Quality of postnatal care for mothers and neonates in Mexico: Insights from the maternal eCohort study.

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate healthcare use during the postnatal period for mothers and their babies, the content of care received, mothers' perceived quality of care, and the factors influencing these perceptions.

Methods: The study analyzed data from a postnatal survey conducted within the maternal eCohort at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS). The research involved 973 women aged 18-49 who were recruited following their first antenatal care visit with a family physician at 48 family medicine clinics across eight Mexican states.

Assessing the quality of childbirth care in Mexico: findings from the maternal eCohort.

Background: In 2022, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) launched the "Comprehensive Women-Centered Maternal Health Care Model" (AMIIMSS program) to improve maternal healthcare. This research evaluated the childbirth care quality, comparing outcomes between IMSS and private hospitals and between IMSS hospitals with high and low adherence to the AMIIMSS program, and assessed whether the type of healthcare provider and delivery, the content of care, and the occurrence of obstetric violence were associated with the perceived quality of childbirth care, after controlling for other relevant demographic and clinical covariates.

Methods: Data were collected from an observational IMSS-affiliated eCohort of pregnant women aged 18 to 49, focusing on their experiences, perceptions of healthcare quality, obstetric violence, and health outcomes.

A comprehensive assessment of care competence and maternal experience of first antenatal care visits in Mexico: Insights from the baseline survey of an observational cohort study.

Background: Comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) must prioritize competent, evidence-based medical attention to ensure a positive experience and value for its users. Unfortunately, there is scarce evidence of implementing this holistic approach to ANC in low- and middle-income countries, leading to gaps in quality and accountability. This study assessed care competence, women's experiences during the first ANC visit, and the factors associated with these care attributes.

Functional improvement in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury treated with 4-aminopyridine: A systematic review.

Study Design: Systematic review.

Objective: To provide current evidence on the efficacy of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) to bring about functional improvement in individuals with chronic traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods: The Medline (PubMed), Web of Science and SCOPUS databases were systematically searched for relevant articles on the efficacy of 4-AP to treat SCI, from the dates such articles were first published until May 2022.

Zika and dengue but not chikungunya are associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Mexico: A case-control study.

Background Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses (ZIKV, CHIKV and DENV) are temporally associated with neurological diseases, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Because these three arboviruses coexist in Mexico, the frequency and severity of GBS could theoretically increase. This study aims to determine the association between these arboviruses and GBS in a Mexican population and to establish the clinical characteristics of the patients, including the severity of the infection.

Zika Virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome in Northeastern Mexico: A case-control study.

Background: Beginning August 2017, we conducted a prospective case-control investigation in Monterrey, Mexico to assess the association between Zika virus (ZIKV) and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).

Methods: For each of 50 GBS case-patients, we enrolled 2-3 afebrile controls (141 controls in total) matched by sex, age group, and presentation to same hospital within 7 days.

Results: PCR results for ZIKV in blood and/or urine were available on all subjects; serum ZIKV IgM antibody for 52% of case-patients and 80% of controls.