Background Maternal exposures to environmental hazards during pregnancy are key
determinants of birth outcomes that affect health, cognitive and economic status later in life …

Background: The purpose of this review is to determine the association between the risk of
preterm birth and low birth weight in newborns and periodontal disease in pregnant women …

Backgrounds Preterm birth is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy or
fewer than 259 days since the first day of a woman's last menstrual period. Globally, 14.84 …

Background Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, specifically
in low-resource settings. The majority of prematurity can be prevented if early interventions …

Background Preterm birth is a significant contributor to newborns morbidity and mortality.
Despite the availability of highly effective and powerful interventions, the burden of preterm …

Introduction Neonatal intensive care unit is important to save the lives of a sick neonate;
however, parents are challenged by several stressful conditions during their stay. Therefore …

Background A dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral regimen has been rolled out for
pregnant women in low-and middle-income countries since 2020. However, available safety …

Background Despite remarkable progress in the reduction of under-five mortality, preterm
birth associated mortality and morbidity remains a major public health problem in Sub …

Objective This study examined the association between family planning counselling receipt
during the 12 months preceding the survey and postpartum modern contraceptive uptake in …

Objective To develop and validate a risk prediction model for the prediction of preterm birth
using maternal characteristics. Design This was a retrospective follow-up study. Data were …