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This paper aims at explaining how deeply the traditional gender roles, specifically reflected in the division of labor in families, remain ingrained in practice and ideology in two pay cheque families. The paper further focused on women's adherence to traditional gender norms despite working as full time paid employees in the public sphere. This article highlights the societal factors that induced women to enter public domain as paid workforce and men's hesitation of sharing the domestic chores. The study revealed that in dual earner couples women do more work than men. It is also argued that men tend to place their energy and time into paid work while women invest their energy in homemaking. It is not intended to be "authoritative" but rather to help others further carry out research and develop their own explorations. The study is to fill the gaps and add Pakistani perspective on the issue. The sample included 150 married working women selected through stratified random sampling technique. The selected respondents were then interviewed with semi-structured interview schedule for obtaining relevant data
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Perinatal and infant mortality are two major contributors to child mortality in developing world. It is widely recognised that synergistic efforts by paediatric and obstetric healthcare providers result in improvement of neonatal and infant survival. Close working relationship between the 2 disciplines with attendance of all high risk births by paediatric healthcare providers and routine examination of all neonates is required for this purpose. Objectives were to compare 2 continuums of 100 neonatal cases for detection of serious neonatal disease. One set of neonates being examined by neonatal/paediatric service and other without this service in place. One hundred Neonatal Exam sheets were selected randomly from records of 2007-2008 and compared with 100 Neonatal Exam Sheets of 2006-2007. Records were analysed for detection of serious neonatal conditions at 24 hours age. Data was analysed using MS EXCEL. Odds ratio was calculated for each disease with Haldane correction. Odds ratio was significantly higher for detection of serious neonatal diseases in 2007-2008 group when neonatal service was actively involved in newborn examinations of all neonates. Highest odds ratios were obtained for detection of Heart Murmur and neonatal sepsis. Newborn Examination within 24-48 hours of birth by trained neonatal healthcare provider is paramount for adequate detection of serious neonatal diseases. Such services should be instituted in all obstetric units for better neonatal outcome