BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Factors associated with the level of physical activity in a multi-ethnic pregnant population – a cross-sectional study at the time of diagnosis with gestational diabetes

L Garnweidner-Holme, L Henriksen, K Bjerkan, J Lium, M Lukasse

Evaluation of the recurrence and fertility rate following salpingostomy in patients with tubal ectopic pregnancy

Tahereh Poordast, Zahra Naghmehsanj, Razie Vahdani, Shaghayegh Moradi Alamdarloo, Mohammad Ali Ashraf, Almtaj Samsami, Fatemeh Sadat Najib

Options for improving low birthweight and prematurity birth outcomes of indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse infants: a systematic review of the literature using the social-ecological model

Shae Karger, Claudia Bull, Joanne Enticott, Emily J. Callander

Factors associated with maternal overall quality of life six months postpartum: a cross sectional study from The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

Lisbeth Valla, Sølvi Helseth, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Nina Misvær, Randi Andenæs

Impact of the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative on delivery care choices in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Bernardo Hernandez, Katie Panhorst Harris, Casey K. Johanns, Erin B. Palmisano, Rebecca Cogen, Maximilian G. Thom, Emily Linebarger, Charbel El Bcheraoui, Aruna M. Kamath, Joseph Camarda, Diego Rios-Zertuche, María Paola Zúñiga-Brenes, Pedro Bernal-Lara, Danny Colombara, Alexandra Schaefer, Benito Salvatierra, Julio César Mateus, Isabel Casas, Giovanni Flores, Emma Iriarte, Ali H. Mokdad

Neuraxial analgesia interfered with the circadian rhythm of labor: a propensity score matched cohort study

Li Wang, Xuyuan Ma, Le Chen, Fangfang Jiang, Jie Zhou

Effect of four or more antenatal care visits on facility delivery and early postnatal care services utilization in Uganda: a propensity score matched analysis

Edson Mwebesa, Joseph Kagaayi, Anthony Ssebagereka, Mary Nakafeero, John M. Ssenkusu, David Guwatudde, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye

Comprehensive fatty acid fractionation profilling in preeclampsia: a case control study with multivariable analysis

Herlambang Herlambang, Anggelia Puspasari, Citra Maharani, Rina Nofri Enis, Susan Tarawifa, Amelia Dwi Fitri, Huntari Harahap, Asro Hayani Harahap, Erny Kusdiyah, Mas Rizky Anggun Adipurna Syamsunarno

Obstetric and neonatal outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus in twin pregnancies according to changes in its diagnostic criteria from National Diabetes Data Group criteria to Carpenter and Coustan criteria: a retrospective cohort study

Yejin Kim, Sir-yeon Hong, Seo-yeon Kim, Yoo-min Kim, Ji-Hee Sung, Suk-Joo Choi, Soo-young Oh, Cheong-Rae Roh

Cumulative childhood trauma and complex psychiatric symptoms in pregnant women and expecting men

Julia Garon-Bissonnette, Marie-Ève Grisé Bolduc, Roxanne Lemieux, Nicolas Berthelot

Stillbirth and neonatal mortality in a subsequent pregnancy following stillbirth: a population-based cohort study

Janna W. Nijkamp, Anita C. J. Ravelli, Henk Groen, Jan Jaap H. M. Erwich, Ben Willem J. Mol

Efficacy of intrauterine insemination in women with endometrioma-associated subfertility: analysis using propensity score matching

He Cai, Jinlin Xie, Juanzi Shi, Hui Wang

Diagnostic accuracy of first and early second trimester multiple biomarkers for prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus: a multivariate longitudinal approach

Elham Shaarbaf Eidgahi, Malihe Nasiri, Nourossadat Kariman, Nastaran Safavi Ardebili, Masoud Salehi, Maryam Kazemi, Farid Zayeri

Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) associated with pregnancy and SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report

Parisa Dini, Soheila Aminimoghaddam, Zahra Mirzaasgari, Neda Rahimian, Samaneh Tanhapour Khotbehsara, Meysam Abolmaali

Comparison of pregnancy outcomes and placental characteristics between selective fetal growth restriction with and without thick arterio-arterial anastomosis in monochorionic diamniotic twins

Xueju Wang, Luyao Li, Pengbo Yuan, Yangyu Zhao, Yuan Wei

Prevalence and aetiologies of anaemia among first trimester pregnant women in Sri Lanka; the need for revisiting the current control strategies

Gayani Shashikala Amarasinghe, Thilini Chanchala Agampodi, Vasana Mendis, Krishanthi Malawanage, Chamila Kappagoda, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi

Prevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy in The Gambia: findings from 2018 population-based survey

Amadou Barrow, Amienatta Jobe, Sulayman Barrow, Ebrima Touray, Michael Ekholuenetale

Factors associated with changes in adequate antenatal care visits among pregnant women aged 15-49 years in Tanzania from 2004 to 2016

Elizabeth Kasagama, Jim Todd, Jenny Renju

Subacute thyroiditis during early pregnancy: a case report and literature review

Chao-Fang Bai, Guang-Hui Shen, Ying Yang, Ke Yang, Melvin R Hayden, Yuan-Yuan Zhou, Xing-Qian Geng

Psychosocial health in pregnancy and postpartum among women living with - and without HIV and non-pregnant women living with HIV living in Nordic countries – Results from a longitudinal survey study

Ellen Moseholm, Inka Aho, Åsa Mellgren, Gitte Pedersen, Terese L. Katzenstein, Isik S. Johansen, Diana Bach, Merete Storgaard, Nina Weis

D-dimer level significance for deep vein thrombosis screening in the third trimester: a retrospective study

Keisuke Miyamoto, Hiroaki Komatsu, Masayo Okawa, Yuki Iida, Daiken Osaku, Yukihiro Azuma, Takako Tsuneto, Takashi Harada, Fuminori Taniguchi, Tasuku Harada

Glucose levels during gestational diabetes pregnancy and the risk of developing postpartum diabetes or prediabetes

Chadakarn Phaloprakarn, Siriwan Tangjitgamol

The impact of prenatal screening tests on prenatal diagnosis in Taiwan from 2006 to 2019: a regional cohort study

Ching Hua Hsiao, Ching Hsuan Chen, Po Jen Cheng, Steven W. Shaw, Woei Chyn Chu, Ran Chou Chen

Distinct trajectories of perinatal depression in Chinese women: application of latent growth mixture modelling

Lan Hong, Tao Le, Yinping Lu, Xiang Shi, Ludan Xiang, Meng Liu, Wenmiao Zhang, Meixi Zhou, Jiangling Wang, Dongwu Xu, Xin Yu, Ke Zhao

Which chart and which cut-point: deciding on the INTERGROWTH, World Health Organization, or Hadlock fetal growth chart

Jessica Liauw, Chantal Mayer, Arianne Albert, Ariadna Fernandez, Jennifer A. Hutcheon

Prevalence and risk factors of overt postpartum urinary retention among primiparous women after vaginal delivery: a case-control study

Dan Cao, Lin Rao, Jiaqi Yuan, Dandan Zhang, Bangchun Lu

Utility of fetal facial markers on a second trimester genetic sonogram in screening for Down syndrome in a high-risk Thai population

Savitree Pranpanus, Kanokkarn Keatkongkaew, Manaphat Suksai

Development and validation of preconception care improvement scale (PCIS) in a resource-limited setting

Firanbon Teshome, Zewdie Birhanu, Yohannes Kebede

Association between plasma leptin and cesarean section after induction of labor: a case control study

Whitney Cowman, Sabrina M. Scroggins, Wendy S. Hamilton, Alexandra E. Karras, Noelle C. Bowdler, Eric J. Devor, Mark K. Santillan, Donna A. Santillan

Prevalence and factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care in rural areas of Southwestern Ethiopia

Assaye Belay, Tessema Astatkie, Solomon Abebaw, Bekele Gebreamanule, Wegayehu Enbeyle

“Even though they insult us, the delivery they give us is the greatest thing”: a qualitative study contextualizing women’s experiences with facility-based maternal health care in Ethiopia

Ashley Hagaman, Humberto Gonzalez Rodriguez, Clare Barrington, Kavita Singh, Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Dorka Woldesenbet Keraga, Abiyou Kiflie Alemayehu, Mehiret Abate, Befikadu Bitewulign, Pierre Barker, Hema Magge

Burden, risk factors and outcomes associated with gestational diabetes in a population-based cohort of pregnant women from North India

Stuti Bahl, Neeta Dhabhai, Sunita Taneja, Pratima Mittal, Rupali Dewan, Jasmine Kaur, Ritu Chaudhary, Nita Bhandari, Ranadip Chowdhury

Women’s views on accepting COVID-19 vaccination during and after pregnancy, and for their babies: a multi-methods study in the UK

Helen Skirrow, Sara Barnett, Sadie Bell, Lucia Riaposova, Sandra Mounier-Jack, Beate Kampmann, Beth Holder

A comparison of technicques to disimpact the fetal head on a second stage caesearean simulator

Anastasia Martin, Diane Nzelu, Annette Briley, Graham Tydeman, Andrew Shennan

Mindful Kangaroo Care: mindfulness intervention for mothers during skin-to-skin care: a randomized control pilot study

Marc-Antoine Landry, Kumar Kumaran, Juzer M. Tyebkhan, Valerie Levesque, Marcello Spinella

Using deep learning to predict the outcome of live birth from more than 10,000 embryo data

Bo Huang, Shunyuan Zheng, Bingxin Ma, Yongle Yang, Shengping Zhang, Lei Jin

Facility level factors that determine consistent delivery of essential newborn care at health centers in Ethiopia

Binyam Fekadu, Ismael Ali, Zergu Tafesse, Hailemariam Segni

Prevalence of depressive symptoms and correlated factors among pregnant women during their second and third trimesters in northwest rural China: a cross-sectional study

Fang Chang, Xin Fan, Yi Zhang, Bin Tang, Xiyuan Jia

Silent voices of the midwives: factors that influence midwives’ achievement of successful neonatal resuscitation in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative inquiry

Jan Becker, Chase Becker, Florin Oprescu, Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu, James Moir, Meshak Shimwela, Marion Gray

Strategies to improve the quality of midwifery care and developing midwife-centered care in Iran: analyzing the attitudes of midwifery experts

Shahla Khosravi, Farah Babaey, Parvin Abedi, Zohreh Mazaheri Kalahroodi, Saeideh Sadat Hajimirzaie

Heart work: Indigenous doulas responding to challenges of western systems and revitalizing Indigenous birthing care in Canada

Caroline Fidan Tyler Doenmez, Jaime Cidro, Stephanie Sinclair, Ashley Hayward, Larissa Wodtke, Alexandra Nychuk

Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome in one of the Dichorionic-diamniotic twin: a case report and literature review

Yongbing Guo, Huijing Zhang, Lixin Fan, Junya Chen, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Huixia Yang, Yu Sun

Safe birth in cultural safety in southern Mexico: a pragmatic non-inferiority cluster-randomised controlled trial

Iván Sarmiento, Sergio Paredes-Solís, Abraham de Jesús García, Nadia Maciel Paulino, Felipe René Serrano de los Santos, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Germán Zuluaga, Anne Cockcroft, Neil Andersson

The fear of social stigma experienced by men: a barrier to male involvement in antenatal care in Misungwi District, rural Tanzania

Maendeleo Boniphace, Dismas Matovelo, Rose Laisser, Victoria Yohani, Hadija Swai, Leonard Subi, Zabroni Masatu, Sylvia Tinka, Hannah Faye G. Mercader, Jennifer L. Brenner, Jennifer L. Mitchell

Dietary cholesterol and egg intake are associated with the risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective study from Southwest China

Yiqi Zhang, Xi Lan, Fei Li, Hong Sun, Ju Zhang, Run Li, Yan Gao, Hongli Dong, Congjie Cai, Guo Zeng

Does a high dietary intake of resistant starch affect glycaemic control and alter the gut microbiome in women with gestational diabetes? A randomised control trial protocol

Cathy Latino, Emily J. Gianatti, Shailender Mehta, Johnny Lo, Amanda Devine, Claus Christophersen

Mindful awareness as a mechanism of change for natural childbirth in pregnant women with high fear of childbirth: a randomised controlled trial

Irena K. Veringa-Skiba, Kelly Ziemer, Esther I. de Bruin, Ed J. de Bruin, Susan M. Bögels

Mediolateral episiotomy and risk of obstetric anal sphincter injuries and adverse neonatal outcomes during operative vaginal delivery in nulliparous women: a propensity-score analysis

Thomas Desplanches, Laetitia Marchand-Martin, Emilie-Denise Szczepanski, Marie Ruillier, Jonathan Cottenet, Denis Semama, Emmanuel Simon, Catherine Quantin, Paul Sagot

Comparison of the effectiveness of virtual reality and chewing mint gum on labor pain and anxiety: a randomized controlled trial

Atefeh Ebrahimian, Roghaieh Rahmani Bilandi, Mohammad Reza Rahmani Bilandī, Zahra Sabzeh

Prenatal detection of chromosomal abnormalities and copy number variants in fetuses with congenital gastrointestinal obstruction

Xinyue Meng, Lili Jiang

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal outcomes: a retrospective cohort study from Turkey

Siddika Songül Yalçin, Perran Boran, Başak Tezel, Tuba Esra Şahlar, Pınar Özdemir, Bekir Keskinkiliç, Fatih Kara

The effect of a decision-support mHealth application on maternal and neonatal outcomes in two district hospitals in Rwanda: pre – post intervention study

Aurore Nishimwe, Latifat Ibisomi, Marc Nyssen, Daphney Nozizwe Conco

Prenatal care utilization in pregnant women who consider but do not have abortions

Marika Toscano, Jillian Wood, Sara Spielman, Rita Ferri, Natalie Whaley, Neil S. Seligman

Effect of initial COVID-19 outbreak during first trimester on pregnancy outcome in Wuxi, China

Yun Liu, Ming Dai, Shaidi Tang

Nomogram predicting cesarean delivery undergoing induction of labor among high-risk nulliparous women at term: a retrospective study

Hang Zhou, Ning Gu, Yan Yang, Zhiqun Wang, Yali Hu, Yimin Dai

Disparities in use of skilled birth attendants and neonatal mortality rate in Guinea over two decades

Betregiorgis Zegeye, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, Sanni Yaya

A randomized clinical trial on the effect of foot reflexology performed in the fourth stage of labor on uterine afterpain 

Neda Sharifi, Narjes Bahri, Fatemeh Hadizadeh-Talasaz, Hoda Azizi, Hossein Nezami, Hamid Reza Tohidinik

Unseen, unheard: a qualitative analysis of women’s experiences of exclusively expressing breast milk

Lisa A. Anders, Karen Robinson, Jennifer M. Ohlendorf, Lisa Hanson

Trends in antenatal care visits and associated factors in Ghana from 2006 to 2018

Precious Adade Duodu, Jonathan Bayuo, Josephine Aboagye Mensah, Livingstone Aduse-Poku, Francis Arthur-Holmes, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey, Pascal Agbadi, Jerry John Nutor

Factors associated with the use of deworming drugs during pregnancy in Tanzania; an analysis from the 2015–16 Tanzanian HIV and malaria indicators survey

Vicent Bankanie, Fabiola Vincent Moshi

Fertility preservation in female patients with hematological disorders

Dan Wu, Huan Shen

The effect of intra-vaginal oxytocin on sexual function in breastfeeding mothers: a randomized triple-blind placebo-controlled trial

Arezu Mesbahi, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Zahra Ghorbani, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

A qualitative exploratory interview study on birth companion support actions for women during childbirth

Eva Wodeya Wanyenze, Josaphat K. Byamugisha, Nazarius Mboona Tumwesigye, Patience A. Muwanguzi, Gorrette K. Nalwadda

Inequalities in prevalence of birth by caesarean section in Ghana from 1998-2014

Joshua Okyere, Henry Ofori Duah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Eugene Budu

Effects of family relationship and social support on the mental health of Chinese postpartum women

Weijing Qi, Yan Liu, Huicong Lv, Jun Ge, Yucui Meng, Nan Zhao, Fuqing Zhao, Qing Guo, Jie Hu

Postpartum bonding and association with depressive symptoms and prenatal attachment in women with fear of birth

Ingegerd Hildingsson, Christine Rubertsson

The accuracy of contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans to detect postpartum haemorrhage: an observational study

Yumi Mitsuyama, Yusuke Katayama, Kazuya Oi, Junya Shimazaki, Kazuya Mimura, Masayuki Endo, Takeshi Shimazu

The mental health crisis of expectant women in the UK: effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on prenatal mental health, antenatal attachment and social support

Maria Laura Filippetti, Alasdair D. F. Clarke, Silvia Rigato

Exclusive breastfeeding among women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Leandro Cordero, Michael R. Stenger, Mark B. Landon, Craig A. Nankervis

From coercion to respectful care: women’s interactions with health care providers when planning a VBAC

Hazel Keedle, Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns, Hannah Grace Dahlen

The role of first-trimester HbA1c in the early detection of gestational diabetes

Mehrnaz Valadan, Zeinab Bahramnezhad, Fatemeh Golshahi, Elham Feizabad

Sleep quality and BMI in pregnancy– a prospective cohort study

Yafang Tang, Fei Dai, Nurul Syaza Razali, Shephali Tagore, Bernard S. M. Chern, Kok Hian Tan

Valproate prescription to women of childbearing age in English primary care: repeated cross-sectional analyses and retrospective cohort study

Mariangela Gaudio, Emmanouela Konstantara, Mark Joy, Jeremy van Vlymen, Simon de Lusignan

Improving health care facility birth rates in Rorya District, Tanzania: a multiple baseline trial

Gail Webber, Bwire Chirangi, Nyamusi Magatti, Ranjeeta Mallick, Monica Taljaard

Preconceptional evaluation of women with recurrent pregnancy loss: the additional value of assessing vascular and metabolic status

Denise H. J. Habets, Veronique M. M. M. Schiffer, Lisa P. A. Kraneburg, Femke J. W. de Krom, Irem Gürtekin, Bo E. van Bree, Ron J. T. van Golde, Lotte Wieten, Marc E. A. Spaanderman, Salwan Al-Nasiry

Geographical variation and predictors of zero utilization for a standard maternal continuum of care among women in Ethiopia: a spatial and geographically weighted regression analysis

Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Agazhe Aemro, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Amare Muche, Gizachew Kassahun Bizuneh, Shimels Derso Kebede

Identification of key genes in pathogenesis of placental insufficiency intrauterine growth restriction

Chunhua Zhang, Jiao Ding, Hong Li, Ting Wang

Decision tree model predicts live birth after surgery for moderate-to-severe intrauterine adhesions

Ru Zhu, Hua Duan, Wenbin Xu, Sha Wang, Lu Gan, Qian Xu, Jinjiao Li

Gut microbiome profiles in Thai healthy pregnant women and its association with types of foods

P. Phoonlapdacha, C. Tangshewinsirikul, J. Phosuwattanakul, K. Kittisakmontri, S. Nitisinprasert, J. Nakayama, P. Prombutara, U. Suthutvoravut, N. Chongviriyaphan

Tamil Nadu Pregnancy and Heart Disease Registry (TNPHDR): design and methodology

Justin Paul Gnanaraj, S Anne Princy, Karen Sliwa-Hahnle, Sowmya Sathyendra, Nambirajan Jeyabalan, Ragothaman Sethumadhavan, Selvarani G, N. Sumathi, Vinotha S, Pachaiappan P, Vimali Murali, Shanthirani B, Gomathi T, Muthuprabha P, Panniyammakal Jeemon, E. Elavarasi, Rajarajeshwari R, Vijaya S, Kanmani K

The effectiveness of decision aids for pregnancy related decision-making in women with pre-pregnancy morbidity; systematic review and meta-analysis

Rebecca Whybrow, Louise M. Webster, Paul T. Seed, Jane Sandall, Lucy C. Chappell

The unfinished agenda and inequality gaps in antenatal care coverage in Ethiopia

Sitota Tsegaye, Kalkidan Yibeltal, Haset Zelealem, Walelegn Worku, Meaza Demissie, Alemayehu Worku, Yemane Berhane

Maternal excess adiposity and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D < 50 nmol/L are associated with elevated whole body fat mass in healthy breastfed neonates

Maryam Razaghi, Nathalie Gharibeh, Catherine A. Vanstone, Olusola F. Sotunde, Shu Qin Wei, Dayre McNally, Frank Rauch, Glenville Jones, Hope A. Weiler

The experience of women with recent gestational diabetes during the COVID-19 lockdown: a qualitative study from Denmark

Nanna Husted Jensen, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Inger Katrine Dahl-Petersen, Helle Terkildsen Maindal

Working mothers’ breastfeeding experience: a phenomenology qualitative approach

Rita Surianee Ahmad, Zaharah Sulaiman, Nik Hazlina Nik Hussain, Norhayati Mohd Noor

Correction to: Subacute thyroiditis during early pregnancy: a case report and literature review

Chao-Fang Bai, Guang-Hui Shen, Ying Yang, Ke Yang, Melvin R. Hayden, Yuan-Yuan Zhou, Xing-Qian Geng

Expression profiles and functions of ferroptosis-related genes in the placental tissue samples of early- and late-onset preeclampsia patients

Nana Yang, Qianghua Wang, Biao Ding, Yingying Gong, Yue Wu, Junpei Sun, Xuegu Wang, Lei Liu, Feng Zhang, Danli Du, Xiang Li

Association of MTHFD1 gene polymorphisms and maternal smoking with risk of congenital heart disease: a hospital-based case-control study

Xinli Song, Qiongxuan Li, Jingyi Diao, Jinqi Li, Yihuan Li, Senmao Zhang, Lijuan Zhao, Letao Chen, Jianhui Wei, Jing Shu, Yiping Liu, Mengting Sun, Peng Huang, Tingting Wang, Jiabi Qin

Mode of delivery, perinatal outcome and neurodevelopment in uncomplicated monochorionic diamniotic twins: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Angel Chimenea, Lutgardo García-Díaz, Guillermo Antiñolo

Teen pregnancy in the setting of familial dilated cardiomyopathy: a case report

Joshua S. George, Jeffrey Johnson

Pregnancy outcomes and associated factors for uterine rupture: an 8 years population-based retrospective study

Sheng Wan, Mengnan Yang, Jindan Pei, Xiaobo Zhao, Chenchen Zhou, Yuelin Wu, Qianqian Sun, Guizhu Wu, Xiaolin Hua

Mental well-being during stages of COVID-19 lockdown among pregnant women and new mothers

Gritt Overbeck, Ida Scheel Rasmussen, Volkert Siersma, Jakob Kragstrup, Ruth Kirk Ertmann, Philip Wilson

Assessment of different thresholds of birthweight discordance for early neonatal outcomes: retrospective analysis of 2348 twin pregnancies

Shaoxin Ye, Dazhi Fan, Pengsheng Li, Gengdong Chen, Jiaming Rao, Huishan Zhang, Zixing Zhou, Jinping Feng, Caihong Luo, Xiaoling Guo, Zhengping Liu, Dongxin Lin

A brief gestalt intervention changes ultrasound measures of tongue movement during breastfeeding: case series

Pamela Sylvia Douglas, Sharon Lisa Perrella, Donna Tracy Geddes

Trends in percentages of gestational diabetes mellitus attributable to overweight, obesity, and morbid obesity in regional Victoria: an eight-year population-based panel study

George Mnatzaganian, Mark Woodward, H. David McIntyre, Liangkun Ma, Nicola Yuen, Fan He, Helen Nightingale, Tingting Xu, Rachel R. Huxley

“This is hard to cope with”: the lived experience and coping strategies adopted amongst Australian women with pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

Dragana Ceprnja, Lucinda Chipchase, Pranee Liamputtong, Amitabh Gupta

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome complicated with in utero limb ischemia of the donor twin – a case report

Agata Majewska, Robert Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha, Szymon Kozłowski, Dorota Bomba-Opoń, Iwona Szymusik, Olga Płaza, Mirosław Wielgoś

Iodine deficiency in pregnancy along a concentration gradient is associated with increased severity of preeclampsia in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa

Charles Bitamazire Businge, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Andre Pascal Kengne

Associations between prolonged second stage of labor and maternal and neonatal outcomes in freestanding birth centers: a retrospective analysis

Nancy A. Niemczyk, Dianxu Ren, Susan R. Stapleton

Prenatal ultrasound findings of ectodermal dysplasia: a case report

Liang Li, Yi Zhou, Ruixia Tian, Chaoxue Zhang

Healthcare professionals’ experiences and perceptions regarding health care of indigenous pregnant women in Ecuador

Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Nervo Verdezoto, Marta Guijarro-Garvi, Victoria Abril-Ulloa, Nicola Mackintosh, Parisa Eslambolchilar, María Teresa Ruíz-Cantero

The effect of training the fathers to support their wives on stress and self-efficacy in mothers of premature newborns hospitalized in NICU: a quasi-experimental study

Zahra Hadian Shirazi, Hamed Ghasemloo, Seyyed Mostajab Razavinejad, Nasrin Sharifi, Shahpar Bagheri

The clinical evaluation of IIA balloon occlusion in caesarean delivery for patients with PAS: a retrospective study

Ling Hong, Aner Chen, Jinliang Chen, Xiuxiu Li, Wenming Zhuang, Yijing Shen, Qiaohong Dai, Li Zhang

Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar

Shuja Mohd Reagu, Salwa Abuyaqoub, Isaac Babarinsa, Nisha Abdul Kader, Thomas Farrell, Stephen Lindow, Nahid M. Elhassan, Sami Ouanes, Noor Bawazir, Anum Adnan, Dina Hussain, Malika Boumedjane, Majid Alabdulla

Prenatal diagnosis of a 46,XY karyotype female fetus with an SRY-associated gonadal dysgenesis, conceived through an intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a case report

Lidiia Zhytnik, Maire Peters, Kadi Tilk, Tiia Reimand, Piret Ilisson, Tiina Kahre, Ülle Murumets, Aivar Ehrenberg, Eva-Liina Ustav, Neeme Tõnisson, Signe Mölder, Hindrek Teder, Kaarel Krjutškov, Andres Salumets

Gestational weight gain rates in the first and second trimesters are associated with small for gestational age among underweight women: a prospective birth cohort study

Xueling Wei, Songying Shen, Peiyuan Huang, Xiong Xiao, Shanshan Lin, Lifang Zhang, Chengrui Wang, Min-Shan Lu, Jinhua Lu, Wing Hung Tam, Chi Chiu Wang, Jian-Rong He, Xiu Qiu

