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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Ausgabe 1/2023

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Open Access Research

Where, why and who delivers our babies? Examining the perspectives of women on utilization of antenatal and delivery services in a developing country

Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Pearl Chizobam Eke, Cosmas Kenan Onah, Chibuike Agu, Lawrence Ulu Ogbonnaya

Open Access Correction

Correction: Reflections on workplace adjustments for pregnant employees: a qualitative study of the experiences of pregnant employees and their managers

Dorte Raaby Andersen, Anne-Mette Hedeager Momsen, Pernille Pedersen, Rikke Damkjær Maimburg

Open Access Research article

The success of vaginal birth by use of trans-labial ultrasound plus vaginal examination and vaginal examination only in pregnant women with labor induction: a comparative study

Elmira Nouri-Khasheh-Heiran, Ali Montazeri, Francesco Conversano, Maryam Kashanian, Mahboubeh Rasuli, Maryam Rahimi, Maryam Mirpour, Nahid Akbari

Open Access Research Article

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a predictive index for liver and coagulation dysfunction in preeclampsia patients

Hui Xing Cui, Chen Chen, Young Mi Jung, Zhen Yi Guo, Chun Yu Dong, Seung Mi LEE, Yin Hua Zhang

Open Access Research

Effect of retained embryos on pregnancy outcomes of in vitro fertilization: a matched retrospective cohort study

Hui xia Zhang, Fei Li, Haixia Jin, Wen yan Song, Yingchun Su, Gang Li

Open Access COVID-19 Research

An integrative literature review on the impact of COVID-19 on maternal and child health in Africa

Ephraim Kumi Senkyire, Olabanji Ewetan, Dominic Azuh, Ernestina Asiedua, Rebecca White, Margaret Dunlea, Mary Barger, Magdalena Ohaja

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Perspectives of health service providers in delivering best-practice care for Aboriginal mothers and their babies during the postnatal period

Jocelyn Jones, Angela Durey, Natalie Strobel, Kimberley McAuley, Karen Edmond, Juli Coffin, Daniel McAullay

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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of adding tranexamic acid for management of post-partum hemorrhage in the Indian public health system

Beena Nitin Joshi, Siddesh Sitaram Shetty, Kusum Venkobrao Moray, Himanshu Chaurasia, Oshima Sachin

Open Access Case report

Prenatal diagnosis of Noonan syndrome in a set of monozygotic twins- a case report

Wei Jian, Huizhen Yuan, Yu Liu, Jimei Sun, Fei Chen, Yufan Li, Min Chen

Open Access Case report

Ritodrine-induced rhabdomyolysis and psychiatric symptoms: a case report and literature review

Li Sun, Mimi Tang, Mei Peng, Ping Xu, Ying Wang

Open Access Research

Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: systematic literature review of the antenatal landscape

Derek P. de Winter, Allysen Kaminski, May Lee Tjoa, Dick Oepkes

Open Access Research

Nontargeted metabolomics reveals the potential mechanism underlying the association between birthweight and metabolic disturbances

Xiao Zhai, Jieying Liu, Miao Yu, Qian Zhang, Ming Li, Nan Zhao, Juntao Liu, Yingna Song, Liangkun Ma, Rongrong Li, Zongxu Qiao, Guifen Zhao, Ruiping Wang, Xinhua Xiao

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Exploring cultural determinants to be integrated into preterm infant care in the neonatal intensive care unit: an integrative literature review

Madimetja Nyaloko, Welma Lubbe, Salaminah S. Moloko-Phiri, Khumoetsile D. Shopo

Open Access Research

Pregnancy outcomes in women with pulmonary hypertension: a retrospective study in China

Chengtian Lv, Yuwen Huang, Guangyuan Liao, Lichan Wu, Dunjin Chen, Yuanmei Gao

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“‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting

Renee Mehra, Amy Alspaugh, Jennifer T Dunn, Linda S Franck, Monica R McLemore, Danya E Keene, Trace S Kershaw, Jeannette R Ickovics

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Mechanical ventilation and death in pregnant patients admitted for COVID-19: a prognostic analysis from the Brazilian COVID-19 registry score

Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis, Magda Carvalho Pires, Lucas Emanuel Ferreira Ramos, Thaís Lorenna Souza Sales, Polianna Delfino-Pereira, Karina Paula Medeiros Prado Martins, Andresa Fontoura Garbini, Angélica Gomides dos Reis Gomes, Bruno Porto Pessoa, Carolina Cunha Matos, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues Cimini, Claudete Rempel, Daniela Ponce, Felipe Ferraz Martins Graça Aranha, Fernando Anschau, Gabriela Petry Crestani, Genna Maira Santos Grizende, Gisele Alsina Nader Bastos, Giulia Maria dos Santos Goedert, Luanna Silva Monteiro Menezes, Marcelo Carneiro, Marcia Ffner Tolfo, Maria Augusta Matos Corrêa, Mariani Maciel de Amorim, Milton Henriques Guimarães Júnior, Pamela Andrea Alves Durães, Patryk Marques da Silva Rosa, Petrônio José de Lima Martelli, Rafaela Santos Charão de Almeida, Raphael Castro Martins, Samuel Penchel Alvarenga, Eric Boersma, Regina Amélia Lopes Pessoa de Aguiar, Milena Soriano Marcolino

Open Access Research

Piloting a complex intervention to promote a tobacco and alcohol-free pregnancy: the Smoke and Alcohol Free with EHealth and Rewards (SAFER) pregnancy study

Leonieke J. Breunis, Marlou L. A. de Kroon, Lieke C. de Jong-Potjer, Eric A. P. Steegers, Jasper V. Been

Open Access Study protocol

Learning deep architectures for the interpretation of first-trimester fetal echocardiography (LIFE) - a study protocol for developing an automated intelligent decision support system for early fetal echocardiography

Anda Ungureanu, Andreea-Sorina Marcu, Ciprian Laurentiu Patru, Dan Ruican, Rodica Nagy, Ruxandra Stoean, Catalin Stoean, Dominic Gabriel Iliescu

Open Access Research

Prolonged pregnancy and stillbirth among women with overweight or obesity – a population-based study in Sweden including 64,632 women

Anna Akselsson, Jenny Rossen, Elisabeth Storck-Lindholm, Ingela Rådestad

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Tracking excess of maternal deaths associated with COVID-19 in Brazil: a nationwide analysis

