Ausgabe 1/2019
Inhalt (525 Artikel)
Advanced cervical dilatation as a predictor for low emergency cesarean delivery: a comparison between migrant and non-migrant Primiparae – secondary analysis in Berlin, Germany
Jürgen Breckenkamp, Eileen Marie Läcke, Wolfgang Henrich, Theda Borde, Silke Brenne, Matthias David, Oliver Razum
Factors contributing to rapidly increasing rates of cesarean section in Armenia: a partially mixed concurrent quantitative-qualitative equal status study
Meri Tadevosyan, Anna Ghazaryan, Arusyak Harutyunyan, Varduhi Petrosyan, Adam Atherly, Kim Hekimian
Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes among singleton pregnancies in women of very advanced maternal age: a retrospective cohort study
Yuelin Wu, Yan Chen, Minxue Shen, Yanfang Guo, Shi Wu Wen, Andrea Lanes, Ruth Rennicks White, Adewumi Adanlawo, Mark Walker, Xiaolin Hua
Client-tailored maternity care to increase maternal empowerment: cluster randomized controlled trial protocol; the healthy pregnancy 4 All-2 program
J. Lagendijk, J. V. Been, H. E. Ernst-Smelt, G. J. Bonsel, L. C. M. Bertens, E. A. P. Steegers
Stillbirth in relation to maternal country of birth and other migration related factors: a population-based study in Norway
Eline S. Vik, Vigdis Aasheim, Erica Schytt, Rhonda Small, Dag Moster, Roy M. Nilsen
Access and utilization of maternal healthcare in a rural district in the forest belt of Ghana
Gladys Buruwaa Nuamah, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Kofi Akohene Mensah, Daniel Boateng, Dan Yedu Quansah, Dominic Dobin, Kwasi Addai-Donkor
Factors influencing decision to seek health care: a qualitative study among labour-migrants’ wives in northern Tajikistan
Jamila Nabieva, Aurélia Souares
Maternal perceptions of breastfeeding and infant nutrition among a select group of Maasai women
Marie Dietrich Leurer, Pammla Petrucka, Manjale Msafiri
Diagnostic ambiguity of aseptic necrobiosis of a uterine fibroid in a term pregnancy: a case report
Julius Sama Dohbit, Esther Ngo Um Meka, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Igor Kamla, Celestin Danwang, Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Pascal Foumane, Gervais Ondobo Andze
Vitamin D status and its determinants in healthy pregnant women living in Switzerland in the first trimester of pregnancy
Sophie Cabaset, Jean-Philippe Krieger, Aline Richard, Magdeldin Elgizouli, Alexandra Nieters, Sabine Rohrmann, Katharina C. Quack Lötscher
Non-additive effects of ACVR2A in preeclampsia in a Philippine population
Melissa D. Amosco, Gloria R. Tavera, Van Anthony M. Villar, Justin Michael A. Naniong, Lara Marie G. David-Bustamante, Scott M. Williams, Pedro A. Jose, Cynthia P. Palmes-Saloma
The assessment of gestational age: a comparison of different methods from a malaria pregnancy cohort in sub-Saharan Africa
Holger Unger, Kamala Thriemer, Benedikt Ley, Halidou Tinto, Maminata Traoré, Innocent Valea, Harry Tagbor, Gifty Antwi, Prosper Gbekor, Michael Nambozi, Jean-Bertin Bukasa Kabuya, Modest Mulenga, Victor Mwapasa, Gertrude Chapotera, Mwayiwawo Madanitsa, Stephen Rulisa, Maaike de Crop, Yves Claeys, Raffaella Ravinetto, Umberto D’Alessandro
Correction to: Socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with caesarean section delivery in Southern Ghana: evidence from INDEPTH Network member site
Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Alberta Amu, David Etsey Akpakli, John Williams, Margaret Gyapong
Efficacy and safety of administering oral misoprostol by titration compared to vaginal misoprostol and dinoprostone for cervical ripening and induction of labour: study protocol for a randomised clinical trial
O. Lapuente-Ocamica, L. Ugarte, A. Lopez-Picado, F. Sanchez-Refoyo, Iñaki Lete Lasa, O. Echevarria, J. Álvarez-Sala, A. Fariñas, I. Bilbao, L. Barbero, J. Vicarregui, R. Hernanz Chaves, D. Paz Corral, J. A. Lopez-Lopez
Protocol for the evaluation of the population-level impact of Zimbabwe’s prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program option B+: a community based serial cross-sectional study
Aybuke Koyuncu, Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, Sandra Irene McCoy, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Raluca Buzdugan, Constancia Watadzaushe, Jeffrey Dirawo, Angela Mushavi, Agnes Mahomva, Frances Cowan, Nancy Padian
The contribution of maternal characteristics and cesarean delivery to an increasing trend of severe maternal morbidity
Stephanie A. Leonard, Elliott K. Main, Suzan L. Carmichael
Antenatal corticosteroid administration in women undergoing tocolytic treatment who delivered before 34 weeks of gestation: a retrospective cohort study using a national inpatient database
Daisuke Shigemi, Hideo Yasunaga
Gestational weight gain and group prenatal care: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Michelle A. Kominiarek, Adam K. Lewkowitz, Ebony Carter, Susan A. Fowler, Melissa Simon
Implementation of gestational weight gain guidelines - what’s more effective for ensuring weight recording in pregnancy?
Shelley Wilkinson, Michael Beckmann, Elin Donaldson, Sally McCray
Societal attitude and behaviours towards women with disabilities in rural Nepal: pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood
Hridaya R. Devkota, Maria Kett, Nora Groce
“Being the best person that they can be and the best mum”: a qualitative study of community volunteer doula support for disadvantaged mothers before and after birth in England
Jenny McLeish, Maggie Redshaw
The value of non-invasive prenatal testing: preferences of Canadian pregnant women, their partners, and health professionals regarding NIPT use and access
Stanislav Birko, Vardit Ravitsky, Charles Dupras, Jessica Le Clerc-Blain, Marie-Eve Lemoine, Aliya O. Affdal, Hazar Haidar, Anne-Marie Laberge
Silent spontaneous posterior uterine rupture of a prior caesarean delivery at 36 weeks of gestation
Shao Hui Chen, Xiu Ping Du
A longitudinal cohort study of rural adolescent vs adult South African mothers and their children from birth to 24 months
Karl le Roux, Joan Christodoulou, Linnea Stansert-Katzen, Elaine Dippenaar, Christina Laurenzi, Ingrid M. le Roux, Mark Tomlinson, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Indicators for monitoring maternal and neonatal quality care: a systematic review
Pedro J. Saturno-Hernández, Ismael Martínez-Nicolás, Estephania Moreno-Zegbe, María Fernández-Elorriaga, Ofelia Poblano-Verástegui
Trajectories of maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms from pregnancy to five years postpartum and their prenatal predictors
Asma Ahmed, Angela Bowen, Cindy Xin Feng, Nazeem Muhajarine
Facilitating informed choice about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis of women’s experiences
Alexandra Cernat, Chante De Freitas, Umair Majid, Forum Trivedi, Caroline Higgins, Meredith Vanstone
The role of male partner in utilization of maternal health care services in Ethiopia: a community-based couple study
Bedru Hussen Mohammed, Janice Mary Johnston, Dana Vackova, Semira Mehammed Hassen, Huso Yi
“It’s what midwifery is all about”: Western Australian midwives’ experiences of being ‘with woman’ during labour and birth in the known midwife model
Zoe Bradfield, Yvonne Hauck, Michelle Kelly, Ravani Duggan
Clinical evaluation of prophylactic abdominal aortic balloon occlusion in patients with placenta accreta: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Li Chen, Xiaodan Wang, Hengyu Wang, Qin Li, Nan Shan, Hongbo Qi
Reduced fetal growth velocities and the association with neonatal outcomes in appropriate-for-gestational-age neonates: a retrospective cohort study
M. L. E. Hendrix, S. M. J. van Kuijk, A. W. D. Gavilanes, D. Kramer, M. E. A. Spaanderman, S. Al Nasiry
Conditional cash transfers to prevent mother-to-child transmission in low facility-delivery settings: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Nigeria
Jenny X. Liu, Jennifer Shen, Nicholas Wilson, Svetha Janumpalli, Patrick Stadler, Nancy Padian
A much valued tool that also brings ethical dilemmas - a qualitative study of Norwegian midwives’ experiences and views on the role of obstetric ultrasound
Annika Åhman, Kristina Edvardsson, Tove Anita Fagerli, Elisabeth Darj, Sophia Holmlund, Rhonda Small, Ingrid Mogren
Feasibility of smart wristbands for continuous monitoring during pregnancy and one month after birth
Kirsi Grym, Hannakaisa Niela-Vilén, Eeva Ekholm, Lotta Hamari, Iman Azimi, Amir Rahmani, Pasi Liljeberg, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Anna Axelin
Correlates of knowledge on birth defects and associated factors among antenatal mothers in Galle, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional analytical study
Janithra De Silva, Sujeewa Amarasena, Kapila Jayaratne, Bilesha Perera
Quality of care in early detection and management of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in health facilities in Afghanistan
Nasratullah Ansari, Partamin Manalai, Farzana Maruf, Sheena Currie, Jelle Stekelenburg, Jos van Roosmalen, Young-Mi Kim, Hannah Tappis
Quality of intrapartum and newborn care in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Girmatsion Fisseha, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku
Intramuscular injection, intravenous infusion, and intravenous bolus of oxytocin in the third stage of labor for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage: a three-arm randomized control trial
Dyanna Charles, Holly Anger, Rasha Dabash, Emad Darwish, Mohamed Cherine Ramadan, Amr Mansy, Yomna Salem, Ilana G. Dzuba, Meagan E. Byrne, Miral Breebaart, Beverly Winikoff
Lifting the veil on disrespect and abuse in facility-based child birth care: findings from South West Nigeria
Macellina Y. Ijadunola, Ezeomu Audrina Olotu, Olaitan O. Oyedun, Stanley O. Eferakeya, Faith I. Ilesanmi, Ayotomiwa T. Fagbemi, Omowunmi C. Fasae
Poverty, urban-rural classification and term infant mortality: a population-based multilevel analysis
Yousra A. Mohamoud, Russell S. Kirby, Deborah B. Ehrenthal
Simulation-enhanced nurse mentoring to improve preeclampsia and eclampsia care: an education intervention study in Bihar, India
Julia H. Raney, Melissa C. Morgan, Amelia Christmas, Mona Sterling, Hilary Spindler, Rakesh Ghosh, Aboli Gore, Tanmay Mahapatra, Dilys M. Walker
“We are the ones who should make the decision” – knowledge and understanding of the rights-based approach to maternity care among women and healthcare providers
Yasmin Jolly, Mamuda Aminu, Florence Mgawadere, Nynke van den Broek
Factors influencing the adoption of health promoting behaviors in overweight pregnant women: a qualitative study
Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Sepideh Hajian
Adherence to initial exclusive breastfeeding among Chinese born and native Spanish mothers
Juana María Aguilar-Ortega, Juan Luis González-Pascual, César Cardenete-Reyes, Carmen Pérez-de-Algaba-Cuenca, Santiago Pérez-García, Laura Esteban-Gonzalo
Barriers to men’s participation in perinatal care: a qualitative study in Iran
Vahideh Firouzan, Mahnaz Noroozi, Ziba Farajzadegan, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
A review of surrogate motherhood regulation in south American countries: pointing to a need for an international legal framework
Gloria Torres, Anne Shapiro, Tim K. Mackey
Process evaluation of a peer-led antenatal breastfeeding class for fathers: perceptions of facilitators and participants
Lesley Kuliukas, Yvonne L. Hauck, Anita Jorgensen, Kelly Kneebone, Sharyn K. Burns, Bruce R. Maycock, Jane A. Scott
Antenatal depressive symptoms and early initiation of breastfeeding in association with exclusive breastfeeding six weeks postpartum: a longitudinal population-based study
Karin Cato, Sara M. Sylvén, Marios K. Georgakis, Natasa Kollia, Christine Rubertsson, Alkistis Skalkidou
Mood and quality of life changes in pregnancy and postpartum and the effect of a behavioral intervention targeting excess gestational weight gain in women with overweight and obesity: a parallel-arm randomized controlled pilot trial
Abby D. Altazan, Leanne M. Redman, Jeffrey H. Burton, Robbie A. Beyl, Loren E. Cain, Elizabeth F. Sutton, Corby K. Martin
Singleton pregnancies after in vitro fertilization in Estonia: a register-based study of complications and adverse outcomes in relation to the maternal socio-demographic background
Kaja Rahu, Kärt Allvee, Helle Karro, Mati Rahu
Epidural analgesia and its implications in the maternal health in a low parity comunity
Ivan Penuela, Pilar Isasi-Nebreda, Hedylamar Almeida, Mario López, Esther Gomez-Sanchez, Eduardo Tamayo
Depression among HIV positive pregnant women in Zimbabwe: a primary health care based cross-sectional study
Eugenia Nyamukoho, Walter Mangezi, Bazondlile Marimbe, Ruth Verhey, Dixon Chibanda
Comparison of ferric Carboxymaltose and iron sucrose complex for treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy- randomised controlled trial
Ambily Jose, Reeta Mahey, Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Neerja Bhatla, Renu Saxena, Mani Kalaivani, Alka Kriplani
Factors associated with common and atypical chromosome abnormalities after positive combined first-trimester screening in Chinese women: a retrospective cohort study
Annisa Mak, Helena Lee, C. F. Poon, S. L. Kwok, Teresa Ma, K. Y. K. Chan, Anita Kan, Mary Tang, K. Y. Leung
Understanding health behaviour in pregnancy and infant feeding intentions in low-income women from the UK through qualitative visual methods and application to the COM-B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour) model
Aimee Grant, Melanie Morgan, Dawn Mannay, Dunla Gallagher
Assessing the risk factors before pregnancy of preterm births in Iran: a population-based case-control study
Maryam Soltani, Hamid Reza Tabatabaee, Shahin Saeidinejat, Marzieh Eslahi, Halime Yaghoobi, Ehsan Mazloumi, Abdolhalim Rajabi, Ali Ghasemi, Naeimeh Keyghobadi, Mostafa Enayatrad, Abed Noori, Seyyed Aliasghar Hashemi, Fatemeh Zolfizadeh, Sepideh Mahdavi, Tannaz Valadbeigi, Koorosh Etemad, Ali Taghipour, Cirruse Salehnasab, Mahmoud Hajipour
Integrated mental health care in a multidisciplinary maternal and child health service in the community: the findings from the Suzaka trial
Yoshiyuki Tachibana, Noriaki Koizumi, Chikako Akanuma, Hiromi Tarui, Eizaburo Ishii, Tomomi Hoshina, Ayuko Suzuki, Akiko Asano, Shiho Sekino, Hiroto Ito
Pregnancy and early motherhood among adolescents in five East African countries: a multi-level analysis of risk and protective factors
Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Elizabeth A. Sully, Joyce N. Mumah
How diet, physical activity and psychosocial well-being interact in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: an integrative review
Leah Gilbert, Justine Gross, Stefano Lanzi, Dan Yedu Quansah, Jardena Puder, Antje Horsch
Overcoming Challenges to Treating Tobacco use During Pregnancy - A Qualitative study of Australian General Practitioners Barriers
Yael Bar-Zeev, Eliza Skelton, Billie Bonevski, Maree Gruppetta, Gillian S. Gould
Pregnancy intervals after stillbirth, neonatal death and spontaneous abortion and the risk of an adverse outcome in the next pregnancy in rural Bangladesh
Bareng A. S. Nonyane, Maureen Norton, Nazma Begum, Rasheduzzaman M. Shah, Dipak K. Mitra, Gary L. Darmstadt, Abdullah H. Baqui
Causes and contributory factors of maternal mortality: evidence from maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria
Rabiatu Sageer, Eugene Kongnyuy, Wasiu Olalekan Adebimpe, Omolaso Omosehin, Elijah Ayowole Ogunsola, Bola Sanni
Facility delivery and postnatal care services use among mothers who attended four or more antenatal care visits in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey
Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu, Fentie Ambaw, Seblewongiel Ayenalem Kidanie
A qualitative study on stakeholders’ views on the participation of pregnant women in the APOSTEL VI study: a low-risk obstetrical RCT
Indira S. E. van der Zande, Rieke van der Graaf, Martijn A. Oudijk, Elsbeth H. van Vliet-Lachotzki, Johannes J. M. van Delden
Antenatal care as a means to increase participation in the continuum of maternal and child healthcare: an analysis of the poorest regions of four Mesoamérican countries
Claire R. McNellan, Emily Dansereau, Marielle C. G. Wallace, Danny V. Colombara, Erin B. Palmisano, Casey K. Johanns, Alexandra Schaefer, Diego Ríos-Zertuche, Paola Zúñiga-Brenes, Bernardo Hernandez, Emma Iriarte, Ali H. Mokdad
Full versus half dose of antenatal betamethasone to prevent severe neonatal respiratory distress syndrome associated with preterm birth: study protocol for a randomised, multicenter, double blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial (BETADOSE)
Thomas Schmitz, Corinne Alberti, Moreno Ursino, Olivier Baud, Camille Aupiais
EQUIPTT: The Evaluation of the QUiPP app for Triage and Transfer protocol for a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the impact of the QUiPP app on inappropriate management for threatened preterm labour
Helena A. Watson, Naomi Carlisle, Katy Kuhrt, Rachel M. Tribe, Jenny Carter, Paul Seed, Andrew H. Shennan
Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: a population-based study using the 2016 demographic and health survey data
James Rufus John, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Getahun Kebede, Narendar Manohar, Amit Arora
What he knows about her and how it affects her? Husband’s knowledge of pregnancy complications and maternal health care utilization among tribal population in Maharashtra, India
Suresh Jungari, Balram Paswan
Using fetal scalp stimulation with Doppler ultrasonography to enhance intermittent auscultation in low-resource settings: a diagnostic trial from Tanzania
David M. Goodman, Pendo Mlay, Nathan Thielman, Maria J. Small, John W. Schmitt
Epidemiology of influenza in pregnant women hospitalized with respiratory illness in Moscow, 2012/2013–2015/2016: a hospital-based active surveillance study
Svetlana Trushakova, Lidiya Kisteneva, Beatriz Guglieri-López, Evgenia Mukasheva, Irina Kruzhkova, Ainara Mira-Iglesias, Kirill Krasnoslobodtsev, Ekaterina Morozova, Ludmila Kolobukhina, Joan Puig-Barberà, Elena Burtseva
Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale to assess exclusive breastfeeding
Godfred O. Boateng, Stephanie L. Martin, Emily L. Tuthill, Shalean M. Collins, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Barnabas K. Natamba, Sera L. Young