Exploring health provider’s knowledge on the home-based maternal and neonatal health care package in Rwanda

Clemence Nishimwe, Gugu G. Mchunu

Depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder six months following preeclampsia and normotensive pregnancy: a P4 study

Lynne Roberts, Amanda Henry, Samuel B. Harvey, Caroline S. E. Homer, Gregory K. Davis

Sources of information used by women during pregnancy and the perceived quality

Maaike Vogels-Broeke, Darie Daemers, Luc Budé, Raymond de Vries, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze

Simultaneous bilateral fallopian tubal pregnancy of a laparoscopic definite spontaneous unilateral ovulation: a case report

Zhen-zhen Wang, Lian-wei Xu, Li Zhao, Yi-jia Chen, Hui-cong Liu, Er-kai Yu

Perception of pregnant women towards early antenatal visit in Fiji: a qualitative study

Renita Maharaj, Masoud Mohammadnezhad

Prediction of miscarriage in first trimester by serum estradiol, progesterone and β-human chorionic gonadotropin within 9 weeks of gestation

Wenhui Deng, Rui Sun, Jun Du, Xue Wu, Lijie Ma, Min Wang, Qiubo Lv

Successful delayed delivery of the second twin by evacuating the cord prolapsed first fetus and emergent cerclage: a report of 2 cases

Mia Park, Ye Won Jung, Jiwon Park, Soo Youn Song, Geon Woo Lee, Heon Jong Yoo, Young Bok Ko, Mina Lee, Byung Hun Kang

The prevalence and correlates of peripartum depression in different stages of pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic in China

Manji Hu, Yongjie Zhou, Mei Xue, Yali Ren, Shen Li, Ruoxi Wang, Ling Qi, Lingyun Zeng, Zhengkui Liu, Wei Qian, Jiezhi Yang, Xin Zhou, Lijuan Chen, Xiangyang Zhang

Identifying women’s needs to adjust to postpartum changes: a qualitative study in Iran

Mahboobeh Asadi, Mahnaz Noroozi, Mousa Alavi

Analysis of risk factors for massive intraoperative bleeding in patients with placenta accreta spectrum

Yuanyuan Wang, Yadan Zhou, Lin Zeng, Lian Chen, Yangyu Zhao

Reliability of online pregnancy-related information and associated feelings of worry among expectant women in Qatar

Ayman Al-Dahshan, Mohamad Chehab, Noora Al-Kubaisi, Nagah Selim

Body mass index is associated with miscarriage rate and perinatal outcomes in cycles with frozen-thawed single blastocyst transfer: a retrospective cohort study

Yu Zheng, Xiyuan Dong, Biao Chen, Jun Dai, Wei Yang, Jihui Ai, Lei Jin

Adapting obstetric and neonatal services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Shira Gold, Lauren Clarfield, Jennie Johnstone, Yenge Diambomba, Prakesh S. Shah, Wendy Whittle, Nimrah Abbasi, Cristian Arzola, Rizwana Ashraf, Anne Biringer, David Chitayat, Marie Czikk, Milena Forte, Tracy Franklin, Michelle Jacobson, Johannes Keunen, John Kingdom, Stephen Lapinsky, Joanne MacKenzie, Cynthia Maxwell, Mary Preisman, Greg Ryan, Amanda Selk, Mathew Sermer, Candice Silversides, John Snelgrove, Nancy Watts, Beverly Young, Charmaine De Castro, Rohan D’Souza

Epidemiology of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnant women in the UK in 2018: a population-based cross-sectional study

Siang Ing Lee, Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo, Utkarsh Agrawal, Jonathan I. Kennedy, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Holly Hope, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Astha Anand, Beck Taylor, Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Christine Damase-Michel, Christopher Yau, Francesca Crowe, Gillian Santorelli, Kelly-Ann Eastwood, Zoe Vowles, Maria Loane, Ngawai Moss, Peter Brocklehurst, Rachel Plachcinski, Shakila Thangaratinam, Mairead Black, Dermot O’Reilly, Kathryn M. Abel, Sinead Brophy, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Colin McCowan

Severity of low pre-pregnancy body mass index and perinatal outcomes: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Kentaro Nakanishi, Yasuaki Saijo, Eiji Yoshioka, Yukihiro Sato, Yasuhito Kato, Ken Nagaya, Satoru Takahashi, Yoshiya Ito, Sumitaka Kobayashi, Chihiro Miyashita, Atsuko Ikeda-Araki, Reiko Kishi, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh

It’s just a breast: an examination of the effects of sexualization, sexism, and breastfeeding familiarity on evaluations of public breastfeeding

Yuliana Zaikman, Amy E. Houlihan

What are the strategies for implementing primary care models in maternity? A systematic review on midwifery units

Laura Batinelli, Ellen Thaels, Nathalie Leister, Christine McCourt, Manila Bonciani, Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho

Profiling of exosomal microRNAs expression in umbilical cord blood from normal and preeclampsia patients

Hai-Tao Pan, Xiao-Liang Shi, Min Fang, Xiang-Mei Sun, Pan-Pan Chen, Jin-Long Ding, Gui-Yu Xia, Bin Yu, Tao Zhang, Hong-Dan Zhu

Association of preconception dysmenorrhea with obstetric complications: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Tsuyoshi Murata, Yuta Endo, Toma Fukuda, Hyo Kyozuka, Shun Yasuda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Kosei Shinoki, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh

Validating the use of the revised childbirth experience questionnaire in Hong Kong

Kris Y. W. Lok, Heidi S. L. Fan, Rachel W. T. Ko, Jojo Y. Y. Kwok, Janet Y. H. Wong, Daniel Y. T. Fong, Noel W. M. Shek, Hextan Y. S. Ngan, Edmond P. H. Choi

Geographical variations and determinants of iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy in Ethiopia: analysis of 2019 mini demographic and health survey

Koku Sisay Tamirat, Fentahun Bikale Kebede, Tajebew Zayede Gonete, Getayneh Antehunegn Tessema, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema

“To get the baby out off the hook”: a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter, observational study about decision making in vacuum-assisted operative vaginal delivery

Alessandro Svelato, Alis Carabaneanu, Claudia Sergiampietri, Paolo Mannella, Sara D’Avino, Caterina De Luca, Martina Bartolone, Roberto Angioli, Antonio Ragusa

Maternal adverse childhood experiences and their association with preterm birth: secondary analysis of data from universal health visiting

Katie Hardcastle, Kat Ford, Mark A. Bellis

Prevalence and predictors of malnutrition during adolescent pregnancy in southern Ethiopia: a community-based study

Belete Yimer, Awraris Wolde

Pregnancy complications and risk of uterine rupture among women with singleton pregnancies in China

Jing Tao, Yi Mu, Peiran Chen, Yanxia Xie, Juan Liang, Jun Zhu

Effectiveness of a group educational intervention – prolact - in primary care to promote exclusive breastfeeding: a cluster randomized clinical trial

María Jesús Santamaría- Martín, Susana Martín-Iglesias, Christine Schwarz, Milagros Rico-Blázquez, Julián Alexander Portocarrero-Nuñez, Laura Diez-Izquierdo, Laura Llamosas-Falcón, Ricardo Rodríguez-Barrientos, Isabel Del-Cura-González, Francisca Martín-Llorente, Leopoldo Casero-Perona, Paz Plasencia-Plasencia, Marta Yolanda Sánchez-Méndez, Pilar Santamaría-Medrano, Rebeca Mielgo-Salvador, Carolina Cañón-Cañón, Dolores Valor-Sánchez, Ramona Fernández-Fernández, Soledad López-Lozano, Marisol Morales-Montalva, María Elena Pérez-Mañanes, Isabel Durand-Rincón, Sara Valdecantos-Coscollano, Verónica Hernández-Hernández, Maria Dolores Noceco-Paredes, Clara Malde-García, Ma Ángeles Miranda-Martín, Nuria de la Peña Antón, Elena Martín-Díaz, Dolores Robas-García, Manuel Parra-Moro, María Concepción Ruiz-del-Castillo, Maria Jesús Geijo-Rincón, Carmen Rivero-Garrido, María Gema Alameda-Hernández, Miriam González-Macías, Isabel Coghen-Vigueras, Raquel Arenas-Yaguez, Carolina San Pablo-Campos, Rosa M Prados-Bueno, Ma Adoración Bejarano-López, Natividad García-Ruiz, Gema Magdaleno-Del-Rey, Lucía Tirado-Jiménez, Ma Jesús Santamaria-Martín, Asunción Reviriego-Gutierrez, Beatriz Soto-Almendro, Paula García-Romero, Elena Zarco-Cid, María Villa-Arranz, Alma Mejía Fernández-de-Velasco, Laura Anta-Rodríguez, María Isabel Sánchez-Prieto-Emmanuel, Luz Divina Barrios-García, Carmen Lozano-Adeva, Luis Mariano Casado-García, Lourdes Gómez-Pérez, Ma Dolores Martínez-Sierra, Martha Olga Escobar-García, Ma Dolores Guerra-Nieto, Elena Azcona-Domínguez, María Ángeles Delgado-Domínguez, Rafael Verdugo-Hernández

The role of three-dimensional MRI in the differentiation between angular pregnancy and interstitial pregnancy

Feng Gao, Ming-hua Sun, Le Fu

Assessing Dutch women’s experiences of labour and birth: adaptations and psychometric evaluations of the measures Mothers on Autonomy in Decision Making Scale, Mothers on Respect Index, and Childbirth Experience Questionnaire 2.0

L. L. Peters, M. S. G. van der Pijl, S. Vedam, W. S. Barkema, M. T. van Lohuizen, D. E. M. C. Jansen, E. I. Feijen-de Jong

Bacterial colonization at caesarean section defects in women of secondary infertility: an observational study

Isabel Hsu, Leonard Hsu, Sonam Dorjee, Chao-Chin Hsu

INTERGROWTH-21st versus a customized method for the prediction of neonatal nutritional status in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Juan Jesús Fernández-Alba, Maria Castillo Lara, Raquel Sánchez Mera, Sara Aragón Baizán, Carmen González Macías, Rocio Quintero Prado, Angel Vilar Sánchez, Jose Manuel Jimenez Heras, Luis Javier Moreno Corral, Francesc Figueras

Examining the effects of second-and third-trimester gestational weight gain rates on the perinatal outcomes among Chinese twin pregnancies: a retrospective cohort study

Li-hua Lin, Yi-lin Weng, Ying-ying Lin, Xiu-xian Huang, Yang Lin, Xiao yan Xiu, Jian-ying Yan, Juan Lin

Severe maternal hardships are associated with food insecurity among low-income/lower-income women during pregnancy: results from the 2012–2014 California maternal infant health assessment

Barbara A. Laraia, Ryan Gamba, Carina Saraiva, Melanie S. Dove, Kristen Marchi, Paula Braveman

Choice in episiotomy – fact or fantasy: a qualitative study of women’s experiences of the consent process

Tanya Djanogly, Jacqueline Nicholls, Melissa Whitten, Anne Lanceley

Severe maternal morbidity: admission shift from intensive care unit to obstetric high-dependency unit

Ning Gu, Yaning Zheng, Yimin Dai

Influence of women's decision-making autonomy on antenatal care utilisation and institutional delivery services in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018

Chukwuechefulam Kingsley Imo

Obstetric outcomes in pregnant COVID-19 women: the imbalance of von Willebrand factor and ADAMTS13 axis

Elvira Grandone, Antonella Vimercati, Felice Sorrentino, Donatella Colaizzo, Angelo Ostuni, Oronzo Ceci, Manuela Capozza, Giovanni Tiscia, Antonio De Laurenzo, Mario Mastroianno, Filomena Cappucci, Lucia Fischetti, Maurizio Margaglione, Ettore Cicinelli, Luigi Nappi

Induction of labour: creation of a classification of Grenoble allowing an assessment of the evaluation of practices

Manon Vanneaux, Pierre-Louis Forey, Véronique Equy, Pascale Hoffmann, Didier Riethmuller

Safe Pregnancy intervention for intimate partner violence: a randomised controlled trial in Norway among culturally diverse pregnant women

Eva Marie Engebakken Flaathen, Lena Henriksen, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Berit Schei, Angela Taft, Josef Noll, Lisa Garnweidner-Holme, Mirjam Lukasse

Effectiveness of emergency obstetric care training at the regional level in Ukraine: a non-randomized controlled trial

Iryna Mogilevkina, Vitaliy Gurianov, Gunilla Lindmark

Experiences of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a scoping review

Sachiko Sakurai, Eri Shishido, Shigeko Horiuchi

Decadal change in the association between the status of young mother’s Body Mass Index and anaemia with child low birth weight in India

Anuja Banerjee, Soumendu Sen, Junaid Khan, Manoranjan Pal, Premananda Bharati

The pregnancy experiences and antenatal care services of Chinese migrants in Switzerland: a qualitative study

Dingcui Cai, Paulina Villanueva, Susannah Stuijfzand, Hong Lu, Basile Zimmermann, Antje Horsch

The effect of mode of delivery on health-related quality-of-life in mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kate Evans, Hannah Fraser, Olalekan Uthman, Osemeke Osokogu, Samantha Johnson, Lena Al-Khudairy

Parental experiences and breastfeeding outcomes of early support to new parents from family health care centres—a mixed method study

Sandra Saade, Renée Flacking, Jenny Ericson

Age at childbirth and change in BMI across the life-course: evidence from the INCAP Longitudinal Study

Mónica Mazariegos, Jithin Sam Varghese, Maria F Kroker-Lobos, Ann M DiGirolamo, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Usha Ramakrishnan, Aryeh D Stein

Gut microbiota in pregnant Malaysian women: a comparison between trimesters, body mass index and gestational diabetes status

Bahiyah Abdullah, Suzanna Daud, Mohd Shafiq Aazmi, Mohd Yusri Idorus, Mas Irfan Jaya Mahamooth

Psychiatric vulnerability and the risk for unintended pregnancies, a systematic review and meta-analysis

N. N. Schonewille, N. Rijkers, A. Berenschot, J. G. Lijmer, O. A. van den Heuvel, B. F. P. Broekman

Breastfeeding and contraception counseling: a qualitative study

Marit Pearlman Shapiro, Karina Avila, Erika E. Levi

Public health insurance and maternal health care utilization in India: evidence from the 2005–2012 mothers’ cohort data

Tesfaye Alemayehu Gebremedhin, Itismita Mohanty, Theo Niyonsenga

Patient-centred consent in women’s health: does it really work in antenatal and intra-partum care?

Jacqueline Nicholls, Anna L David, Joseph Iskaros, Anne Lanceley

Applying reflective multicriteria decision analysis to understand the value of therapeutic alternatives in the management of gestational and peripartum anaemia in Spain

Manel Casellas Caro, María Jesús Cancelo Hidalgo, José Antonio García-Erce, José Luis Baquero Úbeda, Maria Glòria Torras Boatella, Elena Gredilla Díaz, Margarita Ruano Encinar, Israel Martín Bayón, Jordi Nicolás Picó, José Eduardo Arjona Berral, Alberto Muñoz Solano, Silvia Jiménez Merino, Mónica Cerezales, Jesús Cuervo

Initiation of lactation and the provision of human milk to preterm infants in German neonatal intensive care units from the mothers’ perspective

N. Scholten, L. Mause, D. Horenkamp-Sonntag, M. Klein, T. Dresbach

Effect of maternal positioning during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a systematic review and meta-analyses

Naosuke Enomoto, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Marie Furuta, Hiroaki Tanaka, Edmond S. W. Ng, Shigetaka Matsunaga, Atsushi Sakurai, Rie Kato, Shinji Takahashi, Jun Takeda, Masahiro Nakao, Eishin Nakamura, Masafumi Nii, Yoshihiro Yamahata, Makoto Tsuji, Takahide Maenaka, Shinji Baba, Yuki Hosokawa, Hiroshi Nonogi, Mayuki Aibiki, Takanari Ikeyama, Tetsuya Isayama, Taku Iwami, Yasuhiro Kuroda, Tetsuya Sakamoto, Naoki Shimizu, Masao Nagayama, Chika Nishiyama, Tetsuo Hatanaka, Shigeharu Hosono, Tasuku Matsuyama

The safty profile of blood salvage applied for collected blood with amniotic fluid during cesarean section

Xiaoying Rong, Xiangyang Guo, Hong Zeng, Jun Wang, Mi Li, Yang Wang

Should pregnant women know their individual risk of future pelvic floor dysfunction? A qualitative study

Carol Bugge, Heather Strachan, Stewart Pringle, Suzanne Hagen, Helen Cheyne, Don Wilson

Pregnancy planning and acceptance and maternal psychological distress during pregnancy: results from the National Perinatal Survey, France, 2016

Caroline Moreau, Camille Bonnet, Maxime Beuzelin, Béatrice Blondel

Correlates of Canadian mothers’ anger during the postpartum period: a cross-sectional survey

Christine HK Ou, Wendy A. Hall, Paddy Rodney, Robyn Stremler

Obstetric outcomes of young women following in-vitro fertilization: a case–control study

Gilad Karavani, Henry H. Chill, Aharon Dick, Marva Bergman, Tal Imbar, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, Assaf Ben-Meir

Preconception and early-pregnancy risk prediction for birth complications: development of prediction models within a population-based prospective cohort

Rama J. Wahab, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, David van Klaveren, Marijn J. Vermeulen, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Eric A. P. Steegers, Romy Gaillard

Safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination during pregnancy- obstetric outcomes from a large cohort study

Aharon Dick, Joshua I Rosenbloom, Einat Gutman-Ido, Naama Lessans, Adva Cahen-Peretz, Henry H Chill

Comparison of oral Dydrogesterone and 17-α hydroxyprogesterone caprate in the prevention of preterm birth

Fahimeh Alizadeh, Malihe Mahmoudinia, Masoumeh Mirteimoori, Lila pourali, Shabnam Niroumand

Adherence to treatment for hypothyroidism in pregnancy and relationship with thyrotropin control: a retrospective observational cohort study

Júlia Siscart, Míriam Orós, M. Catalina Serna, Dani Perejón, Leonardo Galván, Marta Ortega

Pre-pregnancy lifestyle characteristics and risk of miscarriage: the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

Maria C. Magnus, Richard L. Hockey, Siri E. Håberg, Gita D. Mishra

MTHFR 677TT is associated with decreased number of embryos and cumulative live birth rate in patients undergoing GnRHa short protocol: a retrospective study

Hong Zeng, Zefu Liu, Lei Zhang, Nenghui Liu

Association of antimüllerian hormone with polycystic ovarian syndrome phenotypes and pregnancy outcomes of in vitro fertilization cycles with fresh embryo transfer

Su Liu, Ling Hong, Meilan Mo, Shan Xiao, Xuejin Wang, Xinfeng Fan, Sainan Zhang, Lianghui Diao, Yong Zeng

Effect of GnRH agonist alone or combined with different low-dose hCG on cumulative live birth rate for high responders in GnRH antagonist cycles: a retrospective study

Yuxia He, Yan Tang, Shiping Chen, Jianqiao Liu, Haiying Liu

Planned vaginal and planned cesarean delivery outcomes in pregnancies complicated with pregestational type 1 diabetes – A three-year academic tertiary hospital cohort study

Heidi Kruit, Saara Mertsalmi, Leena Rahkonen

The effects of gestational diabetes mellitus with maternal age between 35 and 40 years on the metabolite profiles of plasma and urine

Xiao-ling He, Xiao-jing Hu, Bai-yu Luo, Yin-Yin Xia, Ting Zhang, Richard Saffery, Jamie De Seymour, Zhen Zou, Ge Xu, Xue Zhao, Hong-bo Qi, Ting-Li Han, Hua Zhang, Philip N. Baker

Failed induction of labor and associated factors among women undergoing induction at University of Gondar Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Tsion Tadesse, Nega Assefa, Hirbo Shore Roba, Yohannes Baye

Physical therapists’ experiences and perceptions of antepartum and postpartum care

Kuan-Yin Lin, Yi-Ju Tsai, Jeng-Feng Yang, Meng-Hsing Wu

Fetal heart rate evolution patterns in cerebral palsy associated with umbilical cord complications: a nationwide study

Junichi Hasegawa, Masahiro Nakao, Tomoaki Ikeda, Satoshi Toyokawa, Emi Jojima, Shoji Satoh, Kiyotake Ichizuka, Nanako Tamiya, Akihito Nakai, Keiya Fujimori, Tsugio Maeda, Satoru Takeda, Hideaki Suzuki, Shigeru Ueda, Mitsutoshi Iwashita, Tsuyomu Ikenoue

Tranexamic acid for reducing blood loss following vaginal delivery: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Francis Nwabueze Igboke, Vitus Okwuchukwu Obi, Benedict Ikechukwu Dimejesi, Lucky Osaheni Lawani

The effect of blister packaging Iron and Folate on adherence to medication and hemoglobin levels among pregnant women at National Referral Hospital antenatal clinics in a low to middle income country: a Randomised Controlled Trial (The IFAd Trial)

Josaphat Byamugisha, Nancy Adero, Tusuubira S. Kiwanuka, Christine K. Nalwadda, Peter Ntuyo, Imelda Namagembe, Evelyn Nabunya, Emily Nakirijja, Robert Mwadime-Ngolo, David Christopher Mukasa, Sam Ononge

Identifying postnatal anxiety: comparison of self-identified and self-reported anxiety using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Gracia Fellmeth, Siân Harrison, Jenny McNeill, Fiona Lynn, Maggie Redshaw, Fiona Alderdice

A case report of serpentine-like syndrome and review of literature

Shijing Song, Jingjing Wang, Jijing Han, Yinghua Xuan, Wenxue Zhi, Qingqing Wu

Expression and clinical significance of miR-204 in patients with hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy

Xin He, Dan-Ni Ding

Why do first-time mothers not intend to breastfeed? ——A qualitative exploratory study on the decision-making of non-initiation in Jingzhou, China

Yang Fei, Ze-Yu Zhang, Wen-Ning Fu, Li Wang, Jing Mao

The optimal period for oocyte retrieval after the administration of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin in in vitro fertilization

Mhd Jawad Al Rahwanji, Homam Abouras, Mhd Said Shammout, Ray Altalla, Reem Al Sakaan, Nawras Alhalabi, Marwan Alhalabi

Cesarean delivery in Iran: a population-based analysis using the Robson classification system

Maryam Pourshirazi, Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Mahshid Taheri, Habibollah Esmaily, Farah Babaey, Nasrin Talkhi, Leila Gholizadeh

Comparison of clinical features and pregnancy outcomes in early- and late-onset preeclampsia with HELLP syndrome: a 10-year retrospective study from a tertiary hospital and referral center in China

Boya Li, Huixia Yang

Association between the occurrence of adenomyosis and the clinical outcomes of vaginal repair of cesarean section scar defects: an observational study

Huihui Chen, Wenjing Wang, Husheng Wang, Xipeng Wang

The mediating role of coping styles in the relationship between perceived social support and antenatal depression among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Zhonglan Chen, Youping Li, Juan Chen, Xiujing Guo

Correction to: Dietary cholesterol and egg intake are associated with the risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective study from Southwest China

Yiqi Zhang, Xi Lan, Fei Li, Hong Sun, Ju Zhang, Run Li, Yan Gao, Hongli Dong, Congjie Cai, Guo Zeng

Modified multiple marker aneuploidy screening as a primary screening test for preeclampsia

Tianhua Huang, H. Melanie Bedford, Shamim Rashid, Evasha Rasasakaram, Megan Priston, Ellen Mak-Tam, Clare Gibbons, Wendy S. Meschino, Howard Cuckle, Elad Mei-Dan

The impact of Covid-19 restrictions on depressive symptoms in low-risk and high-risk pregnant women: a cross-sectional study before and during pandemic

Martina Smorti, Angelo Gemignani, Lucia Bonassi, Giulia Mauri, Alessia Carducci, Chiara Ionio

Factors associated with home delivery in rural Sindh, Pakistan: results from the global network birth registry

Afreen Sadia, Shafaq Mahmood, Farnaz Naqvi, Seemab Naqvi, Zahid Soomro, Sarah Saleem

Antenatal depressive symptoms in rwanda: rates, risk factors, and social support

Marie Providence Umuziga, Darius Gishoma, Michaela Hynie, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye

Impact of aetiological screening of sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes in South Africa

Dorothy C. Nyemba, Remco P. H. Peters, Andrew Medina-Marino, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Phuti Ngwepe, Landon Myer, Leigh F. Johnson, Dvora L. Joseph Davey

Clinical consequences of gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal obesity as defined by asian BMI thresholds in Viet Nam: a prospective, hospital-based, cohort study

Serena Yue, Vu Thai Kim Thi, Le Phuong Dung, Bui Thi Hong Nhu, Evelyne Kestelyn, Dang Trong Thuan, Le Quang Thanh, Jane E Hirst

Experiences of midwives on Vscan limited obstetric ultrasound use: a qualitative exploratory study

Mesele Damte Argaw, Hailemariam Segni Abawollo, Zergu Taffesse Tsegaye, Ismael Ali Beshir, Heran Demissie Damte, Birhan Tenaw Mengesha, Zenawork Kassa Gebremedhin, Atrie Fekadu Heyi, Asfaw Adugna Guteta, Tsega Teferi Mamo, Amare Assefa Anara, Zelalem Yilma Emiru, Feyisa Serbessa Yadeta, Almaz Bekele Wami, Mengistu Asnake Kibret, Binyam Fekadu Desta

Multistakeholder perspectives on the mistreatment of indigenous women during childbirth in Colombia: drivers and points for intervention

Emily Gaffney Gleason, Jennifer Marcela López Ríos, Diana Patricia Molina Berrío, Cristina Mejía Merino

Increased blastomere number is associated with higher live birth rate in day 3 embryo transfer

Lifeng Tian, Leizhen Xia, Hongbo Liu, Yan Kou, Zhihui Huang, Xingwu Wu, Lu Fan, Jialyu Huang, Qiongfang Wu

Lack of catch-up in weight gain may intermediate between pregnancies with hyperemesis gravidarum and reduced fetal growth: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Naho Morisaki, Chie Nagata, Seiichi Morokuma, Kazushige Nakahara, Kiyoko Kato, Masafumi Sanefuji, Eiji Shibata, Mayumi Tsuji, Masayuki Shimono, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Shouichi Ohga, Koichi Kusuhara, Hirohisa Saito, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Michihiro Kamijima, Toshio Heike, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Yasuaki Kawai, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh

Does the cell number of 0PN embryos on day 3 affect pregnancy and neonatal outcomes following single blastocyst transfer?

