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Newest firstThe harms of combustible cigarette (CC) use in pregnancy for fetal development are well studied. Less understood are the potential impacts of newer non-combustible cigarette alternatives, including electronic cigarettes (ECs). Our goal was to examine whether EC use during pregnancy predicts increased risk of adverse birth outcomes. This retrospective cohort study used data from the Obstetrics Initiative (OBI), a s…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundEight years to the set deadline for the 2030 SDGs, child mortality remains a major health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. Child survival is greatly influenced by household circumstances and mothers healthcare choices. Notwithstanding tremendous investment in women empowerment in Ghana, there is limited empirical evidence on whether womens autonomy translates into better child mortality outcomes. Objecti…
Open article record in new tab ↗Maternal mortality remains a matter of public health concern with over 300,000 women dying while giving birth annually. This has driven policy makers to come up with free maternal healthcare services as policy intervention. The Kenyan Government adopted the free maternal healthcare policy in 2013. The policy exempts maternal services from user fees in all public health facilities. This is aimed at promoting skille…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction: Neonatal HIE is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Current research, is focused on developing alternative treatments to therapeutic hypothermia for treatment of HIE. The endocannabinoid system is known to be influential in neuronal protection. Activation of brain CB2 receptors, has been shown to reduce inflammatory markers and decrease infarct volume in adult cerebral ischemic models. Meth…
Open article record in new tab ↗Prenatal marijuana exposure (PME) is linked to neurobehavioral and cognitive impairments; however, findings in childhood and adolescence are inconsistent. Type-1 cannabinoid receptors (CB1R) modulate fetal neurodevelopment, mediating PME effects on growth of functional circuitry sub-serving behaviors critical for academic and social success. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of prenatal mari…
Open article record in new tab ↗Perinatal brain injury can be induced by a number of different damaging events occurring during or shortly after birth, including neonatal asphyxia, neonatal hypoxia-ischemia and stroke-induced focal ischemia. Typical manifestations of these conditions are the presence of glutamate excitoxicity, neuroinflammation and oxidative stress, the combination of which can potentially result in apoptotic-necrotic cell death…
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