The importance of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway at the maternal-fetal interface
Matyas Meggyes, Eva Miko, Brigitta Szigeti, Nelli Farkas, Laszlo Szereday
The role of maternal homocysteine concentration in placenta-mediated complications: findings from the Ottawa and Kingston birth cohort
Shazia H. Chaudhry, Monica Taljaard, Amanda J. MacFarlane, Laura M. Gaudet, Graeme N. Smith, Marc Rodger, Ruth Rennicks White, Mark C. Walker, Shi Wu Wen
The effect of an exercise program in pregnancy on vitamin D status among healthy, pregnant Norwegian women: a randomized controlled trial
Miriam K. Gustafsson, Pål R. Romundstad, Signe Nilssen Stafne, Anne-Sofie Helvik, Astrid Kamilla Stunes, Siv Mørkved, Kjell Åsmund Salvesen, Per Medbøe Thorsby, Mats Peder Mosti, Unni Syversen
Complications and adverse outcomes in pregnancy and childbirth among women who conceived by assisted reproductive technologies: a nationwide birth cohort study of Japan environment and children’s study
Chie Nagata, Limin Yang, Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Hidetoshi Mezawa, Tadayuki Ayabe, Kazue Ishizuka, Mizuho Konishi, Yukihiro Ohya, Hirohisa Saito, Haruhiko Sago, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Michihiro Kamijima, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Yasuaki Hirooka, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh
Cord pilot trial, comparing alternative policies for timing of cord clamping before 32 weeks gestation: follow-up for women up to one year
Lucy Bradshaw, Alexandra Sawyer, Lindsay Armstrong-Buisseret, Eleanor Mitchell, Susan Ayers, Lelia Duley
Applicability of the WHO maternal near miss tool in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Abera Kenay Tura, To Lam Trang, Thomas van den Akker, Jos van Roosmalen, Sicco Scherjon, Joost Zwart, Jelle Stekelenburg
Caffeine exposure during pregnancy, small for gestational age birth and neonatal outcome – results from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Dominika Modzelewska, Rino Bellocco, Anders Elfvin, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Bo Jacobsson, Verena Sengpiel
Intramuscular 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent preterm birth among HIV-infected women in Zambia: study protocol of the IPOP randomized trial
Joan T. Price, Bellington Vwalika, Bethany L. Freeman, Stephen R. Cole, Helen B. Mulenga, Jennifer Winston, Felistas M. Mbewe, Elwyn Chomba, Lynne M. Mofenson, Dwight J. Rouse, Robert L. Goldenberg, Jeffrey S. A. Stringer
Option B plus antiretroviral therapy adherence and associated factors among HIV positive pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia
Dawit Jember Tesfaye, Desalegn Tsegaw Hibistu, Teshome Abuka Abebo, Feleke Tafesse Asfaw, Kaleegziabher Lukas, Tariku Laelago, Ermias Abera Turuse, Henok Gebreyohaness Kebede, Abraham Abate Altaye, Fanuel Belayneh Bekele
Predictors of Neonatal mortality in Neonatal intensive care unit at referral Hospital in Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study
Tujare Tunta Orsido, Netsanet Abera Asseffa, Tezera Moshago Berheto
Mode of birth after caesarean section: individual prediction scores using Scottish population data
Sara Helen Denham, Tracy Humphrey, Claire deLabrusse, Nadine Dougall
Single- versus double-layer closure of the caesarean (uterine) scar in the prevention of gynaecological symptoms in relation to niche development – the 2Close study: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
S. I. Stegwee, I. P. M. Jordans, L. F. van der Voet, M. Y. Bongers, C. J. M. de Groot, C. B. Lambalk, R. A. de Leeuw, W. J. K. Hehenkamp, P. M. van de Ven, J. E. Bosmans, E. Pajkrt, E. A. Bakkum, C. M. Radder, M. Hemelaar, W. M. van Baal, H. Visser, J. O. E. H. van Laar, H. A. A. M. van Vliet, R. J. P. Rijnders, M. Sueters, C. A. H. Janssen, W. Hermes, A. H. Feitsma, K. Kapiteijn, H. C. J. Scheepers, J. Langenveld, K. de Boer, S. F. P. J. Coppus, D. H. Schippers, A. L. M. Oei, M. Kaplan, D. N. M. Papatsonis, L. H. M. de Vleeschouwer, E. van Beek, M. N. Bekker, A. J. M. Huisjes, W. J. Meijer, K. L. Deurloo, E. M. A. Boormans, H. W. F. van Eijndhoven, J. A. F. Huirne
Adverse pregnancy outcomes, ‘stillbirths and early neonatal deaths’ in Mutare district, Zimbabwe (2014): a descriptive study
Blessmore Vimbai Chaibva, Steve Olorunju, Simon Nyadundu, Andy Beke
Predisposing factors and neonatal outcomes for twin-twin transfusion syndrome cases developing transient donor hydrops after fetoscopic laser coagulation: a case control study
Yao-Lung Chang, An-Shine Chao, Shuenn-Dyh Chang, Wen-Fang Li, Po-Jen Cheng
Factors associated with perinatal mortality in Nepal: evidence from Nepal demographic and health survey 2001–2016
Pramesh Raj Ghimire, Kingsley E. Agho, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Monjura K. Nisha, Michael Dibley, Camille Raynes-Greenow
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in pregnancy: a case report and literature review
Felix Mwembi Oindi, Evan Sequeira, Herman Ryan Sequeira, Steve Kyende Mutiso
Baby survival in Zambia: stillbirth and neonatal death in a local hospital setting
Yasuhiro Miyoshi, Keiichi Matsubara, Norimi Takata, Yasunori Oka
Surgical treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: national survey of French residents of obstetrics and gynecology
Pierre-Emmanuel Bouet, Hugo Madar, Alizée Froeliger, Hady El Hachem, Elsa Schinkel, Aurélien Mattuizi, Loïc Sentilhes
Evaluation of risk factors’ importance on adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in women aged 40 years or older
Gunilla Sydsjö, Malin Lindell Pettersson, Marie Bladh, Agneta Skoog Svanberg, Claudia Lampic, Elizabeth Nedstrand
Women who have not utilized health Service for Delivery in Nigeria: who are they and where do they live?
Sulaimon T. Adedokun, Olalekan A. Uthman
Obstetrical and epidemiological factors influence the severity of anal incontinence after obstetric anal sphincter injury
France Joris, Irene Hoesli, Andre Kind, Jean Jacques Ries, Tilemachos Kavvadias
Determinants of puerperal sepsis among post partum women at public hospitals in west SHOA zone Oromia regional STATE, Ethiopia (institution BASEDCASE control study)
Getu Alemu Demisse, Samuel Dessau Sifer, Buseraseman Kedir, Daniel Belema Fekene, Gizachew Abdissa Bulto
Establishing a valid construct of fear of childbirth: findings from in-depth interviews with women and midwives
P. Slade, K. Balling, K. Sheen, G. Houghton
Reasons given by pregnant women for participating in a clinical trial aimed at preventing premature delivery: a qualitative analysis
Thaís M. Monteiro, Leila Katz, Silvana F. Bento, Melania M. Amorim, Patrícia C. Moriel, Rodolfo C. Pacagnella
Maternal and neonatal outcome of reverse breech extraction of an impacted fetal head during caesarean section in advanced stage of labour: a retrospective cohort study
Franziska Lenz, Nina Kimmich, Roland Zimmermann, Martina Kreft
Successful laparoscopic management of diaphragmatic pregnancy:a rare case report and brief review of literature
Lifeng Chen, Jinwei Liu, Jing Shu, Wenjie Zeng, Xiaofeng Zhao
Childbearing desires and behaviour: a prospective assessment in Nairobi slums
Kazuyo Machiyama, Joyce N. Mumah, Michael Mutua, John Cleland
Effect of team training and monitoring on the rate of failed mid and low cavity vacuum extraction: a hospital based intervention study
Kristina Pettersson, Magnus Westgren, Rebecca Götze-Eriksson, Gunilla Ajne
Maternal reasons for requesting planned cesarean section in Norway: a qualitative study
Kristiane Tislevoll Eide, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Kristine Bærøe
Evaluation of the Maternal Death Surveillance and response system in Hwange District, Zimbabwe, 2017
Mpumelelo Maphosa, Tsitsi P. Juru, Nyasha Masuka, More Mungati, Notion Gombe, Peter Nsubuga, Mufuta Tshimanga
Influence of different preoperative fasting times on women and neonates in cesarean section: a retrospective analysis
Yi Li, Danchen Su, Yijuan Sun, Zurong Hu, Zaomei Wei, Jie Jia
Maternal body mass index and risk of neonatal adverse outcomes in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lei Liu, Yanan Ma, Ningning Wang, Wenjing Lin, Yang Liu, Deliang Wen
Management of bleeding from morbidly adherent placenta during elective repeat caesarean section: retrospective -record -based study
Saad El Gelany, Emad M. Ibrahim, Mo’men Mohammed, Ahmed R. Abdelraheim, Eissa M. Khalifa, Ahmed K. Abdelhakium, Ayman M. Yousef, Heba Hassan, Khaled Goma, Mohammed Khairy
The effects of magnesium-zinc-calcium-vitamin D co-supplementation on biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress and pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes
Mehri Jamilian, Naghmeh Mirhosseini, Masoumeh Eslahi, Fereshteh Bahmani, Maryam Shokrpour, Maryam Chamani, Zatollah Asemi
Predictors of neonatal mortality in Assosa zone, Western Ethiopia: a matched case control study
Fillmon Kidus, Kifle Woldemichael, Desta Hiko
Simulation TRaining for Operative vaginal Birth Evaluation: study protocol for an observational stepped-wedge interrupted time-series study (STROBE)
Stephen O’Brien, Erik Lenguerrand, Sharon Jordan, Katie Cornthwaite, Christy Burden, Laura Timlin, Dimitrios Siassakos
A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assault
Alison J. Gibberd, Judy M. Simpson, Jocelyn Jones, Robyn Williams, Fiona Stanley, Sandra J. Eades
Determinants of vitamin D status among Black and White low-income pregnant and non-pregnant reproductive-aged women from Southeast Louisiana
Natalie L. Burke, Emily W. Harville, Jeffrey K. Wickliffe, Arti Shankar, Maureen Y. Lichtveld, Michael L. McCaskill
Association of first trimester maternal vitamin D, ferritin and hemoglobin level with third trimester fetal biometry: result from cohort study on vitamin D status and its impact during pregnancy and childhood in Indonesia
Raden Tina Dewi Judistiani, Tita Husnitawati Madjid, Setyorini Irianti, Yessika Adelwin Natalia, Agnes Rengga Indrati, Mohammad Ghozali, Yunia Sribudiani, Tetty Yuniati, Rizky Abdulah, Budi Setiabudiawan
Validity of self-reported receipt of iron supplements during pregnancy: implications for coverage measurement
Mufaro Kanyangarara, Joanne Katz, Melinda K. Munos, Subarna K. Khatry, Luke C. Mullany, Neff Walker
Effects of antenatal corticosteroids in twin neonates with late preterm birth (ACTWIN [Antenatal Corticosteroids in TWIN late preterm neonates] trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Subeen Hong, Seung Mi Lee, Dong Wook Kwak, Joongyub Lee, So Yeon Kim, Jeong Won Oh, Sohee Oh, Chan-Wook Park, Joong Shin Park, Jin Hoon Chung, Jong Kwan Jun
Determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Western Ethiopia: a study based on demographic and health survey
Kassahun Tiruaynet, Kindie Fentahun Muchie
A successful pregnancy in a patient with secondary hypertension caused by adrenal adenoma: a case report
Xin Zhang, Hang Liao, Xiaojiang Zhu, Di Shi, Xiaoping Chen
Low autopsy acceptance after stillbirth in a disadvantaged French district: a mixed methods study
Priscille Sauvegrain, Marion Carayol, Aurélie Piedvache, Esther Guéry, Martine Bucourt, Jennifer Zeitlin
Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and seroprevalence for brucellosis in pregnant women exposed to goats or raw goat products in southern Thailand: a prospective cohort study
Kan Kledmanee, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Somporn Sretrirutchai
Interpregnancy change in body mass index and infant outcomes in Texas: a population-based study
Renata H. Benjamin, Sarah Littlejohn, Mark A. Canfield, Mary K. Ethen, Fei Hua, Laura E. Mitchell
Associations between intimate partner violence profiles and mental health among low-income, urban pregnant adolescents
Jordan L. Thomas, Jessica B. Lewis, Isabel Martinez, Shayna D. Cunningham, Moiuri Siddique, Jonathan N. Tobin, Jeannette R. Ickovics
Contraceptive use, prevalence and predictors of pregnancy planning among female sex workers in Uganda: a cross sectional study
Justine Nnakate Bukenya, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Geraldine Barrett, Jennifer Hall, Fredrick Makumbi, David Guwatudde
Fetal weight estimation at term – ultrasound versus clinical examination with Leopold’s manoeuvres: a prospective blinded observational study
Oliver Preyer, Heinrich Husslein, Nicole Concin, Anna Ridder, Maciej Musielak, Christian Pfeifer, Willi Oberaigner, Peter Husslein
Factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs and perceptions of the need for obstetric care among married men in northern Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey
Olugbenga Oguntunde, Jabulani Nyenwa, Farouk Musa Yusuf, Dauda Sulaiman Dauda, Abdulsamad Salihu, Irit Sinai
A cohort study of the association between maternal serum Inhibin-A and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a population-based study
Wannaporn Singnoi, Chanane Wanapirak, Ratanaporn Sekararithi, Theera Tongsong
Mother-infant bonding is not associated with feeding type: a community study sample
Ilana S. Hairston, Jonathan E. Handelzalts, Tamar Lehman-Inbar, Michal Kovo
An evaluation of whether a gestational weight gain of 5 to 9 kg for obese women optimizes maternal and neonatal health risks
Abaigeal M. Thompson, James A. Thompson
Factors associated with choice of antenatal, delivery and postnatal services between HIV positive and HIV negative women in Zambia
Choolwe Muzyamba, Wim Groot, Milena Pavlova, Sonila M. Tomini
Perspectives and pregnancy outcomes of maternal Ramadan fasting in the second trimester of pregnancy
Kolsoom Safari, Tiran Jamil Piro, Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmad
Pregnancy and infant loss: a survey of families’ experiences in Ontario Canada
Jo Watson, Anne Simmonds, Michelle La Fontaine, Megan E. Fockler
Derivation and validation of a model predicting the likelihood of vaginal birth following labour induction
Sepand Alavifard, Kennedy Meier, Yonatan Shulman, George Tomlinson, Rohan D’Souza
Preferences for aspects of antenatal and newborn screening: a systematic review
Caroline M. Vass, Susanne Georgsson, Fiona Ulph, Katherine Payne
Spatial and temporal trends of cesarean deliveries in Uganda: 2012–2016
Emily B. Atuheire, Denis Nixon Opio, Daniel Kadobera, Alex R. Ario, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Julie Harris, Lilian Bulage, Blandina Nakiganda, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Bao-Ping Zhu, Frank Kaharuza
Measuring the quality of maternal and care processes at the time of delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: development and validation of a short index
Vandana Tripathi, Cynthia Stanton, Donna Strobino, Linda Bartlett
Glucose screening within six months postpartum among Chinese mothers with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study
Zhu-yun Liu, Juan-juan Zhao, Ling-ling Gao, Alex Y. Wang
Local people’s views on the evidence-based skilled-maternal-care in Mfuwe, Zambia: a qualitative study
Choolwe Muzyamba
Women’s recall of health care provider counselling on gestational weight gain (GWG): a prospective, population-based study
Angela Vinturache, Anika Winn, Cynthia Mannion, Suzanne Tough
Policy, evidence and practice for post-birth care plans: a scoping review
Susan Crowther, Emma MacIver, Annie Lau
Age at menarche and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a population-based study in Xiamen, China
Liying Wang, Bing Yan, Xiulin Shi, Haiqu Song, Weijuan Su, Bingkun Huang, Yuxian Zhang, Shunhua Wang, Fuping Lv, Mingzhu Lin, Xuejun Li
Few women receive a specific explanation of a stillbirth - an online survey of women’s perceptions and thoughts about the cause of their baby’s death
Berit Höglund, Ingela Rådestad, Ingegerd Hildingsson
Birthing the placenta: women’s decisions and experiences
Rachel Reed, Laura Gabriel, Lauren Kearney
Factors influencing the use of supervised delivery services in Garu-Tempane District, Ghana
John Kuumuori Ganle, Mathew Loyarl Kombet, Leonard Baatiema
A narrative analysis of women's experiences of planning a vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) in Australia using critical feminist theory
Hazel Keedle, Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns, Hannah Grace Dahlen
Clinical presentation, risk factors and pathogens involved in bacteriuria of pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of 3 hospitals in a developing country: a cross sectional analytic study
Charlotte Tchente Nguefack, Cecile Okalla Ebongue, Chrystelle Nouwe Chokotheu, Cedric Ebong Ewougo, Théophile Nana Njamen, Emile Mboudou
Pregnant women’s experiences and perceptions of participating in the EVERREST prospective study; a qualitative study
Merryl E. Harvey, Anna L. David, Jade Dyer, Rebecca Spencer
Gestational weight gain and optimal wellness (GLOW): rationale and methods for a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention among pregnant women with overweight or obesity
Susan D. Brown, Monique M. Hedderson, Samantha F. Ehrlich, Maren N. Galarce, Ai-Lin Tsai, Charles P. Quesenberry, Assiamira Ferrara
Use of antidepressants and anxiolytics in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension: a prospective study
Nathalie Bernard, Jean-Claude Forest, George M. Tarabulsy, Emmanuel Bujold, Damien Bouvier, Yves Giguère
Comparison of infrarenal aortic balloon occlusion with internal iliac artery balloon occlusion for patients with placenta accreta
Youwen Mei, Hu Zhao, Hui Zhou, Huaibo Jing, Yonghong Lin
Factors affecting the behavior outcomes on post-partum intrauterine contraceptive device uptake and continuation in Nepal: a qualitative study
Kusum Thapa, Rolina Dhital, Sameena Rajbhandari, Shreedhar Acharya, Sangeeta Mishra, Sunil Mani Pokhrel, Saroja Pande, Emily-Ann Tunnacliffe, Anita Makins
Assisted reproductive technology and the risk of preeclampsia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Amir Almasi-Hashiani, Reza Omani-Samani, Maryam Mohammadi, Payam Amini, Behnaz Navid, Ahad Alizadeh, Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae, Saman Maroufizadeh
The impact of monetary incentives on referrals by traditional birth attendants for postnatal care in Nigeria
Adanna Chukwuma, Chinyere Mbachu, Margaret McConnell, Thomas J. Bossert, Jessica Cohen