Chen Chen, Wenzhi Li, Mingru Yin, Menghui Li, Ling Wu, Jiqiang Si, Leiwen Zhao, Bin Li, Zheng Yan, Qifeng Lyu

Safety and efficacy of preoperative tranexamic acid in reducing intraoperative and postoperative blood loss in high-risk women undergoing cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial

Mohamed A. Shalaby, Ahmed M. Maged, Amira Al-Asmar, Mohamed El Mahy, Maged Al-Mohamady, Nancy Mohamed Ali Rund

Clinical application of cervical shear wave elastography in predicting the risk of preterm delivery in DCDA twin pregnancy

Jimei Sun, Nan Li, Wei Jian, Dingya Cao, Junying Yang, Min Chen

Massive ascites due to lupus peritonitis in a patient with pre-eclampsia and systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report

Shunya Sugai, Kazuaki Suda, Kana Tamegai, Kazufumi Haino, Takeshi Nakatsue, Ichiei Narita, Takayuki Enomoto, Koji Nishijima

Vaginal-perianal or vaginal-perineal compared with vaginal-rectal culture-based screening for Group B Streptococci (GBS) colonization during the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hugh C. G. Nadeau, Courtney Bisson, Xi Chen, Yan D. Zhao, Marvin Williams, Rodney K. Edwards

Knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls and their mothers about early pregnancy: a cross-sectional study

Somayyeh Naghizadeh, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“Once you get one maternal death, it's like the whole world is dropping on you”: experiences of managing maternal mortality amongst obstetric care providers in Ghana

Anna Stabnick, Michael Yeboah, Johnny Arthur-Komeh, Frank Ankobea, Cheryl A. Moyer, Emma R. Lawrence

Vulvar cancer during pregnancy and/or breastfeeding: a report of five cases from a single center study at the University Hospital of Düsseldorf

Andreas Suhartoyo Winarno, Tanja Natascha Fehm, Monika Hampl

Group antenatal care for improving retention of adolescent and young pregnant women living with HIV in Kenya

Chloe A. Teasdale, Judith Odondi, Catherine Kidiga, Michelle Choy, Ruby Fayorsey, Bernadette Ngeno, Boniface Ochanda, Agnes Langat, Catherine Ngugi, Tegan Callahan, Surbhi Modi, Mark Hawken, Doris Odera, Elaine J. Abrams

An evaluation of the quality of online perinatal depression information

Madison P. Hardman, Kristin A. Reynolds, Sarah K. Petty, Teaghan A. M. Pryor, Shayna K. Pierce, Matthew T. Bernstein, Patricia Furer

Evaluation of prenatal central nervous system anomalies: obstetric management, fetal outcomes and chromosome abnormalities

Ann Gee Tan, Neha Sethi, Sofiah Sulaiman

Neonatal outcome in vaginal breech labor at 32 + 0—36 + 0 weeks of gestation: a nationwide, population-based record linkage study

Anna Toijonen, Seppo Heinonen, Mika Gissler, Georg Macharey

Women’s experiences of surviving severe obstetric complications: a qualitative inquiry in southern Ghana

Ruby Elikem Afi Amegavluie, Mary Ani-Amponsah, Florence Naab

Intention to use maternal health services and associated factors among women who gave birth at home in rural Sehala Seyemit district: a community-based cross-sectional study

Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Azmeraw Ambachew Kebede, Kindu Yinges Wondie

Mode of birth in monochorionic versus dichorionic twin pregnancies: a retrospective study from a large tertiary centre in Germany

Lena Wandel, Harald Abele, Jan Pauluschke-Fröhlich, Karl Oliver Kagan, Sara Brucker, Katharina Rall

Placental growth factor level is correlated with intrapartum fetal heart rate findings

Hiroaki Tanaka, Kayo Tanaka, Sho Takakura, Naosuke Enomoto, Shintaro Maki, Tomoaki Ikeda

Impact of interval between induction of spinal anesthesia to delivery on umbilical arterial cord ph of neonates delivered by elective cesarean section

Alaa S. Hassanin, Hazem F. El-Shahawy, Sherif Hanafi Hussain, Ahmed M. Bahaa Eldin, Marwa Mohammed Elhawary, Mohamed Elbakery, Mohammed S. E. Elsafty

Effectiveness and perinatal outcomes of history-indicated, ultrasound-indicated and physical examination-indicated cerclage: a retrospective study

Ceren Golbasi, Hakan Golbasi, Burak Bayraktar, Baris Sever, Tayfun Vural, Atalay Ekin

Nomogram based on clinical and laboratory characteristics of euploid embryos using the data in PGT-A: a euploid-prediction model

Xitong Liu

Prevalence, associated factors and perinatal outcomes of antepartum depression in Ibadan Nigeria

Ikeola A. Adeoye, Abiodun Sogbesan, Oluyomi Esan

Periconceptional folic acid supplementation is a risk factor for childhood asthma: a case-control study

Shuyuan Chu, Jun Zhang

Establishment of a nomogram model for predicting adverse outcomes in advanced-age pregnant women with preterm preeclampsia

Bohan Lv, Yan Zhang, Guanghui Yuan, Ruting Gu, Jingyuan Wang, Yujiao Zou, Lili Wei

The magnitude and associated factors of childbirth fear among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public hospitals in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Robera Demissie Berhanu, Asresash Demissie Abathun, Endalew Hailu Negessa, Lensa Gari Amosa

Predicting the effect of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine uptake by pregnant women on birth weight using a generalized ordered partial proportional odds model

Chris Guure, Seth Afagbedzi

Optic nerve sheath diameter in severe preeclampsia with neurologic features versus controls

Mary E. Sterrett, Brittany Austin, Ryan M. Barnes, Eugene Y. Chang

COVID-19 pandemic-related change in racial and ethnic disparities in exclusive breastmilk feeding during the delivery hospitalization: a differences-in-differences analysis

Kimberly B. Glazer, Luciana Vieira, Ellerie Weber, Joanne Stone, Toni Stern, Angela Bianco, Brian Wagner, Sarah Nowlin, Siobhan M. Dolan, Elizabeth A. Howell, Teresa Janevic

Pre-pregnancy blood pressure and pregnancy outcomes: a nationwide population-based study

Young Mi Jung, Gyu Chul Oh, Eunjin Noh, Hae-Young Lee, Min-Jeong Oh, Joong Shin Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Seung Mi Lee, Geum Joon Cho

Effect of the Covid 19 pandemic on depression and mother-infant bonding in uninfected postpartum women in a rural region

Özlem Erten, İsmail Biyik, Cenk Soysal, Onur Ince, Nadi Keskin, Yasemin Tascı

Low birth weight and its associated risk factors in a rural health district of Burkina Faso: a cross sectional study

Moussa Lingani, Serge Henri Zango, Innocent Valéa, Georges Somé, Maïmouna Sanou, Sékou O. Samadoulougou, Serge Ouoba, Eli Rouamba, Annie Robert, Michèle Dramaix, Philippe Donnen, Halidou Tinto

Prior pregnancy complications and maternal cardiovascular disease in young Korean women within 10 years after pregnancy

Geum Joon Cho, Ji Soo Um, Sa Jin Kim, Sung Won Han, Soo Bin Lee, Min-Jeong Oh, Jae Eun Shin

Are pre- and early pregnancy lifestyle factors associated with the risk of preterm birth? A secondary cohort analysis of the cluster-randomised GeliS trial

Roxana Raab, Julia Hoffmann, Monika Spies, Kristina Geyer, Dorothy Meyer, Julia Günther, Hans Hauner

Association of surfactant protein D gene polymorphism with susceptibility to gestational diabetes mellitus: a case–control study

Jingwei Xu, Yi Chen, Liangfang Tang, Xinyuan Teng, Lin Feng, Ligui Jin, Guirong Wang, Liquan Wang

Validation of birth certificate and maternal recall of events in labor and delivery with medical records in the Iowa health in pregnancy study

Christina Ziogas, Jenna Hillyer, Audrey F. Saftlas, Cassandra N. Spracklen

Cumulative live birth rates for low-prognosis women over 5 years or 9 frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles

Di Chen, Xi Shen, Li Wang, Yanping Kuang

The role of maternal age on the risk of preterm birth among singletons and multiples: a retrospective cohort study in Lombardy, Northern Italy

Giovanna Esposito, Paola Agnese Mauri, Sonia Cipriani, Matteo Franchi, Giovanni Corrao, Fabio Parazzini

Awareness of fetal movements and care package to reduce fetal mortality (AFFIRM): a trial-based and model-based cost-effectiveness analysis from a stepped wedge, cluster-randomised trial

Elizabeth M. Camacho, Sonia Whyte, Sarah J. Stock, Christopher J. Weir, Jane E. Norman, Alexander E. P. Heazell

Pregnancy planning health information and service needs of women with chronic non-communicable conditions: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Karin Hammarberg, Ruby Stocker, Lorena Romero, Jane Fisher

How do maternal emotion and sleep conditions affect infant sleep: a prospective cohort study

Xuemei Lin, Ronghui Zhai, Jiafeng Mo, Jingzhou Sun, Peishan Chen, Yuejun Huang

Facilitators and barriers of preconception care in women with inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatic diseases: an explorative survey study in a secondary and tertiary hospital

L. A. C. Admiraal, A. N. Rosman, R. J. E. M. Dolhain, R. L. West, A. G. M. G. J. Mulders

Decomposing maternal socioeconomic inequalities in Zimbabwe; leaving no woman behind

Akim Tafadzwa Lukwa, Aggrey Siya, Feyisayo A. Odunitan-Wayas, Olufunke Alaba

Correction to: Expression profiles and functions of ferroptosis-related genes in the placental tissue samples of early- and late-onset preeclampsia patients

Nana Yang, Qianghua Wang, Biao Ding, Yingying Gong, Yue Wu, Junpei Sun, Xuegu Wang, Lei Liu, Feng Zhang, Danli Du, Xiang Li

Percent error of ultrasound examination to estimate fetal weight at term in different categories of birth weight with focus on maternal diabetes and obesity

Luisa Dittkrist, Julia Vetterlein, Wolfgang Henrich, Babett Ramsauer, Dietmar Schlembach, Michael Abou-Dakn, Ulrich Gembruch, Ralf L. Schild, Antonia Duewal, Ute M. Schaefer-Graf

Cumulative exposure to maternal psychological distress in the prenatal and postnatal periods and atopic dermatitis in children: findings from the TMM BirThree Cohort Study

Chikana Kawaguchi, Keiko Murakami, Mami Ishikuro, Fumihiko Ueno, Aoi Noda, Tomomi Onuma, Fumiko Matsuzaki, Hirohito Metoki, Shinichi Kuriyama, Taku Obara

A unique case of coexisting intrauterine and abdominal pregnancy which progress to term with a positive birth outcome

Tadiwos Utalo, Jenenu Getu

Cord blood metabolomics reveals gestational metabolic disorder associated with anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies positivity

Lingna Han, Xin Yang, Wen Wang, Xueliang Yang, Lina Dong, Shumei Lin, Jianguo Li, Xiaojing Liu

Causes of perinatal mortality and associated maternal factors in a tertiary referral hospital of Gandaki province of Nepal: a cross-sectional study from a hospital-based surveillance

Nuwadatta Subedi, Dipendra Kandel, Tumaya Ghale, Bandana Gurung, Bandana Shrestha, Sabita Paudel

Lipid and lipoprotein concentrations during pregnancy and associations with ethnicity

Christin W. Waage, Ibrahim Mdala, Hein Stigum, Anne Karen Jenum, Kåre I. Birkeland, Nilam Shakeel, Trond M. Michelsen, Kåre R. Richardsen, Line Sletner

Maternal disease factors associated with neonatal jaundice: a case–control study

Youngjae Yu, Jinwha Choi, Myeong Hoon Lee, KangHyun Kim, Hyun Mee Ryu, Hyun Wook Han

Age-modified factors associated with placental malaria in rural Burkina Faso

Biébo Bihoun, Serge Henri Zango, Maminata Traoré-Coulibaly, Innocent Valea, Raffaella Ravinetto, Jean Pierre Van Geertruyden, Umberto D’Alessandro, Halidou Tinto, Annie Robert

Childbirth fear, birth-related mindset and knowledge in non-pregnant women without birth experience

Lisa Rublein, Beate Muschalla

The characteristics and effectiveness of pregnancy yoga interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lisa Corrigan, Patrick Moran, Niamh McGrath, Jessica Eustace-Cook, Deirdre Daly

The ‘new normal’ includes online prenatal exercise: exploring pregnant women’s experiences during the pandemic and the role of virtual group fitness on maternal mental health

Cristina Silva-Jose, Taniya S. Nagpal, Javier Coterón, Ruben Barakat, Michelle F. Mottola

Can cell salvage be used for resuscitation in a patient with amniotic fluid embolism and hepatic laceration? A case report

Ping Li, Linli Luo, Dong Luo, Rurong Wang

Applying the behaviour change wheel to develop a smartphone application ‘stay-active’ to increase physical activity in women with gestational diabetes

R. Smith, M. Michalopoulou, H. Reid, S. Payne Riches, Y. N. Wango, Y. Kenworthy, C. Roman, M. Santos, J. E. Hirst, L. Mackillop

A prenatal standard for fetal weight improves the prenatal diagnosis of small for gestational age fetuses in pregnancies at increased risk

Silvia Visentin, Ambrogio P. Londero, Ilaria Cataneo, Federica Bellussi, Ginevra Salsi, Gianluigi Pilu, Erich Cosmi

Associations of antenatal care visit with utilization of institutional delivery care services in Afghanistan: intersections of education, wealth, and household decision-making autonomy

Mostafizur Rahman, Priom Saha, Jalal Uddin

Community food beliefs during pregnancy in rural kebeles of Ofla Woreda, Northern Ethiopia: an explorative qualitative study

Kebede Eyasu, Lemlem Weledegerima Gebremariam, Freweini Gebrearegay, Zinabu Hadush, Afework Mulugeta

Childbirth Readiness Scale (CRS): instrument development and psychometric properties

Yuan Mengmei, Zhao Meizhen, Zeng Tieying, Wu Meiliyang, Chen Ye, Zhang Ke, Tu AiQing

Mixed effect analysis of factors influencing the use of insecticides treated bed nets among pregnant women in Ghana: evidence from the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey

Desmond Klu, Matilda Aberese-Ako, Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Mustapha Immurana, Phidelia Doegah, Maxwell Dalaba, Evelyn Acquah, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Evelyn Korkor Ansah

Effects of supportive counseling using a positive psychology approach on coping patterns among pregnant women with nausea and vomiting

Mina Abbasi, Azam Maleki, Loghman Ebrahimi, Behnaz Molaei

Self-reported mental health status of pregnant women in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey

Chung Ho-Fung, Ewa Andersson, Huang Hsuan-Ying, Ganesh Acharya, Simone Schwank

Listeriosis during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study

Yefang Ke, Lina Ye, Pan Zhu, Ying Sun, Zhe Zhu

Evaluation of a breastfeeding promotion film among a racially minoritized sample

Kacie C. A. Blackman, Derek S. Slama, Trevor A. Pickering, Aqueelah Russell, Wenonah Valentine, Meridith A. Merchant, Carrie Saetermoe

IVF/ICSI outcomes of euthyroid infertile women with thyroid autoimmunity: does treatment with aspirin plus prednisone matter?

Ping Zhou, Qiuping Yao, Qiaohang Zhao, Lihua Yang, Ya Yu, Jilai Xie, Chun Feng, Liming Zhou, Min Jin

Risk factors for twin pregnancy in women undergoing double cleavage embryo transfer

Panpan Chen, Kai-Lun Hu, Jiani Jin, Ruixue Chen, Qiqi Xu, Wei Zhao, Runju Zhang, Lanfeng Xing, Yimin Zhu, Dan Zhang

The relationship between serum oestrogen levels and clinical outcomes of hormone replacement therapy-frozen embryo transfer: a retrospective clinical study

Na Kong, Jingyu Liu, Chunxue Zhang, Yue Jiang, Yingchun Zhu, Guijun Yan, Haixiang Sun, Chenyang Huang

The prevalence of suicide ideation and predictive factors among pregnant women in the third trimester

Ling Zhang, Yating Yang, Mengdie Li, Xiaoqin Zhou, Kai Zhang, Xuai Yin, Huanzhong Liu

The role of pregnancy acceptability in maternal mental health and bonding during pregnancy

Josephine McNamara, Alixandra Risi, Amy L. Bird, Michelle L. Townsend, Jane S. Herbert

Short interbirth interval and associated factors among women with antecedent cesarean deliveries at a tertiary hospital, Southwestern Uganda

Onesmus Byamukama, Richard Migisha, Paul Kato Kalyebara, Leevan Tibaijuka, Henry Mark Lugobe, Joseph Ngonzi, Onesmus Magezi Ahabwe, Kenia Raquel Martinez Garcia, Godfrey R. Mugyenyi, Adeline Adwoa Boatin, Joy Muhumuza, Wasswa G. M. Ssalongo, Musa Kayondo, Hamson Kanyesigye

The impact of assisted reproductive technology in twin pregnancies complicated by intrahepatic cholestasis: a five-year retrospective study

Qianwen Zhang, Yu Xu, Yunhui Gong, Xinghui Liu

Factors affecting the emotional wellbeing of women and men who experience miscarriage in hospital settings: a scoping review

Martina Galeotti, Gary Mitchell, Mark Tomlinson, Áine Aventin

Accurate interpretation of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy: should we continue to use published guidelines instead of population-based gestation-specific reference intervals for the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)?

Rana Turkal, Cem Armağan Turan, Onur Elbasan, Serenay Aytan, Burcu Çakmak, Büşra Gözaydınoğlu, Duygu Ceyda Takır, Ozan Ünlü, Günel Bahramzada, Ahmet Faruk Tekin, Tülay Çevlik, Esra Esim Büyükbayrak, Önder Şirikçi, Hülya Gözü, Goncagül Haklar

Early pregnancy anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: preliminary findings from the UCSF ASPIRE study

Jerrine R. Morris, Eleni Jaswa, Amy Kaing, Eduardo Hariton, Miriam Andrusier, Katie Aliaga, Maya Davis, Marcelle I. Cedars, Heather G. Huddleston

The relationship between free fatty acids and mitochondrial oxidative stress damage to trophoblast cell in preeclampsia

Lingling Jiang, Jianying Yan

Coping with Covid-19: stress, control and coping among pregnant women in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic

Sarah Crowe, Kiran Sarma

Prediction of low Apgar score at five minutes following labor induction intervention in vaginal deliveries: machine learning approach for imbalanced data at a tertiary hospital in North Tanzania

Clifford Silver Tarimo, Soumitra S. Bhuyan, Yizhen Zhao, Weicun Ren, Akram Mohammed, Quanman Li, Marilyn Gardner, Michael Johnson Mahande, Yuhui Wang, Jian Wu

Socio-economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2020

Desmond Maada Kangbai, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Alexander Manu, Joetrice Yewah Kangbai, Ernest Kenu, Adolphina Addo-Lartey

Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for obstetric anal sphincter injury in a Norwegian Region: a case–control study

Ragnhild Klokk, Kjersti S. Bakken, Trond Markestad, Mads N. Holten-Andersen

Enablers and barriers to introduction of obstetrics ultrasound service at primary care facilities in a resource-limited setting: a qualitative study in four regions of Ethiopia

Meselech Assegid Roro, Abebech Demissie Aredo, Tesfaye Kebede, Abiy Seifu Estifanos

Serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels are associated with early miscarriage in the IVF/ICSI fresh cycle

Xin Liu, Ying Han, Xinyan Wang, Yunshan Zhang, Aijun Du, Ruqiang Yao, Jiabei Lv, Haining Luo

Pregnancy and obstetric outcomes of dichorionic and trichorionic triamniotic triplet pregnancy with multifetal pregnancy reduction: a retrospective analysis study

Shuhua Liu, Guanjian Li, Chao Wang, Ping Zhou, Zhaolian Wei, Bing Song

Discharge preparation and readiness after birth: a scoping review of global policies, guidelines and literature

Helen Smith, Chloe Harvey, Anayda Portela

AiDAPT: automated insulin delivery amongst pregnant women with type 1 diabetes: a multicentre randomized controlled trial – study protocol

Tara T. M. Lee, Corinne Collett, Mei-See Man, Matt Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Sara Hartnell, Eleanor Gurnell, Caroline Byrne, Eleanor M. Scott, Robert S. Lindsay, Damian Morris, Anna Brackenridge, Anna R. Dover, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Katharine F. Hunt, David R. McCance, Katharine Barnard-Kelly, David Rankin, Julia Lawton, Laura E. Bocchino, Judy Sibayan, Craig Kollman, Malgorzata E. Wilinska, Roman Hovorka, Helen R. Murphy, Katharine Hunt, Helen Rogers, Damian Morris, Duncan Fowler, Josephine Rosier, Zeenat Banu, Sarah Barker, Gerry Rayman, Eleanor Gurnell, Caroline Byrne, Andrea Lake, Katy Davenport, Jeannie Grisoni, Shannon Savine, Helen Murphy, Tara Lee, Tara Wallace, Alastair McKelvey, Elizabeth Turner, Nina Willer, Corinne Collett, Mei-See Man, Emma Flanagan, Matt Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Anna Brackenridge, Sara White, Anna Reid, Olanike Okolo, Eleanor Scott, Del Endersby, Anna Dover, Frances Dougherty, Susan Johnston, Rebecca Reynolds, Robert Lindsay, David Carty, Sharon Mackin, Isobel Crawford, Ross Buchan, David McCance, Louisa Jones, Joanne Quinn, Sarah Cains, Goher Ayman

Antenatal care attendance and low birth weight of institutional births in sub-Saharan Africa

Alirah Emmanuel Weyori, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Francis Arthur- Holmes, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

Pregnant adolescents and nurses perspectives on accessibility and utilization of maternal and child health information in Ohangwena Region, Namibia

Joyce T. Shatilwe, Khumbulani Hlongwana, Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson

The effect of midwifery-led counseling on expectant fathers’ fear of childbirth: a smartphone- based randomized controlled trial

Seyedeh Fatemeh Ghaffari, Forouzan Elyasi, Seyed Nouraddin Mousavinasab, Zohreh Shahhosseini

Postnatal health and care following hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study (BPiPP study)

Danielle C. Ashworth, Liza Bowen, Sophie P. Maule, Paul T. Seed, Marcus Green, Debra Bick, Lucy C. Chappell

Adherence to appointments for gestational diabetes testing and experiences with two-hour postprandial glucose test: a mixed-methods study in Ghana

Faith Agbozo, Christina Schuler, Albrecht Jahn

Prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus by different obesity indices

Zhimin Song, Yan Cheng, Tingting Li, Yongfang Fan, Qingying Zhang, Haidong Cheng

Influences of gestational diabetes mellitus on the oral microbiota in offspring from birth to 1 month old

Qiying Song, Bin Xiao, Hongli Huang, Liya Ma, Jian V. Zhang, Yuanfang Zhu

High hemoglobin level is a risk factor for maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy in Chinese women: A retrospective cohort study

Lanlan Wu, Ruifang Sun, Yao Liu, Zengyou Liu, Hengying Chen, Siwen Shen, Yuanhuan Wei, Guifang Deng

Dietary diversity practice and its influencing factors among pregnant women in Afar region of Ethiopia: mixed method study

Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh

Adverse pregnancy outcome disclosure and women’s social networks: a qualitative multi-country study with implications for improved reporting in surveys

Doris Kwesiga, Leif Eriksson, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Charlotte Tawiah, Md Ali Imam, Ane B. Fisker, Yeetey Enuameh, Joy E. Lawn, Hannah Blencowe, Peter Waiswa, Hannah Bradby, Mats Malqvist

Perceptions and attitudes around perinatal mental health in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: a systematic review of qualitative data

Nafisa Insan, Anthony Weke, Judith Rankin, Simon Forrest

Maternal diet, nutritional status and infant birth weight in Malaysia: a scoping review

Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed, See Ling Loy, Amal K. Mitra, Satvinder Kaur, Ai Ni Teoh, Siti Hamizah Abd Rahman, Maria Sofia Amarra

Comparison of early warning scores for predicting clinical deterioration and infection in obstetric patients

David E. Arnolds, Kyle A. Carey, Lena Braginsky, Roxane Holt, Dana P. Edelson, Barbara M. Scavone, Matthew Churpek

Women’s preferences for antenatal care in Tanzania: a discrete choice experiment

Elizabeth M. Camacho, Rebecca Smyth, Valentina Actis Danna, Deborah Kimaro, Flora Kuzenza, Rose Laisser, Paschal Mdoe, Livuka Nsemwa, Happiness Shayo, Tina Lavender

Characteristics of the gut microbiota in pregnant women with fetal growth restriction

Xinzhi Tu, Chun Duan, Bingying Lin, Kangfeng Li, Jie Gao, Huaying Yan, Kejian Wang, Zhao Zhao

Mindful with your baby for mothers of infants with (parental) stress in a non-clinical setting: a wait-list controlled pilot trial

Eva Sophie Potharst, Irena Veringa-Skiba, Esther van Broekhuizen, Susan Maria Bögels

Study protocol for a modified antenatal care program for pregnant women with a low risk for adverse outcomes—a stepped wedge cluster non-inferiority randomized trial

Valerie Stålberg, Barbro Krevers, Lovisa Lingetun, Therese Eriksson, Ann Josefsson, Caroline Lilliecreutz

Correction to: Patterns and predictors of analgesic use in pregnancy: a longitudinal drug utilization study with special focus on women with migraine

Gerd-Marie Eskerud Harris, Mollie Wood, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Christofer Lundqvist, Hedvig Marie Egeland Nordeng

Effects of needs-based education for prenatal anxiety in advanced multiparas: a randomized controlled trial

Quan Shen, Can-Ran Huang, Liu Rong, Shan Ju, Sharon R. Redding, Yan-Qiong Ouyang, Rong Wang

Parents of young infants report poor mental health and more insensitive parenting during the first Covid-19 lockdown

Marion I. van den Heuvel, Stefania V. Vacaru, Myrthe G. B. M. Boekhorst, Mariëlle Cloin, Hedwig van Bakel, Madelon M. E. Riem, Carolina de Weerth, Roseriet Beijers

The efficacy of low-dose aspirin in pregnancy among women in malaria-endemic countries

