A retrospective study of 12-year cohort of 216 parturients with invasive placentation in a tertiary care center in Oman: clinical outcomes indicate severe maternal morbidity
J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2024 Jan 2:102341. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2023.102341. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPlacenta accreta spectrum (PAS) composed of placenta accreta, increta and percreta, is one of the leading causes of peripartum haemorrhage and accounts for up to 50% of all caesarean hysterectomies (CH). We analysed the data of 216 parturients with PAS who underwent caesarean delivery (CD) and/or CH. Intraoperative surgical complications were noted in 215 (99.5%). The mean estimated blood loss was 2743 (1790) ml, and 105 (48.6%) parturients lost ≥2500 ml. They experienced high rates of severe acute maternal morbidity ...
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC - January 4, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Harihar V Hegde Bandi Joshiraj Manisha Paul Anjalika S Weerasinghe Krishnendra Gurunath Mulgund Sriramamoorthy Ramu Marimuthu Arun G Pai Ramlaa Malallah Abdullah Source Type: research
Recycling facemasks into civil construction material to manage waste generated during COVID-19
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Jan 3. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-31726-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGrowing plastic pollution in the context of COVID-19 has caused significant challenges, exacerbating this already out-of-control issue. The pandemic has considerably boosted the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), such as facemasks and gloves, all over the globe, and mismanaging this growing plastic pollution has harmed the environment and wildlife significantly. To mitigate negative environmental impacts, it is necessary to develop and implement effective waste management strategies. This present study estima...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - January 3, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Atiyeh Najafighodousi Fariba Nemati Arash Rayegani Mohammad Saberian Leila Zamani Jie Li Source Type: research
Christian Mindfulness and Global Public Health: A Commentary and Agenda
AbstractIn response to Oman ’s “Mindfulness for global public health: Critical analysis and agenda,” this commentary explores and develops the global public health implications of mindfulness as it is understood and practiced within the context of global Christianity. Because Christianity is a global religion, with the m ajority of its adherents now residing outside North America and Western Europe, efforts to engage and contextualize mindfulness to Christian audiences must take seriously the diverse spiritualities and sociocultural realities reflected in global Christian communities. To this end, this commentary ex ...
Source: Mindfulness - January 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Childbirth-related episiotomy and tear in relation to risk of postpartum depression: a retrospective cohort study on Omani mothers
CONCLUSIONS: Policymakers and clinicians are recommended to consider following up mothers with adverse birth outcomes to outline the risk of developing postpartum depression, at the same time as they routinely screen all mothers for risk of postpartum depression during their postpartum visits.PMID:38153261 | DOI:10.1080/02646838.2023.2300082 (Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology)
Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - December 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Atika Khalaf Nawal Al Amri Mohammad Al Qadire Source Type: research