Effect of implementation of the MOREOB program on adverse maternal and neonatal birth outcomes in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study
Deborah Weiss, Deshayne B. Fell, Ann E. Sprague, Mark C. Walker, Sandra Dunn, Jessica Reszel, Wendy E. Peterson, Doug Coyle, Monica Taljaard
Factors influencing the use of reproductive health care services among married adolescent girls in Dang District, Nepal: a qualitative study
Binita Maharjan, Poonam Rishal, Joar Svanemyr
Birth ball for pregnant women in labour research protocol: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial
May Pui Shan Yeung, Katrina Wai Kay Tsang, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Wing Hung Tam, Wan Yim Ip, Florence Wai Lei Hau, Margaret Kit Wah Wong, Judy Wai Ying Ng, Sau Ha Liu, Sophia Shu Wing Chan, Chi Kin Law, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong
Written narratives from immigrants following a prenatal diagnosis: qualitative exploratory study
Tommy Carlsson, Banaz Balbas, Elisabet Mattsson
Patient reported outcome measures for use in pregnancy and childbirth: a systematic review
Fiona Dickinson, Mary McCauley, Helen Smith, Nynke van den Broek
Exploring English speaking Muslim women’s first-time maternity experiences: a qualitative longitudinal interview study
Shaima Mohamed Hassan, Conan Leavey, Jane S. Rooney
Revisiting the association between maternal and offspring preterm birth using a sibling design
Marcelo L. Urquia, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Chelsea A. Ruth, Xiaoqing Liu, Leslie L. Roos
“If we miss this chance, it’s futile later on” – late antenatal booking and its determinants in Bhutan: a mixed-methods study
Thinley Dorji, Mrinalini Das, Rafael Van den Bergh, Myo Minn Oo, Sonam Gyamtsho, Karma Tenzin, Tashi Tshomo, Sonam Ugen
Obstetric and perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by diabetes, and control pregnancies, in Kronoberg, Sweden
Anna Stogianni, Lena Lendahls, Mona Landin-Olsson, Maria Thunander
Comparison of the lower uterine segment in pregnant women with and without previous cesarean section in 3 T MRI
Janine Hoffmann, Marc Exner, Kristina Bremicker, Matthias Grothoff, Patrick Stumpp, Holger Stepan
Factors associated with recruitment, surveillance participation, and retention in an observational study of pregnant women and influenza
Mark G. Thompson, De-Kun Li, Allison L. Naleway, Jeannette R. Ferber, Michelle L. Henninger, Pat Shifflett, Leslie Z. Sokolow, Roxana Odouli, Tia L. Kauffman, Rebecca V. Fink, Joanna Bulkley, Janet D. Cragan, Sam Bozeman
An ecological study of geographic variation and factors associated with cesarean section rates in South Korea
Agnus M. Kim, Jong Heon Park, Sungchan Kang, Tae Ho Yoon, Yoon Kim
Potential biological therapies for severe preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sophia Grimes, Kira Bombay, Andrea Lanes, Mark Walker, Daniel J. Corsi
Factors associated with the timing of the first prenatal ultrasound in Canada
Peri Abdullah, Christine Kurtz Landy, Hugh McCague, Alison Macpherson, Hala Tamim
Perceptions and experiences of skilled birth attendants on using a newly developed strap-on electronic fetal heart rate monitor in Tanzania
Sara Rivenes Lafontan, Hussein L. Kidanto, Hege L. Ersdal, Columba K. Mbekenga, Johanne Sundby
Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and associated risk factors in pregnant women receiving antenatal care at the Kumba Health District (KHD), Cameroon
Yiewou Marguerithe Kamga, John Palle Ngunde, Jane-Francis K. T. Akoachere
Women’s experiences of maternity care in England: preliminary development of a standard measure
Maggie Redshaw, Colin R. Martin, Emily Savage-McGlynn, Sian Harrison
Nurses and midwives’ experiences of using non-pharmacological interventions for labour pain management: a qualitative study in Ghana
Edward Appiah Boateng, Linda Osaebea Kumi, Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji
B cell activation factor (BAFF) induces inflammation in the human fallopian tube leading to tubal pregnancy
Jianying Xu, Xingguang Luo, Shihao Qu, Guiyan Yang, Nianchun Shen
Engagement with perinatal mental health services: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey
Alice Ayres, Renee Chen, Tracey Mackle, Emma Ballard, Sue Patterson, George Bruxner, Alka Kothari
Birth preparedness, readiness planning and associated factors among mothers in Farta district, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Miteku Andualem Limenih, Habitamu Gebrehana Belay, Habitamu Abie Tassew
Association between total water intake and dietary intake of pregnant and breastfeeding women in China: a cross-sectional survey
Yalin Zhou, Xiaoyu Zhu, Yong Qin, Yong Li, Minjia Zhang, Wei Liu, Hanming Huang, Yajun Xu
Maternal dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy during pregnancy and related factors in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016
Tebikew Yeneabat, Haweni Adugna, Tarekegn Asmamaw, Muluken Wubetu, Melaku Admas, Getachew Hailu, Asres Bedaso, Tadele Amare
Determinants of low birth weight in neonates born in three hospitals in Brong Ahafo region, Ghana, 2016- an unmatched case-control study
Zakariah Adam, Donne Kofi Ameme, Priscillia Nortey, Edwin Andrew Afari, Ernest Kenu
Gestational weight gain, physical activity, sleep problems, substance use, and food intake as proximal risk factors of stress and depressive symptoms during pregnancy
Janina Eichler, Ricarda Schmidt, Andreas Hiemisch, Wieland Kiess, Anja Hilbert
Success of trial of labor in women with a history of previous cesarean section for failed labor induction or labor dystocia: a retrospective cohort study
Katariina Place, Heidi Kruit, Aydin Tekay, Seppo Heinonen, Leena Rahkonen
High prevalence of Group B Streptococcus colonization among pregnant women in Amman, Jordan
Kate Clouse, Asem Shehabi, Abel Mani Suleimat, Samir Faouri, Najwa Khuri-Bulos, Abeer Al Jammal, James Chappell, Kimberly B. Fortner, Anna B. Chamby, Tara M. Randis, Adam J. Ratner, David M. Aronoff, Natasha Halasa
Maternal and newborn health services utilization in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
Lelisa Sena Dadi, Melkamu Berhane, Yusuf Ahmed, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Tasew Berhanu, Kyung Hwan Kim, Masrie Getnet, Muluemabet Abera
Risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yuanyuan Dong, Ziwei Dai, Zhihui Wang, Hong Wang, Feifei Yuan, Ying Zhu, Dongqing Ye, Bin Wang
Husbands involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness in Axum town, Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2017
Zeray Baraki, Fthi Wendem, Hadgu Gerensea, Hafte Teklay
Management of late-term pregnancy in midwifery- and obstetrician-led care
Joep C. Kortekaas, Aafke Bruinsma, Judit K. J. Keulen, Frank P.H.A. Vandenbussche, Jeroen van Dillen, Esteriek de Miranda
Predictors of traumatic birth experience among a group of Iranian primipara women: a cross sectional study
Solmaz Ghanbari-Homayi, Zahra Fardiazar, Shahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Eesa Mohammadi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Vitamin D deficiency status and its related risk factors during early pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of pregnant Minangkabau women, Indonesia
Arif Sabta Aji, E. Erwinda, Y. Yusrawati, Safarina G. Malik, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto
How can engagement of adolescents in antenatal care be enhanced? Learning from the perspectives of young mothers in Ghana and Tanzania
Kristy Hackett, Lindsey Lenters, Ashley Vandermorris, Curtis LaFleur, Sam Newton, Sidney Ndeki, Stanley Zlotkin
Prevalence of disrespect and abuse during facility based child birth and associated factors, Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
Ahmed Siraj, Woubishet Teka, Habtemu Hebo
Elevated diastolic blood pressure until mid-gestation is associated with preeclampsia and small-for-gestational-age birth: a population-based register study
J. Gunnarsdottir, T. Akhter, U. Högberg, S. Cnattingius, A. K. Wikström
Pregnancy-associated stroke –a systematic review of subsequent pregnancies and maternal health
Liisa Karjalainen, Minna Tikkanen, Kirsi Rantanen, Hannele Laivuori, Mika Gissler, Petra Ijäs
Downregulation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in peripheral blood monocytes is associated with enhanced inflammation in preeclampsia
Hongmei Xu, Qingyang Shi, Yanxiang Mo, Linlin Wu, Jishuang Gu, Ying Xu
Study Design, Protocol and Profile of the Maternal And Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Pregnancy Cohort: a Prospective Cohort Study in Predominantly Low-Income Hispanic Women in Urban Los Angeles
Theresa M. Bastain, Thomas Chavez, Rima Habre, Mariam S. Girguis, Brendan Grubbs, Claudia Toledo-Corral, Milena Amadeus, Shohreh F. Farzan, Laila Al-Marayati, Deborah Lerner, David Noya, Alyssa Quimby, Sara Twogood, Melissa Wilson, Leda Chatzi, Michael Cousineau, Kiros Berhane, Sandrah P. Eckel, Fred Lurmann, Jill Johnston, Genevieve F. Dunton, Frank Gilliland, Carrie Breton
Quality of basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) services from patients’ perspective in Adigrat town, Eastern zone of Tigray, Ethiopia. 2017: a cross sectional study
Betell Berhane, Haftom Gebrehiwot, Solomon Weldemariam, Berhane Fisseha, Samson Kahsay, Alem Gebremariam
‘If nurses were in our shoes would they breastfeed their own babies?’ A qualitative inquiry on challenges faced by breastfeeding mothers on the PMTCT programme in a rural community in Zimbabwe
Zibusiso Nyati-Jokomo, Inam Chitsike, Elizabeth Mbizvo, James January
Male subfertility and the risk of major birth defects in children born after in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a retrospective cohort study
Seung Chik Jwa, Junna Jwa, Akira Kuwahara, Minoru Irahara, Osamu Ishihara, Hidekazu Saito
Conditional cash transfers to improve use of health facilities by mothers and newborns in conflict affected countries, a prospective population based intervention study from Afghanistan
Karen M. Edmond, Abo Ishmael Foshanji, Malalai Naziri, Ariel Higgins-Steele, Jane Machlin Burke, Natalie Strobel, Farhad Farewar
Ethnic differences in the risk of caesarean section: a Danish population-based register study 2004–2015
Trine Damsted Rasmussen, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen, Per Kragh Andersen, Tine Dalsgaard Clausen, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen
A qualitative study on rural women’s experiences relating to the utilisation of birth care provided by skilled birth attendants in the rural areas of Bongo District in the Upper East Region of Ghana
Peter Adatara, Johanita Strumpher, Esmeralda Ricks
Sexual violence as a predictor of unintended pregnancy among married young women: evidence from the 2016 Nepal demographic and health survey
Kiran Acharya, Yuba Raj Paudel, Pramita Silwal
Hyperemesis Gravidarum in the context of migration: when the absence of cultural meaning gives rise to “blaming the victim”
Danielle Groleau, Jessica Benady-Chorney, Alexandra Panaitoiu, Vania Jimenez
Identifying and prioritising midwifery care process metrics and indicators: a Delphi survey and stakeholder consensus process
Declan Devane, Nora Barrett, Anne Gallen, Mary Frances O’Reilly, Margaret Nadin, Gillian Conway, Linda Biesty, Valerie Smith
Prevalence and profile of adverse drug reactions in high-risk pregnancy: a cohort study
Kathlen Dayanne Lopes da Silva, Flávia Evelyn Medeiros Fernandes, Thiago de Lima Pessoa, Sara Iasmin Vieira Cunha Lima, Antônio Gouveia Oliveira, Rand Randall Martins
Current guidelines on the management of gestational diabetes mellitus: a content analysis and appraisal
Mengxing Zhang, Yingfeng Zhou, Jie Zhong, Kairong Wang, Yan Ding, Li Li
Impact of maternal antepartum depressive and anxiety symptoms on birth outcomes and mode of delivery: a prospective cohort study in east and west coasts of Malaysia
Hashima E. Nasreen, Hafizah Binti Pasi, Sakinah Md Rifin, Mohd Aznan Md Aris, Jamalludin Ab Rahman, Razman Mohd Rus, Maigun Edhborg
Perinatal depressive symptoms among low-income South African women at risk of depression: trajectories and predictors
Emily C. Garman, Marguerite Schneider, Crick Lund
Determinants and underlying causes of frequent attendance in midwife-led care: an exploratory cross-sectional study
Janneke T. Gitsels – van der Wal, Lisanne A. Gitsels, Angelo Hooker, Britte van Weert, Linda Martin, Esther I. Feijen – de Jong
Inappropriate use of ritodrine hydrochloride for threatened preterm birth in Japan: a retrospective cohort study using a national inpatient database
Daisuke Shigemi, Shotaro Aso, Hideo Yasunaga
Serological screening of immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin G during pregnancy for predicting congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Yuka Torii, Shigeru Yoshida, Yoichiro Yanase, Takashi Mitsui, Kazuhiro Horiba, Toshihiko Okumura, Suguru Takeuchi, Takako Suzuki, Jun-ichi Kawada, Tomomi Kotani, Mamoru Yamashita, Yoshinori Ito
Maternity service organisational interventions that aim to reduce caesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analyses
Anna Chapman, Cate Nagle, Debra Bick, Rebecca Lindberg, Bridie Kent, Justin Calache, Alison M. Hutchinson
Timing of cesarean and its impact on labor duration and genital tract trauma at the first subsequent vaginal birth: a retrospective cohort study
Zdenek Rusavy, Erika Francova, Lenka Paymova, Khaled M. Ismail, Vladimir Kalis
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and maternal and neonatal outcomes in Haiti: the importance of surveillance and data collection
Matthew Bridwell, Endang Handzel, Michelle Hynes, Reginald Jean-Louis, David Fitter, Carol Hogue, Reynold Grand-Pierre, Hedwige Pierre, Bradley Pearce
Optimizing ultraviolet B radiation exposure to prevent vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in the tropical zone: report from cohort study on vitamin D status and its impact during pregnancy in Indonesia
Raden Tina Dewi Judistiani, Sefita Aryuti Nirmala, Meilia Rahmawati, Reni Ghrahani, Yessika Adelwin Natalia, Adhi Kristianto Sugianli, Agnes Rengga Indrati, Oki Suwarsa, Budi Setiabudiawan
Breastfeeding a small for gestational age infant, complicated by maternal gestational diabetes: a case report
Alexandra D. George, Melvin C. L. Gay, Mary E. Wlodek, Donna T. Geddes
Predictors of teenage pregnancy among girls aged 13–19 years in Uganda: a community based case-control study
Anthony Mark Ochen, Primus Che Chi, Stephen Lawoko
Systematic review of the association between dietary patterns and perinatal anxiety and depression
David Franciole Oliveira Silva, Ricardo Ney Cobucci, Ana Katherine Gonçalves, Severina Carla Vieira Cunha Lima
The effects of perineal disinfection on infant’s oral microflora after transvaginal examination during delivery
Hongping Li, Shaoyun Chen, Lijuan Wu, Huilin Wang, Kelin Xiao, Yanling Gao, Yao Li, Huiqin Li, Bin Xiao, Yuanfang Zhu
Distribution of maternity waiting homes and their correlation with perinatal mortality and direct obstetric complication rates in Ethiopia
Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Yayeh Negash Getu, Mahbub Ali Abdukie, Geremew Gonfa Eba, Emily Keyes, Patricia E. Bailey
Culpability, blame, and stigma after pregnancy loss in Qatar
Nadia Omar, Stella Major, Mona Mohsen, Halima Al Tamimi, Faten El Taher, Susie Kilshaw
Deceleration of fetal growth rate as alternative predictor for childhood outcomes: a birth cohort study
Zoe A. Broere-Brown, Sarah Schalekamp-Timmermans, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Eric A. P. Steegers
Differential rates of cesarean delivery by maternal geographical origin: a cohort study in France
Morgane Linard, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux, Dominique Luton, Thomas Schmitz, Laurent Mandelbrot, Candice Estellat, Priscille Sauvegrain, Elie Azria, Elie Azria, Béatrice Blondel, Agnès Bourgeois-Moine, Pierre François Ceccaldi, Catherine Crenn-Hebert, Guillaume Ducarme, Candice Estellat, Christelle Lecler, Dominique Luton, Jean-François Oury, Philippe Ravaud, Thomas Schmitz, Jeanne Sibiude, Olivia Anselem, Elie Azria, Marie-Pierre Bonnet, Marguerite Cognet, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux, Sylvie Duquesnois, Romain Guedj, Morgane Linard, Charlotte Ngo, Juliette Richetin, Anne Rousseau, Marie-Josèphe Saurel, Priscille Sauvegrain
Maternal plasma vitamin D levels and associated determinants in late pregnancy in Harare, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study
Raylton P. Chikwati, Cuthbert Musarurwa, Kerina Duri, Kudakwashe Mhandire, Tracy Snyman, Jaya A. George
Fetal macrosomia and its associated factors among singleton live-births in private clinics in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia
Freweini Gebrearegay Tela, Afework Mulugeta Bezabih, Amaha Kahsay Adhanu, Kidanemariam Berhe Tekola
Factors associated with low birthweight among newborns delivered at public health facilities of Nekemte town, West Ethiopia: a case control study
Shimelis Girma, Teshale Fikadu, Eskeziyaw Agdew, Desta Haftu, Genet Gedamu, Zeritu Dewana, Bereket Getachew
Re-examination of perinatal mental health policy frameworks for women signalling distress on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) completed during their antenatal booking-in consultation: a call for population health intervention
Sarah Khanlari, Bryanne Barnett AM, Felix Akpojene Ogbo, John Eastwood
Grand multiparity as a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcome among women who delivered at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania
Zainab Muniro, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Michael J. Mahande, Eusebious Maro, Bariki Mchome
Diabetes distress is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study
Charlotte B. Schmidt, Ilse Voorhorst, Vital H. W. van de Gaar, Anne Keukens, Bert Jan Potter van Loon, Frank J. Snoek, Adriaan Honig
High risk pregnancy associated perinatal morbidity and mortality: a second birth population-based survey in Huai’an in 2015
Xiaoqin Zhu, Huiyuan Niu, Hui Wang, Xiaoqiong Li, Tingting Qi, Weijie Ding, Liangrong Han, Muling Zhang, Honghua Guan, Shouzhong Li, Chunhong Tang, Yaodong Yin, Xihui Cao, Hong Liu, Cui Gao, Hongni Yue, Bo Sun
Do women with prior obstetrical anal sphincter injury regret having a subsequent vaginal delivery?