Melissa Bauserman, Sequoia I. Leuba, Jennifer Hemingway-Foday, Tracy L. Nolen, Janet Moore, Elizabeth M. McClure, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tsehfu, Jackie Patterson, Edward A. Liechty, Fabian Esamai, Waldemar A. Carlo, Elwyn Chomba, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sarah Saleem, Saleem Jessani, Marion Koso-Thomas, Matthew Hoffman, Richard J. Derman, Steven R. Meshnick, Carl L. Bose

Giving birth in a pandemic: women’s birth experiences in England during COVID-19

Ezra Aydin, Kevin A. Glasgow, Staci M. Weiss, Zahra Khan, Topun Austin, Mark H. Johnson, Jane Barlow, Sarah Lloyd-Fox

Effect of previous Chlamydia Trachomatis infection on the outcomes of ivf/icsi treatment: a retrospective study

Dan Zhang, Zengyan Wang, Xingyuan Hu, Chunguang Ma, Yuanlin Ma, Yanwen Xu

Study on the correlation between homocysteine-related dietary patterns and gestational diabetes mellitus:a reduced-rank regression analysis study

Yu-hong Liu, Ling-peng Lu, Min-hui Yi, Chun-yan Shen, Gu-qin Lu, Jie Jia, Hui Wu

Pregnancy maternal fetal outcomes among pregnancies complicated with atrioventricular block

Kana Wang, Junguo Xin, Guiqiong Huang, Xiaodong Wang, Haiyan Yu

Comment: silent burden no more: a global call to action to prioritize perinatal mental health

Shanon McNab, Jane Fisher, Simone Honikman, Linos Muvhu, Rebecca Levine, Genesis Chorwe-Sungani, Sarah Bar-Zeev, Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel, Ifeyinwa Yusuf, Neerja Chowdhary, Atif Rahman, Paul Bolton, Claire-Helene Mershon, Mona Bormet, Diana Henry-Ernest, Anayda Portela, Suzanne Stalls

Group Clinical Supervision for midwives and burnout: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Christine Catling, Helen Donovan, Hala Phipps, Simeon Dale, Sungwon Chang

Referral care for high-risk pregnant women in rural Rajasthan, India: a qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators

Saachi Dalal, Ruchit Nagar, Rohaan Hegde, Surya Vaishnav, Hamid Abdullah, Jennifer Kasper

Atypical fetal junctional ectopic tachycardia: a case report and literature review

Daisuke Katsura, Shunichiro Tsuji, Shinsuke Tokoro, Takako Hoshiyama, Shinsuke Hoshino, Ouki Furukawa, Takashi Murakami

A hypothyroid mother after subtotal thyroidectomy delivered a newborn with hyperthyroidism from fetal stage: a case report

Cheng Peng, Weijie Sun, Lixin Fan, Li Li, Xiaojiao Zhang, Ying Gao, Xinlin Hou

Factors affecting the mental health of pregnant women using UK maternity services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study

A. R. McKinlay, D. Fancourt, A. Burton

Explaining variance in breastfeeding intentions and behaviors among a cohort of Midwest mothers using a theory of planned behavior-based structural model

Anita Esquerra-Zwiers, Emilie Dykstra Goris, Aaron Franzen

Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and maternal and child health outcomes: a scoping review of the literature from low-and-middle income countries from 2016 - 2021

Thao Da Thi Tran, Linda Murray, Thang Van Vo

Change in timing of induction protocol in nulliparous women to optimise timing of birth: results from a single centre study

Laura Slade, Georgina Digance, Angela Bradley, Richard Woodman, Rosalie Grivell

Preparation and consideration for establishment of an isolation maternity unit in a tertiary hospital during COVID-19 pandemic

Yingke He, Yvonne Wan Yu Wong, Alvin Jia Hao Ngeow, Eileen Yilin Sim, Benjamin Pei Zhi Cherng, Sridhar Arunachalam, Selina Kah Ying Ho, Wei Ching Tan, Un Sam Mok

Breaking the silence about obstetric violence: Body mapping women’s narratives of respect, disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Bihar, India

Kaveri Mayra, Jane Sandall, Zoë Matthews, Sabu S. Padmadas

Mistreatment during childbirth and postnatal period reported by women in Nepal —a multicentric prevalence study

Rejina Gurung, Md Moinuddin, Avinash K. Sunny, Amit Bhandari, Anna Axelin, Ashish KC

Factors associated with fetal karyotype in spontaneous abortion: a case-case study

Qinghua Xu, Ying Chan, Yun Feng, Baosheng Zhu, Bicheng Yang, Shu Zhu, Lingyun Su, Li Zou, Na Feng, Yan Li

Development and evaluation of an online questionnaire to identify women at high and low risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus

Daria Di Filippo, Chloe Bell, Melissa Han Yiin Chang, Justine Darling, Amanda Henry, Alec Welsh

Content validation of educational materials on maternal depression in Nigeria

Adeyinka Olufolake Adefolarin, Asiki Gershim

Potential critical risks of pulmonary thromboembolism from an asymptomatic postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis: a case report

Tsuyoshi Murata, Yuki Yoshimoto, Yoshiaki Shibano, Koji Owada, Masayuki Miyajima, Soichi Nakamura, Ryuji Yamauchi

Does current ovarian endometrioma increase the time for DOR patients to reach live birth in IVF?

Yu Deng, Zhanhui Ou, Minna Yin, Zhiheng Chen, Shiling Chen, Ling Sun

Refinement of the Well-being in Pregnancy (WiP) questionnaire: cognitive interviews with women and healthcare professionals and a validation survey

Laura Kelly, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Ray Fitzpatrick, Fiona Alderdice

Incidence, prognosis, and perinatal outcomes of and risk factors for severe twin–twin transfusion syndrome with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in the recipient twin after fetoscopic laser photocoagulation

Yao-Lung Chang, An-Shine Chao, Shuenn-Dyh Chang, Po-Jen Cheng, Wen-Fang Li, Chin-Chieh Hsu

Prenatal sonographic findings in confirmed cases of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome

Corinna Simonini, Markus Hoopmann, Karl Oliver Kagan, Torsten Schröder, Ulrich Gembruch, Annegret Geipel

Interventions to enhance newborn care in north-West Ethiopia: the experiences of health care professionals

Bizuhan Gelaw Birhanu, Johanna Mmabojalwa Mathibe-Neke

Racial disparities in caesarean delivery among nulliparous women that delivered at term: cross-sectional decomposition analysis of Nebraska birth records from 2005-2014

Corrine Hanson, Kaeli Samson, Ann L. Anderson-Berry, Rebecca A. Slotkowski, Dejun Su

A decade of molecular preimplantation genetic diagnosis of 350 blastomeres for beta-thalassemia combined with HLA typing, aneuploidy screening and sex selection in Iran

Yeganeh Keshvar, Solmaz Sabeghi, Zohreh Sharifi, Kiyana Sadat Fatemi, Panti Fouladi, Shahrzad Younesi Khah, Faezeh Rahiminejad, Atefeh Joudaki, Masoume Amini, Hamideh Bagherian, Marefat Ghaffari Novin, Mansoureh Movahedin, Marzieh Mojbafan, Sirous Zeinali

Measurement of pregnancy-related anxiety worldwide: a systematic review

Kristin Hadfield, Samuel Akyirem, Luke Sartori, Abdul-Malik Abdul-Latif, Dominic Akaateba, Hamideh Bayrampour, Anna Daly, Kelly Hadfield, Gilbert Abotisem Abiiro

Adolescent pregnancy in Sao Tome and Principe: a cross-sectional hospital-based study

Alexandra Vasconcelos, Nelson Bandeira, Swasilanne Sousa, Filomena Pereira, Maria do Ceu Machado

Maternal lipid profile in pregnancy and embryonic size: a population-based prospective cohort study

Dionne V. Gootjes, Anke G. Posthumus, Deveney F. Wols, Yolanda B. de Rijke, Jeanine E. Roeters Van Lennep, Eric A. P. Steegers

A Learning Healthcare System for pregnant and breastfeeding women: what do women during preconception, pregnancy, and nursing think? – A qualitative study

Marieke J. Hollestelle, Rieke van der Graaf, Sarah Dewi Hartman, Miriam C. J. M. Sturkenboom, Johannes J. M. van Delden

Religious practices of Muslim women in the UK during maternity: evidence-based professional practice recommendations

Shaima M. Hassan

Relationship between gestational body mass index change and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a community-based retrospective study of 41,845 pregnant women

Shuang Zhang, Huikun Liu, Nan Li, Wei Dong, Weiqin Li, Leishen Wang, Yu Zhang, Yingzi Yang, Junhong Leng

A longitudinal cohort study of gestational diabetes mellitus and perinatal depression

Haiyan Li, Xiayan Yu, Wenjing Qiang, Mengjuan Lu, Minmin Jiang, Yanyan Hou, Yue Gu, Fangbiao Tao, Beibei Zhu

Perinatal Risks of Neonatal and Infant Mortalities in a Sub-provincial Region of China: A Livebirth Population-based Cohort Study

Yaling Xu, Xiaojing Guo, Zhaojun Pan, Guofang Zheng, Xiaoqiong Li, Tingting Qi, Xiaoqin Zhu, Hui Wang, Weijie Ding, Zhaofang Tian, Haijun Wang, Hongni Yue, Bo Sun, Zhaojun Pan, Guofang Zheng, Sufang Ding, Xiaoqiong Li, Tingting Qi, Xiaoqin Zhu, Hui Wang, Weijie Ding, Hongni Yue, Zhaofang Tian, Muling Zhang, Haijun Wang, Yaodong Yin, Honghua Guan, Juan Yang, Yongjian Wu, Tao Xu, Chunhong Tang, Maotian Dong, Chunhua Zhang, Chunqin Dong, Sumei Zhou, Yani Lei, Shouzhong Li, Keyan Zhu, Xia Zhao, Bi Xue, Zhaoxia Wang, Shucheng Wang, Hong Liu, Zhou Xu, Chuntao Yuan, Xihui Cao, Jianya Zhang, Bu Xu, Wenlong Lin, Cui Gao, Yongbo Heng, Lei Wang, Moqing Wang

Effect of a carbohydrate-rich beverage on rate of cesarean delivery in primigravidae with epidural labor analgesia: a multicenter randomized trial

Ting Ding, Chun-Mei Deng, Xiao-Feng Shen, Yao-Wu Bai, Xiao-Lan Zhang, Ji-Ping Liu, Li-Juan Yang, Hai-Tao Yu, Lei Xie, Hong Chen, Dong-Liang Mu, Yuan Qu, Hui-Xia Yang, Ai-Rong Bao, Sai-Nan Zhu, Dong-Xin Wang

Evaluation of neural tube defects from 2014 to 2019 in Turkey

Nilgün Çaylan, Sıddıka Songül Yalçin, Başak Tezel, Şirin Aydin, Oben Üner, Fatih Kara

Preconception leisure-time physical activity and family history of stroke and myocardial infarction associate with preterm delivery: findings from a Norwegian cohort

Tone Engen, Katrine Mari Owe, Julie Horn, Gerhard Sulo, Øyvind Erik Næss, Petur Benedikt Juliusson, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Grace Margrethe Egeland

The silent burden: a landscape analysis of common perinatal mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries

Shanon E McNab, Sean L Dryer, Laura Fitzgerald, Patricia Gomez, Anam M. Bhatti, Edward Kenyi, Aleefia Somji, Neena Khadka, Suzanne Stalls

Fetal biometric and Doppler measurements following abdominal radical trachelectomy in the second trimester of the pregnancy

Eiri Shima, Mina Itsukaichi, Kosuke Yoshihara, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Kazufumi Haino, Koji Nishino, Nobumichi Nishikawa, Koji Nishijima, Takayuki Enomoto

Validity of self-report measures of cannabis use compared to biological samples among women of reproductive age: a scoping review

Kara R. Skelton, Erin Donahue, Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon

Practice change intervention to improve antenatal care addressing alcohol consumption during pregnancy: a randomised stepped-wedge controlled trial

Emma Doherty, Melanie Kingsland, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Belinda Tully, Luke Wolfenden, Adrian Dunlop, Ian Symonds, John Attia, Sarah Ward, Mandy Hunter, Carol Azzopardi, Chris Rissel, Karen Gillham, Tracey W. Tsang, Penny Reeves, John Wiggers

Knowledge about neonatal danger signs and associated factors among mothers of children aged 0–12 months in a rural county, Southwest of China: a cross-sectional study

Jingxin Zhou, Wenzhe Hua, Qiaomu Zheng, Qin Cai, Xi Zhang, Liping Jiang

Sexual violence as a predictor of unintended pregnancy among married women of India: evidence from the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey (2015–16)

Priyanka Garg, Madhur Verma, Priyanka Sharma, Carolina V. N. Coll, Milan Das

Machine learning to predict pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review, synthesizing framework and future research agenda

Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Sumaiya Nuha Mustafina, Tahasin Mahmud, Nafiz Imtiaz Khan

Monoexponential, biexponential and diffusion kurtosis MR imaging models: quantitative biomarkers in the diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum disorders

Tao Lu, Yishuang Wang, Aiwen Guo, Wei Cui, Yazheng Chen, Shaoyu Wang, Guotai Wang

Delayed secretory activation and low milk production in women with gestational diabetes: a case series

Majed A. Suwaydi, Mary E. Wlodek, Ching Tat Lai, Stuart A. Prosser, Donna T. Geddes, Sharon L. Perrella

The relationship between health literacy and empowerment in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Nikta Tavananezhad, Amjad Mohamadi Bolbanabad, Fatemeh Ghelichkhani, Fatemeh Effati-Daryani, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Correction to: Options for improving low birthweight and prematurity birth outcomes of Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse infants: A systematic review of the literature using the social-ecological model

Shae Karger, Claudia Bull, Joanne Enticott, Emily Callander

Promptness of oxytocin administration for first-line treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: a national vignette-based study among midwives

S. Voillequin, P. Rozenberg, Ph. Ravaud, A. Rousseau

Immersive virtual reality on childbirth experience for women: a randomized controlled trial

Elif Gizem Carus, Nazli Albayrak, Halit Mert Bildirici, Selen Gur Ozmen

Progesterone, cervical cerclage or cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth: a decision-making analysis of international guidelines

Katharina Putora, René Hornung, Janis Kinkel, Tina Fischer, Paul Martin Putora

Optimal delivery time for patients with diet-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus: a single-center real-world study

Zongzhi Yin, Tengteng Li, Lu Zhou, Jiajia Fei, Jingjing Su, Dan Li

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant women in Bangkok, Thailand

Jadsada Kunno, Pataraporn Yubonpunt, Busaba Supawattanabodee, Chavanant Sumanasrethakul, Budsaba Wiriyasirivaj

Development, feasibility and acceptability of a self-efficacy-enhancing smartphone application among pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: single- arm pilot clinical trial

Iman Al Hashmi, Hilal Alsabti, Omar Al Omari, Yusra Al Nasseri, Atika Khalaf

Assessment of Perinatal Depression Risk among internally displaced Yazidi Women in Iraq: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Pegah AM Seidi, Nazdar Qudrat Abas, Dilshad Jaff, Raven Dunstan, Lein Soltan, Amanda Brumwell, Michael Wilson, Thomas Nicholson, Aunchalee E. L. Palmquist

Trends and causes of maternal death at the Lagos University teaching hospital, Lagos, Nigeria (2007–2019)

Joseph A. Olamijulo, Gbenga Olorunfemi, Halimat Okunola

Alcohol use during pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: further analysis of the recent demographic and health survey data

Bezawit Mulat, Wallelign Alemnew, Kegnie Shitu

Screening for infectious maternal morbidity - knowledge, attitudes and perceptions among healthcare providers and managers in Malawi: a qualitative study

Emilia Slezak, Holger Unger, Luis Gadama, Mary McCauley

High-risk pregnant women’s experiences of the receiving prenatal care in COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Kobra Mirzakhani, Nahid Jahani Shoorab, Azam Akbari, Talat Khadivzadeh

Barriers to and facilitators of effective communication in perinatal care: a qualitative study of the experiences of birthing people with sensory, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities

Gul Saeed, Hilary K. Brown, Yona Lunsky, Kate Welsh, Laurie Proulx, Susan Havercamp, Lesley A. Tarasoff

Intrapartum versus postpartum insertion of intrauterine device in women delivering by cesarean section

Ahmed Abdel-Ghany, Eissa Khalifa, Mohamed Zeen El-Din, Emad Ibrahim, Ameer Abdallah, Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz, Mazen Abdel-Rasheed, Alaa Abdel-Azim

Correction to: The role of maternal age on the risk of preterm birth among singletons and multiples: a retrospective cohort study in Lombardy, Northern Italy

Giovanna Esposito, Paola Agnese Mauri, Sonia Cipriani, Matteo Franchi, Giovanni Corrao, Fabio Parazzini

Predictors of maternal role adaptation in Iranian women: a cross-sectional study

Parivash Ahmadpour, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Monireh Hamed Bieyabanie, Mojgan Mirghafourvand‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Contribution of portable obstetric ultrasound service innovation in averting maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities at semi-urban health centers of Ethiopia: a retrospective facility-based study

Hailemariam Segni Abawollo, Zergu Tafesse Tsegaye, Binyam Fekadu Desta, Ismael Ali Beshir, Birhan Tenaw Mengesha, Asfaw Adugna Guteta, Atrie Fekadu Heyi, Tsega Teferi Mamo, Zenawork Kassa Gebremedhin, Heran Demissie Damte, Meseret Zelealem, Mesele Damte Argaw

Sudden respiratory and circulatory collapse after cesarean section: Amniotic fluid embolism or other reasons? – a case report

Jinxi Zhang, Chao Yu, Hui Liu, Qing Zhu

The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus among women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

Qingzi Yan, Dan Qiu, Xiang Liu, Qichang Xing, Renzhu Liu, Yixiang Hu

Assessment of evidence on reported non-genetic risk factors of congenital heart defects: the updated umbrella review

Xiaolu Nie, Xiaohang Liu, Chen Wang, Zehao Wu, Zimo Sun, Jian Su, Ruohua Yan, Yaguang Peng, Yuxuan Yang, Chengrong Wang, Siyu Cai, Yali Liu, Huanling Yu, Qingqing Wu, Xiaoxia Peng, Chenghong Yin

High risk of adverse birth outcomes among adolescents living with HIV in Botswana compared to adult women living with HIV and adolescents without HIV

Maya Jackson-Gibson, Rebecca Zash, Aamirah Mussa, Ellen C. Caniglia, Modiegi Diseko, Gloria Mayondi, Judith Mabuta, Chelsea Morroni, Mompati Mmalane, Shahin Lockman, Joseph Makhema, Roger L. Shapiro

A risk prediction model of perinatal blood transfusion for patients who underwent cesarean section: a case control study

Yao Wang, Juan Xiao, Fanzhen Hong

Preventing hemorrhoids during pregnancy: a multicenter, randomized clinical trial

Tomas Poskus, Zivile Sabonyte-Balsaitiene, Lina Jakubauskiene, Matas Jakubauskas, Ieva Stundiene, Gabija Barkauskaite, Mante Smigelskaite, Eugenijus Jasiunas, Diana Ramasauskaite, Kestutis Strupas, Grazina Drasutiene

Associations of severe adverse perinatal outcomes among continuous birth weight percentiles on different birth weight charts: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial

Hester D. Kamphof, Sanne J. Gordijn, Wessel Ganzevoort, Viki Verfaille, Pien M. Offerhaus, Arie Franx, Eva Pajkrt, Ank de Jonge, Jens Henrichs

Use of non-pharmacological methods in managing labour pain: experiences of nurse-midwives in two selected district hospitals in eastern Tanzania

Dorkasi L. Mwakawanga, Lilian T. Mselle, Victor Z. Chikwala, Nathanael Sirili

Evaluating the predictive value of fetal Doppler indices and neonatal outcome in late-onset preeclampsia with severe features: a cross-sectional study in a resource-limited setting

Eman Mohamed Ibraheim Moawad, Amr Samir Fouad Tammam, Maha Mohamed Mosaad, Hadeer Mashaal El Sayed, Adel Atef

Adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes in 2333 singleton pregnancies conceived after different endometrial preparation protocols: a retrospective study in China

Zexin Yang, Xuelian Bai, Ying Han, Zhangxiang Zou, Yazhen Fan, Xinyan Wang, Haining Luo, Yunshan Zhang

Syphilis Trigram: a domain-specific visualisation to combat syphilis epidemic and improve the quality of maternal and child health in Brazil

Cleber Matos de Morais, Igor Vitor Teixeira, Sara Sadok, Patricia Takako Endo, Judith Kelner

Promoting the practice of exclusive breastfeeding: a philosophic scoping review

Tumilara Busayo Amoo, Tosin Popoola, Ruth Lucas

Leukocyte telomere dynamics across gestation in uncomplicated pregnancies and associations with stress

Danielle M. Panelli, Stephanie A. Leonard, Ronald J. Wong, Martin Becker, Jonathan A. Mayo, Erica Wu, Anna I. Girsen, Ian H. Gotlib, Nima Aghaeepour, Maurice L. Druzin, Gary M. Shaw, David K. Stevenson, Katherine Bianco

Cardiac disease in pregnancy and the first year postpartum: a story of mental health, identity and connection

Jane Hutchens, Jane Frawley, Elizabeth A. Sullivan

Preterm delivery rate in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Qinfeng Song, Junxi Chen, Yubo Zhou, Zhiwen Li, Hongtian Li, Jianmeng Liu

Biological networks in gestational diabetes mellitus: insights into the mechanism of crosstalk between long non-coding RNA and N6-methyladenine modification

Runyu Du, Yu Bai, Ling Li

WHO criteria for diabetes in pregnancy: a retrospective cohort

Tatiana A. Zaccara, Cristiane F. Paganoti, Fernanda C. F. Mikami, Rossana P. V. Francisco, Rafaela A. Costa

Neglected and non-consented care during childbirth in public health facilities in Central Tigray, Ethiopia

Elsa Tesfa Berhe, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Paul R. Ward, Teferi Gebru Gebremeskel

The trend in cesarean myomectomies and the risk of obstetrical complications in Korea

Min Jeong Kim, Kyungeun Lee, Jae Young Park, Ji Hye Jo, In Yang Park

Application of machine learning methods for predicting infant mortality in Rwanda: analysis of Rwanda demographic health survey 2014–15 dataset

Emmanuel Mfateneza, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Sanctus Musafiri, Willy Gasafari Mpabuka

Obstetrics care providers attitude and utilization of non-pharmacological labor pain management in Harari regional state health facilities, Ethiopia

Addis Eyeberu, Adera Debela, Tamirat Getachew, Merga Dheresa, Addisu Alemu, Yadeta Dessie

The association of maternal vaginal bleeding and progesterone supplementation in early pregnancy with offspring outcomes: a prospective cohort study

Chunrong Zhong, Guoping Xiong, Lixia Lin, Qian Li, Xi Chen, Xu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Shangzhi Xu, Xiaoyi Wang, Duan Gao, Meng Wu, Sen Yang, Weizhen Han, Guoqiang Sun, Xuefeng Yang, Liping Hao, Zhichun Jin, Nianhong Yang

The moderating role of partners’ education on early antenatal care in northern Ghana

Paschal Awingura Apanga, Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, James Kotuah Sakeah, Ayokunle A. Olagoke, Olufemi Ajumobi

Nomogram-based risk prediction of macrosomia: a case-control study

Jing Du, Xiaomei Zhang, Sanbao Chai, Xin Zhao, Jianbin Sun, Ning Yuan, Xiaofeng Yu, Qiaoling Zhang

Fear of childbirth and its predictors in re-pregnant women after cesarean section: a cross-sectional multicenter study in China

Yiping Hou, Xihong Zhou, Min Yao, Sai Liu

The effect of mildly stimulated cycle versus artificial cycle on pregnancy outcomes in overweight/obese women with PCOS prior to frozen embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study

Lu Guan, Haicui Wu, Chaofeng Wei, Conghui Pang, Danqi Liu, Xiaona Yu, Shan Xiang, Fang Lian

Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of tubal inflammatory drugs in patients with incomplete tubal obstruction after four-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography examination

Yue Zhang, Qin Wang, Chun-yan Gao, Hong-ju Tian, Wen-jiao He, Xi Zhang, Xi Xiong

Isolation, marginalisation and disempowerment – understanding how interactions with health providers can influence smoking cessation in pregnancy

Cherise Fletcher, Elizabeth Hoon, Angela Gialamas, Gustaaf Dekker, John Lynch, Lisa Smithers

Living beyond placenta accreta spectrum: parent’s experience of the postnatal journey and recommendations for an integrated care pathway

Helena C. Bartels, Antje Horsch, Naomi Cooney, Donal J. Brennan, Joan G. Lalor

How do prenatal people describe their experiences with anxiety? a qualitative analysis of blog content

Shayna K. Pierce, Kristin A. Reynolds, Madison P. Hardman, Patricia Furer

Comparing pregnancy, childbirth, and neonatal outcomes in women with idiopathic polyhydramnios: a prospective cohort study

Raziyeh Vanda, Mahnaz Bazrafkan, Maryam Rouhani, Fatemeh Bazarganipour

Association of serum vitamin D status with gestational diabetes mellitus and other laboratory parameters in early pregnant women

Caihong Luo, Zhiju Li, Yunya Lu, Fang Wei, Dongmei Suo, Shiyan Lan, Zhengyuan Ren, Runchang Jiang, Fang Huang, Aiyue Chen, Liejun Jiang, Huayi Huang, Xiaoling Guo

Opioid exposure during pregnancy and the risk of congenital malformation: a meta-analysis of cohort studies

Xinrui Wang, Yushu Wang, Borui Tang, Xin Feng

Multi-site observational maternal and infant COVID-19 vaccine study (MOMI-vax): a study protocol

Flor M. Munoz, Richard H. Beigi, Christine M. Posavad, Barbra A. Richardson, Helen Y. Chu, Karin Bok, James Campbell, Cristina Cardemil, Emily DeFranco, Robert W. Frenck, Mamodikoe Makhene, Jeanna M. Piper, Jeanne Sheffield, Ashley Miller, Kathleen M. Neuzil

Correction: Refinement of the Well-being in Pregnancy (WiP) questionnaire: cognitive interviews with women and healthcare professionals and a validation survey

Laura Kelly, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Ray Fitzpatrick, Fiona Alderdice

Comparison of different treatment strategies in the management of endogenic caesarean scar pregnancy: a multicentre retrospective study

Wenjie Qu, Hua Li, Teng Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Yanli Ban, Ningfeng Li, Jingyan Jiang, Juan Xie, Wentian Shi, Yiping Hao, Ruowen Li, Wei Liu, Baoxia Cui