Raphael Mendonça Guimarães, Lenice Gnocchi Costa Reis, Maria Auxiliadora de Souza Mendes Gomes, Cynthia Magluta, Carlos Machado de Freitas, Margareth Chrisostomo Portela

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Vitamin d deficiency with high parathyroid hormone levels is related to late onset SEPSIS among preterm infants

I. Tofe-Valera, J. L. Pérez-Navero, J. Caballero-Villarraso, M. D. Cañete, R. Villa-Jiménez, M. J. De la Torre-Aguilar

Open Access Case report

Fetal pharyngeal glial heterotopia manifested as polyhydramnios: a rare case with difficult prenatal diagnosis

Xiaoting Ke, Huaijie Cai, Wei Wang, Qingquan Lai

Open Access Research

Conservative surgical approach towards placenta accreta spectrum disorders for uterine preservation

Shahul Hameed Mohamed Siraj, Kok Hian Tan, Ann M Wright

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The effects of intravenous remifentanil on umbilical artery serum-derived exosomes in parturients undergoing epidural anesthesia: a randomized trial

Liangrong Wang, Juan Li, Xiaodan Yang, Yicheng Xiong, Zilu Wang, Li Li, Xinmiao Li, Hang Zhang, Yong Chen, Lina Lin, Xiangqing Xiong

Open Access Research

Perinatal outcomes of singletons following double vitrification-warming procedures: a retrospective study using propensity score analysis

Xiaoyue Shen, Min Ding, Yuan Yan, Chenyang Huang, Shanshan Wang, Jianjun Zhou, Jun Xing

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Comparison of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes using archival medical records before and during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a facility-based, retrospective cohort study

Patrick J. Arena, Camille Dzogang, Adva Gadoth, Dalau Mukadi Nkamba, Nicole A. Hoff, David Kampilu, Michael Beia, Hui-Lee Wong, Steven A. Anderson, Didine Kaba, Anne W. Rimoin

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Pregnancy in the time of COVID-19: towards Fetal monitoring 4.0

Radana Kahankova, Katerina Barnova, Rene Jaros, Jan Pavlicek, Vaclav Snasel, Radek Martinek

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Prevalence of neurotoxicity symptoms among postpartum women on isoniazid preventive therapy and efavirenz-based treatment for HIV: an exploratory objective of the IMPAACT P1078 randomized trial

Patricia Mandima, Kristin Baltrusaitis, Grace Montepiedra, Lisa Aaron, Jyoti Mathad, Carolyne Onyango-Makumbi, Mandisa Nyati, James Ngocho, Gift Chareka, Ponego Ponatshego, Gaerolwe Masheto, Katie McCarthy, Patrick Jean-Philippe, Amita Gupta, Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, Haroon Saloojee, Wafaa El-Sadr, David Harrington, Jonathan B. Levine, Mary Faith Marshall, Lucky Mokgatlhe, Paula Munderi, Andrew Nunn, Jerome Amir Singh, Betty Kwagala, Alwyn Mwinga, Papa Salif Sow, Catherine Hill, Jerrold J. Ellner, Grace John-Stewart, Steven Joffe, Barbara E. Murray, Merlin L. Robb, Enid Kabugho, Deo Wabwire, Hellen Kaganzi, Joel Maena, Hajira Kataike, Emmie Marote, Mercy Mutambanengwe, Teacler Nematadzira, Suzen Maonera, Vongai Chanaiwa, Tapiwa Mbengeranwa, Sukunena Maturure, Tsungai Mhembere, Nasreen Abrahams, Haseena Cassim, Ruth Mathiba, Joan Coetzee, Jeanne Louw, Marlize Smuts, Lindie Rossouw, Magdel Rossouw, Celeste de Vaal, Sharon Mbaba, Karen du Preez, Frieda Verheye-Dua, Aisa Shao, Boniface Njau, Philoteus Sakasaka, Seleman Semvua, Tebogo J. Kakhu, Thuto Ralegoreng, Ayotunde Omoz-Oarhe, Unoda Chakalisa, Nishi Suryavanshi, Sandesh Patil, Neetal Nevrekar, Renu Bharadwaj, Vandana Kulkarni, Fuanglada Tongprasert, Tavitiya Sudjaritruk, Chintana Khamrong, Prapaporn Janjing, Marie Flore Pierre, Maria Linda Aristhomene, Dominique Lespinasse, Emelyne Dumont, Rebecca LeBlanc, Amy James Loftis, Soyeon Kim, David Shapiro, Camlin Tierney, Vivian Rexroad, Renee Browning

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Maternal Interleukin-17 and disease activity influence pregnancy outcomes in women with psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Ehab F. Girbash, Shaimaa M. Abdelwahab, Rehab M. Atef, Hala E. Sherif, Hussein M. Abdeldayem, Doaa S. Atta, Ahmed M. Radwan

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Coverage-level and predictors of maternity continuum of care in Nigeria: implications for maternal, newborn and child health programming

Oyewole Kazeem Oyedele, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Odunayo Joshua Akinyemi, Ayo Stephen Adebowale

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Quality of life in Norwegian pregnant women and men with pregnant partners, and association with perception of sleep and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study

Malene Brekke, Amin Amro, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Kari Glavin, Beate Solberg, Anne-Martha Utne Øygarden, Kristin Marie Sæther, Trude Haugland

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Decision-making process about prenatal genetic screening: how deeply do moms-to-be want to know from Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing?

Serena Oliveri, Giulia Ongaro, Ilaria Cutica, Giulia Menicucci, Debora Belperio, Francesca Spinella, Gabriella Pravettoni

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Postnatal care services in rural Zambia: a qualitative exploration of user, provider, and community perspectives on quality of care

Cephas Sialubanje, Jeanette L. Kaiser, Thandiwe Ngoma, Lawrence Mwananyanda, Rachel M. Fong, Davidson H. Hamer, Nancy A. Scott

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Clinical features and genetic analysis of Dandy-Walker syndrome

Yanmei Sun, Tao Wang, Ning Zhang, Pingping Zhang, Yali Li

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Joint effects of recent stressful life events and adverse childhood experiences on perinatal comorbid anxiety and depression

Yanyan Hou, Mengqing Shang, Xiayan Yu, Yue Gu, Haiyan Li, Mengjuan Lu, Minmin Jiang, Hualong Zhen, Beibei Zhu, Fangbiao Tao