Madeline Edwards, Emily K. Kobernik, Shriya Suresh, Carolyn W. Swenson
Evidence of overuse? Patterns of obstetric interventions during labour and birth among Australian mothers
Haylee Fox, Emily Callander, Daniel Lindsay, Stephanie Topp
Caregiving can be costly: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to conducting kangaroo mother care in a US tertiary hospital neonatal intensive care unit
Todd P. Lewis, Kathryn G. Andrews, Elyse Shenberger, Theresa S. Betancourt, Günther Fink, Sunita Pereira, Margaret McConnell
Maternity waiting homes as part of a comprehensive approach to maternal and newborn care: a cross-sectional survey
Jody R. Lori, Joseph Perosky, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Phil Veliz, Gertrude Musonda, Jameson Kaunda, Carol J. Boyd, Rachael Bonawitz, Godfrey Biemba, Thandiwe Ngoma, Nancy Scott
Nutritional service needs of pregnant and lactating adolescent girls in Trans-Mara East Sub-County, Narok County: focus on access and utilization of nutritional advice and services
David Omondi Okeyo, Sussy Gumo, Elly O. Munde, Charles O. Opiyo, Zablon O. Omungo, Maureen Olyaro, Rachel K. Ndirangu, Nanlop Ogbureke, Sophie Efange, Collins Ouma
A systematic review on the utility of non-invasive electrophysiological assessment in evaluating for intra uterine growth restriction
Vinayak Smith, Amrish Nair, Ritesh Warty, Joel Arun Sursas, Fabricio da Silva Costa, Euan Morrison Wallace
Humanizing birth in Tanzania: a qualitative study on the (mis) treatment of women during childbirth from the perspective of mothers and fathers
Lilian T. Mselle, Thecla W. Kohi, Justine Dol
Thyroid blood flow in inferior thyroid artery as predictor for increase in levothyroxine dosage during pregnancy in women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis - a retrospective study
Masafumi Kurajoh, Akiyo Yamasaki, Toshiki Nagasaki, Yuki Nagata, Shinsuke Yamada, Yasuo Imanishi, Masanori Emoto, Kanae Takahashi, Kouji Yamamoto, Ayumi Shintani, Masaaki Inaba
Grand multiparity in rural Cameroon: prevalence and adverse maternal and fetal delivery outcomes
Atem Bethel Ajong, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Larissa Pone Simo, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Tsi Njim
Intra-abdominal infection (IAI) following cesarean section: a retrospective study in a tertiary referral hospital in Egypt
Ahmed R. Abdelraheim, Khaled Gomaa, Emad M. Ibrahim, Mo’men M. Mohammed, Eissa M. Khalifa, Ayman M. Youssef, Ahmed K. Abdelhakeem, Heba Hassan, Ahmed Abd Alghany, Saad El Gelany
Risk factors for pregnancy related complications among urban slum and non-slum women in Bangladesh
Mirajul Islam, Nasrin Sultana
Adverse birth outcomes among mothers who received intermittent preventive treatment with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine in the low malaria transmission region
Wigilya P. Mikomangwa, Minzi OMS, Eleni Aklillu, Appolinary A. R. Kamuhabwa
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with an inflammatory state: evidence from hematological findings and cytokine levels
Yohana Silas Mtali, Magdalena Amani Lyimo, Lucio Luzzatto, Siriel Nanzia Massawe
Inter-institutional variations in oxytocin augmentation during labour in German university hospitals: a national survey
Sonja Helbig, Antje Petersen, Erika Sitter, Deirdre Daly, Mechthild M. Gross
Are overweight and obesity associated with increased risk of cesarean delivery in Mexico? A cross-sectional study from the National Survey of Health and Nutrition
Alexander Brenes-Monge, Biani Saavedra-Avendaño, Jacqueline Alcalde-Rabanal, Blair G. Darney
Antibiotic prophylaxis in ragged placental membranes: a prospective, multicentre, randomized trial
Hian Yan Voon, Jun Yan Pow, Lee Na Tan, Haris Njoo Suharjono, Wan Sim Teo
Evaluation of the effectiveness of foetal fibronectin as a predictor of preterm birth in symptomatic preterm labour women
Soo Yeun Jun, Ji Young Lee, Hyun-Mi Kim, Mi Ju Kim, Hyun-Hwa Cha, Won Joon Seong
Psychometric properties of the German version of the pregnancy-related anxiety questionnaire-revised 2 (PRAQ-R2) in the third trimester of pregnancy
S. Mudra, A. Göbel, D. Barthel, K. Hecher, M. Schulte-Markwort, J. Goletzke, P. Arck, A. Diemert
A qualitative analysis of factors that influence Vietnamese ethnic minority women to seek maternal health care
Shannon McKinn, Duong Thuy Linh, Kirsty Foster, Kirsten McCaffery
Measuring body image during pregnancy: psychometric properties and validity of a German translation of the Body Image in Pregnancy Scale (BIPS-G)
Michaela Nagl, Lene Jepsen, Katja Linde, Anette Kersting
Women’s perspectives on caesarean section recovery, infection and the PREPS trial: a qualitative pilot study
Annalise Weckesser, Nicola Farmer, Rinita Dam, Amie Wilson, Victoria Hodgetts Morton, R. Katie Morris
Association between ambient particulate matter concentration and fetal growth restriction stratified by maternal employment
Seung-Ah Choe, Jiyeong Jang, Min Jung Kim, Yoon-Bae Jun, Sun-Young Kim
Prevalence and severity of low back- and pelvic girdle pain in pregnant Nepalese women
Ranjeeta Shijagurumayum Acharya, Anne Therese Tveter, Margreth Grotle, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Britt Stuge
Obstetric determinants of preterm delivery in a regional hospital, Accra, Ghana 2016
Ernest Konadu Aseidu, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Donne Kofi Ameme, Priscilla Nortey, Patricia Akweongo, Samuel Oko Sackey, Edwin Afari, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Ernest Kenu
Change in prevalence of gestational diabetes and obstetric complications when applying IADPSG screening criteria in a Belgian French speaking University Hospital. A retrospective cohort study
Elena Costa, Christine Kirckpartick, Colette Gerday, Aricia De Kempeneer, Sara Derisbourg, An Vercoutere, Sophie Haumont, Axelle Pintiaux, Caroline Daelemans
Uptake of maternal care and childhood immunization among ethnic minority and Han populations in Sichuan province: a study based on the 2003, 2008 and 2013 health service surveys
Juying Zhang, Yuchan Mou, Jiaqiang Liao, Huaying Xiong, Zhanqi Duan, Yuan Huang, Carine Ronsmans
Is there an impact of feet position on squatting birth position? An innovative biomechanical pilot study
David Desseauve, Laetitia Fradet, Patrick Lacouture, Fabrice Pierre
A simple model to predict risk of gestational diabetes mellitus from 8 to 20 weeks of gestation in Chinese women
Tao Zheng, Weiping Ye, Xipeng Wang, Xiaoyong Li, Jun Zhang, Julian Little, Lixia Zhou, Lin Zhang
Embedding supportive parenting resources into maternity and early years care pathways: a mixed methods evaluation
Nicola Crossland, Gill Thomson, Victoria Hall Moran
A scalable cognitive behavioural program to promote healthy sleep during pregnancy and postpartum periods: protocol of a randomised controlled trial (the SEED project)
Bei Bei, Donna M. Pinnington, Lin Shen, Michelle Blumfield, Sean P. A. Drummond, Louise K. Newman, Rachel Manber
Improvement of Quality of Antenatal Care (ANC) Service Provision at the Public Health Facilities in Lao PDR: Perspective and Experiences of Supply and Demand Sides
Sysavanh Phommachanh, Dirk R. Essink, Maaike Jansen, Jacqueline E. W. Broerse, Pamela Wright, Mayfong Mayxay
The PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial of two active interventions addressing perinatal depression in obstetric settings
Tiffany A. Moore Simas, Linda Brenckle, Padma Sankaran, Grace A. Masters, Sharina Person, Linda Weinreb, Jean Y. Ko, Cheryl L. Robbins, Jeroan Allison, Nancy Byatt
Misoprostol as an adjunct to oxytocin can reduce postpartum-haemorrhage: a propensity score–matched retrospective chart review in Bamenda-Cameroon, 2015–2016
Frederick Morfaw, Mercy Fundoh, Christopher Pisoh, Bi Ayaba, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Laura N. Anderson, Lehana Thabane
Polyhydramnios among women in a cluster-randomized trial of ultrasound during prenatal care within five low and low-middle income countries: a secondary analysis of the first look study
Melissa Bauserman, Robert Nathan, Adrien Lokangaka, Elizabeth M. McClure, Janet Moore, Daniel Ishoso, Antoinette Tshefu, Lester Figueroa, Ana Garces, Margo S. Harrison, Dennis Wallace, Sarah Saleem, Waseem Mirza, Nancy Krebs, Michael Hambidge, Waldemar Carlo, Elwyn Chomba, Menachem Miodovnik, Marion Koso-Thomas, Edward A. Liechty, Fabian Esamai, Jonathan Swanson, David Swanson, Robert L. Goldenberg, Carl Bose
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case report
Enesia Ziki, Shingi Bopoto, M. G. Madziyire, D. Madziwa
Narratives on why pregnant women delay seeking maternal health care during delivery and obstetric complications in rural Ghana
Joshua Sumankuuro, Memuna Yankasa Mahama, Judith Crockett, Shaoyu Wang, Jeanine Young
Maternal age and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
Ambrogio P. Londero, Emma Rossetti, Carla Pittini, Angelo Cagnacci, Lorenza Driul
The effect of gestational weight gain on perinatal outcomes among Chinese twin gestations based on Institute of Medicine guidelines
Dongxin Lin, Dazhi Fan, Shuzhen Wu, Gengdong Chen, Pengsheng Li, Huiting Ma, Shaoxin Ye, Jiaming Rao, Huishan Zhang, Meng Zeng, Yan Liu, Xiaoling Guo, Zhengping Liu
Seasonality, temperature and pregnancy oral glucose tolerance test results in Australia
Eddie X. Shen, Robert G. Moses, Jeremy J.N. Oats, Julia Lowe, H. David McIntyre
Consensus on priorities in maternal education: results of Delphi and nominal group technique approaches
Carmen Paz-Pascual, Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Gonzalo Grandes, Sonia Alvarez, Pilar Amorrortu, Maria Berruezo, Mónica Blas, Inés Cabeza, Joaquina Dueñas-Gil, Itziar Estalella, Edurne Estévez, Ana Cristina Fernández, Marie Pierre Gagnon, Gloria Gutierrez-de-Terán-Moreno, Kata Legarra, Mario López-Mateo, Gorane Lozano, David Moreno-López, Maria Jesús Mulas, Alba Padró, Covadonga Pérez, Angela Rodríguez, Mercedes Saenz-de-Santamaría, Jesús Sánchez, Maria José Trincado
Induction of labor and postpartum blood loss
Romana Brun, Emilian Spoerri, Leonhard Schäffer, Roland Zimmermann, Christian Haslinger
A cross sectional study to assess the sFlt-1:PlGF ratio in pregnant women with and without preeclampsia
Vivek Pant, Binod Kumar Yadav, Jyoti Sharma
Maternal vegetable intake during and after pregnancy
Alison Tovar, Jill L. Kaar, Karen McCurdy, Alison E. Field, Dana Dabelea, Maya Vadiveloo
Temporal and regional variations in use, equity and quality of antenatal care in Egypt: a repeat cross-sectional analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys
Miguel Pugliese-Garcia, Emma Radovich, Nevine Hassanein, Oona M. R. Campbell, Karima Khalil, Lenka Benova
Preoperative moderate thrombocytopenia is not associated with increased blood loss for low-risk cesarean section: a retrospective cohort study
Xiaohan Xu, Yuelun Zhang, Xuerong Yu, Yuguang Huang
Postpartum depression among women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Tanzania; a call for integrative intervention
Barke Mbarak, Charles Kilewo, Saidi Kuganda, Bruno F. Sunguya
Maternal near miss determinants at a maternity hospital for high-risk pregnancy in northeastern Brazil: a prospective study
Telmo Henrique Barbosa de Lima, Melania Maria Amorim, Samir Buainain Kassar, Leila Katz
Weight retention at six weeks postpartum and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in a second pregnancy
Jing Liu, Guang Song, Tao Meng, Ge Zhao, Songning Guo
An investigation of dispositional mindfulness and mood during pregnancy
Adele Krusche, Catherine Crane, Maret Dymond
Clinical application of a contingent screening strategy for trisomies with cell-free DNA: a pilot study
María Ángeles Sánchez-Durán, Andrea Bernabeu García, Inés Calero, Jordi Ramis Fossas, Tamara Illescas, María Teresa Avilés, Nerea Maiz, Elena Carreras
Management of hepatitis B infected pregnant women: a cross-sectional study of obstetricians
Stephanie D. Chao, Chrissy M. Cheung, Ellen T. Chang, Allison Pei, Samuel K. S. So
A regional audit system for stillbirth: a way to better understand the phenomenon
Gaia Po’, Francesca Monari, Filippo Zanni, Giovanni Grandi, Camilla Lupi, Fabio Facchinetti, Luciano Mancini, Laura Lugli, Chiara Lanzoni, Laura Sgarbi, Claudio Chiossi, Federica Ricchieri, Capucci Roberta, Raffaella Contiero, Gianpaolo Garani, Massimo Pedriali, Sonia Rossi, Sergio Fini, Massimo Di Bartolo, Daniele Radi, Alessandra Vancini, Anna Donati, Eleonora Guadalupi, Francesca Righetti, Angela Salerno, Guido Cocchi, Raffaella Morandi, Liliana Gabrielli, Claudio Graziano, Marco Seri, Giacomo Caprara, Salfi Nunzio Cosimo Mario, Francesca Fantuz, Federica Ferlini, Elisa Righi, Deborah Silvestrini, Franco Foschi, Stefania Fieni, Tiziana Frusca, Alice Ferretti, Letizia Galli, Cinzia Magnani, Enrico Silini, Letizia Balduzzi, Melissa Bellini, Anna Maria Rodolfi, Maria Paola Sgarabotto, Giorgia Fragni, Giuseppina Comitini, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Loredana Fioroni, Cristina Rozzi, Antonella Tuzio, Ida Vito, Palma Mammoliti, Elena De Ambrosi, Monica Ricci, Angela Bandini, Chiara Belosi, Claudia Muratori, Silvia Zago, Alessandra Turci, Marisa Vitarelli
Why rural women do not use primary health centres for pregnancy care: evidence from a qualitative study in Nigeria
Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Friday E. Okonofua, Brian Igboin, Chioma Ekwo, Wilson Imongan, Sanni Yaya
Associations of postpartum mother-infant bonding with maternal childhood maltreatment and postpartum mental health: a cross-sectional study
Franziska Lehnig, Michaela Nagl, Holger Stepan, Birgit Wagner, Anette Kersting
Improving birth outcomes for women who are substance using or have mental illness: a Canadian cohort study comparing antenatal midwifery and physician models of care for women of low socioeconomic position
Daphne N. McRae, Nazeem Muhajarine, Patricia A. Janssen
Factors influencing women’s decision-making regarding complementary medicine product use in pregnancy and lactation
Larisa Ariadne Justine Barnes, Lesley Barclay, Kirsten McCaffery, Parisa Aslani
The effects of vigorous intensity exercise in the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kassia S. Beetham, Courtney Giles, Michael Noetel, Vicki Clifton, Jacqueline C. Jones, Geraldine Naughton
International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol
Jill F. Lebov, Juan F. Arias, Angel Balmaseda, William Britt, José F. Cordero, Luiz Augusto Galvão, Ana Lucía Garces, K. Michael Hambidge, Eva Harris, Albert Ko, Nancy Krebs, Ernesto T. A. Marques, Alexander M. Martinez, Elizabeth McClure, Democrito B. Miranda-Filho, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira, Marisa M. Mussi-Pinhata, Theresa J. Ochoa, Jorge E. Osorio, Deolinda M. F. Scalabrin, Stacey Schultz-Cherry, George R. Seage III, Kristen Stolka, César Augusto Ugarte-Gil, Carmen Milagros Velez Vega, Michael Welton, Ricardo Ximenes, Carmen Zorrilla
A study protocol for an mHealth, multi-centre randomized control trial to promote use of postpartum contraception amongst rural women in Punjab, Pakistan
Xaher Gul, Waqas Hameed, Sharmeen Hussain, Ishaque Sheikh, Junaid-ur-Rehman Siddiqui
Male partner antenatal clinic attendance is associated with increased uptake of maternal health services and infant BCG immunization: a national survey in Kenya
Beryne Odeny, Christine J. McGrath, Agnes Langat, Jillian Pintye, Benson Singa, John Kinuthia, Abraham Katana, Lucy Ng’ang’a, Grace John-Stewart
Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological childbirth – a systematic review with implications for uterine contractions and central actions of oxytocin
Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Anette Ekström-Bergström, Marie Berg, Sarah Buckley, Zada Pajalic, Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Alicja Kotłowska, Luise Lengler, Bogumila Kielbratowska, Fatima Leon-Larios, Claudia Meier Magistretti, Soo Downe, Bengt Lindström, Anna Dencker
Is it the decision of women to choose a cesarean section as the mode of birth? A review of literature on the views of stakeholders
Alice Yuen Loke, Louise Davies, Yim-wah Mak
Are preterm birth and intra-uterine growth restriction more common in Western Australian children of immigrant backgrounds? A population based data linkage study
Ifrah Abdullahi, Kingsley Wong, Emma Glasson, Raewyn Mutch, Nicholas de Klerk, Jenny Downs, Sarah Cherian, Helen Leonard