Characteristics of fetal physiological and pathological uterine effusion observed on prenatal ultrasonography: a case report

Lei Wang, Lizhu Chen, Dongmei Li, Bing Wang, Zeyu Yang

Risk of adverse fetal outcomes following nonobstetric surgery during gestation: a nationwide population-based analysis

Pei-Han Fu, Chia-Hung Yu, Yi-Chen Chen, Chin-Chen Chu, Jen-Yin Chen, Fu-Wen Liang

Anemia and adverse outcomes in pregnancy: subgroup analysis of the CLIP cluster-randomized trial in India

Jeffrey N. Bone, Mrutyunjaya Bellad, Shivaprasad Goudar, Ashalata Mallapur, Umesh Charantimath, Umesh Ramadurg, Geetanjali Katageri, Maria Lesperance, Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Raiya Suleman, Marianne Vidler, Sumedha Sharma, Richard Derman, Laura A. Magee, Peter von Dadelszen, Shashidhar G. Bannale, Keval S. Chougala, Vaibhav B. Dhamanekar, Anjali M. Joshi, Namdev A. Kamble, Gudadayya S. Kengapur, Uday S. Kudachi, Sphoorthi S. Mastiholi, Geetanjali I Mungarwadi, Esperança Sevene, Khátia Munguambe, Charfudin Sacoor, Eusébio Macete, Helena Boene, Felizarda Amose, Orvalho Augusto, Cassimo Bique, Ana Ilda Biz, Rogério Chiaú, Silvestre Cutana, Paulo Filimone, Emília Gonçálves, Marta Macamo, Salésio Macuacua, Sónia Maculuve, Ernesto Mandlate, Analisa Matavele, Sibone Mocumbi, Dulce Mulungo, Zefanias Nhamirre, Ariel Nhancolo, Cláudio Nkumbula, Vivalde Nobela, Rosa Pires, Corsino Tchavana, Anifa Vala, Faustino Vilanculo, Rahat N. Qureshi, Sana Sheikh, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Imran Ahmed, Amjad Hussain, Javed Memon, Farrukh Raza, Olalekan O. Adetoro, John O. Sotunsa, Sharla K. Drebit, Chirag Kariya, Mansun Lui, Diane Sawchuck, Ugochi V. Ukah, Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Shafik Dharamsi, Guy A. Dumont, Tabassum Firoz, Ana Pilar Betrán, Susheela M. Engelbrecht, Veronique Filippi, William A. Grobman, Marian Knight, Ana Langer, Simon A. Lewin, Gwyneth Lewis, Craig Mitton, Nadine Schuurman, James G. Thornton, France Donnay, Romano N. Byaruhanga, Brian Darlow, Eileen Hutton, Mario Merialdi, Lehana Thabane, Kelly Pickerill, Avinash Kavi, Chandrashekhar Karadiguddi, Sangamesh Rakaraddi, Amit Revankar

Labor dystocia and oxytocin augmentation before or after six centimeters cervical dilatation, in nulliparous women with spontaneous labor, in relation to mode of birth

Cecilia Brüggemann, Sara Carlhäll, Hanna Grundström, Marie Blomberg

Intrapartum ultrasound measurement of the lower uterine segment thickness in parturients with previous scar in labor: a cross-sectional study

Shahla K. Alalaf, Tarek Mohamed M. Mansour, Sileem Ahmad Sileem, Nazar P. Shabila

Prevalence and factors associated with caesarean section in Rwanda: a trend analysis of Rwanda demographic and health survey 2000 to 2019–20

Peter M. Kibe, Grace Wambura Mbuthia, Duncan N. Shikuku, Catherine Akoth, James Odhiambo Oguta, Loise Ng’ang’a, Samwel Maina Gatimu

Association between first birth caesarean delivery and adverse maternal-perinatal outcomes in the second pregnancy: a registry-based study in Northern Tanzania

Raziya Gaffur, Bariki Mchome, Lyasimana Lithaneninn Ndaninginan, Benjamin Asubiojo, Michael Johnson Mahande, Eusebious Maro

Analysis of online antenatal education class use via a mobile terminal app during the COVID-19 pandemic

Xiao-Wen Chen, Li-Yuan Jiang, Ya Chen, Li-Fang Guo, Xu-Hong Zhu

Correction: Progesterone, cervical cerclage or cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth: a decision-making analysis of international guidelines

Katharina Putora, René Hornung, Janis Kinkel, Tina Fischer, Paul Martin Putora

Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy: a 10-year, multi-center, retrospective study in Beijing

Tingting Zhang, Guoxing Wang, Zheng Cao, Wenyang Huang, Hongli Xiao, Hongtao Wei, Junli Lu, Ruixia Liu, Chenghong Yin

Implementing “Online Communities” for pregnant women in times of COVID-19 for the promotion of maternal well-being and mother-to-infant bonding: a pretest–posttest study

Eva S. Potharst, Mirla A. Schaeffer, Cecile Gunning, Merith Cohen de Lara, Myrthe G. B. M. Boekhorst, Lianne P. Hulsbosch, Victor J. M. Pop, Sasja N. Duijff

A theory driven, pragmatic trial implementing changes to routine antenatal care that supports recommended pregnancy weight gain

Susan de Jersey, Taylor Guthrie, Leonie Callaway, Jeanette Tyler, Karen New, Jan Nicholson

Correlation analysis of adverse outcomes for the selective reduction of twin pregnancies

Li Gao, Qian-Qian Xu, Shan Wang, Yuan-Qing Xia, Xin-Rong Zhao, Yi Wu, Ren-Yi Hua, Jin-Ling Sun, Yan-Lin Wang

Clinical analysis of 2860 cases of diabetes in pregnancy: a single-center retrospective study

Jia Chen, Zhenyu Wang, Weizhen Wu, Haixia Chen, Caijuan Zhong, Lixuan Liang, Yingtao Li

Cesarean delivery in Norwegian nulliparous women with singleton cephalic term births, 1967–2020: a population-based study

Yeneabeba Tilahun Sima, Rolv Skjærven, Liv Grimstvedt Kvalvik, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Kari Klungsøyr, Linn Marie Sørbye

The impact of antenatal massage practice on intrapartum massage application and their associations with the use of analgesics during labour

Chit Ying Lai, Margaret Kit Wah Wong, Wing Hung Tong, Kam Yan Lau, Suk Yin Chu, Agnes Mei Lee Tam, Lai Ling Hui, Terence T. H. Lao, Tak Yeung Leung

A qualitative study of minority ethnic women’s experiences of access to and engagement with perinatal mental health care

Sabrina Pilav, Kaat De Backer, Abigail Easter, Sergio A. Silverio, Sushma Sundaresh, Sara Roberts, Louise M. Howard

Coverage and factors associated with completion of continuum of care for maternal health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry analysis

Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Kegnie Shitu, Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh

A case of severe neonatal transient hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia without identifiable risk factors: a case report

Asami Osada, Takeshi Arimitsu, Moe Kusakawa, Takane Kin, Mariko Hida

Weight gain rate in the second and third trimesters and fetal growth in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study

Miao Hong, Feng Liang, Zheng Zheng, Huimin Chen, Yi Guo, Kuanrong Li, Xihong Liu

The role of traditional birth attendants and problem of integration with health facilities in remote rural community of West Omo Zone 2021: exploratory qualitative study

Aychew Kassie, Alemnew Wale, Desalegn Girma, Hailemariam Amsalu, Mastewal yechale

Development of a risk assessment scale for perinatal venous thromboembolism in Chinese women using a Delphi-AHP approach

Meng Zhang, Meixin Liu, Dawei Wang, Yan Wang, Wenhua Zhang, Hanxu Yang, Junshuang Zhang, Qiuyi Li, Zhenqing Guo

Dietary carotenoid intake and risk of developing preeclampsia: a hospital-based case–control study

Ting Kang, Yanhua Liu, Xi Chen, Xuemin Huang, Yuan Cao, Weifeng Dou, Dandan Duan, Yacong Bo, Stanislav Seydou Traore, Xianlan Zhao, Wenjun Fu, Fangfang Zeng, Jun Liu, Quanjun Lyu

Characteristics and co-admissions of mothers and babies admitted to residential parenting services in the year following birth in NSW: a linked population data study (2000–2012)

Hannah Grace Dahlen, Virginia Schmied, Cathrine Fowler, Lilian L. Peters, Simone Ormsby, Charlene Thornton

Digital screening for postnatal depression: mixed methods proof-of-concept study

Emily Eisner, Shôn Lewis, Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell, Ria Agass, Pauline Whelan, Clare Tower

Relationship between physical activity and mental health in women after childbirth: a cross-sectional exploratory study

Yumi Tomioka

International virtual confidential reviews of infection-related maternal deaths and near-miss in 11 low- and middle-income countries – case report series and suggested actions

Obiageli Okafor, Nathalie Roos, Abdulfetah Abdulkadir Abdosh, Olubukola Adesina, Zaynab Alaoui, William Arriaga Romero, Bouchra Assarag, Olufemi Aworinde, Luc de Bernis, Rigoberto Castro, Hassan Chrifi, Louise Tina Day, Rahel Demissew, María Guadalupe Flores Aceituno, Luis Gadama, Biruck Gashawbeza, Sourou Goufodji Keke, Philip Govule, George Gwako, Kapila Jayaratne, Evelyne Béwendin Komboigo, Bredy Lara, Mugove Gerald Madziyire, Matthews Mathai, Rachid Moulki, Iatimad Moutaouadia, Stephen Munjanja, Carlos Alberto Ochoa Fletes, Edgar Ivan Ortiz, Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Zahida Qureshi, Zenaida Dy Recidoro, Hemantha Senanayake, Priya Soma-Pillay, Khaing Nwe Tin, Pascal Sedami, Dawit Worku, Mercedes Bonet, Sourou Goufodji Keke, Pascal Sedami, D. Vincent Batiene, Kadari Cisse, Evelyne Béwendin Komboigo, Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Abdulfetah Abdulkadir Abdosh, Rahel Demissew, Biruck Gashawbeza, Ayalew Mariye, Thomas Mekuria, Filagot Tadesse, Fikremelekot Temesgen, Alula M. Teklu, Dawit Worku, Richard Adanu, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Philip Govule, Charles Noora Lwanga, Ama Asantewa Tamatey, William Enrique Arriaga Romero, María Guadalupe Flores Aceituno, Ligia María Palma Guerra, Carolina Bustillo, Rigoberto Castro, Carlos Alberto Ochoa Fletes, Bredy Lara, George Gwako, Alfred Osoti, Zahida Qureshi, Luis Gadama, Zaynab Alaoui, Bouchra Assarag, Hassan Chrifi, Rachid Moulki, Iatimad Moutaouadia, Hla Mya Thway Einda, Thae Maung, Myint Moh Soe, Khaing Nwe Tin, Olubukola Adesina, Chris Aimakhu, Olufemi Aworinde, Bukola Fawole, Zenaida Dy Recidoro, Hemali Jayakody, Kapila Jayaratne, Dhammica Rowel, Hemantha Senanayake, Mugove Madziyire, Thulani Magwali, Stephen Munjanja, Luc de Bernis, Louise Tina Day, Matthews Mathai, Edgar Ivan Ortiz, Priya Soma-Pillay, Mercedes Bonet, Obiageli Okafor, Nathalie Roos

Aerobic vaginitis in the third trimester and its impact on pregnancy outcomes

Anh Thi Chau Nguyen, Na Thi Le Nguyen, Thu Thi Anh Hoang, Tuyen Thi Nguyen, Trang Thi Quynh Tran, Dan Nu Tam Tran, Anh Thi Kim Nguyen, Linh Manh Tran, Duc Huu Chau Nguyen, Tam Minh Le, Binh Duy Ho, Tiiu Rööp, Siiri Kõljalg, Jelena Štšepetova, An Van Le, Andres Salumets, Reet Mändar

The risk for future cerebrovascular disease in pregnant women with Moyamoya disease: a nationwide population-based study in South Korea

Yeonseong Jeong, Yun Ji Jung, Eunjin Noh, Sungyeon Ha, Jeongeun Hwang, Geum Joon Cho, Min-Jeong Oh, Young-Han Kim

“It’s a lot of pain you’ve got to hide”: a qualitative study of the journey of fathers facing traumatic pregnancy and childbirth

A. Kothari, G. Bruxner, L. Callaway, J. M. Dulhunty

Prenatal diagnosis of diphallia in association with bladder exstrophy: a case report

Homeira Vafaei, Shohreh Roozmeh, Ali Bahador, Maryam Zare Khafri, Mozhde Ghiasi

Utilisation of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics in Germany: cross-sectional study using data from the KUNO Kids Health Study

Johanna Mayer, Susanne Brandstetter, Christina Tischer, Birgit Seelbach-Göbel, Sara Fill Malfertheiner, Michael Melter, Michael Kabesch, Christian Apfelbacher, Petra Arndt, Andrea Baessler, Mark Berneburg, Stephan Böse- O’Reilly, Romuald Brunner, Wolfgang Buchalla, Sara Fill Malfertheiner, Andre Franke, Sebastian Häusler, Iris Heid, Caroline Herr, Wolfgang Högler, Sebastian Kerzel, Michael Koller, Michael Leitzmann, David Rothfuß, Wolfgang Rösch, Bianca Schaub, Bernhard H. F. Weber, Stephan Weidinger, Sven Wellmann

The challenge of care coordination by midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national descriptive survey

Laurent Gaucher, Corinne Dupont, Sylvain Gautier, Sophie Baumann, Anne Rousseau

Maternity care during COVID-19: a qualitative evidence synthesis of women’s and maternity care providers’ views and experiences

Sarah Jane Flaherty, Hannah Delaney, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Valerie Smith

The experience of giving birth: a prospective cohort in a French perinatal network

Chloé Arthuis, Juliette LeGoff, Marion Olivier, Anne-Sophie Coutin, Nathalie Banaskiewicz, Philippe Gillard, Guillaume Legendre, Norbert Winer

Incidence and predictors of paternal anxiety and depression following fetal abnormalities requiring pregnancy termination: a cross-sectional study in China

Shiwen Sun, Yuping Hao, Jialu Qian, Fang Wang, Yaping Sun, Xiaoyan Yu

Termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly: a systematic review of the healthcare experiences and needs of parents

Suzanne Heaney, Mark Tomlinson, Áine Aventin

Development of multivariable models to predict perinatal depression before and after delivery using patient reported survey responses at weeks 4–10 of pregnancy

Jenna M. Reps, Marsha Wilcox, Beth Ann McGee, Marie Leonte, Lauren LaCross, Kevin Wildenhaus

Stakeholder engagement in developing a father-inclusive early life obesity prevention intervention: First Heroes

Santana R. Silver, Rachel C. Whooten, Gracia M. Kwete, Haley Farrar-Muir, Rachel N. Cournoyer, Elizabeth A. Barth, Milton Kotelchuck, Elsie M. Taveras

High levels of serum superoxide dismutase as a biomarker of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in patients with viral hepatitis B

Fei Wang, Yajuan He, Naijuan Yao, Litao Ruan, Zhen Tian

Health-promoting behaviors and intermediary social determinants of health in low and high-risk pregnant women: an unmatched case-control study

Marzieh Masjoudi, Somayyeh Khazaeian, Sanna Malekzadeh, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi

Fasting serum fructose is associated with risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Hongmei Zhang, Xiaoyong Li, Yixin Niu, Zhen Yang, Youli Lu, Qing Su, Li Qin

Effect of a community based social marketing strategy on the uptake of clean delivery kits in peri-urban communities of Karachi, Pakistan

Asra Usmani, Shazia Sultana, Imran Nisar, Shehla Zaidi, Imtiaz Jehan, Anita Zaidi

Essential components of postnatal care – a systematic literature review and development of signal functions to guide monitoring and evaluation

Hannah McCauley, Kirsty Lowe, Nicholas Furtado, Viviana Mangiaterra, Nynke van den Broek

Exploring solutions to improve antenatal care in resource-limited settings: an expert consultation

Carlotta Gamberini, Federica Angeli, Elena Ambrosino

Exploring interactions between women who have experienced pregnancy loss and obstetric nursing staff: a descriptive qualitative study in China

Jialu Qian, Weihong Wang, Shiwen Sun, Mengwei Wu, Lu Liu, Yaping Sun, Xiaoyan Yu

Promoting respectful maternity care: challenges and prospects from the perspectives of midwives at a tertiary health facility in Ghana

Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, Emmanuel Kweku Nakua, Pascal Agbadi, Joshua Okyere, Peter Donkor, Jody R. Lori

Maternal mortality study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Imani Bin-Eradi Ramazani, Simon-Decap Mabakutuvangilanga Ntela, Mathieu Ahouah, Daniel Katuashi Ishoso, Rothan-Tondeur Monique

Adolescent pregnancy in Sao Tome and Principe: are there different obstetric and perinatal outcomes?

Alexandra Vasconcelos, Nelson Bandeira, Swasilanne Sousa, Maria Céu Machado, Filomena Pereira

Self-monitoring of blood pressure among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review

Ping Teresa Yeh, Dong Keun Rhee, Caitlin Elizabeth Kennedy, Chloe A. Zera, Briana Lucido, Özge Tunçalp, Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon, Manjulaa Narasimhan

Receiving screened donor human milk for their infant supports parental wellbeing: a mixed-methods study

A. Brown, N. Shenker

Reflections on workplace adjustments for pregnant employees: a qualitative study of the experiences of pregnant employees and their managers

Dorte Raaby Andersen, Anne-Mette Hedeager Momsen, Pernille Pedersen, Rikke Damkjær Maimburg

Implementation of Delayed Cord Clamping in public health facilities: a case study from India

Archana Chowdhury, Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi, Ved Prakash, Nilam Patel, Kunal Pawar, Vinay Kumar Koparde, Anupriya Shukla, Sangeeta Karmakar, Smitha Chekanath Parambath, Sarah Rowe, Homero Martinez

Infantile neurodevelopmental outcome after fetoscopic laser photocoagulation for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: the first prospective experience from Iran

Nazila Mesbah, Vajiheh Marsousi, Laleh Eslamian, Hadi Montazerlotfelahi, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Kamran Hessami, Ashraf Jamal, Maryam Noorzadeh, Mahsa Naemi, Marjan Ghaemi

Association of maternal obesity with preterm birth phenotype and mediation effects of gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia: a prospective cohort study

Kan Liu, Yixuan Chen, Jianing Tong, Aiqi Yin, Linlin Wu, Jianmin Niu

Sex-dependent influence of maternal predictors on fetal anthropometry in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus

Maria-Christina Antoniou, Leah Gilbert, Justine Gross, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Céline Julie Fischer Fumeaux, Yvan Vial, Jardena Jacqueline Puder

Facilitating safety evaluation in maternal immunization trials: a retrospective cohort study to assess pregnancy outcomes and events of interest in low-risk pregnancies in England

Megan Riley, Dimitra Lambrelli, Sophie Graham, Ouzama Henry, Andrea Sutherland, Alexander Schmidt, Nicola Sawalhi-Leckenby, Robert Donaldson, Sonia K. Stoszek

Quality newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: measuring early newborn care practices and identifying opportunities for improvement

Alyce N. Wilson, Pele Melepia, Rose Suruka, Priscah Hezeri, Dukduk Kabiu, Delly Babona, Pinip Wapi, Naomi Spotswood, Meghan A. Bohren, Joshua P. Vogel, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Alison Morgan, James G. Beeson, Christopher Morgan, Lisa M. Vallely, Edward J. Waramin, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Caroline S. E. Homer

Labor induction in China: a nationwide survey

Jing Zhu, Lili Xue, Huaxiang Shen, Lin Zhang, Danni Lu, Yanlin Wang, Yu Zhang, Jun Zhang

Antiemetic treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum in 1,064 Norwegian women and the impact of European warning on metoclopramide: a retrospective cohort study 2002–2019

Hilde Erdal, Lone Holst, Kristine Heitmann, Jone Trovik

Determinants of fetal macrosomia among live births in southern Ethiopia: a matched case–control study

Deginesh Dawit Woltamo, Mengistu Meskele, Shimelash Bitew Workie, Abebe Sorsa Badacho

Determining antenatal medicine exposures in South African women: a comparison of three methods of ascertainment

Jani van der Hoven, Elizabeth Allen, Annibale Cois, Renee de Waal, Gary Maartens, Landon Myer, Thokozile Malaba, Hlengiwe Madlala, Dorothy Nyemba, Florence Phelanyane, Andrew Boulle, Ushma Mehta, Emma Kalk

Temporal trends and adverse perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancies at differing gestational ages: an observational study from China between 2012–2020

Peiran Chen, Mingrong Li, Yi Mu, Yanping Wang, Zheng Liu, Qi Li, Xiaohong Li, Li Dai, Yanxia Xie, Juan Liang, Jun Zhu

Associations between COVID-19 lockdown and post-lockdown on the mental health of pregnant women, postpartum women and their partners from the Queensland family cohort prospective study

Vicki L. Clifton, Sailesh Kumar, Danielle Borg, Kym M. Rae, Roslyn N. Boyd, Koa Whittingham, Karen M. Moritz, Hannah E. Carter, Steven M. McPhail, Brenda Gannon, Robert Ware, Barnaby J. W. Dixson, Samudragupta Bora, Cameron Hurst

Has the cesarean epidemic in Czechia been reversed despite fertility postponement?

Tomáš Fait, Anna Šťastná, Jiřina Kocourková, Eva Waldaufová, Luděk Šídlo, Michal Kníže

Triclosan activates c-Jun/miR-218-1-3p/SLC35C1 signaling to regulate cell viability, migration, invasion and inflammatory response of trophoblast cells in vitro

Weiwei Huo, Ying Wang, Ting Chen, Tianyue Cao, Yue Zhang, Zhouhong Shi, Shunyu Hou

Cesarean section in Uruguay from 2008 to 2018: country analysis based on the Robson classification. An observational study

Mercedes Colomar, Valentina Colistro, Claudio Sosa, Luis Andres de Francisco, Ana Pilar Betrán, Suzanne Serruya, Bremen De Mucio

Multidisciplinary treatment of retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy: a case report and literature review

Hainan Xu, Dali Cheng, Qing Yang, Dandan Wang

Association of thyroid dysfunction and autoantibody positivity with the risk of preterm birth: a hospital-based cohort study

Jiang-Nan Wu, Ting Peng, Feng Xie, Ming-Qing Li

Midwives’ experiences of reducing maternal morbidity and mortality from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in Eastern Nigeria

Felicity Agwu Kalu, Joan N. Chukwurah

Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal births in Shanghai hospitals, China: a comparison of policies

Shengyi Gu, Jindan Pei, Chenchen Zhou, Xiaobo Zhao, Sheng Wan, Jun Zhang, Adewumi Adanlawo, Zhongcheng Luo, Guizhu Wu, Xiaolin Hua

Does dropout from school matter in taking antenatal care visits among women in Bangladesh? An application of marginalized poisson-poisson mixture model

M. Ershadul Haque, Taslim Sazzad Mallick, Wasimul Bari

Do intentions lead to action? Results of a longitudinal study assessing determinants of Tdap vaccine uptake during pregnancy in Quebec, Canada

Eve Dubé, Marie-Eve Trottier, Maryline Vivion, Manale Ouakki, Nicholas Brousseau, Maryse Guay, Zineb Laghdir, Isabelle Boucoiran, Bruce Tapiéro, Caroline Quach

Inequalities in antenatal care in Ghana, 1998–2014

Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Joshua Okyere, Eugene Budu, Henry Ofori Duah, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to be referred to an obstetrician during pregnancy and birth: results from a cohort study

S. Weiland, L.L. Peters, M.Y. Berger, J.J.H.M. Erwich, D.E.M.C. Jansen

Factors influencing parental decisions to terminate pregnancies following prenatal diagnoses of major fetal anomalies at Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Papapin Pusayapaibul, Jittima Manonai, Chayada Tangshewinsirikul

Busy day effect on the use of obstetrical interventions and epidural analgesia during labour: a cross-sectional register study of 601 247 deliveries

Riitta Vilkko, Sari Räisänen, Mika Gissler, Vedran Stefanovic, Ilkka Kalliala, Seppo Heinonen

The effect of a planned lactation education program on the mother’s breastfeeding practice and weight gain in low birth weight infants: a randomized clinical trial study

Afsar Omidi, Sahar Rahmani, Roya Amini, Manoochehr Karami

Association between the peripartum maternal and fetal telomere lengths and mitochondrial DNA copy numbers and preeclampsia: a prospective case–control study

Ruyi Zhang, Jiangbo Du, Zhendong Xiao, Yuan Jiang, Liang Jin, Qiao Weng

Intimate partner violence disclosure and associated factors among pregnant women attending a city hospital in South-Western Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Eve Katushabe, John Baptist Asiimwe, Vincent Batwala

Exploring association of mobile phone access with positive health outcomes and behaviors amongst post-partum mothers in rural Malawi

Martina Anto-Ocrah, Ryan J. Latulipe, Tiffany E. Mark, David Adler, Tasneem Zaihra, Joseph W. Lanning

Prevalence of amniotomy in Sweden: a nationwide register study

Sofia Tallhage, Kristofer Årestedt, Kristina Schildmeijer, Marie Oscarsson

Screening for PTSD during pregnancy: a missed opportunity

Avelina C. Padin, Natalie R. Stevens, Mandy L. Che, Ihuoma N. Erondu, Marisa J. Perera, Madeleine U. Shalowitz

The mediation role of psychological capital between family relationship and antenatal depressive symptoms among women with advanced maternal age: a cross sectional study

Kai Zeng, Yang Li, Rumei Yang

Experiences of young Australian mothers with infant feeding

Christa Buckland, Debra Hector, Gregory S. Kolt, Jack Thepsourinthone, Amit Arora

High miR-200a-3p expression has high diagnostic values for hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy and predicts adverse pregnancy outcomes

Xin He, Danni Ding

“Your heart keeps bleeding”: lived experiences of parents with a perinatal death in Northern Uganda

Anna Agnes Ojok Arach, Juliet Kiguli, Victoria Nankabirwa, Noeline Nakasujja, David Mukunya, Milton W. Musaba, Agnes Napyo, James K. Tumwine, Grace Ndeezi, Joseph Rujumba

Association between pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy outcomes: a cohort study in Indonesian pregnant women

Arif Sabta Aji, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Yusrawati Yusrawati, Safarina G. Malik, Nur Aini Kusmayanti, Isman Susanto, Nur Mukhlishoh Majidah, Siti Nurunniyah, Ratih Devi Alfiana, Wahyuningsih Wahyuningsih, Karani S. Vimaleswaran

