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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Ausgabe 1/2008

Inhalt (54 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Does one size fit all? The case for ethnic-specific standards of fetal growth

William J Kierans, KS Joseph, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Robert Platt, Russell Wilkins, Michael S Kramer

Open Access Research article

Antenatal care and perinatal outcomes in Kwale district, Kenya

Celia A Brown, Salim B Sohani, Khalid Khan, Richard Lilford, Walter Mukhwana

Open Access Research article

Ovarian carcinoma associated with pregnancy: A clinicopathologic analysis of 23 cases and review of the literature

Nadereh Behtash, Mojgan Karimi Zarchi, Mitra Modares Gilani, Fatemeh Ghaemmaghami, Azamsadat Mousavi, Fahimeh Ghotbizadeh

Open Access Research article

Centile charts for birthweight for gestational age for Scottish singleton births

Sandra Bonellie, James Chalmers, Ron Gray, Ian Greer, Stephen Jarvis, Claire Williams

Open Access Research article

A prospective key informant surveillance system to measure maternal mortality – findings from indigenous populations in Jharkhand and Orissa, India

Sarah Barnett, Nirmala Nair, Prasanta Tripathy, Jo Borghi, Suchitra Rath, Anthony Costello

Open Access Research article

The joint influence of marital status, interpregnancy interval, and neighborhood on small for gestational age birth: a retrospective cohort study

Nathalie Auger, Mark Daniel, Robert W Platt, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Yuquan Wu, Robert Choinière

Open Access Research article

Antenatal care in The Gambia: Missed opportunity for information, education and communication

Samuel E Anya, Abba Hydara, Lamin ES Jaiteh

Open Access Research article

Obstetric near miss and deaths in public and private hospitals in Indonesia

Asri Adisasmita, Poppy E Deviany, Fitri Nandiaty, Cynthia Stanton, Carine Ronsmans

Open Access Research article

Correlates of low birth weight in term pregnancies: a retrospective study from Iran

Mariam Vahdaninia, Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian, Ali Montazeri

Open Access Research article

Oral and dental health care practices in pregnant women in Australia: a postnatal survey

Natalie J Thomas, Philippa F Middleton, Caroline A Crowther

Open Access Research article

Inadequate prenatal care and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: A comparison of indices

Maureen I Heaman, Christine V Newburn-Cook, Chris G Green, Lawrence J Elliott, Michael E Helewa

Open Access Research article

Maternal mental health predicts risk of developmental problems at 3 years of age: follow up of a community based trial

Suzanne C Tough, Jodi E Siever, Shirley Leew, David W Johnston, Karen Benzies, Dawne Clark

Open Access Research article

Effect of iron content on the tolerability of prenatal multivitamins in pregnancy

Patricia Nguyen, Alejandro Nava-Ocampo, Amalia Levy, Deborah L O'Connor, Tom R Einarson, Anna Taddio, Gideon Koren

Open Access Study protocol

Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification versus karyotyping in prenatal diagnosis: the M.A.K.E. study

Elisabeth MA Boormans, Erwin Birnie, Hajo I Wildschut, Heleen G Schuring-Blom, Dick Oepkes, Carla AC van Oppen, Jan G Nijhuis, Merryn VE Macville, Angelique JA Kooper, Karin Huijsdens, Mariëtte VJ Hoffer, Attie Go, Johan Creemers, Shama L Bhola, Katia M Bilardo, Ron Suijkerbuijk, Katelijne Bouman, Robert-Jan H Galjaard, Gouke J Bonsel, Jan MM van Lith

Open Access Research article

Long-term effectiveness and costs of a brief self-management intervention in women with pregnancy-related low back pain after delivery

Caroline HG Bastiaenen, Rob A de Bie, Johan WS Vlaeyen, Mariëlle EJB Goossens, Pieter Leffers, Pieter MJC Wolters, Janneke M Bastiaanssen, Piet A van den Brandt, Gerard GM Essed

Open Access Research article

Developing evidence-based maternity care in Iran: a quality improvement study

Siamak Aghlmand, Feizollah Akbari, Aboulfath Lameei, Kazem Mohammad, Rhonda Small, Mohammad Arab

Open Access Research article

Acceptability of evidence-based neonatal care practices in rural Uganda – implications for programming

Peter Waiswa, Margaret Kemigisa, Juliet Kiguli, Sarah Naikoba, George W Pariyo, Stefan Peterson

Open Access Research article

The design, implementation and acceptability of an integrated intervention to address multiple behavioral and psychosocial risk factors among pregnant African American women

Kathy S Katz, Susan M Blake, Renee A Milligan, Phyllis W Sharps, Davene B White, Margaret F Rodan, Maryann Rossi, Kennan B Murray

Open Access Technical advance

Use of real time continuous glucose monitoring and intravenous insulin in type 1 diabetic mothers to prevent respiratory distress and hypoglycaemia in infants

Dario Iafusco, Fabrizio Stoppoloni, Gennaro Salvia, Gilberto Vernetti, Patrizia Passaro, Goran Petrovski, Francesco Prisco

Open Access Research article

Drug-prescribing patterns during pregnancy in the tertiary care hospitals of Pakistan: a cross sectional study

Dileep K Rohra, Nirmal Das, Syed I Azam, Nazir A Solangi, Zahida Memon, Abdul M Shaikh, Nusrat H Khan

Open Access Research article

Fetal size in the second trimester is associated with the duration of pregnancy, small fetuses having longer pregnancies

Synnøve L Johnsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Svein Rasmussen, Mark A Hanson, Keith M Godfrey, Torvid Kiserud

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with lack of postnatal care among Palestinian women: A cross-sectional study of three clinics in the West Bank

