aged 3-9 years versus adults, suggesting that children in the convalescent phase of roseola infantum are the more probable source of infection. (medscape.com)
  • There were 36 pregnant women with A-O blood group, 41 with B-O blood group and 3 with AB-O blood group, aged from 20 to 45 (30.44 ± 5.30) years. (researchsquare.com)
  • Average age at first childbirth has been increasing, especially in OECD countries, among which the highest average age is 32.6 years (South Korea) followed by 32.1 years (Ireland and Spain). (wikipedia.org)
  • In the USA, the average age at which women bore their first child advanced from 21.4 years old in 1970 to 26.9 in 2018. (wikipedia.org)
  • Worldwide, an estimated 5.4 million children aged less than 5 years died. (frontiersin.org)
  • In the cities, higher post-neonatal mortality was due to respiratory diseases, and in children born after 37 weeks gestation to mothers under the age of 20 years. (aaem.pl)
  • In its announcement , the FDA said the drug is indicated for newborns and babies entering their first RSV season and for children up to 2 years old who remain vulnerable to severe disease in their second RSV season. (umn.edu)
  • 20 years and 20,026 children (20.1%) born to mothers aged ≥35 years. (edu.au)
  • Conclusions: Increasing maternal age was associated with a lesser risk of developmental vulnerability for children born to mothers aged 15 years to about 30 years. (edu.au)
  • In contrast, increasing maternal age beyond 35 years was generally associated with increasing vulnerability, broadly equivalent to the risk for children born to mothers in their early twenties, which is highly relevant in the international context of later childbearing. (edu.au)
  • Maternal urinary PAH metabolites were not associated with child anthropometry at 10 years. (lu.se)
  • Between 2016 and 2020, Ghana recorded 542,131 pregnancies among young teenagers aged between 15-19 years. (businessghana.com)
  • The parents of premature and/or small for gestational age babies born with coeliac disease-specific antigens were investigated. (uwi.edu)
  • Doctors use published growth charts or computer apps to evaluate babies at other gestational ages. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Most newborns who are moderately small for gestational age are healthy babies who just happen to be on the smaller side. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The risk of having a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) baby is increased for mothers who are very young or very old or who have had other SGA babies. (msdmanuals.com)
  • But there are still millions of babies in the world at risk of never experiencing theirs, because of the continued danger posed by maternal and newborn tetanus. (looktothestars.org)
  • During October - December 2014, you can also help Pampers and UNICEF protect women of child-bearing age and pregnant women in the developing world against maternal and newborn tetanus simply by watching our online films that celebrate the first-time moments of babies everywhere, many of them made possible by a healthy start in life. (looktothestars.org)
  • This study investigated the effect of paternal and maternal silent coeliac disease on birthweight and gestational age in newborns. (uwi.edu)
  • The objectives of this study were to clarify the nutritional status of children aged 0-23 months and to identify the associated factors in rural Nicaragua. (nih.gov)
  • There are many factors that may influence childbearing age in women, although they are mostly correlations without certain causations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics significantly attenuated vulnerability risk in children born to younger mothers, while adjustment for potentially modifiable factors, such as antenatal visits, had little additional impact across all ages. (edu.au)
  • A variety of risk factors can make a pregnancy high-risk, including advanced maternal age, chronic health conditions, problems with a previous pregnancy and problems that develop during pregnancy. (pediatrix.com)
  • We studied newborn care practices among mothers in Mewat, Haryana, having a high NMR and determined risk factors for unsafe practices and described the knowledge and skills of ASHAs during home visits. (who.int)
  • Therefore, we estimated the knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding newborn care and determined the factors associated with unsafe neonatal care practices by mothers. (who.int)
  • Disparities in receipt of breast milk by several sociodemographic factors, including maternal race/ethnicity, were noted across gestational age groups. (cdc.gov)
  • The goal of reducing neonatal mortality requires an adequate knowledge of the real factors at each level of health care so that maternal and human resources are efficiently channeled to the constraint. (bvsalud.org)
  • Factors significantly associated with unplanned pregnancy were maternal age, black color, lower family income, greater number of children, greater number of people living in household, and not having a partner. (bvsalud.org)
  • Better understanding of transmission dynamics and age-related factors is needed. (cdc.gov)
  • Is maternal negative affectivity related to psychosocial behavior of preterm and term-born toddlers through mother-child interaction? (uu.nl)
  • Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) generally refers to alloimmune hemolytic disease of the fetus or newborn caused by maternal blood group incompatibility. (researchsquare.com)
  • 1-3 The prevalence of maternal CMV infection is an important determinant of vertical CMV transmission. (lww.com)
  • In an effort to improve access to proven maternal and newborn health interventions, Rwanda implemented a mobile phone (mHealth) monitoring system called RapidSMS. (springer.com)
  • Most of these deaths are preventable with timely access to proven maternal and newborn health interventions [ 1 , 13 ]. (springer.com)
  • The enormous growth in the elderly population is posing a socioeconomic challenge to societies worldwide, and necessitates new sweeping interventions for age-associated diseases. (fightaging.org)
  • More attractive health education or antenatal care programmes might lead to substantial improvements in maternal and child health in this small, poor community. (nih.gov)
  • Using interrupted time series design, we estimated the impact of RapidSMS on uptake of maternal and newborn health services including antenatal care (ANC), health facility delivery and vaccination coverage. (springer.com)
  • Therefore, comprehensive maternal health care such as antenatal care follow up and health institution delivery should be promoted and well addressed to all reproductive age women and special attention should be given particularly to pregnant women in order to mitigate problems related to childbirth. (frontiersin.org)
