All Outputs (2)

A Liftless Intervention to Prevent Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight Among Pregnant Ghanaian Women: Protocol of a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (2018)
Journal Article
Kwegyir-Afful, E., Verbeek, J., Aziato, L., Seffah, J., & Räsänen, K. (2018). A Liftless Intervention to Prevent Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight Among Pregnant Ghanaian Women: Protocol of a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(8), e10095. https://doi.org/10.2196/10095

Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Every year, 20 million babies are born with low birthweight (LBW), about 96% of which occur in low-income countries. Despite the associated dangers, in ab... Read More about A Liftless Intervention to Prevent Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight Among Pregnant Ghanaian Women: Protocol of a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome—a Finnish Birth Register Study (2018)
Journal Article
Kwegyir-Afful, E., Lamminpää, R., Selander, T., Gissler, M., Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K., Heinonen, S., …Räsänen, K. (2018). Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome—a Finnish Birth Register Study. European Journal of Public Health, 28(6), 1122-1126. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky081

Background: Negative effects of manual handling of burdens on pregnancy outcomes are not elucidated in Finland. This study examines the association between perinatal outcomes and occupational exposure to manual handling of burdens.

Methods: The... Read More about Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome—a Finnish Birth Register Study.