Lancet
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of community-initiated kangaroo mother care on survival of infants with low birthweight: a randomised controlled trial.
Coverage of kangaroo mother care remains very low despite WHO recommendations for its use for babies with low birthweight in health facilities for over a decade. Initiating kangaroo mother care at the community level is a promising strategy to increase coverage. However, knowledge of the efficacy of community-initiated kangaroo mother care is still lacking. We aimed to assess the effect of community-initiated kangaroo mother care provided to babies weighing 1500-2250 g on neonatal and infant survival. ⋯ Research Council of Norway and University of Bergen.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Single inhaler extrafine triple therapy in uncontrolled asthma (TRIMARAN and TRIGGER): two double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, controlled phase 3 trials.
To date, no studies have assessed the efficacy of single-inhaler triple therapy in asthma. Here we report on two studies that compared the single-inhaler extrafine combination of beclometasone dipropionate (BDP; inhaled corticosteroid), formoterol fumarate (FF; long-acting β2 agonist), and glycopyrronium (G; long-acting muscarinic antagonist) with the combination of BDP with FF. ⋯ Chiesi Farmaceutici.
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Multicenter Study
How women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries: a cross-sectional study with labour observations and community-based surveys.
Women across the world are mistreated during childbirth. We aimed to develop and implement evidence-informed, validated tools to measure mistreatment during childbirth, and report results from a cross-sectional study in four low-income and middle-income countries. ⋯ United States Agency for International Development and the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO.