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One-quarter of neonatal and infant deaths are due to infection, and the majority of these deaths occur in developing countries. Standard treatment for infection, which includes parenteral treatment only, is of...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2018 4:8
Worldwide maternal mortality remains high, with approximately 830 maternal deaths occurring each day. About 90% of these deaths occur in low-income countries. Evidenced-based essential birth practices administ...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2018 4:7
Neonatal mortality has persisted high in Ethiopia in spite of many efforts being applied to decrease this adverse trend. Early detection of neonatal illness is an important step towards improving newborn survi...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2018 4:5
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy carries high case fatality rates ranging between 10–60%, with 25% of survivors have an adverse long-term neurodevelopment outcome. Despite the above, there is paucity of data re...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2018 4:6
Pregnancy is associated with significant changes in maternal cardiovascular system which regulates oxygen and nutrient supply to the growing foetus. Nitric oxide, a physiologic vascular smooth muscle relaxant ...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2018 4:3
Per the 2014 Japanese Midwives Association (JMA) guidelines, midwives were allowed to manage the deliveries for group B streptococcus (GBS)-positive pregnant women in labour at maternity homes without the supe...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2018 4:4
Globally, 4 million neonates die annually, with one-third of such deaths occurring as a result of infections. In 2011, there were 7.2million deaths in children below 5 years globally, and a proportion of 40% o...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2018 4:2
Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy in the neonatal period is a major cause of permanent disability. Effective screening and surveillance are essential in the newborn period to enable timely management. Noninvasive...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2018 4:1
Globally, data show that many women of reproductive age desire to use modern family planning methods. Many of these women do not have access to modern contraceptives, which is termed their ‘unmet need’ for con...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:24
Although decades have focused on unraveling its etiology, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a chief threat to the health of premature infants. Both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors contribute t...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:23
Early initiation of antenatal care visits is an essential component of services to improving maternal and new born health. The Cameroonian Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2011 indicated that only 34...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:29
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) that has a role in the cognitive and visual development, as well as in the immune function of newborns. Premature infants are typ...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:22
Nuchal cord occurs when the umbilical cord becomes wrapped around the fetal neck 360 degrees. Nuchal cords occur in about 10–29% of fetuses and the incidence increases with advancing gestation age. Most are no...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:28
Excessive postnatal weight retention may pose a threat to a woman’s health and future pregnancies. Women in the Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) region of Mississippi suffer from among the highest rates of obesit...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:20
Preterm birth (PTB) is the major health problem world-wide; there are few published studies on PTB and folic acid.
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:25
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is commonly associated with pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension (PH). PH associated with CDH (CDH-PH) is frequently resistant to conventional pulmonary vasodil...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:27
Bioethics abolished the prevailing Hippocratic tenet instructing physicians to make treatment decisions, replacing it with autonomy through informed consent. Informed consent allows the patient to choose treat...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:21
Perinatal networks have yielded substantial contribution in decreasing the neonatal mortality rate. We present here the process of implementation of a perinatal network in Yaoundé (Cameroon) based on the Whats...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:26
Maternal mortality is a major public health issue in developing countries due to its shocking magnitude and lower declining pattern. With appropriate strategy and intensive implementation programs, some countr...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:19
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is well established in the management of diabetes mellitus, but its role in neonatal glycaemic control is less clear. CGM has provided important insights about neonatal gluc...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:18
Arboviruses are emerging infectious diseases with the ability to expand geographically and rapidly affect large populations.
