Search Results - "Nikodem, Cheryl"

Promoting childbirth companions in South Africa: a randomised pilot study by Brown, Heather, Hofmeyr, G Justus, Nikodem, V Cheryl, Smith, Helen, Garner, Paul

“…Most women delivering in South African State Maternity Hospitals do not have a childbirth companion; in addition, the quality of care could be better, and at…”
Get full text

Immersion in water during the second stage of labor: a randomized controlled trial by Nikodem, V. Cheryl, Edwards, Sara E., Krzyzanski, Annette M., Berghella, Vincenzo, Hofmeyr, G. Justus

“…Current obstetrical guidelines in the United States caution firmly against birth in water, but patients remain interested in this intervention. Limited data…”
Get full text

Use of herbal, complementary and alternative medicines among pregnant women in Makoni District, Zimbabwe by Chituku, Sibongile, Nikodem, Cheryl, Maroyi, Alfred

“…Use of herbal, complementary and alternative medicines during pregnancy, labour and delivery is common in Zimbabwe. This study aimed at documenting herbal,…”
Get full text

A randomised placebo controlled trial of oral misoprostol in the third stage of labour by Justus Hofmeyr, G., Cheryl Nikodem, V., Jager, Marinda, Gelbart, Bradley R.

“…Objective To compare oral misoprostol 400 μg with placebo in the routine management of the third stage of labour. Design A double‐blind placebo controlled…”
Get full text

Antiretroviral treatment and its impact on oral health outcomes in 5 to 7 year old Ugandan children: A 6 year follow-up visit from the ANRS 12174 randomized trial by Birungi, Nancy, Fadnes, Lars T., Engebretsen, Ingunn M.S., Tumwine, James K., Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug

“…Antiretroviral therapy for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa has transformed the highly infectious virus to a stable chronic condition, with the advent of Highly…”
Get full text

A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Nevirapine Versus a Combination of Zidovudine and Lamivudine to Reduce Intrapartum and Early Postpartum Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 by Moodley, Dhayendre, Moodley, Jagidesa, Coovadia, Hoosen, Gray, Glenda, McIntyre, James, Hofmyer, Justus, Nikodem, Cheryl, Hall, David, Gigliotti, Maria, Robinson, Patrick, Boshoff, Lynette

“…To determine the efficacy and safety of 2 inexpensive and easily deliverable antiretroviral (ARV) regimens for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission…”
Get full text

The socio-economic determinants of health for transgender women in South Africa: findings from a mixed-methods study by Leigh Ann Van der Merwe, L., Nikodem, Cheryl, Ewing, Deborah

“…Research conducted among transgender women in South Africa shows a marked tendency toward health disparities and poor access to appropriate mental, sexual and…”
Get full text

Health Care Workers' Suggestions for Improving HIV-Related Maternal Care in South Africa: "Listen to Us" by Taylor, Lauren C., Fair, Cynthia D., Nikodem, Cheryl

“…Introduction South Africa has the highest rate of individuals infected with HIV in the world. Women in particular are at increased risk for HIV infection and…”
Get full text

Misoprostol for treating postpartum haemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN72263357] by Hofmeyr, G Justus, Ferreira, Sandra, Nikodem, V Cheryl, Mangesi, Lindeka, Singata, Mandisa, Jafta, Zukiswa, Maholwana, Babalwa, Mlokoti, Zonke, Walraven, Gijs, Gülmezoglu, A Metin

“…BACKGROUND: Postpartum haemorrhage remains an important cause of maternal death despite treatment with conventional therapy. Uncontrolled studies and one…”
Get full text

Lopinavir/Ritonavir versus Lamivudine peri-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding: the PROMISE-PEP trial Protocol ANRS 12174 by Nagot, Nicolas, Kankasa, Chipepo, Meda, Nicolas, Hofmeyr, Justus, Nikodem, Cheryl, Tumwine, James K, Karamagi, Charles, Sommerfelt, Halvor, Neveu, Dorine, Tylleskär, Thorkild, Van de Perre, Philippe

“…Postnatal transmission of HIV-1 through breast milk remains an unsolved challenge in many resource-poor settings where replacement feeding is not a safe…”
Get full text

Ultrasound as method to visualise and compare the different sucking patterns between breastfed and bottle-feeding infants--a pilot study by Nolte, Anna, Nikodem, Cheryl

Get full text

Ultrasound as method to visualise and compare the different sucking patterns between breastfed and bottle-feeding infants - a pilot study : research by Nikodem, Cheryl, Nolte, Anna

“…The purpose of this pilot study research was to determine whether ultrasonography can be used to directly visualise and compare the difference in sucking…”
Get full text

Maternal posture in labour by Gupta, Janesh K, Nikodem, Cheryl

“…The position adopted naturally by women during birth has been described as early as 1882 by Engelmann. He observed that primitive woman, not influenced by…”
Get full text

Review: data are lacking on the effect of bed rest in women with singleton pregnancies who are at high risk of preterm birth by Nikodem, C.

Get full text

Underwater birth and neonatal respiratory distress:Case report does not constitute reliable evidence by Cluett, Elizabeth, McCandlish, Rona, Burns, Ethel, Nikodem, Cheryl

“…EDITOR-We were concerned and dismayed to see the case report by Kassim et al of respiratory distress for a baby born in water being cited as evidence of the…”
Get full text

Side-effects of oral misoprostol in the third stage of labour - a randomised placebo-controlled trial by JUSTUS HOFMEYR, G, CHERYL NIKODEM, V, DE JAGER, Marinda, DRAKELY, Andrew

“…Misoprostol, an inexpensive, stable, orally active prostaglandin analogue, has been suggested for use in the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage. Potential…”
Get full text

Underwater Birth And Neonatal Respiratory Distress by Cluett, Elizabeth, McCandlish, Rona, Burns, Ethel, Nikodem, Cheryl, Kassim, Zainab, Greenough, Anne, Sellars, Maria

Get full text

Review: a home-like birth environment has beneficial effects on labor and delivery by Nikodem, Cheryl

Get full text

Midwifery in the rainbow Nation of South Africa by Nikodem, Cheryl

Get full text

Incidence of long-term backache was similar between women who received epidural analgesia during labor and those who did not by Nikodem, Cheryl

Get full text