Pregnant at the start of the pandemic: a content analysis of COVID-19-related posts on online pregnancy discussion boards

Rebekah Choi, Ashwini Nagappan, Deena Kopyto, Anna Wexler

Racial-ethnic disparities in potentially preventable complications after cesarean delivery in Maryland: an observational cohort study

Allison Lankford, Laura Roland, Christopher Jackson, Jonathan Chow, Ryan Keneally, Amanda Jackson, Rundell Douglas, Jeffrey Berger, Michael Mazzeffi

The effect of a tele-educational intervention on modifying dysfunctional sexual beliefs of pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial

Shirin Khoddam, Razieh Lotfi, Kourosh Kabir, Effat Merghati- Khoei

Impact of efforts to prevent maternal deaths due to obstetric hemorrhage on trends in epidemiology and management of severe postpartum hemorrhage in Japan: a nationwide retrospective study

Akihiko Ueda, Baku Nakakita, Yoshitsugu Chigusa, Haruta Mogami, Shosuke Ohtera, Genta Kato, Masaki Mandai, Eiji Kondoh

Case report: the management for a gestational hypertensive woman with influenza A virus pneumonia and peripartum cardiomyopathy

Kwok-On Ng, Lok-Hi Chow, Chun-Chang Yeh, Eagle Yi-Kung Huang, Wei-Cheng Liu, Ping-Heng Tan

Predictors of time to recovery from postpartum hemorrhage in Debre Markos comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2020/21

Bekalu Kassie, Beker Ahmed, Genet Degu

The role of serum ADAMTS-1 levels in Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Burcu Timur, Gurhan Guney

The association between chronic liver diseases and preeclampsia

Sapir Nachshon, Eran Hadar, Ron Bardin, Shiri Barbash-Hazan, Adi Borovich, Marius Braun, Anat Shmueli

Preconception reproductive tract infections status and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Mengyao Zeng, Liu Yang, Yanyan Mao, Yang He, Min Li, Jun Liu, Qianxi Zhu, Liang Chen, Weijin Zhou

Outcomes of prophylactic abdominal aortic balloon occlusion in patients with placenta previa accreta: a propensity score matching analysis

Huifen Yin, Rong Hu

Clarithromycin prevents preterm birth and neonatal mortality by dampening alarmin-induced maternal–fetal inflammation in mice

Jose Galaz, Roberto Romero, Marcia Arenas-Hernandez, Marcelo Farias-Jofre, Kenichiro Motomura, Zhenjie Liu, Naoki Kawahara, Catherine Demery-Poulos, Tzu Ning Liu, Justin Padron, Bogdan Panaitescu, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez

Development and evaluation of a nomogram for adverse outcomes of preeclampsia in Chinese pregnant women

Jiangyuan Zheng, Li Zhang, Yang Zhou, Lin Xu, Zuyue Zhang, Yaling Luo

Patterns of adverse childhood experiences and associations with prenatal substance use and poor infant outcomes in a multi-country cohort of mothers: a latent class analysis

Chad Lance Hemady, Lydia Gabriela Speyer, Aja Louise Murray, Ruth Harriet Brown, Franziska Meinck, Deborah Fry, Huyen Do, Siham Sikander, Bernadette Madrid, Asvini Fernando, Susan Walker, Michael Dunne, Sarah Foley, Claire Hughes, Joseph Osafo, Adriana Baban, Diana Taut, Catherine L. Ward, Vo Van Thang, Pasco Fearon, Mark Tomlinson, Sara Valdebenito, Manuel Eisner

Facilitators and barriers influencing utilization of services provided by community midwives in district Thatta, Pakistan: a qualitative exploratory study

Bakhtawar M. Hanif Khowaja, Anam Shahil Feroz, Sarah Saleem

A retrospective autopsy study of 42 cases of stillbirth in Avicenna Research Institute

Haleh Soltanghoraee, Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Narjes Khalili, Azadeh Soltani

Maternal childbirth experience and induction of labour in each mode of delivery: a retrospective seven-year cohort study of 95,051 parturients in Finland

Johanna M. Joensuu, Hannu Saarijärvi, Hanna Rouhe, Mika Gissler, Veli-Matti Ulander, Seppo Heinonen, Paulus Torkki, Tomi S. Mikkola

Quality of surgical management of placenta accreta spectrum in a tertiary center in Sri Lanka: baseline study for quality improvement project: problems and solutions

Vindya Wijesinghe, Mohamed Rishard, Sriskanthan Srisanjeevan

Disempowering women—a mixed methods study exploring informational support about pain persisting after childbirth and its consequences

Beata Molin, Sofia Zwedberg, Anna-Karin Berger, Anna Sand, Susanne Georgsson

Obstetric and perinatal outcomes in parturients with active SARS-CoV-2 infection during labor and delivery: a retrospective cohort study

Rita Zlatkin, Sarah Dollinger, Chen Jacoby, Anat Shmueli, Shiri Barbash-Hazan, Rony Chen, Arnon Wiznitzer, Eran Hadar

Prevalence and predictors of elective and emergency caesarean delivery among reproductive-aged women in Bangladesh: evidence from demographic and health survey, 2017–18

T. Muhammad, Shobhit Srivastava, Pradeep Kumar, Rashmi Rashmi

Mixed methods evaluation of simulation-based training for postpartum hemorrhage management in Guatemala

Pooja S. Parameshwar, Katherine Bianco, Elizabeth B. Sherwin, Pamela K. Meza, Alisha Tolani, Paige Bates, Lillian Sie, Andrea Sofía López Enríquez, Diana E. Sanchez, Edgar R. Herrarte, Kay Daniels

The trend in delayed childbearing and its potential consequences on pregnancy outcomes: a single center 9-years retrospective cohort study in Hubei, China

Hui Li, Nawsherwan, Cuifang Fan, Sumaira Mubarik, Ghulam Nabi, Yin Xiao Ping

Delayed versus early umbilical cord clamping for near-term infants born to preeclamptic mothers; a randomized controlled trial

Ahmed Rashwan, Ashraf Eldaly, Ahmed El-Harty, Moutaz Elsherbini, Mazen Abdel-Rasheed, Marwa M. Eid

Myoinositol supplementation in the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus: effects on glycaemic control and maternal-foetal outcomes

Valentina Guarnotta, Gianluca Cuva, Maria Pia Imbergamo, Carla Giordano

What topics are women interested in during pregnancy: exploring the role of social media as informational and emotional support

Joo Yun Lee, Eunhee Lee

Outcomes of induction versus spontaneous onset of labour at 40 and 41 GW: findings from a prospective database, Sri Lanka

Hemantha Senanayake, Ilaria Mariani, Emanuelle Pessa Valente, Monica Piccoli, Benedetta Armocida, Caterina Businelli, Mohamed Rishard, Benedetta Covi, Marzia Lazzerini

Fast-growing immature ovarian teratoma during pregnancy: a case report and a review of the literature

Zuoxi He, Yukun Lu, Chuan Xie

The prognostic utility of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and placental growth factor (PIGF) biomarkers for predicting preeclampsia: a secondary analysis of data from the INSPIRE trial

Meron M. Kifle, Prabin Dahal, Manu Vatish, Ana Sofia Cerdeira, Eric O. Ohuma

Women´s experiences of preeclampsia as a condition of uncertainty: a qualitative study

Therése Hansson, Maria E. Andersson, Gerd Ahlström, Stefan R. Hansson

Hysteroscopic resection of type 3 fibroids could improve the pregnancy outcomes in infertile women: a case–control study

Ying Han, Ruqiang Yao, Yinfeng Zhang, Zexin Yang, Haining Luo, XinYan Wang, Aijun Du, Yunshan Zhang, Yingjun Zhu

Structural quality of labor and delivery care in government hospitals of Ethiopia: a descriptive analysis

Negalign B. Bayou, Liz Grant, Simon C. Riley, Elizabeth H. Bradley

Risk of recurrent stillbirth and neonatal mortality: mother-specific random effects analysis using longitudinal panel data from Indonesia (2000 – 2014)

Alka Dev

Placental morphology in association with autism-related traits in the EARLI study

Caichen Zhong, Ruchit Shah, Juliette Rando, Bo Park, Theresa Girardi, Cheryl K. Walker, Lisa A. Croen, M. Daniele Fallin, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Brian K. Lee, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Heather E. Volk, Craig J. Newschaffer, Carolyn M. Salafia, Kristen Lyall

Analysis of the risk of complications during pregnancy in pregnant women with assisted reproductive technology: a retrospective study using registry linkage from 2013 to 2018 in Shanghai, China

Mulan He, Xiaoxi Sun, Chunfang Wang, Yilun Sui

Antenatal screening timeline and cutoff scores of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for predicting postpartum depressive symptoms in healthy women: a prospective cohort study

Akiko Tanuma-Takahashi, Tomohiro Tanemoto, Chie Nagata, Ryo Yokomizo, Akiko Konishi, Kenji Takehara, Tetsuo Ishikawa, Nozomu Yanaihara, Osamu Samura, Aikou Okamoto

Suprapatellar intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures in pregnancy. A report of two cases

Attilio Basile, Laura Palmieri, Riccardo Lanzetti, Pasquale Sessa, Marco Spoliti, Alessio Giai Via, Gennaro Pipino

Attitudes toward medicalization in childbirth and their relationship with locus of control and coping in a Spanish population

Maite Espinosa, Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Carmen Paz-Pascual, Paola Bully-Garay, Arturo García-Álvarez, Itziar Estalella, Mª José Trincado, Inés Cabeza, Mari Pierre Gagnon, Ana Fernández, Gorane Lozano, Gemma Villanueva, Jesús Sánchez, Amaia Maquibar, David Moreno, Catalina Legarra, Maria Jesús Mulas, Mónica Blas, Pilar Amorrortu, Sonia Alva

Prepregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and maternal prepartum inflammation in normal pregnancies: findings from a Chinese cohort

Kuanrong Li, Chuanzi Yang, Jiaying Fan, Xiaojun Li, Chongjuan Gu, Huishu Liu

Population-based surveillance for congenital zika virus syndrome: a latent class analysis of recorded cases from 2015–2018

Enny S. Paixao, Laura C. Rodrigues, Maria da Conceição N. Costa, Rita de Cassia Oliveira de Carvalho-Sauer, Wanderson K. Oliveira, Luciana L. Cardim, Lavinia Schuler-Faccini, Roberto F. S. Andrade, Moreno S. Rodrigues, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Rafael V. Veiga, Larissa C. Costa, Eduardo H. Carmo, Liam Smeeth, Mauricio L. Barreto, Maria Gloria Teixeira

Preeclampsia risk prediction model for Chinese pregnant women (ChiPERM): research protocol for a randomized stepped-wedge cluster trial

Qiongjie Zhou, Jinghui Xu, Yu Xiong, Xiaotian Li

Differences in cognition, short-chain fatty acids and related metabolites in pregnant versus non-pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Huijuan Luo, Wengxiang Li, Lulu Wu, Shuming Zhong, Chengrong Du, Yimeng Liu, Yating Xu, Xinyu Huang, Awol Hanan Bahru, Xiaomei Tang, Juan Zhou, Dongju Wang, Xiangying Lou, Xuefan Bin, Xiaomin Xiao

Assessment of vitamin K levels in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

Maria Cemortan, Irina Sagaidac, Olga Cernetchi

Diffuse myometrium thinning and placenta accreta spectrum in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): a case report and review of the literature

Tomohiro Mitoma, Kei Hayata, Satomi Yokohata, Akiko Ohira, Chiaki Kashino, Satoe Kirino, Kazumasa Tani, Jota Maki, Eriko Eto, Hisashi Masuyama

Experiences and needs of women in vulnerable situations receiving additional interventions in maternity care: a qualitative study

Esther I. Feijen-de Jong, Maria Dalmaijer, Relinde A. van der Stouwe, Danielle E. M. C. Jansen, J. Catja Warmelink

“I had so many life-changing decisions I had to make without support”: a qualitative analysis of women’s pregnant and postpartum experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

Grayson B. Ashby, Kirsten A. Riggan, Lily Huang, Vanessa E. Torbenson, Margaret E. Long, Myra J. Wick, Megan A. Allyse, Enid Y. Rivera-Chiauzzi

Predicting risk of severe neonatal outcomes in preterm infants born from mother with prelabor rupture of membranes

Lu Zhuang, Zhan-Kui Li, Yuan-Fang Zhu, Rong Ju, Shao-Dong Hua, Chun-Zhi Yu, Xing Li, Yan-Ping Zhang, Lei Li, Yan Yu, Wen Zeng, Jie Cui, Xin-Yu Chen, Jing-Ya Peng, Ting Li, Zhi-Chun Feng

Short-term effects of ambient temperature on the risk of preeclampsia in Nanjing, China: a time-series analysis

Tingting Zhao, Wei Long, Peng Lu

Association between the cut-off value of the first trimester fasting plasma glucose level and gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study from southern China

Jia-Ning Tong, Yi-Xuan Chen, Xiao-Nian Guan, Kan Liu, Ai-Qi Yin, Hua-Fan Zhang, Lin-Lin Wu, Jian-Min Niu

Iatrogenic genito-urinary fistula following cesarean birth in nine sub-Saharan African countries: a retrospective review

Carrie J. Ngongo, Thomas J. I. P. Raassen, Marietta Mahendeka, Ladeisha Lombard, Jos van Roosmalen

Preconception vitamin D intake and obstetric outcomes in women using assisted reproductive technology: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Murata, Toma Fukuda, Karin Imaizumi, Akiko Yamaguchi, Shun Yasuda, Daisuke Suzuki, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh

Association between the second-stage duration of labor and perinatal outcomes in women with a prior cesarean delivery

Yulian Li, Lizi Zhang, Lijun Huang, Yingyu Liang, Jingsi Chen, Shilei Bi, Weinan Deng, Lin Lin, Xiaoyi Wang, Luwen Ren, Shanshan Zeng, Minshan Huang, Baoying Huang, Yijian Zhang, Sushan Xie, Lili Du, Dunjin Chen

Utilization of antenatal care among adolescent and young mothers in Ghana; analysis of the 2017/2018 multiple indicator cluster survey

Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Stanley Kofi Alor, Caroline Dinam Badzi

Simple method for identification of women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Arusha urban, Tanzania

Safiness Simon Msollo, Haikael David Martin, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri, Pammla Petrucka

Sleep patterns and psychosocial health of parents of preterm and full-born infants: a prospective, comparative, longitudinal feasibility study

Gunhild Nordbø Marthinsen, Sølvi Helseth, Milada Småstuen, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Signe Marie Bandlien, Liv Fegran

Factors of the childbirth fear among nulliparous women in Iran

Safieh Kananikandeh, Farkhondeh Amin Shokravi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Shayesteh Jahanfar

Parenting sense of competence and its predictors among primiparous women: a longitudinal study in China

Yi Zhu, Xuan Zhou, Xiaoxu Yin, Lei Qiu, Na Sun, Rongrong An, Yanhong Gong

History of infertility and pregnancy outcomes in Project Viva: a prospective study

Diana C. Soria-Contreras, Wei Perng, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Marie-France Hivert, Emily Oken, Jorge E. Chavarro

Remote care and triage of obstetric patients with COVID-19 in the community: operational considerations

Charles Bircher, Matt Wilkes, Nicole Zahradka, Emily Wells, Ed Prosser-Snelling

Women’s view on shared decision making and autonomy in childbirth: cohort study of Belgian women

Elke Deherder, Ilse Delbaere, Adriana Macedo, Marianne J. Nieuwenhuijze, Sven Van Laere, Katrien Beeckman

Maternal mortality in the Middle East and North Africa region – how could countries move towards obstetric transition stage 5?

Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy, Sohaila Cheema, Patrick Maisonneuve, Anupama Jithesh, Ravinder Mamtani

Determinants of place birth: a multinomial logistic regression and spatial analysis of the Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey data, 2019

Temesgen Worku Gudayu

The effectiveness of different education methods conducted at different times for decreasing the time required for a parturient to position herself for epidural placement

Chen Yang, Yan Cheng, Jianying Hu, Yaojun Lu, Xinhua Yu, Shaoqiang Huang

Understanding perinatal patient’s health preferences and patient-provider relationships to prevent congenital syphilis in California and Louisiana

Jennifer A. Wagman, Eunhee Park, Gloria P. Giarratano, Pierre M. Buekens, Emily W. Harville

Telemonitoring for COVID-19 positive pregnant women; feasibility and user experience of SAFE@home Corona: prospective pilot study

Shinta L. Moes, Martine Depmann, Titia A. Lely, Mireille N. Bekker

The value of eosinophil count in the diagnosis of preeclampsia among pregnant women attending the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Yemataw Gelaw, Fikir Asrie, Muluken Walle, Zegeye Getaneh

Changes in prenatal care and vaccine willingness among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Daniel J. Erchick, Smisha Agarwal, Alexander Kaysin, Dustin G. Gibson, Alain B. Labrique

Preferences of women with a vulnerable health status towards nudging for adequate pregnancy preparation as investment in health of future generations: a qualitative study

Sharissa M. Smith, Rianne M. J. J. van der Kleij, Babette Bais, Maartje H. N. Schermer, Hafez Ismaili M’hamdi, Régine P. M. Steegers-Theunissen

A novel oppositional binary crow search algorithm with optimal machine learning based postpartum hemorrhage prediction model

Sujatha Krishnamoorthy, Yihang Liu, Kun Liu

A Golden Thread approach to transforming Maternal and Child Health in Singapore

Fabian Yap, See Ling Loy, Chee Wai Ku, Mei Chien Chua, Keith M. Godfrey, Jerry Kok Yen Chan

Comparing human milk macronutrients measured using analyzers based on mid-infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound and the application of machine learning in data fitting

Huijuan Ruan, Qingya Tang, Yajie Zhang, Xuelin Zhao, Yi Xiang, Yi Feng, Wei Cai

Translation and psychometric validation of the Arabic version of Summary of the Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) among pregnant women with gestational diabetes

I. Al Hashmi, H. Al-Noumani, F. Alaloul, S. Murthi, A. Khalaf

Rare spontaneous monochorionic dizygotic twins: a case report and a systematic review

Giulia Trombetta, Dora Fabbro, Eliana Demori, Lorenza Driul, Giuseppe Damante, Serena Xodo

Obstetric violence and associated factors among women during facility based childbirth at Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia

Wondwosen Molla, Aregahegn Wudneh, Ruth Tilahun

‘I fear my partner will abandon me’: the intersection of late initiation of antenatal care in pregnancy and poor ART adherence among women living with HIV in South Africa and Uganda

Yussif Alhassan, Adelline Twimukye, Thokozile Malaba, Landon Myer, Catriona Waitt, Mohammed Lamorde, Angela Colbers, Helen Reynolds, Saye Khoo, Miriam Taegtmeyer

Tocolysis with nifedipine versus atosiban and perinatal outcome: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Tijn M. S. van Winden, Tobias A. J. Nijman, C. Emily Kleinrouweler, Raed Salim, Maryam Kashanian, Wafa R. Al-Omari, Eva Pajkrt, Ben W. Mol, Martijn A. Oudijk, Carolien Roos

Gestational weight gain mediates the effects of energy intake on birth weight among singleton pregnancies in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Marina Minami, Naw Awn J-P, Shuhei Noguchi, Masamitsu Eitoku, Sifa Marie Joelle Muchanga, Naomi Mitsuda, Kaori Komori, Kahoko Yasumitsu-Lovell, Nagamasa Maeda, Mikiya Fujieda, Narufumi Suganuma, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh

Perceptions and reported practices of pregnant women and mothers of children under two years of age regarding antibiotic use and resistance in Vientiane province, Lao PDR: a qualitative study

Vanphanom Sychareun, Paphatsone Phounsavath, Amphoy Sihavong, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Kongmany Chaleunvong, Anna Machowska, Bounxou Keohavong, Mayfong Mayxay, Jaran Eriksen, Claudia Hanson, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Annelie Brauner, Jo Durham, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg

Placental cord drainage and its outcomes at third stage of labor: a randomized controlled trial

Nazi Karimi, Ghazaleh Molaee, Najimeh Tarkesh Esfahani, Ali Montazeri

Experiences with use of technology and telehealth among women with perinatal depression

Uma D. Parameswaran, Ryoko Pentecost, Marcia Williams, Marcela Smid, Gwen Latendresse

Obstetric outcomes following ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in IVF – a comparison with uncomplicated fresh and frozen transfer cycles

Hadas Ganer Herman, Yossi Mizrachi, Eran Horowitz, Ariel Weissman, Ben Sabban, Ohad Gluck, Arieh Raziel, Michal Kovo

A qualitative analysis of feelings and experiences associated with perinatal distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

Katie Jones, Virginia Harrison, Michelle L. Moulds, Lisa Lazard

Perinatal mental health literacy: knowledge, attitudes, and help-seeking among perinatal women and the public – a systematic review

Daria Daehn, Sophie Rudolf, Silke Pawils, Babette Renneberg

Incidence and risk factors for early pregnancy loss in women with first pregnancy undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Mohan Wang, Xiao Yang, Linlin Li, Haibo Zhu, Hongguo Zhang, Yuting Jiang, Ruizhi Liu

The Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Instrument (MPQOL-I): development and psychometric evaluation in an exploratory sequential mixed-method study

Tahereh Mokhtaryan-Gilani, Nourossadat Kariman, Hamid Sharif Nia, Mahbobeh Ahmadi Doulabi, Malihe Nasiri

Planning is not equivalent to preparing, how Dutch women perceive their pregnancy planning in relation to preconceptional lifestyle behaviour change - a cross-sectional study

Veronique Y. F. Maas, Marjolein Poels, Marleen H. de Kievit, Anniek P. Hartog, Arie Franx, Maria P. H. Koster

Fetal congenital heart disease - mode of delivery and obstetrical complications

Keren Zloto, Alyssa Hochberg, Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish, Alexandra Berezowsky, Shiri Barbash-Hazan, Ron Bardin, Eran Hadar, Anat Shmueli

Association between perinatal factors and hypospadias in newborns: a retrospective case–control study of 42,244 male infants

Yi Wang, Lin Wang, Zeyong Yang, Fang Chen, Zhiwei Liu, Zheng Tang

The interactive effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index, thyroid function, and blood lipid levels on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a crossover analysis

Ying Wang, Sha Lu, Xianrong Xu, Lijun Zhang, Jun Yang, Wensheng Hu

Maternal and neonatal safety outcomes after SAR-CoV-2 vaccination during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abdulrahman Ibrahim Hagrass, Hossam Waleed Almadhoon, Mohammed Al-kafarna, Bashar Khaled Almaghary, Anas Zakarya Nourelden, Ahmed Hashem Fathallah, Mohammed Tarek Hasan, Yasmine Adel Mohammed, Aya Osama Al-Nabahin, Dalia Sami Wafi, Islam Osama Ismail, Yaser Aref Hamam, Reem Sayad, Mohamed Hamouda, Mohamed Sayed Zaazouee, Khaled Mohamed Ragab

Geospatial analysis of cesarean section in Iran (2016–2020): exploring clustered patterns and measuring spatial interactions of available health services

Alireza Mohammadi, Elahe Pishgar, Zahra Salari, Behzad Kiani

Reproductive outcomes of dual trigger with combination GnRH agonist and hCG versus trigger with hCG alone in women undergoing IVF/ICSI cycles: a retrospective cohort study with propensity score matching

Li Dong, Fang Lian, Haicui Wu, Shan Xiang, Yuan Li, Chaofeng Wei, Xiaona Yu, Xin Xin

Person-centered care during childbirth and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at health facilities in Hawassa city administration Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia

Sewunnet Azezew Getahun, Abebaw Abeje Muluneh, Wudit Wassu Seneshaw, Sewnet Getaye Workie, Zemenu Yohannes Kassa

Comparison of alternative gestational age assessment methods in a low resource setting: a retrospective study

Andrea Pietravalle, Silvia Spolverato, Luca Brasili, Francesco Cavallin, Valentina Gabrielli, Gaetano Azzimonti, Donald Micah Maziku, Dionis Erasto Leluko, Daniele Trevisanuto, Giovanni Putoto

Improving quality of intrapartum and immediate postpartum care in public facilities: experiences and lessons learned from Rajasthan state, India

Yashpal Jain, Tarun Chaudhary, Chandra Shekhar Joshi, Manish Chotiya, Bijali Sinha, Tapas Sadasivan Nair, Ashish Srivastava, Vinod Kumar SV, Abhinav Agrawal, Vineet Srivastava, Dinesh Baswal, Kamlesh Lalchandani, Hemang Shah, Gulnoza Usmanova, Bulbul Sood, Vikas Yadav, Somesh Kumar

Vitamin B12 status and folic acid/vitamin B12 related to the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Jin He, Dongmei Jiang, Xianwei Cui, Chenbo Ji

Maternal lipid levels in early pregnancy as a predictor of childhood lipid levels: a prospective cohort study

Maria C. Adank, Anja K. Johansen, Laura Benschop, Sophia P. Van Streun, Anna M. Smak Gregoor, Linn K. L. Øyri, Monique T. Mulder, Eric A. P. Steegers, Kirsten B. Holven, Jeanine E. Roeters van Lennep

Labor characteristics and intrapartum interventions in women with vaginal birth after cesarean section

Yehui Lan, Shuangjia Pan, Baoyi Chen, Lingli Peng, Ruyang Chen, Ying Hua, Yanyan Ma

Optimization of programmed intermittent epidural bolus volume for different concentrations of ropivacaine in labor analgesia: a biased coin up-and-down sequential allocation trial

Xin Ran, Shuzhi Zhou, Kailan Cao, Peng He

‘Beyond the Bump’: an online wellbeing and lifestyle pilot program during COVID-19 for first year postpartum mothers: a research article

Hannah E. Christie, Lauren A. Roach, Meredith Kennedy, Kassia Beetham, Barbara J. Meyer, Danielle Schoenaker, Monique Francois

Dynamics of gut microbiota during pregnancy in women with TPOAb-positive subclinical hypothyroidism: a prospective cohort study

Min Wu, Cheng Chi, Yuxi Yang, Shan Guo, Tianhe Li, Muqing Gu, Tingting Zhang, Huimin Gao, Ruixia Liu, Chenghong Yin

A hybrid type I, multi-center randomized controlled trial to study the implementation of a method for Sustained cord circulation And VEntilation (the SAVE-method) of late preterm and term neonates: a study protocol