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Benefits and barriers of home blood pressure monitoring in pregnancy: perspectives of obstetric doctors from a Ghanaian tertiary hospital

Namratha Atluri, Titus K. Beyuo, Samuel A. Oppong, Sarah D. Compton, Cheryl A. Moyer, Emma R. Lawrence

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Antibiotic resistance genes and molecular typing of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from pregnant women

Mona Zakerifar, Hami Kaboosi, Hamid Reza Goli, Zahra Rahmani, Fatemeh Peyravii Ghadikolaii

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Australian women’s perspectives of routine enquiry into domestic violence before and after birth

Grace Branjerdporn, Tanya Clonan, Jennifer Boddy, Kerri Gillespie, Rosemary O’Malley, Kathleen Baird

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Arman Shafiee, Omid Kohandel Gargari, Mohammad Mobin Teymouri Athar, Haniyeh Fathi, Marjan Ghaemi, Sayed-Hamidreza Mozhgani

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How are hospitals in England caring for women at risk of preterm birth in 2021? The influence of national guidance on preterm birth care in England: a national questionnaire

Naomi Carlisle, Angharad Care, Dilly O. C. Anumba, Sonia Dalkin, Jane Sandall, Andrew H. Shennan

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Development of the short form Iranian women childbirth experience questionnaire: a confirmatory factor analysis approach item reduction

Zohreh Shahhosseini, Roya Nikbakht, Zahra Motaghi, Monirolsadate Hosseini Tabaghdehi

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Validation of the Grobman model for successful vaginal birth after cesarean section in Jordanian women

Hasan Rawashdeh, Haneen Aljalodi, Rafeef Abu shamleh, Sumyah Alshorman, Heba AboShindi, Shatha Awawdeh

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Cross-sectional study of the proportion of antibiotic use during childbirth in full-term deliveries in Finland

Susanna Gardemeister, Kirsi Skogberg, Terhi Saisto, Anne Salonen, Willem M. de Vos, Katri Korpela, Kaija-Leena Kolho

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Uterine torsion complicated by severe placental abruption in the second trimester: a case report and literature review

Shuhua Liu, Linlin Zhou, Bing Song, Dehong Liu, Chenmin Zheng, Xiumei Wu, Zhaolian Wei, Xianxia Chen

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Postnatal women’s perception on person-centered maternity care in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad: a descriptive study

Sumbal Hameed, Sheh Mureed, Rizwana Chaudhri, Shahzad Ali Khan, Mohsin Saeed Khan

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Efforts and expectations of pregnant women against the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological study

Arlina Dewi, Triantoro Safaria, Supriyatiningsih Supriyatiningsih, Dyah Tri Kusuma Dewi

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Etiology and factors associated with urogenital fistula among women who have undergone cesarean section: a cross-sectional study

Raha Maroyi, Madeline K. Moureau, Heidi W. Brown, Rane Ajay, Gloire Byabene, Denis M. Mukwege

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Reducing preventable adverse events in obstetrics by improving interprofessional communication skills – Results of an intervention study

Beate Hüner, Christina Derksen, Martina Schmiedhofer, Sonia Lippke, Sandra Riedmüller, Wolfgang Janni, Frank Reister, Christoph Scholz

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Rates of and factors associated with exclusive and any breastfeeding at six months in Canada: an analysis of population-based cross-sectional data

Christina Ricci, Victoria Otterman, Terri-Lyn Bennett, Stephanie Metcalfe, Elizabeth Darling, Sonia Semenic, Susie Dzakpasu

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Maternal periconceptional environmental exposure and offspring with congenital heart disease: a case–control study in Guangzhou, China

Di Xiao, Weidong Li, Wei-Hong Zhang, Zihao Wen, Weijian Mo, Ciyong Lu, Lan Guo, Li Yang

Open Access Case report

Yolk sac tumor and dysgerminoma in the left gonad following gonadoblastoma in the right gonad in a 46,XY DSD with a novel SRY missense mutation: a case report

Chengxiu Xie, Jian Cai, Nan Li, Ping Hua, Zexuan Yang, Xia Yu, Dongmei Tang, Yu Hu, Qingsong Liu

Open Access Research

Adherence to recommended physical activity restrictions due to threatened preterm delivery – a descriptive multi-center study

Jane M. Bendix, Mette G. Backhausen, Hanne K. Hegaard, Ane Lilleoere Rom, Stig Molsted, Ellen C. L. Lokkegaard

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A prospective analysis of optimal total weight gain ranges and trimester-specific weight gain rates for Chinese pregnant women

Yunhui Gong, Yujie Xu, Ke Wan, Yidi Wang, Linan Zeng, Kun Zou, Yue Chen, Dagang Yang, Jingyuan Xiong, Li Zhao, Lingli Zhang, Toshio Shimokawa, Guo Cheng

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions for pregnant women: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Svetlana Popova, Danijela Dozet, Ekta Pandya, Marcos Sanches, Krista Brower, Lidia Segura, Steven J. Ondersma

Open Access Research

Prevalence and correlates of adolescent pregnancy, motherhood and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Neha Shri, Mayank Singh, Deepak Dhamnetiya, Krittika Bhattacharyya, Ravi Prakash Jha, Priyanka Patel

Open Access Research

Maternal plasma vitamin D levels across pregnancy are not associated with neonatal birthweight: findings from an Australian cohort study of low-risk pregnant women

Paige F. van der Pligt, Stacey J. Ellery, Deborah L. de Guingand, Gavin Abbott, Paul A. Della Gatta, Robin M. Daly

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol for the sheMATTERS study (iMproving cArdiovascular healTh in new moThERS): a randomized behavioral trial assessing the effect of a self-efficacy enhancing breastfeeding intervention on postpartum blood pressure and breastfeeding continuation in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Natalie Dayan, Graeme Smith, Atanas Nedelchev, Haim Abenhaim, Richard Brown, Deborah Da Costa, Suhad Ali, Jesseca Perlman, Tuong-Vi Nguyen, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Wael Abdelmageed, Sonia Semenic

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Predictors for achieving adequate antenatal care visits during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study in rural Northwest Rwanda

Theogene Dusingizimana, Thiagarajah Ramilan, Janet L. Weber, Per Ole Iversen, Maurice Mugabowindekwe, Jeannine Ahishakiye, Louise Brough

