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Non-Communicable Diseases and Maternal Health Around the Globe

Published January 28, 2020 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for almost 65% of women’s deaths around the globe, and three quarters of women’s deaths caused by NCDs occur in low- and middle-income countries. This collection, the fifth in a partnership between the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) and PLOS, aims to draw attention to issues surrounding non-communicable diseases, with a particular focus on risk factors and implications for reproductive or maternal health.

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PLOS Collections Blog Non-Communicable Diseases and Maternal Health Around the Globe. A Call for Papers for a Maternal Health Task Force Collection | PLOS Collections
November 21, 2016 Sarah M. Hodin, Jacquelyn M. Caglia, Mary Nell Wegner & Ana Langer

Cancer

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10.1371/journal.pone.0173355

PLOS ONE Maternal cancer and congenital anomalies in children – a Danish nationwide cohort study
March 6, 2017 Natalie C. Momen, Andreas Ernst, Linn Håkonsen Arendt, Jørn Olsen, Jiong Li, Mika Gissler, Finn Rasmussen, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen

Diabetes

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10.1371/journal.pone.0179487

PLOS ONE Implementation of a diabetes in pregnancy clinical register in a complex setting: Findings from a process evaluation
August 4, 2017 Renae Kirkham, Cherie Whitbread, Christine Connors, Elizabeth Moore, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Richa Richa, Federica Barzi, Shu Li, Michelle Dowden, Jeremy Oats, Chrissie Inglis, Margaret Cotter, Harold D. McIntyre, Marie Kirkwood, Paula Van Dokkum, Stacey Svenson, Paul Zimmet, Jonathan E. Shaw, Kerin O’Dea, Alex Brown, Louise Maple-Brown, on behalf of the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership
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10.1371/journal.pone.0179332

PLOS ONE Maternal BMI and diabetes in pregnancy: Investigating variations between ethnic groups using routine maternity data from London, UK
June 22, 2017 Erin Nishikawa, Paul T. Seed, Pat Doyle, Eugene Oteng-Ntim, Laura Oakley

Mental Health

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10.1371/journal.pone.0193697

PLOS ONE Comparison of mental health screening tools for detecting antenatal depression and anxiety disorders in South African women
April 18, 2018 Thandi van Heyningen, Simone Honikman, Mark Tomlinson, Sally Field, Landon Myer
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10.1371/journal.pone.0194338

PLOS ONE Antenatal depressive symptoms in Jamaica associated with limited perceived partner and other social support: A cross-sectional study
March 19, 2018 Omotayo Bernard, Roger C. Gibson, Affette McCaw-Binns, Jody Reece, Charlene Coore-Desai, Sydonnie Shakespeare-Pellington, Maureen Samms-Vaughan
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10.1371/journal.pone.0192811

PLOS ONE Low serum levels of High-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) as an indicator for the development of severe postpartum depressive symptoms
February 14, 2018 Raji Ramachandran Pillai, Anand Babu Wilson, Nancy R. Premkumar, Shivanand Kattimani, Haritha Sagili, Soundravally Rajendiran
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10.1371/journal.pone.0177065

PLOS ONE Maternal depression and anxiety disorders (MDAD) and child development: A Manitoba population-based study
May 24, 2017 Brenda Comaskey, Noralou P. Roos, Marni Brownell, Murray W. Enns, Dan Chateau, Chelsea A. Ruth, Okechukwu Ekuma
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10.1371/journal.pone.0178181

PLOS ONE Associations between quality of life, physical activity, worry, depression and insomnia: A cross-sectional designed study in healthy pregnant women
May 22, 2017 Danielle Mourady, Sami Richa, Rita Karam, Tatiana Papazian, Fabienne Hajj Moussa, Nada El Osta, Assaad Kesrouani, Joseph Azouri, Hicham Jabbour, Aline Hajj, Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz
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10.1371/journal.pone.0173397

PLOS ONE Interventions to treat mental disorders during pregnancy: A systematic review and multiple treatment meta-analysis
March 30, 2017 Leontien M. van Ravesteyn, Mijke P. Lambregtse - van den Berg, Witte J. G. Hoogendijk, Astrid M. Kamperman

Obesity

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PLOS ONE Cardiac function in newborns of obese women and the effect of exercise during pregnancy. A randomized controlled trial
June 1, 2018 Siri Ann Nyrnes, Kirsti Krohn Garnæs, Øyvind Salvesen, Anita Sharma Timilsina, Trine Moholdt, Charlotte Björk Ingul
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10.1371/journal.pone.0188677

PLOS ONE The burden of obesity in women of reproductive age and in pregnancy in a middle-income setting: A population based study from Jamaica
December 13, 2017 Lovney Kanguru, Affette McCaw-Binns, Jacqueline Bell, Novie Yonger-Coleman, Rainford Wilks, Julia Hussein
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10.1371/journal.pone.0180874

PLOS ONE Metabolic markers during pregnancy and their association with maternal and newborn weight status
July 27, 2017 Otilia Perichart-Perera, Cinthya Muñoz-Manrique, Angélica Reyes-López, Maricruz Tolentino-Dolores, Salvador Espino y Sosa, Ma. Cristina Ramírez-González
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10.1371/journal.pone.0181255

PLOS ONE Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on neonatal outcomes among healthy Middle-Eastern females
July 17, 2017 Tatiana Papazian, Georges Abi Tayeh, Darine Sibai, Hala Hout, Imad Melki, Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz
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10.1371/journal.pone.0173790

PLOS ONE Characteristics of women age 15-24 at risk for excess weight gain during pregnancy
March 14, 2017 Tammy Chang, Michelle H. Moniz, Melissa A. Plegue, Ananda Sen, Matthew M. Davis, Eduardo Villamor, Caroline R. Richardson

Maternal Health Services

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10.1371/journal.pone.0225687

PLOS ONE Frequency and determinants of health care utilization for symptomatic reproductive tract infections in rural Indian women: A cross-sectional study
December 5, 2019 Mitchell Kinkor, Bijaya Padhi, Pinaki Panigrahi, Kelly Baker
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10.1371/journal.pone.0192262

PLOS ONE Identifying evidence-practice gaps and strategies for improvement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal health care
February 7, 2018 Melanie E. Gibson-Helm, Jodie Bailie, Veronica Matthews, Alison F. Laycock, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Ross S. Bailie

Non-Communicable Diseases

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10.1371/journal.pone.0192167

PLOS ONE Effect of maternal height on caesarean section and neonatal mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of 34 national datasets
February 6, 2018 Esther Arendt, Neha S. Singh, Oona M. R. Campbell

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