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Evaluation of incomplete maternal smoking data using machine learning algorithms: a study from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway.

BMC pregnancy and childbirth
BACKGROUND: The Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MBRN) provides national coverage of all births. While retrieval of most of the information in the birth records is mandatory, mothers may refrain to provide information on her smoking status. The prop...

The influence of maternal agency on severe child undernutrition in conflict-ridden Nigeria: Modeling heterogeneous treatment effects with machine learning.

PloS one
Nigeria is one of the fastest growing African economies, yet struggles with armed conflict, poverty, and morbidity. An area of high concern is how this situation affects vulnerable families and their children. A key pathway in improving the situation...

Evaluating the usability of an interactive, bi-lingual, touchscreen-enabled breastfeeding educational programme: application of Nielson's heuristics.

Journal of innovation in health informatics
The study purpose was to conduct heuristic evaluation of an interactive, bilingual touchscreen-enabled breastfeeding educational programme for Hispanic women living in rural settings in Nebraska. Three raters conducted the evaluation during May 2013 ...

Using Machine Learning to Identify Predictors of Maternal and Infant Hair Cortisol Concentration Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress
Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) has been theorized to reflect chronic stress, and maternal and infant HCC may be correlated due to shared genetic, physiological, behavioural, and environmental factors, such as stressful life circumstances. The curr...

Artificial intelligence-assisted chatbot: impact on breastfeeding outcomes and maternal anxiety.

BMC pregnancy and childbirth
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in healthcare interventions to provide accessible, continuous, and personalized patient support. This study investigates the impact of a mobile breastfeeding counseling application develop...