  • In a number of European countries (Spain), the mean age of women at first childbirth has crossed the 30 year threshold. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the U.S., the average age of first childbirth was 26.9 in 2018. (wikipedia.org)
  • For instance, older maternal age at first childbirth is associated with higher educational attainment and income. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus, the improvement of the maternal forecast master keys rather by year improvement of the quality of the obstetric assumption of responsibility but not by the increase amongst operational childbirth. (scirp.org)
  • The objective of this study is to quantify a child's risk of developmental vulnerability at age five, according to their mother's age at childbirth. (edu.au)
  • In response, UNFPA has significantly increased our focus on aging and low fertility and on policy support to help governments build societies that are resilient to, and can thrive amid, demographic change. (aarpinternational.org)
  • Maternal rubella IgG seropositivity was 80.8% and significantly increased with age. (cdc.gov)
  • Globally, considerable improvement in maternal, newborn, and child survival has been registered over the MDG era, with the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) reduced by 45% and under-five mortality reduced by more than half (53%) by 2015 [ 4 ]. (springer.com)
  • Comparison between a group of pregnant women and a group of non-pregnant cystic fibrotic women of same age and genotype, followed in the same care centre network, was made. (nih.gov)
  • Maternal health services in Pa- tance of temperament and body fluids, are kistan also depend primarily on TBAs and the most common care providers. (who.int)
  • If gestational age is 34 weeks or greater, health care providers may recommend being induced for early delivery. (americanpregnancy.org)
  • If gestational age is less than 34 weeks, health care providers will continue monitoring until 34 weeks or beyond. (americanpregnancy.org)
  • While the Family and Medical Leave Act provides unpaid leave for eligible employees for up to 12 weeks, over 90% of parents who take leave to care for a newborn or adopted child return to paid work at the end of the 12 week period (Cantor, D., Waldfogel, J., Kerwin, J. et al. (cdc.gov)
  • In India, the Home Based Postnatal Newborn Care programme by Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) under the National Rural Health Mission was initiated in 2011 to reduce neonatal mortality rates (NMRs). (who.int)
  • ASHAs get cash incentives for six postnatal home visits for newborn care. (who.int)
  • We interviewed mothers and ASHAs in the selected subcentres using semi-structured questionnaires on the six safe newborn care practices, namely safe breastfeeding, keeping cord and eyes clean, wrapping baby, kangaroo care, delayed bathing and hand washing. (who.int)
  • 7,8 Based on evidence from these trials, and WHO and UNICEF recommendations, the Government of India introduced home-based newborn care involving community-based workers, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), under the National Rural Health Mission in June 2011. (who.int)
  • 9,10 The Home Based Post Natal Newborn Care (HBPNC) programme was implemented with technical assistance from the United Nations Office for Project Services-Norway India Partnership Initiative in addition to health system strengthening in Mewat. (who.int)
  • Through this, it has been able to provide direct quality health care, helping 90 high-risk pregnant women - all geared towards achieving zero home delivery and zero newborn and maternal mortality. (businessghana.com)
  • Congenital CMV infection rates are directly proportional to maternal seroprevalence in that highly CMV-seropositive populations have higher rates of congenital infection. (lww.com)
  • Once in that age-structural condition - at the levels of fertility, educational attainment, institutional capacity, and income that it typically suggests - the vast majority of states that achieve liberal democracy are likely to hold on to it. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Models were adjusted for potential maternal, socioeconomic, and child confounders such as maternal education, deprivation, and gestational age. (biomedcentral.com)
  • National estimates of newborn feeding practices by gestational age have not been available previously. (cdc.gov)
  • According to the United Nations, the proportion of people aged over 65 now outnumber children younger than 5. (fightaging.org)
  • Objective: To analyze the evolution monthly of the disastrous Caesarean and to their influence one maternal mortality and infantile in the General hospitals of reference of Kasansa and Tshilenge. (scirp.org)
  • Congenital cytomegalovirus infections are among the most common of the newborn in the developed world. (lww.com)
  • 7-12 In fact, congenital CMV infection following a nonprimary maternal infection accounts for two-thirds to three-quarters of all congenital CMV infections in highly seroimmune populations. (lww.com)
  • Young maternal age and non-Hispanic black race have been associated with an increased risk of congenital CMV infection. (lww.com)
  • Congenital T. gondii and CMV infections are important public health issues for pregnant women, newborns, and healthcare providers in Coatepeque and Guatemala. (cdc.gov)
  • Advanced maternal age is associated with adverse reproductive effects such as increased risk of infertility, and that the children have chromosomal abnormalities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Having children later was not exceptional in the past, when families were larger and women often continued bearing children until the end of their reproductive age. (wikipedia.org)
  • Preventing pregnancy among adolescents is therefore key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to maternal and new-born health. (businessghana.com)
  • No newborn was seropositive for CMV IgM or rubella IgM. (cdc.gov)
  • According to Henri Leridon, PhD, an epidemiologist with the French Institute of Health and Medical Research, of women trying to get pregnant, without using fertility drugs or in vitro fertilization: A woman's risk of having a baby with chromosomal abnormalities increases with her age. (wikipedia.org)
  • Concern about harm to newborns from early postpartum discharges led to laws establishing minimum hospital stays in the mid-1990s. (harvard.edu)
  • Interpregnancy interval (IPI) has been linked with several maternal and neonatal adverse events in the general population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We aimed to investigate the association between IPI after cesarean delivery and the risk of maternal and neonatal adverse events. (biomedcentral.com)