Acceptability of community-based mentor mothers to support HIV-positive pregnant women on antiretroviral treatment in western Kenya: a qualitative study
Iris Wanga, Anna Helova, Lisa L. Abuogi, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Wafula Nalwa, Eliud Akama, Thomas A. Odeny, Janet M. Turan, Maricianah Onono
Urinary tract infections and antibiotic use in pregnancy - qualitative analysis of online forum content
Flavia Ghouri, Amelia Hollywood, Kath Ryan
Are women in Singapore gaining weight appropriately during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
Song He, John Carson Allen, Nurul Syaza Razali, Nyo Mie Win, Jun Jim Zhang, Mor Jack Ng, George Seow Heong Yeo, Bernard Su Min Chern, Kok Hian Tan
Acceptability of a text message-based intervention for obesity prevention in infants from Hawai‘i and Puerto Rico WIC
Cheryl L. K. Gibby, Cristina Palacios, Maribel Campos, Rafael E. Graulau, Jinan Banna
Rationale and design of two prospective, multicenter, observational studies on reproductive outcome in women with recurrent failures after spontaneous or assisted conception: OTTILIA and FIRST registries
Michela Villani, Domenico Baldini, Pasquale Totaro, Giovanni Larciprete, Mirjana Kovac, Domenico Carone, Serena Maria Passamonti, Eleonora Tamborini Permunian, Tiziana Bartolotti, Andrea Lojacono, Rossella Cacciola, Giuliano Lo Pinto, Eugenio Bucherini, Valerio De Stefano, Corrado Lodigiani, Cristina Lavopa, Yoon Sung Cho, Caterina Pizzicaroli, Donatella Colaizzo, Elvira Grandone
Men’s roles in care seeking for maternal and newborn health: a qualitative study applying the three delays model to male involvement in Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Jesse A. Greenspan, Joy J. Chebet, Rose Mpembeni, Idda Mosha, Maurus Mpunga, Peter J. Winch, Japhet Killewo, Abdullah H. Baqui, Shannon A. McMahon
Establishment of a risk assessment tool for pregnancy-associated venous thromboembolism and its clinical application: protocol for a prospective observational study in Beijing
Yi Chen, Yan Dai, Jing Song, Ling Wei, Ying Ma, Ning Tian, Qian Wang, Qian Zhang, Yue Zhang, Xiao Lan Wang, Jun Zhang, Rong Liu
Physical activity and dietary intake among Chinese pregnant women: an observational study
Mi Xiang, Jing Zhang, Huigang Liang, Zhiruo Zhang, Masayuki Konishi, Huanhuan Hu, Mio Nishimaki, Hyeon-Ki Kim, Hiroki Tabata, Hisao Shimizu, Takashi Arao, Shizuo Sakamoto
Magnitude and factors associated with adherence to Iron and folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Aykel town, Northwest Ethiopia
Habtamu Assefa, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Mekonnen Sisay
Proportion of pregnant women screened for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and its associated factors within antenatal clinics of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Dalau Mukadi Nkamba, John Ditekemena, Gilbert Wembodinga, Pierre Bernard, Antoinette Tshefu, Annie Robert
Assessing the operational effectiveness of a maternal and child health (MCH) conditional cash transfer pilot programme in Nigeria
Chioma Oduenyi, Victor Ordu, Ugo Okoli
Antenatal care for alcohol consumption during pregnancy: pregnant women’s reported receipt of care and associated characteristics
Emma Doherty, John Wiggers, Luke Wolfenden, Amy E. Anderson, Kristy Crooks, Tracey W. Tsang, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Adrian J. Dunlop, John Attia, Julia Dray, Belinda Tully, Nicole Bennett, Henry Murray, Carol Azzopardi, Melanie Kingsland
A novel classification for evaluating episiotomy practices: application to the Burgundy perinatal network
Thomas Desplanches, Emilie Szczepanski, Jonathan Cottenet, Denis Semama, Catherine Quantin, Paul Sagot
Serum magnesium and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein as a predictor for gestational diabetes mellitus in Sudanese pregnant women
Warda Naser, Ishag Adam, Duria A. Rayis, Mohammed A. Ahmed, Hamdan Z. Hamdan
Peri-conceptional or pregnancy exposure of HPV vaccination and the risk of spontaneous abortion: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jing Tan, Yi-quan Xiong, Qiao He, Yan-mei Liu, Wen Wang, Meng Chen, Kang Zou, Xing-hui Liu, Xin Sun
Mothers’ satisfaction with care during facility-based childbirth: a cross-sectional survey in southern Mozambique
Sibone Mocumbi, Ulf Högberg, Erik Lampa, Charfudin Sacoor, Anifa Valá, Anna Bergström, Peter von Dadelszen, Khátia Munguambe, Claudia Hanson, Esperança Sevene, Sibone Mocumbi, Ulf Högberg, Erik Lampa, Charfudin Sacoor, Anifa Valá, Anna Bergström, Peter von Dadelszen, Khátia Munguambe, Claudia Hansonm, Esperança Sevene
Early prediction of preeclampsia and small-for-gestational-age via multi-marker model in Chinese pregnancies: a prospective screening study
Jing Zhang, Luhao Han, Wei Li, Qiaobin Chen, Jie Lei, Min Long, Weibin Yang, Wenya Li, Lizhen Zeng, Sifan Zeng
The effects of pelvic belt use on pelvic alignment during and after pregnancy: a prospective longitudinal cohort study
Saori Morino, Mika Ishihara, Fumiko Umezaki, Hiroko Hatanaka, Mamoru Yamashita, Rika Kawabe, Tomoki Aoyama
Shedding light on quality of care: a study protocol for a randomized trial evaluating the impact of the Solar Suitcase in rural health facilities on maternal and newborn care quality in Uganda
Slawa Rokicki, Brian Mwesigwa, Laura Schmucker, Jessica L. Cohen
Villains or victims? An ethnography of Afghan maternity staff and the challenge of high quality respectful care
Rachel Arnold, Edwin van Teijlingen, Kath Ryan, Immy Holloway
The REVAMP study: research exploring various aspects and mechanisms in preeclampsia: study protocol
Nisha S. Wadhwani, Deepali P. Sundrani, Girija N. Wagh, Savita S. Mehendale, Manish M. Tipnis, Priscilla C. Joshi, Arun S. Kinare, Sanjay K. Lalwani, Narayanan S. Mani, Nomita Chandhiok, Giriraj R. Chandak, Sanjay A. Gupte, Caroline H. D. Fall, Sadhana R. Joshi
Effect of delayed misoprostol dosing interval for induction of labor: a retrospective study
Elizabeth H. Harman Crowell, Alexander M. Crowell, Regan N. Theiler
Patterns and determinants of essential neonatal care utilization among underprivileged ethnic groups in Midwest Nepal: a mixed method study
Keshab Sanjel, Sharad Raj Onta, Archana Amatya, Prem Basel
Multicystic encephalomalacia and gastrointestinal injury following single fetal death in first trimester and subsequent fetofetal transfusion syndrome in a monochorionic triplet pregnancy: a case report
Po Lam So, Ka Wah Li, Tsz Wai Yeung, Wai Kuen Sin
Successful treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy with transvaginal injection of absolute ethanol around the gestation sac via ultrasound
Fangfang Lu, Yuanming Liu, Wenjun Tang
Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) disorders: incidence, risk factors and outcomes of different management strategies in a tertiary referral hospital in Minia, Egypt: a prospective study
Saad El Gelany, Mohammed H. Mosbeh, Emad M. Ibrahim, Mo’men Mohammed, Eissa M. Khalifa, Ahmed K. Abdelhakium, Ayman M. Yousef, Heba Hassan, Khaled Goma, Ahmed Abd Alghany, Hashem Fares Mohammed, Ahmed M. Azmy, Wegdan A. Ali, Ahmed R. Abdelraheim
Praying until death: revisiting three delays model to contextualize the socio-cultural factors associated with maternal deaths in a region with high prevalence of eclampsia in India
Md Illias Kanchan Sk, Balram Paswan, Ankit Anand, Nasim Ahamed Mondal
Prevalence of hyperglycemia in pregnancy and influence of body fat on development of hyperglycemia in pregnancy among pregnant women in urban areas of Arusha region, Tanzania
Safiness Simon Msollo, Haikael David Martin, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri, Pammla Petrucka
The conversation matters: a qualitative study exploring the implementation of alcohol screening and brief interventions in antenatal care in Scotland
Lisa Schölin, Niamh Fitzgerald
Surgical site infection and associated factors among women underwent cesarean delivery in Debretabor General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: hospital based cross sectional study
Mihretu Molla, Kiber Temesgen, Tewodros Seyoum, Mengstu Melkamu
Prospective evaluation of pregnancy outcome in an Italian woman with late-onset combined homocystinuria and methylmalonic aciduria
Elvira Grandone, Pasquale Martinelli, Michela Villani, Gennaro Vecchione, Lucia Fischetti, Angelica Leccese, Rosa Santacroce, Gaetano Corso, Maurizio Margaglione
Experiences of pregnant women with a third trimester routine ultrasound – a qualitative study
Myrte Westerneng, Mariëlle Diepeveen, Anke B. Witteveen, Marjan J. Westerman, Henriette E. van der Horst, Anneloes L. van Baar, Ank de Jonge
CONDISOX- continued versus discontinued oxytocin stimulation of induced labour in a double-blind randomised controlled trial
Sidsel Boie, Julie Glavind, Niels Uldbjerg, Jannet J. H. Bakker, Joris A. M. van der Post, Philip J. Steer, Pinar Bor
Prevalence of male partners involvement in antenatal care visits – in Kyela district, Mbeya
Elizabeth Kabanga, Alfred Chibwae, Namanya Basinda, Domenica Morona
Gestational weight gain outside the Institute of Medicine recommendations and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis using individual participant data from randomised trials
Ewelina Rogozińska, Javier Zamora, Nadine Marlin, Ana Pilar Betrán, Arne Astrup, Annick Bogaerts, Jose G. Cecatti, Jodie M. Dodd, Fabio Facchinetti, Nina R. W. Geiker, Lene A. H. Haakstad, Hans Hauner, Dorte M. Jensen, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Ben W. J. Mol, Julie Owens, Suzanne Phelan, Kristina M. Renault, Kjell Å. Salvesen, Alexis Shub, Fernanda G. Surita, Signe N. Stafne, Helena Teede, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Christina A. Vinter, Khalid S. Khan, Shakila Thangaratinam, Arne Astrup, Ruben C. Barakat, Annick Bogaerts, Jose G. Cecatti, Jodie M. Dodd, Arri Coomarasamy, Roland Devlieger, Nermean El Beltagy, Fabio Facchinetti, Nina R. W. Geiker, Kym Guelfi, Lene A. H. Haakstad, Cheryce Harrison, Hans Hauner, Dorte M. Jensen, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Khalid S. Khan, Janette Khoury, Riitta Luoto, Ben W. Mol, Siv Mørkved, Narges Motahari, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Julie Owens, Maria Perales, Elisabetta Petrella, Suzanne Phelan, Lucilla Poston, Mireille van Poppel, Kathrin Rauh, Kristina M. Renault, Ewelina Rogozińska, Linda R. Sagedal, Kjell A. Salvesen, Tânia T. Scudeller, Gary X. Shen, Alexis Shub, Signe N. Stafne, Fernanda Surita, Helena Teede, Shakila Thangaratinam, Serena Tonstad, Christina A. Vinter, Ingvild Vistad, Marcia Vitolo, Seonae Yeo
Treatment resistant depression in women with peripartum depression
M. Soledad Cepeda, David M. Kern, Susan Nicholson
Comparison of perinatal outcomes in facilities before and after Global Network’s Helping Babies Breathe Implementation Study in Nagpur, India
Archana Patel, Akash Bang, Kunal Kurhe, Savita Bhargav, Amber Prakash, Spoorthy Arramraj, Patricia L. Hibberd
Estimated blood loss in pregnant women with cardiac disease compared with low risk women: a restrospective cohort study
Hsu Phern Chong, James Hodson, Tara J. Selman, Lucy E. Hudsmith, Peter J. Thompson, Rachel Katherine Morris, Sara Thorne
Knowledge, attitude and practice level of women at the periconceptional period: a cross-sectional study in Shaanxi China
Danyang Li, Liyan Huang, Wenfang Yang, Cuifang Qi, Li Shang, Juan Xin, Lingxia Zeng, Min Zhang, Hui Song, Mei Chun Chung
Utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care in India: analysis from the National Family Health Survey 4
Gunjan Kumar, Tarun Shankar Choudhary, Akanksha Srivastava, Ravi Prakash Upadhyay, Sunita Taneja, Rajiv Bahl, Jose Martines, Maharaj Kishan Bhan, Nita Bhandari, Sarmila Mazumder
Knowledge, attitude, and practice among mothers about newborn care in Sindh, Pakistan
Javed Memon, Kourosh Holakouie-Naieni, Reza Majdzadeh, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Owais Raza, Shahrzad Nematollahi
Adherence to guidelines and suboptimal practice in term breech delivery with perinatal death- a population-based case-control study in Norway
Solveig Bjellmo, Sissel Hjelle, Lone Krebs, Elisabeth Magnussen, Torstein Vik
What factors influence midwives to provide obstetric high dependency care on the delivery suite or request care be escalated away from the obstetric unit? Findings of a focus group study
Alison James, Simon Cooper, Elizabeth Stenhouse, Ruth Endacott
“If there are no female nurses to attend to me, I will just go and deliver at home”: a qualitative study in Garissa, Kenya
Coralie N’Gbichi, Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba, David Wainaina Wambui, Pauline Bakibinga, Isaac Kisiangani, Pauline Njoroge, Rumana Noor, Ngugi Njoroge, Raha Abdi Salah, Elmi Mohamed
Is the place of birth related to the mother’s satisfaction with childbirth? A cross-sectional study in a rural district of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)
Tomomi Takayama, Khampheng Phongluxa, Daisuke Nonaka, Chika Sato, Ernesto R. Gregorio Jr, Nouhak Inthavong, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Jun Kobayashi
Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and associated factors among women attending antenatal care at Gondar town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia
Achenef Asmamaw Muche, Oladapo O. Olayemi, Yigzaw Kebede Gete
Pregnancy related risk perception in pregnant women, midwives & doctors: a cross-sectional survey
Suzanne Lee, Des Holden, Rebecca Webb, Susan Ayers
Does Pentaerytrithyltetranitrate reduce fetal growth restriction in pregnancies complicated by uterine mal-perfusion? Study protocol of the PETN-study: a randomized controlled multicenter-trial
T. Groten, T. Lehmann, E. Schleußner, Ulrich Pecks, Constantin von Kaisenberg, Mateja Condic, Stefan Verlohren, Dietmar Schlembach, Clinic Neukoelln, Gregor Seliger, Sven Seeger, Anne Tauscher, Matej Komar, Karl Oliver Kagan, Ulrike Friebe-Hoffmann, Christoph Hübener, Laura de Vries
Maternal complications in twin pregnancies in Finland during 1987–2014: a retrospective study
Annu-Riikka S. Rissanen, Riina M. Jernman, Mika Gissler, Irmeli Nupponen, Mika E. Nuutila
Experiences of interactive ultrasound examination among women at risk of preterm birth: a qualitative study
Henrika Pulliainen, Hannakaisa Niela-Vilén, Eeva Ekholm, Sari Ahlqvist-Björkroth
Barriers to formal health care seeking during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period: a qualitative study in Siaya County in rural Kenya
Caroline A. Ochieng, Aloyce S. Odhiambo
Timing of first antenatal care attendance and associated factors among pregnant women in public health institutions of Axum town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017: a mixed design study
Berhanu Gebresilassie, Tilahun Belete, Weyzer Tilahun, Betell Berhane, Senait Gebresilassie
Prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in the middle belt of Ghana
Dennis Gyasi Konadu, Alex Owusu-Ofori, Zuwera Yidana, Farrid Boadu, Louisa Fatahiya Iddrisu, Dennis Adu-Gyasi, David Dosoo, Robert Lartey Awuley, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Kwaku Poku Asante
Impact of aging on obstetric outcomes: defining advanced maternal age in Barcelona
Marta Claramonte Nieto, Eva Meler Barrabes, Sandra Garcia Martínez, Mireia Gutiérrez Prat, Bernat Serra Zantop
PREPARE: protocol for a stepped wedge trial to evaluate whether a risk stratification model can reduce preterm deliveries among women with suspected or confirmed preterm pre-eclampsia
Marcos Augusto Bastos Dias, Leandro De Oliveira, Arundhanthi Jeyabalan, Beth Payne, Christopher W. Redman, Laura Magee, Lucilla Poston, Lucy Chappell, Paul Seed, Peter von Dadelszen, James Michael Roberts, Maria Laura Costa do Nascimento, José Paulo Guida, Carla Silveira, José Guilherme Cecatti, Francisco Lázaro Pereira de Souza, José Geraldo Ramos, Sérgio Martins Costa, Marcos Antonio Santos, Guilherme de Jesus, Fátima Penso, Lucienne Frayne, Wallace Mendes, Marcos Nakamura, Lucienne Frayha
Adiponectin levels in maternal serum and umbilical cord blood at birth by mode of delivery: relationship to anthropometric measurements and fetal sex
Seyedeh Razieh Fazeli Daryasari, Najmeh Tehranian, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Fatemeh Razavinia, Fatemeh Tork Tatari, Fattaneh Pahlavan
A qualitative cross-cultural analysis of NICU care culture and infant feeding in Finland and the U.S.