Open Access Research

Vulvovaginal yeast infections, gestational diabetes and pregnancy outcome

Leeni Blomberg, Katri Backman, Pirkka V. Kirjavainen, Anne M. Karvonen, Maijakaisa Harju, Leea Keski-Nisula

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Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy – findings from a longitudinal study

Donya Eghrari, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Alyce N. Wilson, Elizabeth Peach, Arthur Elijah, Pele Melepia, Hadlee SupSup, Lisa M. Vallely, Peter M. Siba, Elissa C. Kennedy, Joshua P. Vogel, Caroline S. E. Homer, Leanne J. Robinson, Freya J. I. Fowkes, William Pomat, Brendan S. Crabb, James G. Beeson, Christopher J. Morgan

Open Access Study protocol

A cluster randomized controlled trial of an electronic decision-support system to enhance antenatal care services in pregnancy at primary healthcare level in Telangana, India: trial protocol

Sailesh Mohan, Monica Chaudhry, Ona McCarthy, Prashant Jarhyan, Clara Calvert, Devraj Jindal, Rajani Shakya, Emma Radovich, Dimple Kondal, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Kalpana Basany, Ambuj Roy, Nikhil Tandon, Abha Shrestha, Abha Shrestha, Biraj Karmacharya, John Cairns, Pablo Perel, Oona M. R. Campbell, Dorairaj Prabhakaran

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Fetal genetic findings by chromosomal microarray analysis and karyotyping for fetal growth restriction without structural malformations at a territory referral center: 10-year experience

Xiaoqing Wu, Shuqiong He, Ying Li, Danhua Guo, Xuemei Chen, Bin Liang, Meiying Wang, Hailong Huang, Liangpu Xu

Open Access Research

A mixed-methods evaluation of a state-wide outreach perinatal mental health service

Sara Cibralic, Tracey Fay-Stammbach, Debbie Tucker, Deborah Song, Valsamma Eapen

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The prevalence of mental ill-health in women during pregnancy and after childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Gayathri Delanerolle, Mary McCauley, Martin Hirsch, Yutian Zeng, Xu Cong, Heitor Cavalini, Sana Sajid, Ashish Shetty, Shanaya Rathod, Jian Qing Shi, Dharani K. Hapangama, Peter Phiri

Open Access Study protocol

Developing and evaluating Birthing on Country services for First Nations Australians: the Building On Our Strengths (BOOSt) prospective mixed methods birth cohort study protocol

Penny Haora, Yvette Roe, Sophie Hickey, Yu Gao, Carmel Nelson, Jyai Allen, Melanie Briggs, Faye Worner, Sue Kruske, Kristie Watego, Sarah-Jade Maidment, Donna Hartz, Juanita Sherwood, Lesley Barclay, Sally Tracy, Mark Tracy, Liz Wilkes, Roianne West, Nerida Grant, Sue Kildea

Open Access Research

Pregnant women and health workers’ perspectives on perinatal mental health and intimate partner violence in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative interview study

Roxanne C. Keynejad, Tesera Bitew, Adiyam Mulushoa, Louise M. Howard, Charlotte Hanlon

Open Access Research

Prior childbirth experience and attitude towards subsequent vaginal birth after one caesarean delivery in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Fatimat M. Akinlusi, Abideen A. Olayiwola, Kabiru A. Rabiu, Yusuf A. Oshodi, Tawaqualit A. Ottun, Khadijah A. Shittu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum experience in pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 in Paris: a qualitative phenomenological study

Jean-Sébastien Cadwallader, Laura Berlingo, Valentine Rémy, Marc Dommergues, Julie Gilles de la Londe

Open Access Research

Abdominal examination during pregnancy may enhance relationships between midwife, mother and child: a qualitative study of pregnant women’s experiences

Katrine Bruun Bonnén, Sara Marie Hebsgaard Offersen, Lea Høj Høstrup, Rikke Damkjær Maimburg

Open Access Research

A qualitative evaluation and conceptual framework on the use of the Birth weight and Age-at-death Boxes for Intervention and Evaluation System (BABIES) matrix for perinatal health in Uganda

Michelle M. Dynes, Gaea A. Daniel, Valerie Mac, Brenda Picho, Alice Asiimwe, Agnes Nalutaaya, Gregory Opio, Vincent Kamara, Frank Kaharuza, Florina Serbanescu

Open Access Correction

Correction: The effects of intravenous remifentanil on umbilical artery serum-derived exosomes in parturients undergoing epidural anesthesia: a randomized trial

Liangrong Wang, Juan Li, Xiaodan Yang, Yicheng Xiong, Zilu Wang, Li Li, Xinmiao Li, Hang Zhang, Yong Chen, Lina Lin, Xiangqing Xiong

Open Access Research

Revisiting fertility regulation and family ties in Tunisia

Olfa Frini, Christophe Muller

Open Access Research

Perinatal characteristics and neonatal outcomes of singletons and twins in Chinese very preterm infants: a cohort study

Min Yang, Lingyu Fang, Yanchen Wang, Xiaoying Li, Yun Cao, Jianhua Sun, Joseph Ting, Xiafang Chen, Xiaobo Fan, Jiale Dai, Xiaomei Tong, Dongmei Chen, Jimei Wang, Shoo K. Lee, Chao Chen, Lizhong Du, Wenhao Zhou, Falin Xu, Xiuying Tian, Huayan Zhang, Yong Ji, Zhankui Li, Jingyun Shi, Xindong Xue, Chuanzhong Yang, Sannan Wang, Ling Liu, Xirong Gao, Hui Wu, Changyi Yang, Shuping Han, Ruobing Shan, Hong Jiang, Gang Qiu, Qiufen Wei, Rui Cheng, Wenqing Kang, Mingxia Li, Yiheng Dai, Lili Wang, Jiangqin Liu, Zhenlang Lin, Yuan Shi, Xiuyong Cheng, Jiahua Pan, Qin Zhang, Xing Feng, Qin Zhou, Long Li, Pingyang Chen, Ling Yang, Deyi Zhuang, Yongjun Zhang, Jinxing Feng, Li Li, Xinzhu Lin, Yinping Qiu, Kun Liang, Li Ma, Liping Chen, Liyan Zhang, Hongxia Song, Zhaoqing Yin, Mingyan Hei, Huiwen Huang, Jie Yang, Dong Li, Guofang Ding, Qianshen Zhang, Xiaolu Ma