Katarina Ekelöf, Elisabeth Sæther, Anna Santesson, Maria Wilander, Katarina Patriksson, Susanne Hesselman, Li Thies-Lagergren, Heike Rabe, Ola Andersson

Prevalence and predictors of depression among women attending antenatal care in Moshi, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

James S. Ngocho, Linda M. Minja, Rimel N. Mwamba, Brandon A. Knettel, Godfrey A. Kisigo, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Melissa H. Watt

Effect of breast milk with or without bacteria on infant gut microbiota

Ting Huang, Zichun Zeng, Xinyuan Liang, Xiaomei Tang, Huijuan Luo, Dongju Wang, Juan Zhou, Xiaomin Xiao

Pregnancy rates and outcomes in a longitudinal HIV cohort in the context of evolving antiretroviral treatment provision in South Africa

Nivashnee Naicker, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Ayesha B. M. Kharsany, Hlengiwe Shozi, Duduzile Nkosi, Anushka Naidoo, Nigel Garrett, Salim S. Abdool Karim

Multilevel log linear model to estimate the risk factors associated with infant mortality in Ethiopia: further analysis of 2016 EDHS

Solomon Sisay Mulugeta, Mitiku Wale Muluneh, Alebachew Taye Belay, Yikeber Abebaw Moyehodie, Setegn Bayabil Agegn, Bezanesh Melese Masresha, Selamawit Getachew Wassihun

Adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancies in Africa: a scoping review

Mustapha Amoadu, Doris Hagan, Edward W. Ansah

Retrospective evaluation of referral by community health workers on the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of Malaria in pregnancy in Ohaukwu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Bright Chukwudi Orji, Emily Bryce, Bartholomew Odio, Herbert Enyeribe Onuoha, Elizabeth Njoku, Charity Anoke, Emmanuel Ugwa, Joseph Enne, Adetiloye Oniyire, Emmanuel Otolorin, Kayode Afolabi, Nnenna C. Ogbulafor, Elizabeth Oliveras

Women’s use of non-conventional herbal uterotonic in pregnancy and labour: evidence from birth attendants

Joshua Sumankuuro, Leonard Baatiema, Judith Crockett, Jeanine Young

Uptake of postnatal care and its determinants in Ethiopia: a positive deviance approach

Samrawit Mihret Fetene, Tsegaye Gebremedhin

The impact of dietary diversity and seasonality in food availability on the quantile distribution of birth size among pregnant women in rural Malawi – a cross-sectional study

Katrine G. Hjertholm, Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen, Ibrahimu Mdala, Zumin Shi, Per O. Iversen

Influence of overweight and obesity on perinatal outcomes in assisted reproduction: a retrospective cohort study

Victoria Campos Dornelles, Marta Ribeiro Hentschke, Mariangela Badalotti, Isadora Badalotti-Teloken, Vanessa Devens Trindade, Bibiana Cunegatto, Natália Fontoura de Vasconcelos, Alvaro Petracco, Bartira Ercília Pinheiro da Costa, Alexandre Vontobel Padoin

Experience of a telehealth and education program with maternal and perinatal outcomes in a low-resource region in Colombia

María Fernanda Escobar, María Paula Echavarria, Hilda Vasquez, Daniela Nasner, Isabella Ramos, María Antonia Hincapié, Stephanie Pabon, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Diana Marcela Martínez-Ruíz, Javier Andrés Carvajal

Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy

Taniya S. Nagpal, Ximena Ramos Salas, Michael Vallis, Helena Piccinini-Vallis, Angela S Alberga, Rhonda C Bell, Danilo F da Silva, Margie H Davenport, Laura Gaudet, Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez, Rebecca H Liu, Maxine Myre, Kara Nerenberg, Sarah Nutter, Shelly Russell-Mayhew, Sara C S Souza, Candace Vilhan, Kristi B Adamo

The preventive effect of low-dose aspirin in a PPAR-γ antagonist treated mouse model of preeclampsia

Yongbing Guo, Yuchun Zhu, Yu Sun, Huixia Yang

Clinical efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation in treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) I and II

Yanglu Liu, Qiaozhi Yin, Fan Xu, Shuang Luo

Accuracy of non-invasive methods for assessing the progress of labor in the first stage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wan-Lin Pan, Li-Li Chen, Meei-Ling Gau

Assessment of management approaches for hyperemesis gravidarum and nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: a retrospective questionnaire analysis

Rachel Mares, Adelene Morrow, Haley Shumway, Isain Zapata, David Forstein, Benjamin Brooks

Prevalence and associated factors of oligohydramnios in pregnancies beyond 36 weeks of gestation at a tertiary hospital in southwestern Uganda

Godfrey Twesigomwe, Richard Migisha, David Collins Agaba, Asiphas Owaraganise, Hillary Aheisibwe, Leevan Tibaijuka, Lenard Abesiga, Joseph Ngonzi, Yarine Fajardo Tornes

Hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study based on the health belief model

Mojgan Firouzbakht, Hamid Sharif Nia, Fatemeh Kazeminavaei, Pegah Rashidian

Psychosocial and behavioral health indicators among immigrant and non-immigrant recent mothers

Roheema Ewesesan, Mariette J. Chartier, Nathan C. Nickel, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Marcelo L. Urquia

Cost of childbirth in Upper West Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Maxwell A. Dalaba, Paul Welaga, Mustapha Immurana, Martin Ayanore, Justina Ane, Laata L. Danchaka, Chieko Matsubara

Self-reported vomiting during pregnancy in North-east Nigeria: perceptions, prevalence, severity and impacts

Judith Yargawa, Zelee Hill, Edward Fottrell

Performances of birthweight charts to predict adverse perinatal outcomes related to SGA in a cohort of nulliparas

Rafael B. Galvão, Renato T. Souza, Matias C. Vieira, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Jussara Mayrink, Francisco E. Feitosa, Edilberto A Rocha Filho, Débora F. Leite, Janete Vettorazzi, Iracema M. Calderon, Maria H. Sousa, Jose G. Cecatti

The effect of virtual cognitive-behavioral sexual counseling on sexual function and sexual intimacy in pregnant women: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Manizheh Fathalian, Razieh Lotfi, Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Mostafa Qorbani

Exploring and modeling recurrent birth events in Ethiopia: EMDHS 2019

Lijalem Melie Tesfaw, Essey Kebede Muluneh

Hemoglobin differences in twins are related to the time of cord clamping, not intertwin transfusion – a prospective cohort study

Katarzyna Kosińska-Kaczyńska, Jacek Witwicki, Aleksandra Saletra-Bielińska, Paweł Krajewski, Adam Krysiak, Robert Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha, Izabela Walasik, Magdalena Zgliczyńska, Ewa Malicka, Iwona Szymusik

Association between lower uterine wall thickness measured at 18–22 weeks of gestation and risk of Preterm Birth: a prospective cohort study

Piengbulan Yapan, Prapat Wanitpongpan, Nawiya Sripang

The influence of paternal overweight on sperm chromatin integrity, fertilization rate and pregnancy outcome among males attending fertility clinic for IVF/ICSI treatment

Riffat Bibi, Sarwat Jahan, Tayyaba Afsar, Ali Almajwal, Mohammad Eid Hammadeh, Nawaf W. Alruwaili, Suhail Razak, Houda Amor

Automated prediction of early spontaneous miscarriage based on the analyzing ultrasonographic gestational sac imaging by the convolutional neural network: a case-control and cohort study

Yu Wang, Qixin Zhang, Chenghuan Yin, Lizhu Chen, Zeyu Yang, Shanshan Jia, Xue Sun, Yuzuo Bai, Fangfang Han, Zhengwei Yuan

Correction: Dynamics of gut microbiota during pregnancy in women with TPOAb-positive subclinical hypothyroidism: a prospective cohort study

Min Wu, Cheng Chi, Yuxi Yang, Shan Guo, Tianhe Li, Muqing Gu, Tingting Zhang, Huimin Gao, Ruixia Liu, Chenghong Yin

Significance of levothyroxine treatment on serum lipid in pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism

Yuxi Yang, Huabing Yuan, Xueran Wang, Zheng Zhang, Ruixia Liu, Chenghong Yin

Risk factors of pelvic floor muscle strength in south Chinese women: a retrospective study

Jianqi Fang, Jiajia Ye, Qing Huang, Yang Lin, Yilin Weng, Miao Wang, Yi Chen, Yao Lu, Ronghua Zhang

Development and psychometric properties of the maternal ambivalence scale in spanish women

Magdalena Belén Martín-Sánchez, Verónica Martínez-Borba, Patricia Catalá, Jorge Osma, Cecilia Peñacoba-Puente, Carlos Suso-Ribera

Quality of intrapartum care at Public Health Institutions of North Achefer District, North West Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Yinebeb Asmare, Tizta Tilahun, Yamrot Debela, Yeshiambew Eshetie, Biniam Minuye, Zemen Mengesha Yalew, Dejen Tsegaye

A scoping review of gestational diabetes mellitus healthcare: experiences of care reported by pregnant women internationally

Sheila Pham, Kate Churruca, Louise A. Ellis, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Perinatal care for women with refugee backgrounds from African countries: a qualitative study of intersections with psychological wellbeing

Clemence Due, Moira Walsh, Isadora Aldam, Amelia Winter, Susan Cooper, Josephine Sheriff, Anna Ziersch

Nomogram prediction for the prediction of clinical pregnancy in Freeze-thawed Embryo Transfer

Qian Zhang, Xiaolong Wang, Yuming Zhang, Haiou Lu, Yuexin Yu

Factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding practice among under-six months infants in Ethiopia

Gizachew Gobebo Mekebo, Alemayehu Siffir Argawu, Habte Tadesse Likassa, Wondimu Ayele, Senahara Korsa Wake, Dechasa Bedada, Belema Hailu, Temesgen Senbeto, Ketema Bedane, Kebede Lulu, Sagni Daraje, Reta Lemesa, Gudeta Aga, Endale Alemayehu, Bizunesh Kefale, Terefa Bechera, Getachew Tadesse, Agassa Galdassa, Jiregna Olani, Geribe Hemba, Girma Teferi, Abebe Argaw, Tariku Irana, Tsigereda Tilahun, Gezahagn Diriba

Women’s holistic self-care behaviors during pregnancy and associations with psychological well-being: implications for maternal care facilities

Lam Duc Nguyen, Long Hoang Nguyen, Ly Thi Ninh, Ha Thu Thi Nguyen, Anh Duy Nguyen, Linh Gia Vu, Hao Si Anh Nguyen, Son Hoang Nguyen, Linh Phuong Doan, Thuc Minh Thi Vu, Bach Xuan Tran, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho

Effect of recombinant LH supplementation timing on clinical pregnancy outcome in long-acting GnRHa downregulated cycles

Chenyang Huang, Xiaoyue Shen, Jie Mei, Yanxin Sun, Haixiang Sun, Jun Xing

Whole genome non-invasive prenatal testing in prenatal screening algorithm: clinical experience from 12,700 pregnancies

Elena E. Baranova, Olesya V. Sagaydak, Alexandra M. Galaktionova, Ekaterina S. Kuznetsova, Madina T. Kaplanova, Maria V. Makarova, Maxim S. Belenikin, Anton S. Olenev, Ekaterina N. Songolova

Better maternity care pathways in pregnancies after stillbirth or neonatal death: a feasibility study

Tracey A. Mills, Stephen A. Roberts, Elizabeth Camacho, Alexander E. P. Heazell, Rachael N. Massey, Cathie Melvin, Rachel Newport, Debbie M. Smith, Claire O. Storey, Wendy Taylor, Tina Lavender

Antibodies in the breastmilk of COVID-19 recovered women

Paulina Szczygioł, Błażej Łukianowski, Katarzyna Kościelska-Kasprzak, Katarzyna Jakuszko, Dorota Bartoszek, Magdalena Krajewska, Barbara Królak-Olejnik

Betamethasone use and risk factors for pulmonary edema during the perinatal period: a single-center retrospective cohort study in Japan

Takashi Nishikawa, Ken Fukuhara

Fertility intentions among young people in the era of China’s three–child policy: a national survey of university students

Chenyun Zhang, Lingling Wei, Yinyan Zhu, Li Teng, Wenchang Zhang, Jia Xu, Mengqi Qin, Na Jiang, Haridah Alias, Li Ping Wong

Development and initial validation of a Swedish inventory to screen for symptoms of deficient perineum in women after vaginal childbirth: ‘Karolinska Symptoms After Perineal Tear Inventory’

Emilia Rotstein, Philip von Rosen, Sofie Karlström, Jona Elings Knutsson, Nina Rose, Ellinore Forslin, Per J. Palmgren, Gunilla Tegerstedt, Hedvig Engberg

The Tommy’s Clinical Decision Tool, a device for reducing the clinical impact of placental dysfunction and preterm birth: protocol for a mixed-methods early implementation evaluation study

Jenny Carter, Dilly Anumba, Lia Brigante, Christy Burden, Tim Draycott, Siobhán Gillespie, Birte Harlev-Lam, Andrew Judge, Erik Lenguerrand, Elaine Sheehan, Basky Thilaganathan, Hannah Wilson, Cathy Winter, Maria Viner, Jane Sandall

Insider knowledge as a double-edged sword: an integrative review of midwives’ personal childbearing experiences

S. Coulton Stoliar, H.G. Dahlen, A. Sheehan

Development and validation of a predictive model to identify the active phase of labor

Simona Fumagalli, Laura Antolini, Greta Cosmai, Teresa Gramegna, Antonella Nespoli, Astrid Pedranzini, Elisabetta Colciago, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Patrizia Vergani, Anna Locatelli

Consecutive reference intervals for biochemical indices related to serum lipid levels and renal function during normal pregnancy

Lina Wu, Qijun Wu, Qiang Li, Shuang Cao, Yue Zhang, Yong Liu, Xiaosong Qin

Triple careers of athletes: exploring the challenges of planning a pregnancy among female elite athletes using semi-structured interviews

Pavel Dietz, Larissa Legat, Matteo C. Sattler, Mireille N. M. van Poppel

Analysis of pregnancy outcomes following surgical treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy

Zongxu Xu, Chengcheng Sheng, Qing Yang, Jun Wang

Prevalence of gestational diabetes in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Rogatien Mwandjalulu Kisindja, Pierrot Lundimu Tugirimana, Mitangala Ndeba Prudence, Katenga Bosunga, Jean-Jeannot Juakali Sihalikyolo, Prosper Kalenga Muenze Kayamba, Albert Mwembo Tambwe-A-Nkoy

At the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and HIV services: use of moderately effective family planning among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda

Avi J. Hakim, Moses Ogwal, Reena H. Doshi, Herbert Kiyingi, Enos Sande, David Serwadda, Geofrey Musinguzi, Jonathan Standish, Wolfgang Hladik

Acute endometriosis-related sigmoid perforation in pregnancy- case report

S Mittelstadt, A Stäbler, M Kolb, B Krämer, H Horvat, C Reisenauer, C Bachmann

Preoperative anxiety and its associated factors among women undergoing elective caesarean delivery: a cross-sectional study

Yewlsew Fentie, Tikuneh Yetneberk, Moges Gelaw

Improving access to emergency obstetric care in underserved rural Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Angelo S. Nyamtema, Heather Scott, John C. LeBlanc, Elias Kweyamba, Janet Bulemela, Allan Shayo, Omary Kilume, Zabron Abel, Godfrey Mtey

Fetal echocardiographic parameters in pregnancies complicated by diabetes: a case control study

Amal Darwish, Maged Abdel-Raouf, Rasha Kamel, Emad Salah, Mai Salah, Ahmed Okasha

A predictive model of macrosomic birth based upon real-world clinical data from pregnant women

Gao Jing, Shi Huwei, Chen Chao, Chen Lei, Wang Ping, Xiao Zhongzhou, Yang Sen, Chen Jiayuan, Chen Ruiyao, Lu Lu, Luo Shuqing, Yang Kaixiang, Xu Jie, Cheng Weiwei

Demographic, socio-economic, obstetric, and behavioral factors associated with small-and large-for-gestational-age from a prospective, population-based pregnancy cohort in rural Nepal: a secondary data analysis

Elizabeth A. Hazel, Diwakar Mohan, Scott Zeger, Luke C. Mullany, James M. Tielsch, Subarna K. Khatry, Seema Subedi, Steven C. LeClerq, Robert E. Black, Joanne Katz

Prevalence and determinants of home delivery among reproductive age women, Margibi County, Liberia

Leroy S. Maximore, Abdul Gafaru Mohammed, Gyesi Razak Issahaku, Samuel Sackey, Ernest Kenu

What is the “cost” of reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus - risk factors for perinatal complications in a retrospective cohort of pregnant women with GDM

Luiza Oleszczuk-Modzelewska, Aneta Malinowska-Polubiec, Ewa Romejko-Wolniewicz, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Krzysztof Czajkowski

Duration of skin-to-skin care and rectal temperatures in late preterm and term infants

Darjan Kardum, Edward F. Bell, Boris Filipović Grčić, Andrijana Müller

Determinants of health facility delivery among young mothers in Ghana; insights from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Deda Ogum Alangea, Adolphina Addo-Lartey, Emefa Judith Modey, Adom Manu, Stanley Kofi Alor, Kwasi Torpey

Maternity protection for female non-standard workers in South Africa: the case of domestic workers

Catherine Pereira-Kotze, Tanya Doherty, Mieke Faber

Determinants of maternal near miss events among women admitted to tertiary hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia: a facility-based case–control study

Hassan Abdullahi Dahie

A scoping review of non-pharmacological perinatal interventions impacting maternal sleep and maternal mental health

Clare Ladyman, Bronwyn Sweeney, Katherine Sharkey, Bei Bei, Tanya Wright, Hannah Mooney, Mark Huthwaite, Chris Cunningham, Ridvan Firestone, T. Leigh Signal

Mother’s Milk Messaging™: trial evaluation of app and texting for breastfeeding support

Maya Bunik, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Michael Solano, Brenda L. Beaty, Elizabeth Juarez-Colunga, Xuhong Zhang, Susan L. Moore, Sheana Bull, Jenn A. Leiferman

Prediction of small-for-gestational-age neonates at 33–39 weeks’ gestation in China: logistic regression modeling of the contributions of second- and third-trimester ultrasound data and maternal factors

Danping Xu, Xiuzhen Shen, Heqin Guan, Yiyang Zhu, Minchan Yan, Xiafang Wu

Developing a training programme for midwives and maternity support workers facilitating a novel intervention to support women with anxiety in pregnancy

Kerry Evans, Helen Moya, Marissa Lambert, Helen Spiby

Determinants of anemia status among pregnant women in ethiopia: using 2016 ethiopian demographic and health survey data; application of ordinal logistic regression models

Kassahun Animut, Getasew Berhanu

Association between mistreatment of women during childbirth and symptoms suggestive of postpartum depression

Janini Cristina Paiz, Stela Maris de Jezus Castro, Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani, Sarah Maria dos Santos Ahne, Camila Bonalume Dall’ Aqua, Camila Giugliani

Determinants of low fifth minute Apgar score among newborns delivered by cesarean section at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: an unmatched case control study

Bahiru Darma Ajibo, Eskinder Wolka, Andualem Aseffa, Mitiku Ayele Nugusu, Abdi Oumer Adem, Mebratu Mamo, Ashagrie sintayehu Temesgen, Getachew Debalke, Negeso Gobena, Mohammad Suleiman Obsa

Fetal adverse effects following NSAID or metamizole exposure in the 2nd and 3rd trimester: an evaluation of the German Embryotox cohort

Katarina Dathe, Johanna Frank, Stephanie Padberg, Stefanie Hultzsch, Evelin Beck, Christof Schaefer

Intimate partner violence and its association with skilled birth attendance among women in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys

Chukwuechefulam Kingsley Imo, Nnebechukwu Henry Ugwu, Ukoji Vitalis Ukoji, Uche Charlie Isiugo-Abanihe

Lifestyle intervention in early pregnancy can prevent gestational diabetes in high-risk pregnant women in the UAE: a randomized controlled trial

Amena Sadiya, Vidya Jakapure, Ghida Shaar, Rama Adnan, Yohannes Tesfa

Gestational age-based reference ranges for cervical length and preterm birth prediction in triplet pregnancies: an observational retrospective study

Carlota Rodo, María de la Calle, Anna Maroto, Nerea Maiz, Silvia Arévalo, Pablo Garcia-Manau, Manel Mendoza, José Luis Bartha, Elena Carreras

Preconception mental health and the relationship between antenatal depression or anxiety and gestational diabetes mellitus: a population-based cohort study

Grace A. Thiele, Deirdre M. Ryan, Tim F. Oberlander, Gillian E. Hanley

Trends and determinants of pregnancy loss in eastern Ethiopia from 2008 to 2019: analysis of health and demographic surveillance data

Lemma Demissie Regassa, Assefa Tola, Gamachis Daraje, Merga Dheresa

Distance is “a big problem”: a geographic analysis of reported and modelled proximity to maternal health services in Ghana

Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Kristine Nilsen, Anthony Ofosu, Zoë Matthews, Natalia Tejedor-Garavito, Jim Wright, Andrew J. Tatem

Prevalence, trend and determinants of adolescent childbearing in Burundi: a multilevel analysis of the 1987 to 2016–17 Burundi Demographic and Health Surveys data

Jean Claude Nibaruta, Bella Kamana, Mohamed Chahboune, Milouda Chebabe, Saad Elmadani, Jack E. Turman Jr., Morad Guennouni, Hakima Amor, Abdellatif Baali, Noureddine Elkhoudri

Acceptability and feasibility of community-based provision of urine pregnancy tests to support linkages to reproductive health services in Western Kenya: a qualitative analysis

Mia Kibel, Julie Thorne, Caroline Kerich, Violet Naanyu, Faith Yego, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Caitlin Bernard

Benefits, barriers and enablers of maternity waiting homes utilization in Ethiopia: an integrative review of national implementation experience to date

Mekdes Kondale Gurara, Yves Jacquemyn, Gebresilasea Gendisha Ukke, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Veerle Draulans

Outcomes and risk factors for failed trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC) in women with one previous cesarean section: a Chinese population-based study

Xiaobo He, Qiaona Dai, Xiaoli Wu, Junjun Zhou, Jie Li

Clinical significance of unexplained persistent sinus tachycardia in women with structurally normal heart during the peripartum period

Dimitrios Varrias, Nikhil Sharma, Roland Hentz, Rosaline Ma, Dillon Gurciullo, Jeremy Kleiman, Andrew Kossack, Eliot Wolf, Betty Lam, Tia Bimal, Umair Ansari, Kristie M. Coleman, Stavros E. Mountantonakis

Physical activity patterns among women during the postpartum period: an insight into the potential impact of perceived fatigue

Baian A. Baattaiah, Haya S. Zedan, Arwa S Almasaudi, Shoug Alashmali, Monira I. Aldhahi

HbA1c at term delivery and adverse pregnancy outcome

Jesrine Gek Shan Hong, Mohd Yahaya Noor Fadzleeyanna, Siti Zawiah Omar, Peng Chiong Tan

Sub-Saharan African women’s views and experiences of risk factors for obstetric fistula: a qualitative systematic review

Lydia Babatunde Bulndi, Deborah Ireson, Esther Adama, Sara Bayes

Molar pregnancy with a coexisting living fetus: a case series

Reda Hemida, Eman Khashaba, Khaled Zalata

Facilitators and barriers influencing weight management behaviours during pregnancy: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research

Tamara Escañuela Sánchez, Sarah Meaney, Caroline O’Connor, Laura Linehan, Keelin O’Donoghue, Molly Byrne, Karen Matvienko-Sikar

“There is no joy in the family anymore”: a mixed-methods study on the experience and impact of maternal mortality on families in Ghana

Emma R. Lawrence, Adu Appiah-Kubi, Hannah R. Lawrence, Maxine Y. Lui, Ruth Owusu-Antwi, Thomas Konney, Cheryl A. Moyer

Improved maternal–fetal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals following phone call communication at a teaching hospital in south western Uganda: a quasi-experimental study

Hamson Kanyesigye, Jerome Kabakyenga, Edgar Mulogo, Yarine Fajardo, Daniel Atwine, Noni E. MacDonald, Robert Bortolussi, Richard Migisha, Joseph Ngonzi

Experiences, concerns, and needs of pregnant and postpartum women during the Covid-19 pandemic in Cyprus: a cross-sectional study

Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Paris Vogazianos, Maria-Dolores Christofi, Emma Motrico, Sara Domínguez-Salas, Ana R. Mesquita, Andri Christoforou

Quality of emergency obstetric and newborn care services in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Mihiretu Alemayehu, Bereket Yakob, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo

Screening high-risk population of persistent postpartum hypertension in women with preeclampsia using latent class cluster analysis

Yuan-Yuan Li, Jing Cao, Jia-Lei Li, Jun-Yan Zhu, Yong-Mei Li, De-Ping Wang, Hong Liu, Hai-Lan Yang, Yin-Fang He, Li-Yan Hu, Rui Zhao, Chu Zheng, Yan-Bo Zhang, Ji-Min Cao

Safety and efficacy of double-balloon catheter for cervical ripening: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Ge Zhao, Guang Song, Jing Liu

A qualitative study of the impact of peer support on women’s mental health treatment experiences during the perinatal period

Chloe Rice, Emma Ingram, Heather O’Mahen

Impact of maternal dietary carbohydrate intake and vitamin D-related genetic risk score on birth length: the Vitamin D Pregnant Mother (VDPM) cohort study

Arif Sabta Aji, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Yusrawati Yusrawati, Safarina G. Malik, Nur Aini Kusmayanti, Isman Susanto, Siti Nurunniyah, Ratih Devi Alfiana, Wahyuningsih Wahyuningsih, Nur Mukhlishoh Majidah, Karani Santhanakrishnan Vimaleswaran

Multilevel analysis of the predictors of completion of the continuum of maternity care in Ethiopia; using the recent 2019 Ethiopia mini demographic and health survey

Gossa Fetene Abebe, Dereje Zeleke Belachew, Desalegn Girma, Alemseged Aydiko, Yilkal Negesse

Incidence and sociodemographic, living environment and maternal health associations with stillbirth in a tertiary healthcare setting in Kano, Northern Nigeria

Rebecca Milton, F. Modibbo, D. Gillespie, F. I. Alkali, A. S. Mukaddas, A. Kassim, F. H. Sa’ad, F. M. Tukur, R. Y. Khalid, M. Y. Muhammad, M. Bello, C. P. Edwin, E. Ogudo, K. C. Iregbu, L. Jones, K. Hood, P. Ghazal, J. Sanders, B. Hassan, F. J. Belga, T. R. Walsh

Adverse obstetric outcome and its associated factors in public hospitals of North Ethiopia: does parity make a difference?