Sarah Holdren, Cynthia Fair, Liisa Lehtonen
Assessing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based programs on mental health during pregnancy and early motherhood - a randomized control trial
Wan-Lin Pan, Chiung-Wen Chang, Shin-Ming Chen, Meei-Ling Gau
Mothers’ utilization and associated factors in preconception care in northern Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study
Tsrity Tadese Asresu, Desta Hailu, Berhe Girmay, Mulugeta Woldu Abrha, Haftom Gebrehiwot Weldearegay
Unexpected drug residuals in human milk in Ankara, capital of Turkey
Ayşe Meltem Ergen, Sıddıka Songül Yalçın
Prevalence of gestational diabetes according to commonly used data sources: an observational study
Robyn L. Lawrence, Clare R. Wall, Frank H. Bloomfield
Maternal perceptions about caesarean section deliveries and their role in reducing perinatal and neonatal mortality in the Upper West Region of Ghana; a cross-sectional study
Barnabas B. Naa Gandau, Benjamin D. Nuertey, Nana Ayegua Hagan Seneadza, Dominic Akaateba, Emmanuel Azusong, Judith Y. Yirifere, Herta B. Kankpeyeng, Edem M. A. Tette
Oxytocin levels in low-risk primiparas following breast stimulation for spontaneous onset of labor: a quasi-experimental study
Kaori Takahata, Shigeko Horiuchi, Yuriko Tadokoro, Erika Sawano, Kazuyuki Shinohara
Iranian midwives’ attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth: a cross-sectional study
Narges Sadeghzadeh, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Shima Haghani, Syedeh Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady
Effect of attending pregnant women’s conference on institutional delivery, Northwest Ethiopia: comparative cross-sectional study
Melash Belachew Asresie, Gizachew Worku Dagnew
Determinants of prenatal care use and HIV testing during pregnancy: a population-based, cross-sectional study of 7080 women of reproductive age in Mozambique
Sanni Yaya, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Ghose Bishwajit
Antenatal care use and its determinants among migrant women during the first delivery: a nation-wide cross-sectional study in China
Xue Tang, Lulu Ding, Yuejing Feng, Yi Wang, Chengchao Zhou
Management and outcome of pregnancies in women with red cell isoimmunization: a 15-year observational study from a tertiary care university hospital
María Ángeles Sánchez-Durán, María Teresa Higueras, Cecilia Halajdian-Madrid, Mayte Avilés García, Andrea Bernabeu-García, Nerea Maiz, Nuria Nogués, Elena Carreras
Intimate partner violence identified through routine antenatal screening and maternal and perinatal health outcomes
Karina Chaves, John Eastwood, Felix A. Ogbo, Alexandra Hendry, Bin Jalaludin, Sarah Khanlari, Andrew Page
Double- versus single-balloon catheters for labour induction and cervical ripening: a meta-analysis
Xiyao Liu, Yu Wang, Fan Zhang, Xiaoni Zhong, Rong Ou, Xin Luo, Hongbo Qi
The change in haemoglobin concentration between the first and third trimesters of pregnancy: a population study
David Churchill, Manisha Nair, Simon J. Stanworth, Marian Knight
Factors associated with successful vaginal birth after a cesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yanxin Wu, Yachana Kataria, Zilian Wang, Wai-Kit Ming, Christina Ellervik
Clinical characteristics of women captured by extending the definition of severe postpartum haemorrhage with ‘refractoriness to treatment’: a cohort study
Dacia D. C. A. Henriquez, Ada Gillissen, Sharissa M. Smith, Roos A. Cramer, Thomas van den Akker, Joost J. Zwart, Jos J. M. van Roosmalen, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp, Johanna G. van der Bom, H. J. Adriaanse, E. S. A. van den Akker, M. I. Baas, C. M. C. Bank, E. van Beek, B. A. de Boer, K. de Boer, D. M. R. van der Borden, H. A. Bremer, J. T. J. Brons, J. M. Burggraaff, H. Ceelie, H. Chon, J. L. M. Cikot, F. M. C. Delemarre, J. H. C. Diris, M. Doesburg– Van Kleffens, I. M. A. van Dooren, J. L. P. van Duijnhoven, F. M. van Dunné, J. J. Duvekot, P. Engbers, M. J. W. Van Etten-Van Hulst, H. Feitsma, M. A. Fouraux, M. T. M. Franssen, M. A. M. Frasa, A. J. van Gammeren, N. van Gemund, F. van der Graaf, C. J. M. de Groot, C. M. Hackeng, D. P. van der Ham, M. J. C. P. Hanssen, T. H. M. Hasaart, H. A. Hendriks, Y. M. C. Henskens, B. B. J. Hermsen, S. Hogenboom, A. Hooker, F. Hudig, A. M. G. Huijssoon, A. J. M. Huisjes, N. Jonker, P. J. Kabel, C. van Kampen, M. H. de Keijzer, D. H. van de Kerkhof, J. F. W. Keuren, G. Kleiverda, J. H. Klinkspoor, S. G. A. Koehorst, M. Kok, R. D. Kok, J. B. de Kok, A. Koops, W. Kortlandt, J. Langenveld, M. P. G. Leers, A. Leyte, A. de Mare, G. D. M. Martens, J. H. Meekers, C. A. van Meir, G. C. H. Metz, E. C. H. J. Michielse, L. J. Mostert, S. W. H. Nij Bijvank, E. Oostenveld, N. Osmanovic, M. A. Oudijk, C. Pagano Mirani-Oostdijk, E. C. M. van Pampus, D. N. M. Papatsonis, R. H. M. Peters, G. A. E. Ponjee, M. Pontesilli, M. M. Porath, M. S. Post, J. G. J. Pouwels, L. Prinzen, J. M. T. Roelofsen, J. J. M. Rondeel, P. C. M. van der Salm, H. C. J. Scheepers, D. H. Schippers, N. W. E. Schuitemaker, J. M. Sikkema, J. Slomp, J. W. Smit, Y. S. Snuif-de Lange, J. W. J. van der Stappen, P. Steures, G. H. M. Tax, M. Treskes, H. J. L. M. Ulenkate, G. A. van Unnik, B. S. van der Veen, T. E. M. Verhagen, J. Versendaal, B. Visschers, O. Visser, H. Visser, K. M. K. de Vooght, M. J. de Vries, H. de Waard, F. Weerkamp, M. J. N. Weinans, H. de Wet, M. van Wijnen, W. J. van Wijngaarden, A. C. de Wit, M. D. Woiski
High starchy food intake may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a nested case-control study in the Shaanxi province of Northwestern China
Liyan Huang, Li Shang, Wenfang Yang, Danyang Li, Cuifang Qi, Juan Xin, Shanshan Wang, Liren Yang, Lingxia Zeng, Mei Chun Chung
Midwives’ perceptions of being ‘with woman’: a phenomenological study
Zoe Bradfield, Yvonne Hauck, Ravani Duggan, Michelle Kelly
Methodology for sampling women at high maternal risk in administrative data
Jennifer Vanderlaan, Anne Dunlop, Roger Rochat, Bryan Williams, Susan E. Shapiro
Management of acutely decompensated chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in late pregnancy: a case report
Luca Valko, Gyorgyi Csosza, Akos Merei, Diana Muhl, Reka Faludi, Kristof Karlocai, Andras Lorx, Janos Gal
Maternal health service utilisation of adolescent women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review
Tensae Mekonnen, Tinashe Dune, Janette Perz
Prevalence and factors associated with depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms among women with gestational diabetes mellitus in tertiary care centres in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
Kai Wei Lee, Siew Mooi Ching, Fan Kee Hoo, Vasudevan Ramachandran, Seng Choi Chong, Maiza Tusimin, Noraihan Mohd Nordin
Experiences regarding nutrition and exercise among women during early postpartum: a qualitative grounded theory study
Beth Murray-Davis, Lindsay Grenier, Stephanie A. Atkinson, Michelle F. Mottola, Olive Wahoush, Lehana Thabane, Feng Xie, Jennifer Vickers-Manzin, Caroline Moore, Eileen K. Hutton
Disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in southern Mozambique: a cross-sectional study
Anna Galle, Helma Manaharlal, Emidio Cumbane, Joelma Picardo, Sally Griffin, Nafissa Osman, Kristien Roelens, Olivier Degomme
Measuring physical and mental health during pregnancy and postpartum in an Australian childbearing population - validation of the PROMIS Global Short Form
Valerie Slavin, Jenny Gamble, Debra K. Creedy, Jennifer Fenwick, Julie Pallant
Awareness and practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women in the Bamenda Health District, Cameroon
Yunga Patience Ijang, Samuel Nambile Nambile Cumber, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Mbinkar Adeline Venyuy, Fala Bede, Pierre Marie Tebeu
A hospital-based birth defects surveillance system in Kampala, Uganda
Daniel Mumpe-Mwanja, Linda Barlow-Mosha, Dhelia Williamson, Diana Valencia, Robert Serunjogi, Ayoub Kakande, Joyce Namale-Matovu, Jolly Nankunda, Doreen Birabwa-Male, Margaret Achom Okwero, Jesca Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Philippa Musoke
Adverse effects of endometriosis on pregnancy: a case-control study
Mayo Miura, Takafumi Ushida, Kenji Imai, Jingwen Wang, Yoshinori Moriyama, Tomoko Nakano-Kobayashi, Satoko Osuka, Fumitaka Kikkawa, Tomomi Kotani
Potential gains in reproductive-aged life expectancy if maternal mortality were eradicated from the Kintampo districts of Central Ghana
Sulemana Watara Abubakari, Ayaga Agula Bawah, Ernest Obed Nettey, Edward Anane Apraku, Charles Zandoh, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Kwaku Poku Asante, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Delali Margaret Badasu
Examining internal migration effects on short versus long interbirth intervals in Cotonou, Benin Republic
Boladé Hamed Banougnin
Pregnancy following kidney transplantation - impact on mother and graft function and focus on childrens’ longitudinal development
Friederike Bachmann, Klemens Budde, Marie Gerland, Cornelia Wiechers, Nils Heyne, Silvio Nadalin, Sara Brucker, Cornelia Bachmann
A double dilemma: treatment of stage IV fetal twin-twin transfusion syndrome in the setting of maternal recurrent venous thromoembolism: a case report
Claire M. McCarthy, Alya al-Madhani, Suzanne Smyth, Nóirín E. Russell, Ruwan Wimalasundera, Keelin O’Donoghue
Effects of sanitation practices on adverse pregnancy outcomes in India: a conducive finding from recent Indian demographic health survey
Ratna Patel, Ajay Gupta, Shekhar Chauhan, Dhananjay W. Bansod
Scaling up interventions: findings and lessons learned from an external evaluation of Niger’s National Initiative to reduce postpartum hemorrhage
Meighan Mary, Ayisha Diop, Wendy R. Sheldon, Aichatou Yenikoye, Beverly Winikoff
Revisiting: “A pre-post study of a multi-country scale up of resuscitation training of facility birth attendants: does helping babies breathe training save lives?”