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:17
“Golden Hour” of neonatal life is defined as the first hour of post-natal life in both preterm and term neonates. This concept in neonatology has been adopted from adult trauma where the initial first hour of ...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:16
Nasal High Flow (HF) is a mode of ‘non-invasive’ respiratory support for preterm infants, with several potential modes of action, including generation of distending airway pressure, washout of the nasopharynge...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:15
Complete atrioventricular block in fetuses is known to be mostly associated with autoimmune disease and can be irreversible if no steroids treatment is provided. Conventional methods used in clinical practice ...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:14
As more high-risk newborns survive the neonatal period, they remain at significant medical, nutritional, and developmental risk. However, no follow-up system for early intervention exists in most developing co...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:13
Cesarean delivery (CD) is one of the most common procedures performed in the United States, accounting for 32% of all deliveries. Postpartum surgical site infection (SSI), wound infection and endometritis is a...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:12
In sub-Saharan Africa, neonatal mortality post-cesarean delivery is higher than the global average. In this region, most emergency cesarean sections are performed at district hospitals. This study assesses mat...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:11
Total fertility rate (TFR) is high and at a static level for the last two decades in Bangladesh. Reduction of fertility by increasing contraceptives use could reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. To achieve...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:10
Advanced levels of delivery room resuscitation in very low birth weight infants are reported to be associated with death and complications of prematurity. In resource limited settings, the need for delivery ro...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:9
The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with variability in Cesarean delivery (CD) rates amongst providers at a single institution.
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:8
The presence of skilled birth attendants (SBAs) is crucial in childbirth to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and to achieve the maternal mortality target of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:7
Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition characterized by a defect in the diaphragm leading to protrusion of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity interfering with normal development of the l...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:6
Nosocomial or hospital acquired infections threaten the survival and neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, and increase cost of care. Premature infants are partic...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:5
The prevalence of opioid abuse in the United States has been steadily increasing over the last several years among many major demographics, including pregnant women. Rise in prenatal opioid abuse has resulted ...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:4
Globally, eHealth has attracted considerable attention as a means of supporting maternal and perinatal health care. This article describes best practices, gains and challenges of implementing eHealth for mater...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:3
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) diagnosed before 32 weeks is identified by fetal smallness associated with Doppler abnormalities and is associated with significant perinatal morbidity and mortality and maternal...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:2
Postpartum contraception is important to prevent unintended pregnancies. Assisting women in achieving recommended inter-pregnancy intervals is a significant maternal-child health concern. Short inter-pregnancy...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2017 3:1
Little information exists on timing and cause of death for small-for-gestational-age (SGA) babies in low-and-middle-income-countries (LMICs), despite evidence from high-income countries suggesting critical per...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:11
Stillbirth is often defined as fetal death after 24 weeks of gestation, but a fetus greater than any combination of 16, 20, 22, 24, or 28 weeks gestational age and 350 g, 400 g, 500 g, or 1000 g birth weight m...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:10
Previous researchers have studied circadian changes in the fetal heart rate (FHR) on small sample sizes and in a strictly controlled environment. This study was undertaken to investigate these changes during t...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:9
A woman’s diet while pregnant can play an important role in her reproductive health as well as the health of her unborn child. Diet quality and nutrient intake amongst pregnant women residing in the rural Lowe...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:8
In the world, Neonatal mortality accounts for 40 % of death of children under the age of 5 years. Majority of neonatal deaths occur in developing countries outside of formal health system, among which death in...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:7
Cesarean section is an essential maternal healthcare service. Its role in labor and delivery care in low- and middle-income countries is complex; in many low-resource settings it is underutilized in the most n...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:6
The rationale for keeping the mother and her newborn together even when neonatal resuscitation is required is presented. The development of a customised mobile resuscitation trolley is detailed explaining how ...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:5
While it is now recognized that umbilical cord clamping (UCC) at birth is not necessarily an innocuous act, there is still much confusion concerning the potential benefits and harms of this common procedure. I...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:4
Despite being a very common problem after birth, consensus on how to manage low glucose concentrations in the first 48 h of life has been difficult to establish and remains a debated issue. One of the reasons ...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:3
The partogram is the most effective tool to use to monitor the progress of labour and complications associated with labour.
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:2
The editor of Maternal Health, Neonatology, and Perinatology would like to thank all of the reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 1 (2015).
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2016 2:1
In 2013, nearly four million babies were born in the U.S., among whom 447,875 were born preterm. Approximately 30,000 of these infants were born before 28 weeks of gestation. These infants, termed Extremely Low G
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2015 1:27
Fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) is a serious condition, which commonly results in marked perinatal morbidity and mortality. The characteristic prenatal presentation of LUTO includes an enlarged bl...
Citation: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology 2015 1:26
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