Open Access Research

Breastfeeding difficulties in the first 6 weeks postpartum among mothers with chronic conditions: a latent class analysis

Natalie V. Scime, Amy Metcalfe, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Kara Nerenberg, Cynthia H. Seow, Suzanne C. Tough, Kathleen H. Chaput

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor and childbirth care practices in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Fabiana Ramos de Menezes, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes, Luana Caroline dos Santos, Maria Albertina de Almeida Pereira Canastra, Maria Margarida Leitão Filipe, Mery Natali Silva Abreu, Francisco Carlos Félix Lana, Fernanda Marçal Ferreira, Alexandra Dias Moreira, Eunice Francisca Martins, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos

Open Access Research

Correlates of repeat pregnancies among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Joshua Okyere, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Research

Outcome after vaginal delivery of women with a previous medical history of surgically corrected anorectal malformations: a systematic review

Ayla C. de Waal, Tim van Amstel, Judith J. M. L. Dekker, Johannes C. F. Ket, Caroline F. Kuijper, Concetta M. Salvatore, Justin R. de Jong, Ramon R. Gorter

Open Access Retraction Note

Retraction Note: Is early intervention using Mansoura-VV uterine compression sutures an effective procedure in the management of primary atonic postpartum hemorrhage? : a prospective study

Abd Elaziz A. El Refaeey, Hosam Abdelfattah, Alaa Mosbah, Anas M. Gamal, Emad Fayla, Waleed Refaie, Abdelhady Zaied, Rafik I. Barakat, Amal K. Seleem, Mohammed Maher

Open Access Research

Determinants of maternal healthcare utilisation among pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis

Mekdes Kondale Gurara, Veerle Draulans, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Yves Jacquemyn

Open Access Research

Comparison of clinical outcomes for different morphological scores of D5 and D6 blastocysts in the frozen-thawed cycle

Yaping Jiang, Rui Jiang, Hui He, Xinling Ren, Qiong Yu, Lei Jin

Open Access Article

Impact of free maternity services on outcomes related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya: a retrospective analysis

Marie Buitendyk, Wycliffe Kosgei, Julie Thorne, Heather Millar, Joy Marsha Alera, Vincent Kibet, Christian Ochieng Bernard, Beth A. Payne, Caitlin Bernard, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb

Open Access Research

Towards the elimination of mother to child transmission of syphilis 2015–2020: practice and progress in Zhejiang province, eastern China

Hong Wang, Xia Ying, Dan Lin, Muhuza Marie Parfaite Uwimana, Xiaohui Zhang

Open Access Research

Prediction of pre-eclampsia at St. Mary's hospital lacor, a low-resource setting in northern Uganda, a prospective cohort study

Silvia Awor, Benard Abola, Rosemary Byanyima, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Paul Kiondo, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Jasper Ogwal-Okeng, Annettee Nakimuli

Open Access Research

Detection rates of abnormalities in over 10,000 amniotic fluid samples at a single laboratory

Sha Lu, Nisile Kakongoma, Wen-sheng Hu, Yan-zhen Zhang, Nan-nan Yang, Wen Zhang, Ai-fen Mao, Yi Liang, Zhi-fen Zhang

Open Access Research

Pregnancy associated cancer, timing of birth and clinical decision making—a NSW data linkage study

Nadom Safi, Zhuoyang Li, Antoinette Anazodo, Marc Remond, Andrew Hayen, David Currow, David Roder, Nada Hamad, Michael Nicholl, Adrienne Gordon, Jane Frawley, Penelope Fotheringham, Elizabeth Sullivan

Open Access Research

Influence of different methods for calculating gestational age at birth on prematurity and small for gestational age proportions: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Gabriela Luiza Nogueira Vitral, Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli, Tiago Alves Leonel, Juliano de Souza Gaspar, Regina Amélia Lopes Pessoa de Aguiar, Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis

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Harmonization of maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation studies for individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses – finding and creating similarities in variables and data collection

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Correction: Perinatal outcomes of singletons following double vitrification-warming procedures: a retrospective study using propensity score analysis

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Is it possible to reduce the rate of vertical transmission and improve perinatal outcomes by inclusion of remdesivir in treatment regimen of pregnant women with COVID–19?

Nader Tavakoli, Shahla Chaichian, Jamileh Sadat Sadraei, Saeedeh Sarhadi, Sepideh Arbabi Bidgoli, Elnaz Rokhsat, Katayoon Anoushirvani, Banafsheh Nikfar, Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi

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Anxiety and depression in pregnant women who have experienced a previous perinatal loss: a case-cohort study from Scandinavia

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Maternal expectations of fetal gender and risk of postpartum depression

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Food taboos and their perceived reasons among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review, 2022

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Induced abortions of women living with HIV in Finland 1987–2019: a national register study

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The association of maternal food quality score (FQS) with breast milk nutrient content and antioxidant content of infant urine: a cross-sectional study

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Retraction Note: The effect of uterine artery ligation in patients with central placenta pevia: a randomized controlled trial

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Maternal and newborn plasma oxytocin levels in response to maternal synthetic oxytocin administration during labour, birth and postpartum – a systematic review with implications for the function of the oxytocinergic system

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Lucy Goddard, Nerys M. Astbury, Richard J. McManus, Katherine Tucker, Jennifer MacLellan

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The assessment in patients with acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) treated with plasma exchange: a cohort study of 298 patients

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Additional single dose GnRH agonist during luteal phase support may improve live birth rate in GnRHa-HRT frozen–thawed embryo transfer cycle: a retrospective cohort study

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Testing effects of partner support and use of oral contraception during relationship formation on severity of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

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Exploring the antenatal care challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural areas of Indonesia: a qualitative study

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Closed-loop insulin delivery in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes (CRISTAL): a multicentre randomized controlled trial – study protocol

Kaat Beunen, Nancy Van Wilder, Dominique Ballaux, Gerd Vanhaverbeke, Youri Taes, Xavier-Philippe Aers, Frank Nobels, Joke Marlier, Dahae Lee, Joke Cuypers, Vanessa Preumont, Sarah E. Siegelaar, Rebecca C. Painter, Annouschka Laenen, Pieter Gillard, Chantal Mathieu, Katrien Benhalima

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A simulation and experiential learning intervention for labor and delivery providers to address HIV stigma during childbirth in Tanzania: study protocol for the evaluation of the MAMA intervention