Sara Berkelhamer, Nalini Singhal
Thermal imaging applications in neonatal care: a scoping review
Anastasia Topalidou, Nazmin Ali, Slobodan Sekulic, Soo Downe
Non-obstetric surgery during pregnancy – an eleven-year retrospective analysis
J. Vujic, K. Marsoner, A. H. Lipp-Pump, P. Klaritsch, H. J. Mischinger, P. Kornprat
Risk factors and consequences of undiagnosed cesarean scar pregnancy: a cohort study in China
Ri-hua Xie, Xiaoyan Guo, Meng Li, Yan Liao, Laura Gaudet, Mark Walker, Huizhong Lei, Shi Wu Wen
Policymaker, health provider and community perspectives on male involvement during pregnancy in southern Mozambique: a qualitative study
Anna Galle, Helio Cossa, Sally Griffin, Nafissa Osman, Kristien Roelens, Olivier Degomme
Psychological and social consequences of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): a scoping review
Valérie Labonté, Dima Alsaid, Britta Lang, Joerg J. Meerpohl
Effect of interpregnancy weight change on perinatal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis
Noor E. W. D. Teulings, Katya L. Masconi, Susan E. Ozanne, Catherine E. Aiken, Angela M. Wood
Adverse childhood experiences and poor birth outcomes in a diverse, low-income sample
Joshua P. Mersky, ChienTi Plummer Lee
A prospective study of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms with infant-feeding practices in a Chinese birth cohort
Tingting Sha, Xiao Gao, Cheng Chen, Ling Li, Gang Cheng, Xialing Wu, Qianling Tian, Fan Yang, Qiong He, Yan Yan
Diabetes care in remote Australia: the antenatal, postpartum and inter-pregnancy period
R. Kirkham, N. Trap-Jensen, J. A. Boyle, F. Barzi, E. L. M. Barr, C. Whitbread, P. Van Dokkum, M. Kirkwood, C. Connors, E. Moore, P. Zimmet, S. Corpus, A. J. Hanley, K. O’Dea, J. Oats, H. D. McIntyre, A. Brown, J. E. Shaw, L. Maple-Brown
Social determinants of health and disparities in prenatal care utilization during the Great Recession period 2005-2010
Erin L. Blakeney, Jerald R. Herting, Betty Bekemeier, Brenda K. Zierler
Prenatal maternal stress and birth outcomes in rural Ghana: sex-specific associations
Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise, Blair J. Wylie, Ellen Boamah-Kaali, Darby W. Jack, Felix Boakye Oppong, Steven N. Chillrud, Stephaney Gyaase, Seyram Kaali, Oscar Agyei, Patrick L. Kinney, Mohammed Mujtaba, Rosalind J. Wright, Kwaku Poku Asante, Alison G. Lee
Treponema pallidum infection predicts sexually transmitted viral infections (hepatitis B virus, herpes simplex virus-2, and human immunodeficiency virus) among pregnant women from rural areas of Mwanza region, Tanzania
Gilbert Ng’wamkai, Kalista V. Msigwa, Damas Chengula, Frank Mgaya, Clotilda Chuma, Betrand Msemwa, Vitus Silago, Mtebe Majigo, Stephen E. Mshana, Mariam M. Mirambo
Analysis of pregnancy outcome after anastomosis of oviduct and its influencing factors
Yun Feng, Han Zhao, Hongxia Xu, Ying Ai, Lingyun Su, Li Zou, Linna Yang, Dehong Yang, Xuelan Yan, Na Ma, Wei Dong
The use of 5-azacytidine in pregnant patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): a case report
Abdullah M. Alrajhi, Sarah A. Alhazzani, Nouf M. Alajaji, Fouad H. Alnajjar, Nawal F. Alshehry, Imran K. Tailor
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on assisted reproduction technology (ART) outcomes and underlying biological mechanisms: protocol of a randomized clinical controlled trial. The “supplementation of vitamin D and reproductive outcome” (SUNDRO) study
Alessio Paffoni, Edgardo Somigliana, Veronica Sarais, Stefania Ferrari, Marco Reschini, Sofia Makieva, Enrico Papaleo, Paola Viganò
Association between thyroid-stimulating hormone and maternal hemodynamics in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: an observational study
Yu Liu, Bo Gao, Xin Zeng, Jing Yang, Lei Zhang, Ganwei Xu, Ruizhe Jia, Zhengfeng Xu
Effects and outcomes of septostomy in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome after fetoscopic laser therapy
Wen-Fang Li, An-Shine Chao, Shuenn-Dyh Chang, Po-Jen Cheng, Lan-Yan Yang, Yao-Lung Chang
Changing diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes in Sweden - a stepped wedge national cluster randomised controlled trial - the CDC4G study protocol
Helena Fadl, Maryam Saeedi, Scott Montgomery, Anders Magnuson, Erik Schwarcz, Kerstin Berntorp, Verena Sengpiel, Elisabeth Storck-Lindholm, Helena Strevens, Anna-Karin Wikström, Sophia Brismar-Wendel, Martina Persson, Stefan Jansson, Fredrik Ahlsson, Carina Ursing, Linda Ryen, Kerstin Petersson, Ulla-Britt Wennerholm, Karin Hildén, David Simmons
Antenatal care use in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis
Teketo Kassaw Tegegne, Catherine Chojenta, Theodros Getachew, Roger Smith, Deborah Loxton
Lessons about the reliability of congenital syphilis and vertical HIV transmission data learned from case reviews in Uruguay: a cross-sectional study
Susana Cabrera, Mariangela Freitas Silveira, Ana Visconti, Fabian García, Rafael Aguirre, Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon, Jorge Quian, Suzanne J. Serruya
A feasibility study of activity tracking devices in pregnancy
Michelle A. Kominiarek, Lauren C. Balmert, Hallie Tolo, William Grobman, Melissa Simon
Stratified analysis of the correlation between gestational weight gain and birth weight for gestational age: a retrospective single-center cohort study in Japan
Noriko SATO, Naoyuki MIYASAKA
Impact of parturition on maternal cardiovascular and neuronal integrity in a high risk cohort – a prospective cohort study
Katrina Suzanne Evers, Evelyn Annegret Huhn, Sotirios Fouzas, Christian Barro, Jens Kuhle, Urs Fisch, Luca Bernasconi, Olav Lapaire, Sven Wellmann
Effect of community-based distribution of misoprostol on facility delivery: a scoping review
Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Bereket Yakob, Wubegzier Mekonnen Ayele, Muluneh Yigzaw, Meselech Assegid Roro, Araya Abrha Medhanyi, Etenesh Gebreyohannes Hailu, Yibeltal Tebekaw Bayou
A before and after study of the impact on obstetric and perinatal outcomes following the introduction of an educational package of fetal heart rate monitoring education coupled with umbilical artery lactate sampling in a low resource setting labor ward in South Africa
Emma R. Allanson, Robert C. Pattinson, Elizabeth A. Nathan, Jan E. Dickinson
mHealth communication to strengthen postnatal care in rural areas: a systematic review
Florence Mbuthia, Marianne Reid, Annali Fichardt
Psychosocial and obstetric determinants of women signalling distress during Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) screening in Sydney, Australia
Sarah Khanlari, John Eastwood, Bryanne Barnett, Sabrina Naz, Felix Akpojene Ogbo
Incarceration of the gravid uterus: a case report and literature review
Cha Han, Chen Wang, Lulu Han, Guoyan Liu, Huiyang Li, Fuman She, Fengxia Xue, Yingmei Wang
Influence of surgical evacuation on pregnancy outcomes of subsequent embryo transfer cycle following miscarriage in an initial IVF cycle: a retrospective cohort study
Junan Meng, Mengchen Zhu, Wenjuan Shen, Xiaomin Huang, Haixiang Sun, Jianjun Zhou
Agreement of antenatal care indicators from self-reported questionnaire and the antenatal care card of women in the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Lina Sofia Morón-Duarte, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Diego G. Bassani, Andrea Dâmaso Bertoldi, Marlos R. Domingues, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Mariangela Freitas Silveira
Medical and non-medical reasons for cesarean section delivery in Egypt: a hospital-based retrospective study
Shatha Elnakib, Nahla Abdel-Tawab, Doaa Orbay, Nevine Hassanein
Prevalence of self-reported mental disorders in pregnancy and associations with adverse neonatal outcomes: a population-based cross-sectional study
David Mongan, Janine Lynch, Donncha Hanna, Ciaran Shannon, Shona Hamilton, Claire Potter, Colin Gorman, Orlagh McCambridge, Rachel Morrow, Ciaran Mulholland
Maternal BMI and nutritional status in early pregnancy and its impact on neonatal outcomes at birth in Bangladesh
Bishwajit Bhowmik, Tasnima Siddique, Anindita Majumder, Ibrahimu Mdala, Israt A. Hossain, Zahid Hassan, Ishrat Jahan, Nayla Cristina do V. Moreira, Abdul Alim, Abdul Basit, Graham A. Hitman, Abul Kalam A. Khan, Akhtar Hussain
Effects of a lifestyle intervention in routine care on prenatal physical activity – findings from the cluster-randomised GeliS trial
Julia Hoffmann, Julia Günther, Kristina Geyer, Lynne Stecher, Kathrin Rauh, Julia Kunath, Dorothy Meyer, Christina Sitzberger, Monika Spies, Eva Rosenfeld, Luzia Kick, Renate Oberhoffer, Hans Hauner
Factors for late initiation of antenatal care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A qualitative study
Saidi Mgata, Stephen Oswald Maluka
Access to midwifery care for people of low socio-economic status: a qualitative descriptive study
Elizabeth K. Darling, Lindsay Grenier, Lisa Nussey, Beth Murray-Davis, Eileen K. Hutton, Meredith Vanstone
Levels and determinants of maternal mortality in northern and southern Nigeria
Catherine Meh, Amardeep Thind, Bridget Ryan, Amanda Terry
Provider advice on physical activity and nutrition in twin pregnancies: a cross-sectional electronic survey
Kara M. Whitaker, Meghan Baruth, Rebecca A. Schlaff, Hailee Talbot, Christopher P. Connolly, Jihong Liu, Sara Wilcox
The childbirth experience: obstetric and psychological predictors in Italian primiparous women
Valentina Fenaroli, Sara Molgora, Serena Dodaro, Alessandro Svelato, Livia Gesi, Giulia Molidoro, Emanuela Saita, Antonio Ragusa
Association between social and family support and antenatal depression: a hospital-based study in Chengdu, China
Ying Hu, Ying Wang, Shu Wen, Xiujing Guo, Liangzhi Xu, Baohong Chen, Pengfan Chen, Xiaoxia Xu, Yuqiong Wang
Fertility preservation with successful pregnancy outcome in a patient with transplanted heart and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma – a case report
Ana Sofia Pais, Nuno Guerra, Daniela Couto, Ana Paula Sousa, Teresa Almeida-Santos
Knowledge and practice of immediate newborn care among midwives and nurses in public health facilities of Afar regional state, Northeast Ethiopia
Hawa Abdu, Measho Gebrselassie, Mohammed Abdu, Kusse Urmale Mare, Woldemichael Tadesse, Misgan Legesse Liben
Correction to: International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol
Jill F. Lebov, Juan F. Arias, Angel Balmaseda, William Britt, José F. Cordero, Luiz Augusto Galvão, Ana Lucía Garces, K. Michael Hambidge, Eva Harris, Albert Ko, Nancy Krebs, Ernesto T. A. Marques, Alexander M. Martinez, Elizabeth McClure, Democrito B. Miranda-Filho, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira, Marisa M. Mussi-Pinhata, Theresa J. Ochoa, Jorge E. Osorio, Deolinda M. F. Scalabrin, Stacey Schultz-Cherry, George R. Seage III, Kristen Stolka, César Augusto Ugarte-Gil, Carmen Milagros Velez Vega, Michael Welton, Ricardo Ximenes, Carmen Zorrilla
Factors influencing adherence to the new intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy policy in Keta District of the Volta region, Ghana
Alren O. Vandy, Nana Yaw Peprah, Joseph Yaw Jerela, Perfect Titiati, Abubakar Manu, Joseph Akamah, Ernest T. Maya, Kwasi Torpey
Endometrial carcinoma in a gravid uterus: a case report and literature review
Mayu Shiomi, Shinya Matsuzaki, Eiji Kobayashi, Takeya Hara, Satoshi Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Takiuchi, Kazuya Mimura, Yutaka Ueda, Takuji Tomimatsu, Tadashi Kimura
Pravastatin induces NO synthesis by enhancing microsomal arginine uptake in healthy and preeclamptic placentas
Zita Pánczél, Zoltán Kukor, Dorina Supák, Bence Kovács, András Kecskeméti, Rita Czizel, Magdolna Djurecz, Bálint Alasztics, Krisztián Benedek Csomó, András Hrabák, Sándor Valent
Patient-provider communication about pregnancy and HIV among female sex workers living with HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dana Cernigliaro, Clare Barrington, Yeycy Donastorg, Martha Perez, Deanna Kerrigan
Value based maternal and newborn care requires alignment of adequate resources with high value activities
Ank De Jonge, Soo Downe, Lesley Page, Declan Devane, Helena Lindgren, Joke Klinkert, Muir Gray, Anant Jani
Associations between maternal social support and stressful life event with ventricular septal defect in offspring: a case-control study
Jiajun Lyu, Kena Zhao, Yuanqing Xia, Anda Zhao, Yong Yin, Haifa Hong, Shenghui Li
My Baby’s Movements: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to raise maternal awareness of fetal movements during pregnancy study protocol
V. Flenady, G. Gardener, F. M. Boyle, E. Callander, M. Coory, C. East, D. Ellwood, A. Gordon, K. M. Groom, P. F. Middleton, J. E. Norman, K. A. Warrilow, M. Weller, A. M. Wojcieszek, C. Crowther
Exploring survivor perceptions of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Nigeria through the health belief model
Pooja Sripad, Karen Kirk, Gloria Adoyi, Amy Dempsey, Salisu Ishaku, Charlotte E. Warren
Association between ovarian reserve and preeclampsia: a cohort study
Hadi Erfani, Maryam Rahmati, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Fereidoun Azizi, Seyed Ali Montazeri, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani
Associated factors and their individual contributions to caesarean delivery among married women in Bangladesh: analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey data
Farhana Hasan, Md. Mesbahul Alam, Md. Golam Hossain
Maternal obesity classes, preterm and post-term birth: a retrospective analysis of 479,864 births in England
Emma Slack, Kate E. Best, Judith Rankin, Nicola Heslehurst
Postpartum depression and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last twelve months in Ankesha district, Awi zone, North West Ethiopia
Solomon Shitu, Biftu Geda, Merga Dheresa
Correction to: Determinants of prenatal care use and HIV testing during pregnancy: a population-based, cross-sectional study of 7080 women of reproductive age in Mozambique
Sanni Yaya, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Ghose Bishwajit
Co-producing childbirth knowledge: a qualitative study of birth stories in antenatal sessions
Leah de Quattro
Digital postpartum hemorrhage management device (DPHMD)
Derartu D. Tekela, Abeba G. Asmare, Birhan M. Gebremariam, Christian A. Assegahegn, Kidist D. Wami, Hundessa D. Nemomssa, Gizeaddis L. Simegn
Differences in maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes between syphilitic women with and without partner coinfection
Xiao-hui Zhang, Yan-min Chen, Yu Sun, Li-qian Qiu, Dan-qing Chen
Factors affecting uptake of ≥ 3 doses of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for malaria prevention in pregnancy in selected health facilities, Arusha region, Tanzania
Witness Mkalukwatage Mchwampaka, Donath Tarimo, Frank Chacky, Ahmed Mohamed, Rogath Kishimba, Angela Samwel
Use of Antidiabetic drugs during pregnancy among U.S. women with Livebirth deliveries in the Mini-Sentinel system
Katrina Mott, Marsha E. Reichman, Sengwee Toh, Caren Kieswetter, Katherine Haffenreffer, Susan E. Andrade
A randomized controlled trial on the use of pessary plus progesterone to prevent preterm birth in women with short cervical length (P5 trial)
Rodolfo C. Pacagnella, Ben W. Mol, Anderson Borovac-Pinheiro, Renato Passini Jr., Marcelo L. Nomura, Kleber Cursino Andrade, Nathalia Ellovitch, Karayna Gil Fernandes, Thaísa Guedes Bortoletto, Cynara Maria Pereira, Maria Julia Miele, Marcelo Santucci França, Jose G. Cecatti, Antônio F. Moron, Carlos A. S. Menezes, Claudio S. M. Paiva, Cristhiane M. Barros, Djacyr M. C. Paiva, Eduardo B. Alves, Elaine C. D. Moisés, Enoch Q. S. Barreto, Fernando M. Peixoto-Filho, Francisco E. L. Feitosa, Frederico Barroso, Herlanio C. Carvalho, Humberto S. Hirakawa, Julio Peña, Leila Katz, Marcelo C. C. Marques, Marcelo M. S. Lima, Marcos N. Pereira, Maria L. Costa, Maria T. P. Chaves, G. M. Marilia, Mário D. Correia-Jr, Nelson Sass, Renato L. S. Ximenes, Rodrigo P. S. Camargo, Rogério G. R. Guidoni, Rone P. C. Oliveira, Samira E. M. T. Haddad, Sérgio H. A. M. Costa, Silvana M. Quintana, Stéphanno G. P. Sarmento, Thais V. Silva
Mifepristone and misoprostol versus misoprostol alone for uterine evacuation after early pregnancy failure: study protocol for a randomized double blinded placebo-controlled comparison (Triple M Trial)
Joyce van den Berg, Charlotte C. Hamel, Marcus P. Snijders, Sjors F. Coppus, Frank P. Vandenbussche
Association of sleep quality during pregnancy with stress and depression: a prospective birth cohort study in China
Ming Gao, Jiajin Hu, Liu Yang, Ning Ding, Xiaotong Wei, Lin Li, Lei Liu, Yanan Ma, Deliang Wen
Indicators for mode of delivery in pregnant women with uteruses scarred by prior caesarean section: a retrospective study of 679 pregnant women
Zhifen Hua, Fadwa El Oualja
Pregnancy options counselling in Ghana: a case study of women with unintended pregnancies in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana
Evans Kofi Agbeno, Fred Yao Gbagbo, E. S. K. Morhe, Soale Issah Maltima, Kwadwo Sarbeng
Risk factors for placenta accreta spectrum: findings from the Japan environment and Children’s study
Hyo Kyozuka, Akiko Yamaguchi, Daisuke Suzuki, Keiya Fujimori, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Tadahiko Yokoyama, Akiko Sato, Koichi Hashimoto, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Hirohisa Saito, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Michihiro Kamijima, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Yasuaki Hirooka, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh
Preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and later risk of cardiovascular disease: Women’s experiences and motivation for lifestyle changes explored in focus group interviews
Heidi L. Sandsæter, Julie Horn, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Hege S. Haugdahl
Prenatal yoga for young women a mixed methods study of acceptability and benefits
Amanda Styles, Virginia Loftus, Susan Nicolson, Louise Harms
Burden, risk factors and maternal and offspring outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): a systematic review and meta-analysis
Barnabas Kahiira Natamba, Arthur Araali Namara, Moffat Joha Nyirenda
The association between gestational weight gain z-score and stillbirth: a case-control study
Cassandra M. Pickens, Carol J. Hogue, Penelope P. Howards, Michael R. Kramer, Martina L. Badell, Donald J. Dudley, Robert M. Silver, Robert L. Goldenberg, Halit Pinar, George R. Saade, Michael W. Varner, Barbara J. Stoll
Effect of prenatal EPA and DHA on maternal and cord blood insulin sensitivity: a secondary analysis of the mothers, omega 3, and mental health study
Joey A. England, Joses Jain, Bradley D. Holbrook, Ronald Schrader, Clifford Qualls, Ellen Mozurkewich
Prenatal diagnosis of a “living” oropharyngeal fetus in fetu: a case report
Ling Wang, Baiguo Long, Qichang Zhou, Shi Zeng
Quality of life questionnaire for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDMQ-36): development and psychometric properties
S. Mokhlesi, M. Simbar, F. Ramezani Tehrani, N. Kariman, H. Alavi Majd
The risk of cesarean delivery after labor induction among women with prior pregnancy complications: a subgroup analysis of the AFFIRM study
Leslie Skeith, Grégoire Le Gal, Johanna I. P. de Vries, Saskia Middeldorp, Mariëtte Goddijn, Risto Kaaja, Jean-Christophe Gris, Ida Martinelli, Ekkehard Schleußner, David Petroff, Nicole Langlois, Marc A. Rodger
Knowledge of preeclampsia and its associated factors among pregnant women: a possible link to reduce related adverse outcomes
Linda A. Fondjo, Vivian E. Boamah, Adelaide Fierti, Dorcas Gyesi, Eddie-Williams Owiredu
Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy among women in selected communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Christian Obasi Akpa, Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Eniola Adetola Bamgboye, Tukur Dahiru, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, IkeOluwapo Oyeneye Ajayi
Maternal and perinatal outcomes of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Amanual Getnet Mersha, Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Mohammed Assen Seid
Safety of medication use during pregnancy in mainland China: based on a national health insurance database in 2015
Jingyuan Zhang, Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Xiaodong Guan, Luwen Shi
Mean arterial blood pressure: potential predictive tool for preeclampsia in a cohort of healthy nulliparous pregnant women
Jussara Mayrink, Renato T. Souza, Francisco E. Feitosa, Edilberto A. Rocha Filho, Débora F. Leite, Janete Vettorazzi, Iracema M. Calderon, Maria L. Costa, Louise Kenny, Philip Baker, Jose G. Cecatti, Mary A. Parpinelli, Karayna G. Fernandes, José P. Guida, Danielly Santana, Rafael B. F. Galvao, Bianca F. Cassettari, Lucia Pfitscher, Daisy Lucena de Feitosa, Elias de Melo Ferreira Júnior, Danilo Anacleto, Vilma Zotareli, Marcia Alice Silva
Mothers’ experiences of quality of care and potential benefits of implementing the WHO safe childbirth checklist: a case study of Aceh Indonesia
Siobhan Doria, Farah Diba, Suryane S. Susanti, Sebastian Vollmer, Ida G. Monfared
“They turn to you first for everything”: insights into midwives’ perspectives of providing physical activity advice and guidance to pregnant women
Marlize De Vivo, Hayley Mills
Gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes among Emirati and Arab women in the United Arab Emirates: results from the MISC cohort
Mona Hashim, Hadia Radwan, Hayder Hasan, Reyad Shaker Obaid, Hessa Al Ghazal, Marwa Al Hilali, Rana Rayess, Noor Chehayber, Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed, Farah Naja
Assessment of β-human-derived chorionic gonadotrophic hormone (βhCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) levels as predictive factors of preeclampsia in the first trimester among Iranian women: a cohort study
Maryam Honarjoo, Shahnaz Kohan, Elahe Zarean, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi
Validation of the Iranian version of the childbirth experience questionnaire 2.0
Solmaz Ghanbari-Homayi, Anna Dencker, Zahra Fardiazar, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Shahla Meedya, Eesa Mohammadi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Effect of maternal birth positions on duration of second stage of labor: systematic review and meta-analysis
Marta Berta, Helena Lindgren, Kyllike Christensson, Sollomon Mekonnen, Mulat Adefris
Correlation study between increased fetal movement during the third trimester and neonatal outcome
Cuiqin Huang, Wei Han, Yajing Fan
Maternal nutritional adequacy and gestational weight gain and their associations with birth outcomes among Vietnamese women
Nga Thuy Tran, Lam Thi Nguyen, Yatin Berde, Yen Ling Low, Siew Ling Tey, Dieu Thi Thu Huynh
Potentially modifiable predictors of adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus: can they help for future risk stratification and risk-adapted patient care?
