This paper uses the 1918 influenza pandemic as a natural experiment for testing the fetal
origins hypothesis. The pandemic arrived unexpectedly in the fall of 1918 and had largely …

Background Early life exposure to lead, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
polybromide diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), organophosphate pesticides (OPPs), and phthalates …

Computerized techniques for Cardiotocograph (CTG) based labor stage classification would
support obstetrician for advance CTG analysis and would improve their predictive power for …

Una vez que el embarazo es diagnosticado, una de las demandas primordiales que hacen
los padres al equipo médico tratante es el de obtener un producto de la gestación …

Objective The objective of this study was to explore the attitudes of obstetricians in Australia,
New Zealand and the UK towards prenatally diagnosed trisomy 18 (T18). Method …

Objective: The mode of delivery in breech presentation (BP) is controversial. Several studies
have reported the advantages and disadvantages of delivery mode in BP. The aim of this …

Background Evaluate the feasibility of active delivery of the anterior arm during spontaneous
delivery. This maneuver could decrease incidence of second-degree perineal tears because …

Background Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) affects 23.9% of pregnant women globally and,
if left untreated, can lead to adverse fetomaternal outcomes. In Tanzania, ASB prevalence …

Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the Gram-negative bacterium
Haemophilus ducreyi. The control of chancroid is difficult and the only current available …

El virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) es un lentivirus de la familia retrovirus, del
cual se han identificado dos tipos: VIH-1, el más frecuente, que conduce al síndrome de …