Mesfin Tadese, Saba Desta Tessema, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Getaneh Baye Mulu

Comparison of factor structures of the Pittsburgh sleep quality index between mid- and late pregnancy among Korean women: a cross-sectional study

Hyejung Lee, Ki-Eun Kim, Mi-Young Kim, Chang Gi Park

Association between secondhand smoke exposure in pregnant women and their socioeconomic status and its interaction with age: a cross-sectional study

Wensu Zhou, Xidi Zhu, Zhao Hu, Shaojie Li, Baohua Zheng, Yunhan Yu, Donghua Xie

The risk factors and nursing countermeasures of sepsis after cesarean section: a retrospective analysis

Meiniang Shi, Lanlan Chen, Xiaoyun Ma, Biyu Wu

Construction of machine learning tools to predict threatened miscarriage in the first trimester based on AEA, progesterone and β-hCG in China: a multicentre, observational, case-control study

Jingying Huang, Ping Lv, Yunzhi Lian, Meihua Zhang, Xin Ge, Shuheng Li, Yingxia Pan, Jiangman Zhao, Yue Xu, Hui Tang, Nan Li, Zhishan Zhang

Performance of whole-genome promoter nucleosome profiling of maternal plasma cell-free DNA for prenatal noninvasive prediction of fetal macrosomia: a retrospective nested case-control study in mainland China

Qianwen Lu, Zhiwei Guo, Jun Zhang, Ke Wang, Qi Tian, Siping Liu, Kun Li, Cailing Xu, Caimin Li, Zenglu Lv, Zhigang Zhang, Xuexi Yang, Fang Yang

Parenting stress in the early years – a survey of the impact of breastfeeding and social support for women in Finland and the UK

Vivien Swanson, Leena Hannula

The economic impact of untreated maternal mental health conditions in Texas

Caroline Margiotta, Jessica Gao, So O’Neil, Divya Vohra, Kara Zivin

Antibiotic knowledge, attitudes and reported practice during pregnancy and six months after birth: a follow- up study in Lao PDR

Sengchanh Kounnavong, Weirong Yan, Amphoy Sihavong, Vanphanom Sychareun, Jaran Eriksen, Claudia Hanson, Kongmany Chaleunvong, Bounxou Keohavong, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Mayfong Mayxay, Annelie Brauner, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Anna Machowska

Adolescent experiences of pregnancy in low-and middle-income countries: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

Rachel Crooks, Carol Bedwell, Tina Lavender

A comprehensive evaluation of pre- and post-processing sperm parameters for predicting successful pregnancy rate following intrauterine insemination with the husband’s sperms

Yumei Luo, Mingxing Liu, Shunhong Wu, Mimi Zhang, Jingru Yuan, Yufang Zhong, Qing Li, Xiaofang Sun, Xia Xu, Detu Zhu

Gestational anemia and maternal antenatal and postpartum psychological distress in a prospective FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

Lotta Kemppinen, Mirjami Mattila, Eeva Ekholm, Linda Huolila, Juho Pelto, Hasse Karlsson, Kaarin Mäkikallio, Linnea Karlsson

Utilization of abortion services from an unsafe provider and associated factors among women with history of induced abortion in Ghana

Desmond Klu, Isaac Yeboah, Esinam Afi Kayi, Joshua Okyere, Mary Naana Essiaw

Unexpected uterine body placenta accreta spectrum with placenta previa in a subsequent pregnancy after uterine artery embolization: a case report

Shunya Sugai, Kaoru Yamawaki, Kazufumi Haino, Koji Nishijima

Effectiveness of early essential newborn care on breastfeeding and maternal outcomes: a nonrandomized controlled study

Chuanya Huang, Lei Hu, Yonghong Wang, Biru Luo

The role of informational support from women’s social networks on antenatal care initiation: qualitative evidence from pregnant women in Uganda

Alison B. Comfort, Alison M. El Ayadi, Carol S. Camlin, Alexander C. Tsai, Hadija Nalubwama, Josaphat Byamugisha, Dilys M. Walker, James Moody, Tatyana Roberts, Umar Senoga, Paul J. Krezanoski, Cynthia C. Harper

Rural–urban disparities in caesarean deliveries in sub-Saharan Africa: a multivariate non-linear decomposition modelling of Demographic and Health Survey data

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Joshua Okyere, Aliu Mohammed, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Eugene Budu, Faustina Adoboi, Sanni Yaya

Adapting prenatal iron supplementation to maternal needs results in optimal child neurodevelopment: a follow-up of the ECLIPSES Study

Lucía Iglesias-Vázquez, Carmen Hernández-Martínez, Núria Voltas, Josefa Canals, Pilar Coronel, Mercedes Gimeno, Victoria Arija

Endogenous oxytocin levels in extracted saliva elevates during breastfeeding correlated with lower postpartum anxiety in primiparous mothers

Miyuki Nagahashi-Araki, Makoto Tasaka, Tsunehiko Takamura, Hiromi Eto, Noriko Sasaki, Wakako Fujita, Asuka Miyazaki, Kanako Morifuji, Naoko Honda, Tunetake Miyamura, Shota Nishitani

Health literacy and related behaviour among pregnant women with obesity: a qualitative interpretive description study

Maiken Meldgaard, Annesofie Lunde Jensen, Amalie Damgaard Johansen, Rikke Damkjær Maimburg, Helle Terkildsen Maindal

Disparities in the timing of antenatal care initiation and associated factors in an ethnically dense maternal cohort with high levels of area deprivation

Shuby Puthussery, Pei-Ching Tseng, Esther Sharma, Angela Harden, Malcolm Griffiths, Jacqueline Bamfo, Leah Li

The hematological impact of umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping in premature neonates: a randomized controlled trial

Hytham Atia, Ahmed Badawie, Osama Elsaid, Mahmoud Kashef, Nourhan Alhaddad, Mohamed Gomaa

Association between previous spontaneous abortion and preeclampsia: a case–control study

Ahmed Mohamedain, Duria A. Rayis, Nadiah AlHabardi, Ishag Adam

Caesarean section in Sudan: findings from nationwide household surveys on rates, trends, and geographic and sociodemographic variability

Manar E. Abdel-Rahman, Lukman Thalib, Duriya A. Rayis

Midwives’ empathy and shared decision making from women’s perspective - sensitivity of an assessment to compare quality of care in prenatal and obstetric care

Anja Alexandra Schulz, Markus Antonius Wirtz

Pregnancy outcomes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome who conceived after single thawed blastocyst transfer: a propensity score-matched study

Hui-Ying Jie, Xiu Zhou, Ming-Peng Zhao, Min Hu, Qing-Yun Mai, Can-Quan Zhou

Course and prediction of body image dissatisfaction during pregnancy: a prospective study

Katja Linde, Franziska Lehnig, Michaela Nagl, Holger Stepan, Anette Kersting

Effect of active and passive warming on preventing hypothermia and shivering during cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Qing Zhuo, Jia-Bin Xu, Jing Zhang, Bin Ji

Group antenatal care (gANC) for Somali-speaking women in Sweden – a process evaluation

Malin Ahrne, Ulrika Byrskog, Birgitta Essén, Ewa Andersson, Rhonda Small, Erica Schytt

Factors associated with duration of breastfeeding in women giving birth for the first time

David M. Haas, Ziyi Yang, Corette B. Parker, Judith Chung, Samuel Parry, William A. Grobman, Brian M. Mercer, Hyagriv N. Simhan, Robert M. Silver, Ronald J. Wapner, George R. Saade, Philip Greenland, Noel Bairey Merz, Uma M. Reddy, Victoria L. Pemberton

Perinatal depression and its impact on infant outcomes and maternal-nurse SMS communication in a cohort of Kenyan women

Alyssa D. Hummel, Keshet Ronen, Amritha Bhat, Brenda Wandika, Esther M. Choo, Lusi Osborn, Maneesh Batra, John Kinuthia, Manasi Kumar, Jennifer A. Unger

Iranian midwives’ lived experiences of providing continuous midwife-led intrapartum care: a qualitative study

Leila Amiri-Farahani, Maryam Gharacheh, Narges Sadeghzadeh, Hamid Peyravi, Sally Pezaro

Towards precision home visiting: results at six months postpartum from a randomized pilot implementation trial to assess the feasibility of a precision approach to Family Spirit

Allison Ingalls, Paul Rebman, Lisa Martin, Elizabeth Kushman, Amanda Leonard, Aimee Cisler, Ingrid Gschwind, Amanda Brayak, Ann Marie Amsler, Emily E. Haroz

Prognostic role of TOPS in ambulance-transferred neonates in a low-resource setting: a retrospective observational study

Francesco Cavallin, Annaelena Contin, Natércia Alfeu, Belinda Macmillian, Amir Hussein Abubacar Seni, Bonifacio Rodriguez Cebola, Serena Calgaro, Giovanni Putoto, Daniele Trevisanuto

Increased risk of preterm delivery with high cortisol during pregnancy is modified by fetal sex: a cohort study

Brietta M. Oaks, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Per Ashorn, Anna Lartey, Kevin D. Laugero, Harriet Okronipa, Christine P. Stewart, Kathryn G. Dewey

Gestational weight gain as a risk factor for dystocia during first delivery: a multicenter retrospective cohort study in Japan

Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Hiraiwa, Tsuyoshi Murata, Misa Sugeno, Toki Jin, Fumihito Ito, Daisuke Suzuki, Yasuhisa Nomura, Toma Fukuda, Shun Yasuda, Keiya Fujimori

Women’s knowledge, attitudes and views of preconception health and intervention delivery methods: a cross-sectional survey

Michael P. Daly, James White, Julia Sanders, Ruth R. Kipping

Use of convalescent plasma in pregnant women with early stage COVID-19 infection in a tertiary care hospital in Dubai, February to March 2021: a case series study

Heba Adan, Deemah Harb, Komal Hazari, Widad Abdelkareem, Fareeda Nikhat Khan, Maryam Zouaoui, May Raouf, Doaa Elsawy, Aida Joseph Azar, Amar Hassan Khamis, Abeer Ammar

Antenatal care as a risk factor for caesarean section: a case study in Brazil

Márcia Regina Cangiani Fabbro, Monika Wernet, Nayara Girardi Baraldi, Jamile Claro de Castro Bussadori, Natália Rejane Salim, Bernardino Geraldo Alves Souto, Andréa dos Reis Fermiano

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on maternal psychological status, the couple’s relationship and mother-child interaction: a prospective study

Sylvie Viaux-Savelon, Paul Maurice, Alexandra Rousseau, Chloe Leclere, Manon Renout, Laura Berlingo, David Cohen, Jean-Marie Jouannic

Maternal mental health and breastfeeding amidst the Covid-19 pandemic: cross-sectional study in Catalonia (Spain)

Marta Nicolás-López, Pablo González-Álvarez, Anna Sala de la Concepción, Maria Giralt-López, Beatriz Lorente, Inés Velasco, Paula Sol Ventura Wichner, Gemma Ginovart

Association of pre-pregnancy low-carbohydrate diet with maternal oral glucose tolerance test levels in gestational diabetes

Yanhui Hao, Lei Qu, Yuna Guo, Liying Ma, Muhe Guo, Yiqing Zhu, Yan Jin, Qin Gu, Yue Zhang, Wenguang Sun

An examination of the association between marital status and prenatal mental disorders using linked health administrative data

Asres Bedaso, Jon Adams, Wenbo Peng, Fenglian Xu, David Sibbritt

Stillbirths in Cameroon: an analysis of the 1998–2011 demographic and health surveys

Adidja Amani, Jobert Richie Nansseu, Guy Ferdinand Ndeffo, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Fabrice Zobel Lekeumo Cheuyem, Paul Roger Libite, Athanase A. Ateba, Solange Ngo Bama, Martina Lukong Baye, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Robinson Enow Mbu

Psychometric properties of the Postpartum Depression Literacy Scale (PoDLiS) among Chinese perinatal women: a cross-sectional study

Weijian Huang, Xiaohan Li, Zijing Wu, Nan Jiang, Xu Zhang

Clinical value of fetal facial profile markers during the first trimester

Xiaofeng Zhou, Chunya Ji, Lingling Sun, Linliang Yin, Xuedong Deng, Qi Pan, Jun Zhang, Zhong Yang, Chenhan Zheng, Chen Ling, Liping Shi, Yanqing Wu

Conventional versus modified application of COOK Cervical Ripening Balloon for induction of labor at term: a randomized controlled trial

Chaoyue Wen, Xuemin Liu, Ying Wang, Jun Wang

Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a single-arm, remotely-delivered health coaching intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior during pregnancy

Kara M. Whitaker, Melissa A. Jones, Jaclyn Dziewior, Megan Anderson, Chelsie Anderson, Bethany Barone Gibbs, Lucas J. Carr

Promoter methylation changes in the placenta involved in the relationship between prenatal depression and small for gestational age

Jianhui Yang, Aitong Xu, YuMin Zhang, Jiahui Deng, Xuemei Lin, Lili Xie, Xiaochun Deng, Honglin Liu, Peishan Chen, Yuejun Huang

The partner’s experiences of childbirth in countries with a highly developed clinical setting: a scoping review

Nadine Schmitt, Sabine Striebich, Gabriele Meyer, Almuth Berg, Gertrud M. Ayerle

Teenage first-time mothers’ perceptions about their health care needs in the immediate and early postpartum period in Uganda

Mariam Namutebi, Dorcus Kabahinda, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Racheal Nabunya, Dorothy Gingo Nanfuka, Lydia Kabiri, Tom Denis Ngabirano, Patience A. Muwanguzi

A retrospective review of genital fistula occurrence in nine African countries

Carrie J. Ngongo, Thomas J. I. P. Raassen, Marietta Mahendeka, Ladeisha Lombard, Jos van Roosmalen, Marleen Temmerman

Early essential newborn care in national tertiary hospitals in Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study

Tomomi Kitamura, Hiromi Obara, Mari Honda, Tomoko Mori, Tomoo Ito, Mari Nagai, Sommana Rattana, Tung Rathavy, Yasuo Sugiura

Comparison of the prevalence and severity of nausea and vomiting in the first trimester between singleton pregnancies conceived from stimulated in vitro fertilization and frozen embryo transfer cycles

Evelyn Wong, Jennifer KY Ko, Raymond HW Li, Ernest HY Ng

Women’s values and preferences on low-molecular-weight heparin and pregnancy: a mixed-methods systematic review

Montserrat León-García, Brittany Humphries, Andrea Maraboto, Montserrat Rabassa, Kasey R. Boehmer, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Perez, Feng Xie, Irene Pelayo, Mark Eckman, Shannon Bates, Anna Selva, Pablo Alonso-Coello

“A person who does not have money does not enter”: a qualitative study on refugee women’s experiences of respectful maternity care

Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian, Jihad Makhoul, Aleni Ghusayni

Occupational stress is associated with job performance among pregnant women in Japan: comparison with similar age group of women

Yasuka Nakamura, Yoko Sumikawa Tsuno, Aya Wada, Keiko Nagasaka, Maiko Kawajiri, Yoko Takeishi, Mikako Yoshida, Toyoko Yoshizawa

What predicts delayed first antenatal care contact among primiparous women? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria

Bola Lukman Solanke, Olufemi O. Oyediran, Ayodele Aderemi Opadere, Taofik Olatunji Bankole, Olabusoye Olu Olupooye, Umar Idris Boku

Iranian women’s perception on the determinants of birth experience: a qualitative study

Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Shahla Meedya, Eesa Mohammadi, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Solmaz Ghanbari-Homaie

Midwives’ knowledge and practice of Respectful Maternity Care: a survey from Iran

Maryam Moridi, Farzaneh Pazandeh, Barbara Potrata

Correction: ‘Beyond the bump’: an online wellbeing and lifestyle pilot program during COVID-19 for first year postpartum mothers: a research article

Hannah E. Christie, Lauren A. Roach, Meredith Kennedy, Kassia Beetham, Barbara J. Meyer, Danielle Schoenaker, Monique Francois

(Mis)measuring men’s involvement in global health: the case of expectant fathers in Dakar, Senegal

Richard Powis

Barriers to effective management of primary postpartum haemorrhage following in-hospital births in northwest Ethiopia: healthcare providers’ views using a qualitative approach

Tiruneh Bewket, Fooladi Ensieh, Plummer Virginia, McLelland Gayle

Burden, clinical presentation and risk factors of advanced HIV disease in pregnant Mozambican women

Tacilta Nhampossa, Raquel González, Arsenio Nhacolo, Laura Garcia-Otero, Llorenç Quintó, Maura Mazuze, Anete Mendes, Aina Casellas, Gizela Bambo, Aleny Couto, Esperança Sevene, Khátia Munguambe, Clara Menendez

Pregnancy during COVID-19: social contact patterns and vaccine coverage of pregnant women from CoMix in 19 European countries

Kerry L. M. Wong, Amy Gimma, Enny S. Paixao, Daniela Paolotti, André Karch, Veronika Jäger, Joaquin Baruch, Tanya Melillo, Henrieta Hudeckova, Magdalena Rosinska, Marta Niedzwiedzka-Stadnik, Krista Fischer, Sigrid Vorobjov, Hanna Sõnajalg, Christian Althaus, Nicola Low, Martina Reichmuth, Kari Auranen, Markku Nurhonen, Goranka Petrović, Zvjezdana Lovric Makaric, Sónia Namorado, Constantino Caetano, Ana João Santos, Gergely Röst, Beatrix Oroszi, Márton Karsai, Mario Fafangel, Petra Klepac, Natalija Kranjec, Cristina Vilaplana, Jordi Casabona, Christel Faes, Philippe Beutels, Niel Hens, Christopher I. Jarvis, W. John Edmunds

Gestational diabetes mellitus, prenatal maternal depression, and risk for postpartum depression: an Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Study

Lauren C. Shuffrey, Maristella Lucchini, Santiago Morales, Ayesha Sania, Christine Hockett, Emily Barrett, Kecia N. Carroll, Camille C. Cioffi, Dana Dabelea, Sean Deoni, Anne L. Dunlop, Arielle Deutsch, William P. Fifer, Morgan R. Firestein, Monique M. Hedderson, Melanie Jacobson, Rachel S. Kelly, Jean M. Kerver, W. Alex Mason, Hooman Mirzakhani, Thomas G. O’Connor, Leonardo Trasande, Scott Weiss, Rosalind Wright, Yeyi Zhu, Rosa M. Crum, Seonjoo Lee, Amy J. Elliott, Catherine Monk

Impact of an educational program and decision tool on choice of maternity hospital: the delivery decisions randomized clinical trial

Ateev Mehrotra, Adam Wolfberg, Neel T. Shah, Avery Plough, Amber Weiseth, Arianna I. Blaine, Katie Noddin, Carter H. Nakamoto, Jessica V. Richard, Dani Bradley

Qualitative and quantitative study of fetal posterior fossa during the first trimester in a Chinese population

Li Feng, Lijuan Sun, Jingjing Wang, Congxin Sun, Lijuan Lu, Zhikun Zhang, Yu Hu, Qingqing Wu

Measurement and mapping of maternal health service coverage through a novel composite index: a sub-national level analysis in India

Tanvi Kiran, K. P. Junaid, Vineeth Rajagopal, Madhu Gupta, Divya Sharma

The effect of steroid administration on fetal diaphragm function

Fatma Ozdemir, Gokhan Acmaz, Yusuf Madendag, Ilknur Col Madendag, Iptisam Ipek Muderris

How acceptable do parents experiencing mental health challenges find e-Health interventions for mental health in the postnatal period: a systematic review

Rosie Attard, Jane Iles, Rose-Marie Satherley

Umbilical cord blood concentration of connecting peptide (C-peptide) and pregnancy outcomes

Atrin Niknam, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Samira Behboudi-Gandevani, Maryam Rahmati, Mehdi Hedayati, Mehrandokht Abedini, Faegheh Firouzi, Farahnaz Torkestani, Mehdi Zokaee, Fereidoun Azizi

Doula support among brazilian women who attended the senses of birth health education intervention – a cross sectional analysis

Luísa M M Fernandes, Kathryn E Mishkin, Sônia Lansky

#Fitmom: an experimental investigation of the effect of social media on body dissatisfaction and eating and physical activity intentions, attitudes, and behaviours among postpartum mothers

Lisa Tang, Marika Tiggemann, Jess Haines

Factors associated with birth asphyxia among term singleton births at two referral hospitals in Northern Uganda: a cross sectional study

Elizabeth Ayebare, Claudia Hanson, Jolly Nankunda, Anna Hjelmstedt, Rebecca Nantanda, Wibke Jonas, James K. Tumwine, Grace Ndeezi

Clinical analysis of women with ovarian pregnancy: a retrospective case–control study

Hongyi Li, Yu Liu, Yang Yang, Xia Zhao, Xiaorong Qi

Previous caesarean delivery and the presence of caesarean scar defects could affect pregnancy outcomes after in vitro fertilization frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study

Yinfeng Zhang, Dominique de Ziegler, Xinyu Hu, Xiaomei Tai, Ying Han, Junfang Ma, Yunshan Zhang, Haining Luo

Rusty pipe syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

Huanna Tang, Wenting Zhu, Jianpeng Chen, Dan Zhang

Addressing racial disparities in perinatal care for African American/Black individuals in the Chicago community health setting: a qualitative study

Jonathan Alhalel, Lane Patterson, Nicolás O. Francone, Sankirtana Danner, Cassandra Osei, Catherine Ann O’Brian, Laura S. Tom, Lisa Masinter, Elizabeth Adetoro, Danielle Lazar, Abbey Ekong, Melissa A. Simon

Culturally adapted flowcharts in obstetric emergencies: a participatory action research study

Estefanía Bautista-Valarezo, María Elena Espinosa, Nele R. M. Michels, Kristin Hendrickx, Veronique Verhoeven

Comparison of transvaginal cervical cerclage versus laparoscopic abdominal cervical cerclage in cervical insufficiency: a retrospective study from a single centre

Guiqiong Huang, Chunyan Deng, Hua Liao, Qing Hu, Haiyan Yu, Xiaodong Wang

Reducing risks for infant mortality in the Midlands, UK: a qualitative study identifying areas for improvement in the delivery of key public health messages in the perinatal period

Thillagavathie Pillay, Jane Feeney, Claire Walters, Hollie Nelson, Lucy Thomas, Dawn Lewis, Karen Anderson, Anjali Petkar

Timing and severity of COVID-19 during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth in the International Registry of Coronavirus Exposure in Pregnancy

Louisa H. Smith, Camille Y. Dollinger, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Diego F. Wyszynski, Sonia Hernández-Díaz

The use of frozen embryos and frozen sperm have complementary IVF outcomes: a retrospective analysis in couples experiencing IVF/Donor and IVF/Husband

Yong Zhu, Feng Zhang, Hua Chen, Xiaoxi Sun, Feng Jiang

Correction: Maternal genitourinary infections and poor nutritional status increase risk of preterm birth in Gasabo District, Rwanda: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study

Etienne Nsereko, Aline Uwase, Assumpta Mukabutera, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Stephen Rulisa, David Ntirushwa, Patricia Moreland, Elizabeth J. Corwin, Nicole Santos, Manasse Nzayirambaho, Janet M. Wojcicki

The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it)

Susan Channon, Elinor Coulman, Rebecca Cannings-John, Josie Henley, Mandy Lau, Fiona Lugg-Widger, Heather Strange, Freya Davies, Julia Sanders, Caroline Scherf, Zoe Couzens, Leah Morantz

Pregnancy outcome and follow-up of offspring of donor oocytes recipient from PCOS patients

Yan Jiang, Jing-Chuan Yuan, Ge Song, Xu-Hui Zhang, Sui-Bing Miao, Xiao-Hua Wu

Investigating health service availability and readiness for antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis in Papua New Guinea

Olga PM Saweri, Neha Batura, Justin Pulford, M. Mahmud Khan, Xiaohui Hou, William S Pomat, Andrew J Vallely, Virginia Wiseman

Evaluating continuum of maternal and newborn healthcare in Rwanda: evidence from the 2019–2020 Rwanda demographic health survey

Quraish Sserwanja, Ghislaine Gatasi, Milton W. Musaba

Patient experience with non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) as a primary screen for aneuploidy in the Netherlands

Syanni A. Kristalijn, Karen White, Deanna Eerbeek, Emilia Kostenko, Francesca Romana Grati, Caterina M. Bilardo

Axillary vein thrombosis 30 h after caesarean section: a case report and literature review

Benshuo Cai, Gang Li

Clinical handover communication at maternity shift changes and women's safety in Banjul, the Gambia: a mixed-methods study

Faith Rickard, Fides Lu, Lotta Gustafsson, Christine MacArthur, Carole Cummins, Ivan Coker, Amie Wilson, Kebba Mane, Kebba Manneh, Semira Manaseki-Holland

Correction: Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and maternal and child health outcomes: a scoping review of the literature from low-and-middle income countries from 2016 – 2021

Thao Da Thi Tran, Linda Murray, Thang Van Vo

A randomized feasibility pilot-study of intravenous and subcutaneous administration of ketamine to prevent postpartum depression after planned cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia

David Thomas Monks, Arvind Palanisamy, Danish Jaffer, Preet Mohinder Singh, Ebony Carter, Shannon Lenze

Non-communicable diseases and maternal health: a scoping review

Tabassum Firoz, Beth Pineles, Nishika Navrange, Alyssa Grimshaw, Olufemi Oladapo, Doris Chou

Hopes expressed in birth plans by women diagnosed with fetal anomalies: a qualitative study in Japan

Maki Kitazono Chiba, Shigeko Horiuchi, Satomi Ishikawa, Naoko Arimori

Use of non-governmental maternity services and pregnancy outcomes among undocumented women: a cohort study from Norway

Frode Eick, Odd Martin Vallersnes, Heidi E. Fjeld, Ingvil Krarup Sørbye, Guro Storkås, Marthe Ekrem, Marie Børmer, Sara Andrea Løberg, Cathrine Ebbing, Nanna Voldner, Cecilie Dahl

Mifepristone combined with ethacridine lactate for third-trimester stillbirth induction: a 5-year experience from Shanghai

Rui-Hong Xue, Juan Li, Yong-Li Yao, Run-Jie Huang, Jue Ma, Lin Zhang

Nomogram for predicting spontaneous pregnancy after microscopic varicocelectomy in infertile men with normal hormone

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