Small babies, big risks: global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting

JE Lawn, EO Ohuma, E Bradley, LS Idueta, E Hazel… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Small newborns are vulnerable to mortality and lifelong loss of human capital. Measures of
vulnerability previously focused on liveborn low-birthweight (LBW) babies, yet LBW …

Evidence-based antenatal interventions to reduce the incidence of small vulnerable newborns and their associated poor outcomes

GJ Hofmeyr, RE Black, E Rogozińska, A Heuer… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
A package of care for all pregnant women within eight scheduled antenatal care contacts is
recommended by WHO. Some interventions for reducing and managing the outcomes for …

Biological and pathological mechanisms leading to the birth of a small vulnerable newborn

PJ Hunter, T Awoyemi, AI Ayede, RM Chico, AL David… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
The pathway to a thriving newborn begins before conception and continues in utero with a
healthy placenta and the right balance of nutrients and growth factors that are timed and …

National, regional, and global estimates of low birthweight in 2020, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis

YB Okwaraji, J Krasevec, E Bradley, J Conkle… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Low birthweight (LBW;< 2500 g) is an important predictor of health
outcomes throughout the life course. We aimed to update country, regional, and global …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerabilities and reparative strategies during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period: moving from rhetoric to action

J Sheikh, J Allotey, T Kew, H Khalil, H Galadanci… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Maternal outcomes throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period are
influenced by interlinked and interdependent vulnerabilities. A comprehensive …

The ethical, economic, and developmental imperative to prevent small vulnerable newborns and stillbirths: essential actions to improve the country and global …

A Mohiddin, KEA Semrau, J Simon, EV Langlois… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Comment www. thelancet. com Vol 401 May 20, 2023 1637 on SVN and stillbirth prevention
and measurement, so that national health systems can use the latest evidence to secure the …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of maternal endocrine disrupting chemicals exposure on adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

B Liu, X Lu, A Jiang, Y Lv, H Zhang, B Xu - … and Environmental Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
Maternal endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) exposure, the common environmental
pollutants, was capable of involving in adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated expression of toll-like receptor 4 and cytokines in both serum and myometrium at term may serve as promising biomarkers for uterine activation …

Z Chen, J Li, W Xu, X Wu, F Xiang, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Increased inflammation and cytokine levels are considered risk factors and
promoters of preterm birth (PTB). However, the regulatory mechanism of pregnancy-related …

Identifying neonates at risk for post-discharge mortality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Monrovia, Liberia: Derivation and internal validation of a novel risk …

CA Rees, RC Ideh, R Kisenge, J Kamara… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The immediate period after hospital discharge carries a large burden of
childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to derive and internally validate …

[PDF][PDF] Small for Gestational Age Newborns in French Guiana: The Importance of Health Insurance for Prevention

L Osei, N Vignier, M Nacher, J Laumonnier… - … Journal of Public …, 2024 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: Small for gestational age (SGA) newborns have a higher risk of poor outcomes.
French Guiana (FG) is a territory in South America with poor living conditions. The objectives …