May
17
[Daily Trust]
The number of women dying from childbirth has reduced by 250,000 in 20 years, according to trends in the latest world health statistics released by the World Health Organisation Wednesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
May
17
Conclusions: One of the fundamental principles of public health practice is community participation, which asserts that success in achieving change is enhanced by the active participation of the intended audience in defining their own high-priority solutions. Our findings-driven by youth themselves-are critical in designing and implementing future sexual health interventions and promoting greater community involvement and acceptance.
PMID: 22569722 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research)
May
17
Authors: Rink E, Fourstar K, Medicine Elk J, Dick R, Jewett L, Gesink D
Abstract
The Fort Peck Sexual Health Project: A Contextual Analysis of Native American Men is a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project that explores the extent to which knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about sex, intimate relationships, and mental health influence sexual and reproductive health. For the purpose of this study, the influence of age, fatherhood, and mental health factors related to historical trauma and loss on young American Indian (AI) men’s intention to use birth control was examined. In-depth interviews were conducted with 112 Native American men between the ages of 18 and 24 years. The mean age reported was 21 years. Thirty-eight percent of the young men reported having childr…
May
17
This article provides an example of a culturally responsive, community-based project for addressing social determinants of health in rural American Indian (AI) communities through: 1) empowering youth and community voices to set directions for HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy prevention and education efforts; 2) using Photovoice to promote healthy relationships among AI youth; 3) using the socioecological model (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004; 2011) as a framework for organizing the creation and subsequent sharing of Photovoice messages from individual empowerment, to relationships, communities, institutions, and general society; and 4) framing analysis of Photovoice projects in alignment with Bell’s (2010) model of storytelling for social ju…
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May
17
We examined the effectiveness of implementing this intervention during a residential summer program for AI high school students. Materials and Methods: The educational intervention consisted of 15 preconception health education sessions and was piloted during a summer high school residential academic program. The intervention (N = 39) and non-intervention (N = 38) groups were comprised of incoming AI female freshmen representing comparable demographics. A pre- and post-intervention survey was administered to both groups. Results: Results indicated a significant difference in Time 2 (T2; post-intervention) scores, with the intervention group scoring higher than the non-intervention group in overall preconception health knowledge and obesity knowledge. In terms of intra-group score analysis …
May
17
[The Herald]
AT least 15 nurses in Mashonaland West will undergo a 12-month midwifery training course at Chinhoyi Hospital in efforts to boost the number of critical staff in the province. In an interview recently, Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital medical superintendent (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
May
17
[Daily Trust]
Corruption and bad leadership are major factors hampering the fight against infant and maternal mortality in Nigeria, President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Comrade Lawal Dutsinma, has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
May
17
[ANGOP]
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The Vice governor of the northern Malanje province for political and social affairs, Alice Van-Dúnem, said on Wednesday in Luanda that the works of traditional midwives will contribute to the reduction of the maternal and infant death rate in the communities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
May
17
High levels of maternal antibodies directed at a dietary antigen during pregnancy increase the risk
for schizophrenia and other nonaffective psychoses in offspring. Which food-derived antigen was the culprit in this
study? (Source: Modern Medicine Contemporary Pediatrics)
May
16
As glargine, an analog of human insulin, is increasingly used during pregnancy, a meta-analysis assessed its safety in this population. A systematic literature search identified studies of gestational or pregestational diabetes comparing use of insulin glargine with human NPH insulin, with at least 15 women in both arms. Data was extracted for maternal outcomes (weight at delivery, weight gain, 1st/3rd trimester HbA1c, severe hypoglycemia, gestation/new-onset hypertension, preeclampsia, and cesarean section) and neonatal outcomes (congenital malformations, gestational age at delivery, birth weight, macrosomia, LGA, 5 minute Apgar score >7, NICU admissions, respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal hypoglycemia, and hyperbilirubinemia). Relative risk ratios and weighted mean differenc…