Melissa H. Watt, Linda M. Minja, Mariam Barabara, Pendo Mlay, Maya J. Stephens, Gaudensia Olomi, Janeth Mlay, Virginie Marchand, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Olivia R. Hanson, Susanna R. Cohen

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Comparison of the incidence of fetal prolonged deceleration after induction of labor analgesia between dural puncture epidural and combined spinal epidural technique: a pilot study

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Patient perspectives on noninvasive prenatal testing among black women in the United States: a scoping review

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Determinants of health facility delivery among young mothers aged 15 – 24 years in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis of the 2018 Nigeria demographic and health survey

Tope Olubodun, Semiu Adebayo Rahman, Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya, Ifeoma P. Okafor, Mobolanle Rasheedat Balogun

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A new continuous glucose monitor for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: a pilot study

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A novel clinical prediction model of severity based on red cell distribution width, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and intra-abdominal pressure in acute pancreatitis in pregnancy

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Non-adherence to WHO’s recommended 8-contact model: geospatial analysis of the 2017 Maternal Health Survey

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Trophoblast retrieval from the cervical canal to predict abnormal pregnancy early in gestation: a pilot study

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Lessons from digital technology-enabled health interventions implemented during the coronavirus pandemic to improve maternal and birth outcomes: a global scoping review

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The feasibility and acceptability of Project POWER: a mindfulness-infused, cognitive-behavioral group intervention to address mental and sexual health needs of young pregnant women in Liberia

Tamora A. Callands, Kandyce Hylick, Alethea Desrosiers, Shantesica M. Gilliam, Erica N. Taylor, Josalin J. Hunter, Nathan B. Hansen

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Essence Perera, Sharon Chou, Nicole Cousins, Natalie Mota, Kristin Reynolds

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Acceptability and user experiences of a patient-held smart card for antenatal services in Nigeria: a qualitative study

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Histological endometrial dating: a reliable tool for personalized frozen-thawed embryo transfer in patients with repeated implantation failure in natural cycles

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Brief and long co-incubation of sperm and oocytes for in vitro fertilization: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Joint effect of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and folic acid supplements on gestational diabetes mellitus risk: a prospective cohort study

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Rebecka Bramsved, Staffan Mårild, Maria Bygdell, Jenny M. Kindblom, Ingela Lindh

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The risk factors for Group B Streptococcus colonization during pregnancy and influences of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis on maternal and neonatal outcomes

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Subsequent pregnancy after stillbirth: a qualitative narrative analysis of Canadian families’ experiences

Sarah Gower, Justice Luddington, Deep Khosa, Abhinand Thaivalappil, Andrew Papadopoulos

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Psychosocial predictors of early postpartum depressive and anxious symptoms in primiparous women and their partners

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Conflicting attitudes between clinicians and women regarding maternal requested caesarean section: a qualitative evidence synthesis

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Successful pregnancy in the blind hemicavity of Robert’s uterus: a rare case report and brief literature review

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Predictive value of 3D ultrasound assessment of endometrial receptivity for PGD/PGS for transfer pregnancy outcome

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Effects of prenatal exercise on gestational weight gain, obstetric and neonatal outcomes: FitMum randomized controlled trial

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The acceptability and feasibility of a randomised trial exploring approaches to managing impacted fetal head during emergency caesarean section: a qualitative study

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Birth weight concerning obesity and diabetes gene expression in healthy infants; a case-control study

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Cervical dilatation at diagnosis of active phase of labour determines the mode of delivery and peripartum outcomes: a retrospective study in a single tertiary centre in Malaysia

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Cultural beliefs and practices on perinatal death: a qualitative study among the Lango community in Northern Uganda

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“I am scared, I do not want to lie”: exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on engagement in care, perceived health, relationship dynamics, and parenting among postpartum women with HIV in South Africa

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Association between poor parent-daughter relationships and the risk of hyperglycemia in pregnancy: a hospital-based prospective cohort study in Japan

Yuto Maeda, Satomi Doi, Aya Isumi, Shuhei Terada, Junichi Sugawara, Kazuhisa Maeda, Shoji Satoh, Nobuaki Mitsuda, Takeo Fujiwara

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Autonomic function and inflammation in pregnant women participating in a randomized controlled study of Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting

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Maternal wellbeing of Malaysian mothers after the birth of a preterm infant

Liz Jones, Jeevitha Mariapun, Abbey Xiao Qian Tan, Zaid Kassim, Tin Tin Su

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A delayed spontaneous second-trimester tubo-abdominal pregnancy diagnosed and managed by laparotomy in a “self-identified” infertile woman, a case report and literature review

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Weight progression and adherence to weight gain target in women with vs. without gestational diabetes: a retrospective cohort study

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The association between hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and maternal and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective claims analysis

Samantha G. Bromfield, Qinli Ma, Andrea DeVries, Tiffany Inglis, Aliza S. Gordon

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Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Shafiq, Gohar Ayub, Muhammad Ilyas

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The relationship of maternal hepatitis B e antigen and response to vaccination of infants born to women with chronic infection

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Understanding feasibility and acceptability of implementation of linking delivery of family planning and infant vaccination care in rural Maharashtra, India: a qualitative study

Sarah Averbach, Edwin Elizabeth Thomas, Gennifer Kully, Melody Nazarbegian, Mohan Ghule, Borsika A. Rabin, Anita Raj, Nandita Bhan

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Dissecting antenatal care inequalities in western Nepal: insights from a community-based cohort study

Vishnu Khanal, Sangita Bista, Shiva Raj Mishra, Andy H. Lee

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An assessment of Individual, community and state-level factors associated with inadequate iodised salt consumption among pregnant and lactating women in Nigeria

Yusuf Olushola Kareem, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Roberta Mensima Amoah, Oyelola A Adegboye, Sanni Yaya

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New medicines for spontaneous preterm birth prevention and preterm labour management: landscape analysis of the medicine development pipeline

Annie R. A. McDougall, Roxanne Hastie, Maya Goldstein, Andrew Tuttle, Anne Ammerdorffer, A. Metin Gülmezoglu, Joshua P. Vogel

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Psychometric evaluation of the postpartum specific anxiety scale – research short-form among Iranian women (PSAS-IR-RSF)

Sepideh Mashayekh-Amiri, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Siân M Davies, Sergio A. Silverio, Victoria Fallon, Maryam Montazeri, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

