Maternal and child health are high priorities for international development. Through a
Review of published work, we show substantial gaps in current knowledge on incidence …

OBJECTIVE: to present the literature relating to health status and pregnancy complications
among sub-Saharan African women. BACKGROUND: sub-Saharan refugee women …

Written and edited by leading physicians, Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession,
9th Edition, offers comprehensive, dependable information and guidance in this multifaceted …

Separate from the demonstrated protective effects of breast milk and breastfeeding, there is
evidence for mother-to-child transmission of specific infections via breast milk. There are a …

Please cite this paper as: Mnyani C, McIntyre J. Tuberculosis in pregnancy. BJOG 2011;
118: 226–231. Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important infection in women globally. It is …

Tremendous advances have occurred in the care of patients with HIV/AIDS resulting from
the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This has led to differences in the …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) during pregnancy in HIV-infected women is associated with
poor maternal and infant outcomes. There are limited data on TB prevalence, optimal TB …

Background. We evaluated the prognostic usefulness of interferon γ release assays (IGRAs)
for active tuberculosis and mortality in Kenyan human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) …

Background Cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis is recommended by the World Health
Organization (WHO) for HIV-1-infected individuals in settings with high infectious disease …

Objectives To evaluate quality of life (QoL) parameters among women categorized with a
maternal near‐miss during pregnancy. Methods The present prospective cohort study was …