Resumen: Presentamos un caso de una paciente femenina de 27 años, con síndrome de Cushing ACTH dependiente con hipercortisolismo severo, causado por un macroadenoma hipofisario recurrente y resistente pese a dos cirugías transesfenoidales, radioterapia y terapia médica. Dada la falla en las diferente...
Objective: The current study investigates whether maternal SES as assessed by the newly developed Global Network-SES Index is associated with pregnancy outcomes (stillbirths, perinatal mortality, and neonatal mortality) in six LMICs: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Pakistan, a...
To identify the corporate political activity (CPA) strategies used by food industry actors during the development of two public health nutrition policies in Central America: Law #570 (taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages) in Panama and Bill #5504 (labelling and food marketing regulations) in Guatemala. ...
La Cruzada Nacional por la Nutrición es la estrategia que busca unir a todos los sectores del país; gubernamental (central y municipal), de la empresa privada, las organizaciones no gubernamentales, de cooperación internacional, académico, religioso y sociedad civil con
la finalidad de mejorar la nut...
Krebs, Nancy F;
Hambidge, K M;
Westcott, Jamie L;
Garcés, Ana L;
Figueroa, Lester;
Tshefu, Antoinette K;
Lokangaka, Adrien L;
Goudar, Shivaprasad S;
Dhaded, Sangappa M;
Saleem, Sarah;
Ali, S A;
Bauserman, MS;
Derman, RJ;
Goldenberg, RL;
Das, A;
Chowdhury, D.
Background. The multicountry Women First trial demonstrated that nutritional supplementation initiated prior to conception (arm 1) or early pregnancy (arm 2) and continued until delivery resulted in significantly greater length at birth and 6 mo compared with infants in the control arm (arm 3).
Objective...
Naqvi, S;
Naqvi, F;
Saleem, S;
Thorsten, VR;
Figueroa, L;
Mazariegos, M;
Garcés, A;
Patel, A;
Das, P;
Kavi, A;
Goudar, SS;
Esamai, F;
Mwenchanya, M;
Chomba, E;
Lokangaka, A;
Tshefu, A;
Yousuf, S;
Bauserman, M;
Bose, CL;
Liechty, EA;
Krebs, NF;
Derman, RJ;
Carlo, WA;
Hibberd, PL;
Billah, SM;
Peres-da-Silva, N;
Haque, R;
Petri, WA Jr;
Koso-Thomas, M;
Nolen, T;
McClure, EM;
Goldenberg, RL.
Objective: To assess, on a population basis, the medical care for pregnant women in
specific geographic regions of six countries before and during the first year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in relationship to pregnancy outcom. Results: Across all sites, a small but statistically ...
The prevalence of mental health concerns is growing worldwide, along with lack of access to and receipt of needed treatment. Current gaps in treatment provision have led to exploring alternative methods of prevention, with research linking nutrition and mental health, of particular relevance in low- and ...
Ultraprocessed products (UPPs), associated with obesity and non-communicable diseases
(NCDs), are becoming predominant on the global market and a target for market-driven fortification initiatives. The aim of this article is to describe the implications of adding micronutrients to UPPs with excessive amo...
Practice-based experiences documenting development and implementation of nutrition and health surveillance systems are needed. To describe processes, methods, and lessons learned from developing and implementing a population-based household nutrition and
health surveillance system in Guatemala. The pha...
Naqvi, F;
Naqvi, S;
Billah, SM;
Saleem, S;
Fogleman, E;
Peres-da-Silva, N;
Figueroa, L;
Mazariegos, M;
Garcés, AL;
Patel, A;
Das, P;
Kavi, A;
Goudar, SS;
Esamai, F;
Chomba, E;
Lokangaka, A;
Tshefu, A;
Haque, R;
Siraj, S;
Yousaf, S;
Bauserman, M;
Liechty, EA;
Krebs, NF;
Derman, RJ;
Carlo, WA;
Petri, WA Jr;
Hibberd, PL;
Koso-Thomas, M;
Bann, CM;
McClure, EM;
Goldenberg, RL.
Objective. We sought to understand knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 in pregnant women in seven low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Results. In all, 25 260 women completed the survey. Overall, 56.8% of women named ≥3 COVID-19 symptoms, 34.3% knew ≥2 transmission modes, ...