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Lukas Hruban, Anna Jouzova, Petr Janku, Vit Weinberger, Dagmar Seidlova, Tomas Juren, Jan Senkyrik, Jana Kadlecova, Jitka Hausnerova, Eva Jandakova

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An in-depth analysis of perinatal related mortality among women of South Asian ethnicity in Aotearoa New Zealand

Esti de Graaff, Lynn Sadler, Heena Lakhdhir, Rachel Simon-Kumar, Roshini Peiris-John, Wendy Burgess, Karaponi Okesene-Gafa, Robin Cronin, Lesley McCowan, Ngaire Anderson

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The joint effect of gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertension contribute to higher risk of diabetes mellitus after delivery: a nationwide population-based study

Ho-Poh Kek, Yu-Tsun Su, Shu-Jiin Tey, Ming-Chun Yang, Li-Ching Chang, Yun-Hsiang Hung, Ching-Chung Tsai

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Secular trends of low birth weight, preterm birth, and small for gestational age in Shanghai from 2004 to 2020: an age-period-cohort analysis

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Lisa M. Currie, Hilary K. Brown, Beth K. Potter, Steven Hawken, Doug Coyle, Shi Wu Wen, Mark Walker, Laura Gaudet

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Clinical outcome of different embryo transfer strategies after late rescue ICSI procedure: a 10-year total fertilisation failure cohort study

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Key outcomes for reporting in studies of pregnant women with multiple long-term conditions: a qualitative study

Siang Ing Lee, Stephanie Hanley, Zoe Vowles, Rachel Plachcinski, Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo, Beck Taylor, Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Colin McCowan, Dermot O’Reilly, Holly Hope, Kathryn M. Abel, Kelly-Ann Eastwood, Louise Locock, Megha Singh, Ngawai Moss, Sinead Brophy, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Shakila Thangaratinam, Mairead Black

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Respecting tribal voices in the development of a gestational diabetes risk reduction preconception counseling program for American Indian/Alaska Native adolescent females: a qualitative study

Kelly R. Moore, Sarah A. Stotz, Martha Ann Terry, Ellen W. Seely, Kelly Gonzales, Gale Marshall, Kristen J. Nadeau, Aletha Akers, Yesenia Garcia-Reyes, Denise Charron-Prochownik, Angela Brega, Laura Chalmers, Andrea Fischl, Heather Garrow, Jean Howe, Kristie McNealy, Nancy O’Banion, Jeff Powell, Susan Sereika, Howard Stein, Shelly Thorkelson, Xochitl Uribe-Rios

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Aline S. Rocha, Enny S. Paixao, Flavia Jôse O. Alves, Ila R. Falcão, Natanael J. Silva, Camila S. S. Teixeira, Naiá Ortelan, Rosemeire L. Fiaccone, Laura C. Rodrigues, Maria Yury Ichihara, Mauricio L. Barreto, Marcia F. de Almeida, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva

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Correction: Psychometric evaluation of the postpartum specific anxiety scale – research short-form among Iranian women (PSAS-IR-RSF)

Sepideh Mashayekh-Amiri, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Siân M. Davies, Sergio A. Silverio, Victoria Fallon, Maryam Montazeri, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

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Ultrasound scoring system for prenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum

Junling Zhang, Hezhou Li, Demin Feng, Juan Wu, Zhaoyu Wang, Fan Feng

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Community-based perinatal mental health peer support: a realist review

Jenny McLeish, Susan Ayers, Christine McCourt

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Cervical neuroendocrine carcinoma in the third trimester: a rare case report and literature review

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Ultrasound for diagnosis of postpartum retained products of conception—How accurate we are?

Yael Yagur, Liron Jurman, Omer Weitzner, Nissim Arbib, Ofer Markovitch, Zvi Klein, Yair Daykan, Ron Schonman

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Factors associated with severe maternal outcome in patients admitted to an intensive care unit in northeastern Brazil with postpartum hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study

André Vieira Lanza, Melania Maria Amorim, Mayara Ferreira, Claúdia Menezes Cavalcante, Leila Katz

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Perceptions of service providers, service recipients and female community health volunteers on a rural obstetric ultrasound program in rural Nepal: a qualitative study

Christine Kim, Kusum Wagle, Bhagawati Shrestha, Surya Bhatta, Sajana Maharjan, Liladhar Dhakal, Rajiv Rizal, Sibylle Kristensen

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Length of stay and determinants of early discharge after facility-based childbirth in Cameroon: analysis of the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey

Jovanny Tsuala Fouogue, Aline Semaan, Tom Smekens, Louise-Tina Day, Veronique Filippi, Matsui Mitsuaki, Florent Ymele Fouelifack, Bruno Kenfack, Jeanne Hortence Fouedjio, Thérèse Delvaux, Lenka Beňová

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Virtual home visits during COVID-19 pandemic: mothers’ and home visitors’ perspectives

Abdullah Al-Taiar, Michele A. Kekeh, Stephanie Ewers, Amy L. Prusinski, Kimberly J. Alombro, Nancy Welch

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Impact of adenomyosis on perinatal outcomes: a large cohort study (JSOG database)

Hiroaki Komatsu, Fuminori Taniguchi, Tasuku Harada

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Impact and burden of sickle cell disease in critically ill obstetric patients in a high dependency unit in Sierra Leone—a registry based evaluation

Milena Mortara, Momoh Sitta Turay, Sonia Boyle, Claudia Caracciolo, Sarjoh Bah, Henry Kargbo, Eva Hanciles, Valerie John-Cole, Ester Scapini, Roberto Benoni, Vishmi Dissanayake, Abi Beane, Rashan Haniffa, Adeniji O. Adetunji, Williamson Taylor, Luigi Pisani

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Antenatal care utilization and its associated factors in Somalia: a cross-sectional study

Alli Miikkulainen, Ibrahim Abdirahman Mohamud, Majda Aqazouz, Bishara Abdullahi Suleiman, Omar Sheikh Mohamud, Abdifatah Ahmed Mohamed, Rodolfo Rossi

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The role of fetal heart rate in first trimester sonograms in prediction of fetal sex: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shadi Nouri, Mohammad Hassan Kalantar, Fatemeh Safi, Amir Almasi-Hashiani

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Contributing factors of birth asphyxia in Thailand: a case–control study