Enas Dhaher, Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Annette E Maxwell, Alexander Krämer

Open Access Research article

The early postnatal period: Exploring women's views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia

Della A Forster, Helen L McLachlan, Jo Rayner, Jane Yelland, Lisa Gold, Sharon Rayner

Open Access Research article

Criteria for clinical audit of women friendly care and providers' perception in Malawi

Eugene J Kongnyuy, Nynke van den Broek

Open Access Research article

Postpartum consultation: Occurrence, requirements and expectations

Ingrid Carlgren, Marie Berg

Open Access Research article

Transition to parenthood: the needs of parents in pregnancy and early parenthood

Toity Deave, Debbie Johnson, Jenny Ingram

Open Access Research article

Borderline gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy outcomes

Hong Ju, Alice R Rumbold, Kristyn J Willson, Caroline A Crowther

Open Access Research article

Serum screening with Down's syndrome markers to predict pre-eclampsia and small for gestational age: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Rachel K Morris, Jeltsje S Cnossen, Marloes Langejans, Stephen C Robson, Jos Kleijnen, Gerben ter Riet, Ben W Mol, Joris AM van der Post, Khalid S Khan

Open Access Study protocol

COSMOS: COmparing Standard Maternity care with One-to-one midwifery Support: a randomised controlled trial

Helen L McLachlan, Della A Forster, Mary-Ann Davey, Judith Lumley, Tanya Farrell, Jeremy Oats, Lisa Gold, Ulla Waldenström, Leah Albers, Mary Anne Biro

Open Access Review

A thematic analysis of factors influencing recruitment to maternal and perinatal trials

Rebecca L Tooher, Philippa F Middleton, Caroline A Crowther

Open Access Research article

Feasibility of a controlled trial aiming to prevent excessive pregnancy-related weight gain in primary health care

Tarja I Kinnunen, Minna Aittasalo, Päivikki Koponen, Katriina Ojala, Kirsi Mansikkamäki, Elisabete Weiderpass, Mikael Fogelholm, Riitta Luoto

Open Access Study protocol

Tests for predicting complications of pre-eclampsia: A protocol for systematic reviews

Shakila Thangaratinam, Arri Coomarasamy, Steve Sharp, Fidelma O'Mahony, Shaughn O'Brien, Khaled MK Ismail, Khalid S Khan

Open Access Research article

Temporal changes in key maternal and fetal factors affecting birth outcomes: A 32-year population-based study in an industrial city

Svetlana V Glinianaia, Judith Rankin, Tanja Pless-Mulloli, Mark S Pearce, Martin Charlton, Louise Parker

Open Access Research article

Misoprostol in addition to routine treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: A hospital-based randomized-controlled trial in Karachi, Pakistan

Nadeem F Zuberi, Jill Durocher, Rozina Sikander, Neelofur Baber, Jennifer Blum, Gijs Walraven

Open Access Research article

A population-based study of effect of multiple birth on infant mortality in Nigeria

Olalekan A Uthman, Mubashir B Uthman, Ismail Yahaya

Open Access Correspondence

The difficulties of conducting maternal death reviews in Malawi

Eugene J Kongnyuy, Nynke van den Broek

Open Access Research article

A population-based study of race-specific risk for placental abruption

Tammy T Shen, Emily A DeFranco, David M Stamilio, Jen Jen Chang, Louis J Muglia

Open Access Research article

Maternal risk factors for abnormal placental growth: The national collaborative perinatal project

Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Carolyn M Salafia, Wanda K Nicholson, Anne Duggan, Nae-Yuh Wang, Frederick L Brancati

Open Access Research article

Obstetric risk indicators for labour dystocia in nulliparous women: A multi-centre cohort study

Hanne Kjærgaard, Jørn Olsen, Bent Ottesen, Per Nyberg, Anna-Karin Dykes

Open Access Research article

Multi-level modeling of social factors and preterm delivery in Santiago de Chile

Jay S Kaufman, Faustino T Alonso, Paulina Pino

Open Access Research article

Use of antenatal corticosteroids prior to preterm birth in four South East Asian countries within the SEA-ORCHID project

Porjai Pattanittum, Melissa R Ewens, Malinee Laopaiboon, Pisake Lumbiganon, Steven J McDonald, Caroline A Crowther

Open Access Research article

Fetal age assessment based on 2nd trimester ultrasound in Africa and the effect of ethnicity

Daniel Salpou, Torvid Kiserud, Svein Rasmussen, Synnøve Lian Johnsen

Open Access Research article

Women's attitude towards prenatal screening for red blood cell antibodies, other than RhD

JM Koelewijn, TGM Vrijkotte, M de Haas, CE van der Schoot, GJ Bonsel

Open Access Research article

Nomograms of Iranian fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler waveforms and uniformity of their pattern with other populations' nomograms

Mohammad Kazem Tarzamni, Nariman Nezami, Narges Sobhani, Nazanin Eshraghi, Maryam Tarzamni, Yashar Talebi

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol. A prospective cohort study of unselected primiparous women: the pregnancy outcome prediction study

Dharmintra Pasupathy, Alison Dacey, Emma Cook, D Stephen Charnock-Jones, Ian R White, Gordon CS Smith

Open Access Research article

Cigarette smoking and risk of gestational diabetes: a systematic review of observational studies

Eliana M Wendland, Maria Eugênia Pinto, Bruce B Duncan, José M Belizán, Maria Inês Schmidt

Open Access Research article

Misperceived pre-pregnancy body weight status predicts excessive gestational weight gain: findings from a US cohort study

Sharon J Herring, Emily Oken, Jess Haines, Janet W Rich-Edwards, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Ken P Kleinman ScD, Matthew W Gillman

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