Context Birth weight can be an important trait in beef cattle through its association with dystocia and increased likelihood of calf cow mortality. Recording large numbers birth weights to obtain a suitable genetic evaluation has often been hard achieve.Aims We assess if coronet circumference measurements taken at measured post-birth are predictors for use northern Australian tropically adapted...

The need to understand natural climate variability and improve weather forecasts gave birth the first tree-ring reconstructions more than a century ago in Europe North America, still defines central motivation for modern paleoclimatology: learning from past prepare future.

UNLABELLED Background & Objectives : We report 17 years outcome of subsequent pregnancies of women with severe Mitral Stenosis (MS) who underwent Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty (MBV) during pregnancy and the follow up of the children born of such pregnancies. METHODS Twenty three pregnant patients suffering from severe MS (NYHA-New York Heart Association class III/IV) who underwent MBV by Inoue...

INTRODUCTION Early birth registration, childhood care, and education are essential rights for children and are important for their development and education. This study investigates changes and socioeconomic inequalities in early birth registration and indicators of care and education in children aged under 5 years in Vietnam. DESIGN The analyses reported here used data from the Vietnam Multi...

OBJECTIVE The study seeks to examine factors associated with teen mothers' use of modern contraceptives after giving birth. METHODS The 2010 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey data was used to test the study objective. A sample of 12, 911 teen mothers aged between 10 and 18 years were extracted from 23, 020 women and were asked of contraceptive usage after first birth experiences, in which,...

Fear of childbirth (FOC) may affect family planning in lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LBT) couples with two potential carriers a pregnancy. FOC has previously been researched heterosexual women, while experiences LBT people have remained unattended. The choice birth-giving partner same-sex gained some attention previous research, but the complexities decision not studied. aim is to explore ...

abstract  background: low birth weight neonates are confronted with some problems after  birth, they should be followed up and evaluated at different ages of life.the aim of this study was to determine the impact of birth weight on the risk of sensorineural hearing impairment on children.  method: this cross sectional and retrospective study determined the prevalence  of hearing problems in low...