Md Soriful Islam, Andrea Ciavattini, Felice Petraglia, Mario Castellucci et al.
BACKGROUND: Uterine leiomyoma (also known as fibroid or myoma) is the most common benign tumor of the uterus found in women of reproductive age. It is not usually fatal but can produce serious clinical symptoms, including excessive uterine bleeding, pelvic pain or pressure, infertility and pregnancy...
Md Arif Billah, Md. Mamun Miah, Md Nuruzzaman Khan
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) is now a global concern because of its higher transmission capacity and associated adverse consequences including death. The reproductive number of coronavirus provides an estimate of the possible extent of the transmission. This study aims to provide a summa...
Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Marufa Sultana, Abdur Razzaque Sarker
OBJECTIVES: Low birth weight (LBW) is a major public health concern, especially in developing countries, and is frequently related to child morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to identify key determinants that influence the prevalence of LBW in selected developing countries. METHODS: Secondary...
HL McLachlan, DA Forster, MA Davey, Thomas J. Farrell et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether primary midwife care (caseload midwifery) decreases the caesarean section rate compared with standard maternity care. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Tertiary-care women's hospital in Melbourne, Australia. POPULATION: A total of 2314 low-risk pregnant wo...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Sarah Krull Abe, Mikiko Kanda, Saki Narita et al.
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based cohort studies of maternal body mass index (BMI) and risk of adverse birth and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and the British Nursing Index were searched from inception to February 201...
Md Soriful Islam, Olga Protic, Piergiorgio Stortoni, G Grechi et al.
Objective To summarize the information regarding pathogenetic factors of leiomyoma formation and growth, and to make a simple integrated pathogenetic view of this tumor for further thinking to establish new therapeutic options. Design PubMed and Google Scholar searches were conducted to identify the...
Md Soriful Islam, Olga Protic, Stefano Raffaele Giannubilo, Paolo Toti et al.
CONTEXT: Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids or myomas) are benign tumors of the uterus and are clinically apparent in up to 25% of reproductive-age women. Heavy or abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain or pressure, infertility, and recurrent pregnancy loss are generally associated with leiomyoma. Althoug...
Melissa Neuman, Glyn Alcock, Kishwar Azad, Abdul Kuddus et al.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence and determinants of births by caesarean section in private and public health facilities in underserved communities in South Asia. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: 81 community-based geographical clusters in four locations in Bangladesh, India and Nepal (...
D A Savitz, T. M. Janevic, SM Engel, Jay S. Kaufman et al.
OBJECTIVE: To characterise the patterns of occurrence of gestational diabetes among a wide range of ethnic groups that reside in New York City. DESIGN: Birth records and hospital discharge data were linked to more accurately assess the risk of gestational diabetes by ethnicity, compare risk in US-bo...
Tanvir Ahmed, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Taiwo Gboluwaga Amole, Hadiza Galadanci et al.
Global response to COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently undermined the achievement of existing public health priorities and laregely overlooked local context. Recent evidence suggests that this will cause additional maternal and childhood mortality and morbidity especially in low- and middle-income c...
Tahmina Begum, Aminur Rahman, Herfina Nababan, Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque et al.
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Caesarean section (C-section) is a major obstetric intervention for saving lives of women and their newborns from pregnancy and childbirth related complications. Un-necessary C-sections may have adverse impact upon maternal and neonatal outcomes. In Bangladesh there is paucit...
Weihua Xie, Pinyuan Dai, Yu Qin, Ming Wu et al.
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is now a global health problem. Poor blood glucose control during pregnancy may lead to maternal and neonatal/foetal complications. Recently, the development of information and communication technology has resulted in new technical support for the clin...
Jane Henderson, Haiyan Gao, Maggie Redshaw
BACKGROUND: According to the Office for National Statistics, approximately a quarter of women giving birth in England and Wales are from minority ethnic groups. Previous work has indicated that these women have poorer pregnancy outcomes than White women and poorer experience of maternity care, somet...
Marshall D. Lindheimer, David Kanter
This review and opinion article focuses on the definitions and meanings of abnormal protein excretion in pregnancy, asking the following questions: Are our tests to determine abnormal proteinuria adequately performed? Are current guidelines for diagnosis of excessive proteinuria, especially when use...
Tashrik Ahmed, Timothy Roberton, Petra Vergeer, Peter M. Hansen et al.
BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had wide-reaching direct and indirect impacts on population health. In low- and middle-income countries, these impacts can halt progress toward reducing maternal and child mortality. This study estimates changes in health services util...