Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with greater rates of premature deliveries, low birth weight, perinatal morbidity and mortality, and impaired intellectual development. It also causes a three-fold greater risk for intracranial hemorrhage in neonates. To our knowledge no neonatal case with intracranial hemorrhage and hematuria related to heavy maternal smoking has been published t...

BACKGROUND Maternal depression has a negative impact on both the mother and child's physical and mental health, as well as impairs parenting skills and pediatric health care utilization. The pediatricians' role in identification and management of maternal depression is well established. Although it can be successfully and easily treated, maternal depression remains under-recognized and under-tr...

Background: Based on World Health Organization (WHO,2019) Maternal Mortality Rate is the number of maternal deaths caused by pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum that become indicator women’s health level. mortality rate becomes one targets Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in reducing to be 70 per 100.000 live birth 2030. Aim: review evidence relate pregnant woman’s knowledge danger signs p...

BACKGROUND In 2010, an estimated 141 new HIV infections occurred per day in Cameroon and reports suggest an upsurge of these rates by 2020 if current trends continue. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is a major public health challenge, and maternal knowledge on HIV transmission during pregnancy and its prevention is important in curtailing paediatric HIV acquisition. OBJECTIVES We a...

BACKGROUND An understanding of maternal knowledge of the danger signs of obstetric and newborn complications is fundamental to attaining universal health coverage. In Northern Ghana, where maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality is high, little is known about the current knowledge level and associated determinants of these danger signs. This study assessed the effect of social behavior cha...

abstract background: many maternal deaths caused are due to preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth. therefore, the detailed analysis of the root causes provides developing a plan and appropriate interventions to prevent these deaths occurring in the health system. this study aims to determine the causes of maternal mortality using root cause analysis (rca) method. materials and meth...

This study aims to determine the factors that influence success of exclusive breastfeeding. Some studied include maternal factors, infant environmental socioeconomic and support factors. The data filtering process is using PRISMA Flowchart. a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review Meta-Analyses, developed assist authors in reporting Reviews Meta-Analyses. results this show Maternal Fac...

With four years remaining before the world is held accountable to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and with numerous recent global pledges, it is imperative that energy and resources for maternal health remain focused to create the change needed, especially in the most vulnerable settings where maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity remain far too high. There are key advances on wh...

Improving maternal nutrition practices during pregnancy is essential to save lives and improve health outcomes for both mothers and babies. This paper examines the maternal, household, and health service factors influencing maternal nutrition practices in the context of a large scale maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) program in Bangladesh. Data were from a household survey of pregnant ...