Maria-Christina Antoniou, Leah Gilbert, Justine Gross, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Céline J. Fischer Fumeaux, Yvan Vial, Jardena J. Puder
Understanding cause of stillbirth: a prospective observational multi-country study from sub-Saharan Africa
Mamuda Aminu, Sarah Bar-Zeev, Sarah White, Matthews Mathai, Nynke van den Broek
Serum metallome in pregnant women and the relationship with congenital malformations of the central nervous system: a case-control study
Jacopo Troisi, Luigi Giugliano, Laura Sarno, Annamaria Landolfi, Sean Richards, Steven Symes, Angelo Colucci, Giuseppe Maruotti, David Adair, Marco Guida, Pasquale Martinelli, Maurizio Guida
Alcohol use, pregnancy and associated risk factors: a pilot cross-sectional study of pregnant women attending prenatal care in an urban city
Imelda K. Moise
Social determinants of delivery mode in Jiangsu, China
Hong Fan, Hai Gu, Hua You, Xinpeng Xu, Yun Kou, Nichao Yang
Maternal healthcare services use in Mwanza Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional baseline survey
James Orwa, Michaela Mantel, Micheal Mugerwa, Sharon Brownie, Eunice Siaity Pallangyo, Loveluck Mwasha, Kahabi Isangula, Leonard Subi, Secilia Mrema, Grace Edwards, David Siso, Edna Selestine, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Columba Mbekenga, Marleen Temmerman
Initiation of antiretroviral therapy or antiretroviral prophylaxis in pregnant women living with HIV registered in five townships of Mandalay, Myanmar: A cross sectional study
Khine Wut Yee Kyaw, Aye Aye Mon, Khaing Hnin Phyo, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Than Than Lwin, Zaw Zaw Aung, Thet Ko Aung, Myo Minn Oo, Thurain Htun, Sai Soe Thu Ya, Srinath Satyanarayana, Htun Nyunt Oo
Maternal characteristics and outcomes affected by hypothyroidism during pregnancy (maternal hypothyroidism on pregnancy outcomes, MHPO-1)
Zareen Kiran, Aisha Sheikh, Sarwar Malik, Areeba Meraj, Maha Masood, Safana Ismail, Muhammad Owais Rashid, Quratulain Shaikh, Numan Majeed, Luman Sheikh, Najmul Islam
Predicting peripartum blood transfusion: focusing on pre-pregnancy characteristics
Yung-Taek Ouh, Kyu-Min Lee, Ki Hoon Ahn, Soon-Cheol Hong, Min-Jeong Oh, Hai-Joong Kim, Sung Won Han, Geum Joon Cho
Quality appraisal of gestational diabetes mellitus guidelines with AGREE II: a systematic review
Mengxing Zhang, Yingfeng Zhou, Jie Zhong, Kairong Wang, Yan Ding, Li Li, Xiuhong Pan
The effect of antenatal depression and antidepressant treatment on placental tissue: a protein-validated gene expression study
Åsa Edvinsson, Charlotte Hellgren, Theodora Kunovac Kallak, Helena Åkerud, Alkistis Skalkidou, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Romina Fornes, Olav Spigset, Susanne Lager, Jocelien Olivier, Inger Sundström-Poromaa
Oral health and Candida carriage in socioeconomically disadvantaged US pregnant women
Jin Xiao, Colleen Fogarty, Tong Tong Wu, Naemah Alkhers, Yan Zeng, Marie Thomas, Moustafa Youssef, Lin Wang, Lauren Cowen, Hossam Abdelsalam, Anna Nikitkova
Correction to: Perspectives and pregnancy outcomes of maternal Ramadan fasting in the second trimester of pregnancy
Kolsoom Safari, Tiran Jamil Piro, Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmad
No association between early antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and plasma levels of angiogenic factors: a cohort study
Ameyo Djeha, Sylvie Girard, Helen Trottier, Fatima Kakkar, Hugo Soudeyns, Marc Boucher, Normand Lapointe, Isabelle Boucoiran
Impact of sleep duration during pregnancy on the risk of gestational diabetes in the Japan environmental and Children’s study (JECS)
Mai Myoga, Mayumi Tsuji, Rie Tanaka, Eiji Shibata, David J. Askew, Yukiyo Aiko, Ayako Senju, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Toru Hachisuga, Shunsuke Araki, Koichi Kusuhara, Seiichi Morokuma, Masafumi Sanefuji, Hirohisa Saito, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Michihiro Kamijima, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Yasuaki Hirooka, Narufumi Suganuma, Takahiko Katoh
TORCH screening used appropriately in China?─three years results from a teaching hospital in northwest China
Lin-Chuan Wang, Fang Yan, Jing-Xiong Ruan, Yao Xiao, Yan Yu
Client perceived quality of the postnatal care provided by public sector specialized care institutions following a normal vaginal delivery in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study
Sashimali Anuradha Wickramasinghe, Moraendage Wasantha Gunathunga, Dewabandu Kumarathungalage Nilmini Nilangani Hemachandra
Pregnancy outcomes among 31 patients with tetralogy of Fallot, a retrospective study
Kana Wang, Junguo Xin, Xiaodong Wang, Haiyan Yu, Xinghui Liu
Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in women with PCOS undergoing frozen embryo transfer
Jiaying Lin, Jialyu Huang, Ningling Wang, Yanping Kuang, Renfei Cai
Quality of maternal and newborn healthcare services in two public hospitals of Bangladesh: identifying gaps and provisions for improvement
Taposh Kumar Biswas, Hasnat Sujon, M. Hafizur Rahman, Henry B. Perry, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury
How to improve the quality of care for women with postpartum haemorrhage at Onandjokwe Hospital, Namibia: quality improvement study
Tshimanga Nsangamay, Robert Mash
Listening to women’s voices: the experience of giving birth with paramedic care in Queensland, Australia
Belinda Flanagan, Bill Lord, Rachel Reed, Gail Crimmins
Prevalence of unwanted pregnancy among Iranian women: an updated meta-analysis
Kourosh Sayehmiri, Fariba Ebtekar, Mozhdeh Zarei, Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh
Process evaluation of the community-based newborn care program implementation in Geze Gofa district, south Ethiopia: a case study evaluation design
Tsegaye Gebremedhin, Dawit Wolde Daka, Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu, Kiddus Yitbarek, Ayal Debie
Induction of labor compared to expectant management in term nulliparas with a latent phase of labor of more than 8 hours: a randomized trial
Patrick Naveen Sargunam, Lindy Li Mei Bak, Peng Chiong Tan, Narayanan Vallikkannu, Mat Adenan Noor Azmi, Syeda Nureena Zaidi, Sandar Tin Win, Siti Zawiah Omar
The impact of obstetric interventions and complications on women’s satisfaction with childbirth a population based cohort study including 16,000 women
Maja Falk, Marie Nelson, Marie Blomberg
Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in pregnant women receiving antenatal care at a tertiary referral hospital in Northern Ghana
Anthony Wemakor
Perinatal outcomes of monochorionic diamniotic triplet pregnancies: a case series
Tingting Xu, Xiaodong Wang, Haiyan Yu, Xinghui Liu
Effect of epidural analgesia in trial of labor after cesarean on maternal and neonatal outcomes in China: a multicenter, prospective cohort study
Jing Sun, Xuetao Yan, Aiwu Yuan, Xiaolei Huang, Yuci Xiao, Liwei Zou, Danyong Liu, Ting Huang, Zhao Zheng, Yuantao Li
Continuous versus discontinuous suture in perineal injuries produced during delivery in primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial
Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano, Beatriz Arredondo-López, Leticia Molina-Garcia, Ana Maria Cámara-Jurado, Eva Cocera-Ruiz, Miguel Rodríguez-Delgado
Unrecognized maternal heart rate artefact in cases of perinatal mortality reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration from 2009 to 2019: a critical patient safety issue
Daniel J. Kiely, Lawrence W. Oppenheimer, James C. Dornan
Role of collateral embolization in addition to uterine artery embolization followed by hysteroscopic curettage for the management of cesarean scar pregnancy
Guodong Zhang, Jijun Li, Jun Tang, Lei Zhang, Dechao Wang, Zengtao Sun
Availability of health facilities and utilization of maternal and newborn postnatal care in rural Malawi
Eunsoo Timothy Kim, Kavita Singh, Ilene S. Speizer, Gustavo Angeles, William Weiss
Maternal BMI mediates the impact of crop-related agricultural work during pregnancy on infant length in rural Pakistan: a mediation analysis of cross-sectional data
Rebecca Pradeilles, Elizabeth Allen, Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah, Azmat Budhani, Rashid Mehmood, Sidra Mazhar, Ayesha Mysorewala, Saba Aslam, Alan D. Dangour, Elaine Ferguson
Perinephric urinoma following spontaneous renal rupture in the third trimester of pregnancy: a case report and brief review of the literature
Ya Chen, Yun Fang Yan, Ying Zhang, Xianming Carroll, Hui Rong Li, Li Tao, Mei Guo Sun, Sandra Leeper-Woodford
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home-based postpartum care on neonatal mortality and exclusive breastfeeding practice in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Chalachew Bekele Shiferaw, Alemayehu Worku
Plasma volume expansion across healthy pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Sixtus Aguree, Alison D. Gernand
Rediscovering empowerment with breastfeeding in an urban First Nation’s population
Deborah Schroeder, Pamala Larsen, Norma Jean Byrd
Determinants of influenza vaccination uptake in pregnancy: a large single-Centre cohort study
Stéphanie Bartolo, Emilie Deliege, Ophélie Mancel, Philippe Dufour, Sophie Vanderstichele, Marielle Roumilhac, Yamina Hammou, Sophie Carpentier, Rodrigue Dessein, Damien Subtil, Karine Faure
Mechanisms of support for exclusive breastmilk expressers in the community: a scoping review
Leah Strauch, Linda Sweet, Hayley Scott, Amanda Müller
Experience of parents who have suffered a perinatal death in two Spanish hospitals: a qualitative study
Marcos Camacho-Ávila, Cayetano Fernández-Sola, Francisca Rosa Jiménez-López, José Granero-Molina, Isabel María Fernández-Medina, Laura Martínez-Artero, José Manuel Hernández-Padilla
Mapping the trajectories for women and their babies from births planned at home, in a birth centre or in a hospital in New South Wales, Australia, between 2000 and 2012
Vanessa L. Scarf, Rosalie Viney, Serena Yu, Maralyn Foureur, Chris Rossiter, Hannah Dahlen, Charlene Thornton, Seong Leang Cheah, Caroline S. E. Homer
Confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in Ondo State, Nigeria – a comparative analysis
Lawal Oyeneyin, Thomas van den Akker, Oladipo Durojaiye, Ola Obaado, Francis Akanbiemu, Yetunde Olagbuji, Isaac Aladeniyi, Majeed Oyeneyin, Olajumoke Aladenola
Men’s knowledge and involvement on obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness and complication readiness in Burayu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia
Addisu Gize, Alemtsehay Eyassu, Balkachew Nigatu, Mekonen Eshete, Nebiyou Wendwessen
Reducing intrapartum fetal deaths through low-dose high frequency clinical mentorship in a rural hospital in Western Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
Duncan N. Shikuku, Rita Mukosa, Taphroze Peru, Alice Yaite, Janerose Ambuchi, Kenneth Sisimwo
Is there respectful maternity care in Poland? Women’s views about care during labor and birth
Barbara Baranowska, Antonina Doroszewska, Urszula Kubicka-Kraszyńska, Joanna Pietrusiewicz, Iwona Adamska-Sala, Anna Kajdy, Dorota Sys, Urszula Tataj-Puzyna, Grażyna Bączek, Susan Crowther
Diagnosis and management of a giant ovarian cyst in the gravid-puerperium period: a case report
Sibraogo Kiemtoré, Hyacinthe Zamané, Yobi Alexis Sawadogo, Rodrigue Sansan Sib, Evelyne Komboigo, Ali Ouédraogo, Blandine Bonané
Normal fetal cardiac deformation values in pregnancy; a prospective cohort study protocol
Noortje H. M. van Oostrum, S. Guid Oei, Judith O. E. H. van Laar
Mass incarceration and public health: the association between black jail incarceration and adverse birth outcomes among black women in Louisiana
Lauren Dyer, Rachel Hardeman, Dovile Vilda, Katherine Theall, Maeve Wallace
Clinical interventions that influence vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rates: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Aireen Wingert, Lisa Hartling, Meghan Sebastianski, Cydney Johnson, Robin Featherstone, Ben Vandermeer, R. Douglas Wilson
Risk factors and racial disparities related to low maternal birth satisfaction with labor induction: a prospective, cohort study
Rebecca F. Hamm, Sindhu K. Srinivas, Lisa D. Levine
Can introvoxel incoherent motion MRI be used to differentiate patients with placenta accreta spectrum disorders?
Tao Lu, Hong Pu, Kui-de Li, Jie Mei, Meng-wei Huang, Shao-yu Wang
Group B Streptococcus detection in pregnant women: comparison of qPCR assay, culture, and the Xpert GBS rapid test
Laura L. Vieira, Amanda V. Perez, Monique M. Machado, Michele L. Kayser, Daniela V. Vettori, Ana Paula Alegretti, Charles F. Ferreira, Janete Vettorazzi, Edimárlei G. Valério
Prevalence and determinants of stillbirth in Nigerian referral hospitals: a multicentre study
Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Rosemary Ogu, Hadiza Galadanci, Gana Mohammed, Durodola Adetoye, Eghe Abe, Ola Okike, Kingsley Agholor, Rukiyat Abdus-salam, Abdullahi Randawa
The effect of distraction techniques on pain and stress during labor: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Paria Amiri, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Khalil Esmaeilpour, Mahin Kamalifard, Reyhaneh Ivanbagha
Women’s psychosocial outcomes following an emergency caesarean section: A systematic literature review
Madeleine Benton, Amy Salter, Nicole Tape, Chris Wilkinson, Deborah Turnbull
Prevalence and contributing factors of birth asphyxia among the neonates delivered at Nigist Eleni Mohammed memorial teaching hospital, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Ritbano Ahmed Abdo, Hassen Mosa Halil, Biruk Assefa Kebede, Abebe Alemu Anshebo, Negeso Gebeyehu Gejo