Multiple micronutrient supplements (MMSs) in pregnancy reduces risk of infant low birthweight (LBW) and improves other maternal and infant outcom...
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Since 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a minimum of eight antenatal care (ANC) contacts during pregnancy, replacing the prev...
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Access to safe abortion care (SAC) should be improved in fragile and humanitarian settings, and the implementation of interventions in that regard ar...
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Expanding contraceptive options could better meet users’ diverse needs and preferences. Annovera® is a contraceptive vaginal ring that pro...
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Conflict is known to impact maternal and neonatal health in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an area of longstanding insecurity. We co...
Uterine rupture is a well-known, life-threatening complication of misoprostol use; the incidence is remarkably low. Herein, we report what seems to be the first documented case of ute...
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Malaria and HIV infection overlap geographically in sub-Saharan Africa and share risk factors. HIV infection increases malaria's severity, especially in pregnant ...
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During the 2018–2020 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, residents in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, were offered a two-dose prophylactic EVD vaccine. This was the first stud...
To determine whether adding urine culture to urinary tract infection diagnosis in pregnant women from refugee camps in Lebanon reduced unnecessary antibiotic use.
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Hepatitis E was first identified in the 1990s, but major epidemics date back to the 1950s. There is no specific treatment, and it can be fatal especially for pregnant...