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Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5.
Margaret C. Hogan,Margaret C. Hogan,Kyle J Foreman,Mohsen Naghavi,Stephanie Y. Ahn,Mengru Wang,Susanna M Makela,Alan D. Lopez,Rafael Lozano,Christopher J L Murray +9 more
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Although only 23 countries are on track to achieve a 75% decrease in MMR by 2015, countries such as Egypt, China, Ecuador, and Bolivia have been achieving accelerated progress and substantial, albeit varied, progress has been made towards MDG 5.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2010-05-08. It has received 2163 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sisterhood method & Obstetric transition.read more
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In Situ Conjugation of Dithiophenol Maleimide Polymers and Oxytocin for Stable and Reversible Polymer–Peptide Conjugates
Jennifer Collins,Joji Tanaka,Paul Wilson,Paul Wilson,Kristian Kempe,Thomas P. Davis,Thomas P. Davis,Michelle P. McIntosh,Michael R. Whittaker,David M. Haddleton,David M. Haddleton +10 more
TL;DR: In situ one-pot synthesis of peptide-polymer bioconjugates was demonstrated to be reversible and to significantly improve the solution stability of oxytocin.
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Missed opportunities for institutional delivery and associated factors among urban resident pregnant women in South Tigray Zone, Ethiopia: a community-based follow-up study.
TL;DR: In this paper, a community-based follow-up study was conducted from 17 January 2014 to 30 August 2014, among second and third-trimester pregnant women who had planned for institutional delivery in South Tigray Zone.
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Male involvement in the maternal health care system: implication towards decreasing the high burden of maternal mortality.
TL;DR: BP/CR was significantly association with knowledge of at least one danger sign during pregnancy, and was found to be positively associated with being married, completing college education, escorting wife to antenatal care, and urban residence.
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A Practical Guide to Self-Sustaining Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education Programs in Resource-Limited Settings
Patricia C. Henwood,David MacKenzie,Joshua S. Rempell,Alice F. Murray,Megan M. Leo,Anthony J. Dean,Andrew S. Liteplo,Vicki E. Noble +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a practical overview of core factors to consider when developing and implementing a point-of-care ultrasound education program in a resource-limited setting, including analysis of needs assessment findings, development of locally relevant curriculum, access to ultrasound machines and related technological and financial resources, quality assurance and follow-up plans, strategic partnerships, and outcomes measures.
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Opportunities for Male Involvement During Pregnancy in Magu District, Rural Tanzania.
E. Vermeulen,A. Solnes Miltenburg,J. Barras,N. Maselle,M. van Elteren,J. van Roosmalen,J. van Roosmalen +6 more
TL;DR: Although several barriers impede male involvement during antenatal care, men’s internal motivation and attitudes towards their role during pregnancy was generally positive, and community awareness and knowledge about the importance of male involvement and increasing accessibility of antenatal clinics can reduce some of the barriers.
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The Millennium Development Goals Report
TL;DR: Ban et al. as discussed by the authors stated that the global community cannot turn its back on the poor and the vulnerable, and that the goals are within reach, and even in the very poor countries, with strong political commitment and sufficient and sustained funding.
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Locally Weighted Regression: An Approach to Regression Analysis by Local Fitting
TL;DR: Locally weighted regression as discussed by the authors is a way of estimating a regression surface through a multivariate smoothing procedure, fitting a function of the independent variables locally and in a moving fashion analogous to how a moving average is computed for a time series.
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CLARIFY: Software for Interpreting and Presenting Statistical Results
TL;DR: Clarify is a program that uses Monte Carlo simulation to convert the raw output of statistical procedures into results that are of direct interest to researchers, without changing statistical assumptions or requiring new statistical models.
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Maternal mortality: who, when, where, and why
Carine Ronsmans,Wendy J. Graham +1 more
TL;DR: Targeting of interventions to the most vulnerable--rural populations and poor people--is essential if substantial progress is to be achieved by 2015, and local variation can be important.