Panida Rattanaprom, Ameporn Ratinthorn, Siriorn Sindhu, Chukiat Viwatwongkasem

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Pre-pregnancy weight, the rate of gestational weight gain, and the risk of early gestational diabetes mellitus among women registered in a tertiary care hospital in India

Swapna Deshpande, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Anuradha Khadilkar, Jyothi Unni, Vandana Khanijo, Namrata Donga, Sangita Kulathinal

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The risk factors of procedure-related complications after amniocentesis in twin pregnancies: a retrospective analysis

Xijing Liu, Jiamin Wang, Wanying Luo, Qiyi Wang, Zhushu Liu, He Wang, Shanling Liu, Ting Hu

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Potentially traumatic experiences pre-migration and adverse pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among women of Somali- and Kurdish-origin in Finland

Satu Majlander, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Eero Lilja, Mika Gissler, Anu E Castaneda, Lara Lehtoranta, Päivikki Koponen

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Value of proteinuria in evaluating the severity of HELLP and its maternal and neonatal outcomes

Yan Jiao, Yan Liu, Hongyuan Li, Zimeng Song, Shiliang Wang, Jiao Zhang, Jian Li, Jia Liu, Peng Wang, Yanhong Chen

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Anticipated benefits and challenges of implementing group care in Suriname’s maternity and child care sector: a contextual analysis

Nele Martens, Ashna D. Hindori-Mohangoo, Manodj P. Hindori, Astrid Van Damme, Katrien Beeckman, Ria Reis, Mathilde R. Crone, Rianne RMJJ van der Kleij

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Defining the scope of extended NIPS in Western China: evidence from a large cohort of fetuses with normal ultrasound scans

Lin Chen, Li Wang, Yang Zeng, Daishu Yin, Feng Tang, Dan Xie, Hongmei Zhu, Hongqian Liu, Jing Wang

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Health literate-sensitive shared decision-making in maternity care: needs for support among maternity care professionals in the Netherlands

Laxsini Murugesu, Olga C. Damman, Danielle R. M. Timmermans, Sanne de Wit, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze, Ellen M. A. Smets, Mirjam P. Fransen

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Perinatal outcomes among Indian-born mothers in Australia

Kanmani Barthasarathy, Louisa Lam

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Predictors of pregnancy stress and psychological birth trauma in women undergoing vaginal delivery: a cross-sectional study in China

Dongmei Ma, Shiwen Sun, Jialu Qian, Man Wang, Huimin Gu, Jingjing Lou, Xiaoyan Yu

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Sleep quality in women with diabetes in pregnancy: a single-center retrospective study

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Factors associated with the intention of pregnant women to give birth with epidural analgesia: a cross-sectional study

Luka Van Leugenhaege, Julie Degraeve, Yves Jacquemyn, Eveline Mestdagh, Yvonne J. Kuipers

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Jackie K. Patterson, Vanessa R. Thorsten, Barry Eggleston, Tracy Nolen, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard J. Derman, Elwyn Chomba, Waldemar A. Carlo, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Archana Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Fabian Esamai, Edward A. Liechty, Rashidul Haque, Bill Petri, Marion Koso-Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Carl L. Bose, Melissa Bauserman

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Associations between prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposure on Doppler flow velocity waveforms in pregnancy: a South African study

Deborah Jonker, Brigitte Melly, Lucy T. Brink, Hein J. Odendaal, Dan J. Stein, Kirsten A. Donald

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Adverse childhood experiences and prescription opioid use during pregnancy: an analysis of the North and South Dakota PRAMS, 2019–2020

Alexander Testa, Benjamin Jacobs, Lixia Zhang, Dylan B. Jackson, Kyle T. Ganson, Jason M. Nagata

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A network analysis of nutritional markers and maternal perinatal mental health in the French EDEN cohort

Bethany Knox, Cédric Galera, Anne-Laure Sutter-Dallay, Barbara Heude, Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain, Judith van der Waerden

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The effect of luteinizing hormone changes in GnRH antagonist protocol on the outcome of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and embryo transfer

Jing-Shuang Zhou, Jian-Hong Chen, Fei-Fei Tang, Jian-Ping Ou, Xin Tao, Liu-Hong Cai

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The impact of maternal morbidity on cesarean section rates: exploring a Latin American network of sentinel facilities using the Robson’s Ten Group Classification System

Claudio Sosa, Bremen de Mucio, Mercedes Colomar, Luis Mainero, Maria L. Costa, Jose P. Guida, Renato T. Souza, Adriana G. Luz, José G. Cecatti, Maria H. Sousa, Carmen M. Cruz, Luz M. Chevez, Rita Lopez, Gema Carrillo, Ulises Rizo, Erika E. Saint Hillaire, William E. Arriaga, Rosa M. Guadalupe, Carlos Ochoa, Freddy Gonzalez, Rigoberto Castro, Allan Stefan, Amanda Moreno, Suzanne J. Serruya

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Correction: Ultrasound for diagnosis of postpartum retained products of conception—how accurate we are?

Yael Yagur, Liron Jurman, Omer Weitzner, Nissim Arbib, Ofer Markovitch, Zvi Klein, Yair Daykan, Ron Schonman

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Qualitatively exploring the application of the necessity concerns framework to antenatal physical activity

Sinéad Currie, Alison Eadie, Ronan E. O’Carroll

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Development and evaluation of the psychometric properties of a digital questionnaire for the self-management of health and well-being in the postpartum period

Paola Bully, Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Carmen Paz-Pascual, Arturo García-Álvarez, Sonia Alvarez, Pilar Amorrortu, Mónica Blas, Inés Cabeza, Itziar Estalella, Ana Cristina Fernández, Gloria Gutiérrez de Terán-Moreno, Kata Legarra, Gorane Lozano, Amaia Maquibar, David Moreno-López, Mª Jesús Mulas, Covadonga Pérez, Angela Rodríguez, Mercedes Sáenz de Santamaría, Jesús Sánchez, Gema Villanueva, Maite Espinosa

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Intravenous tranexamic acid vs. sublingual misoprostol in high-risk women for postpartum haemorrhage following cesarean delivery; a randomised clinical trial

Mariam Dawoud, Maha Al-Husseiny, Omneya Helal, Moutaz Elsherbini, Mazen Abdel-Rasheed, Mona Sediek

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Determinants of maternal length of stay following childbirth in a rural health facility in Eritrea

Ghirmay Ghebrekidan Ghebremeskel, Meron Tesfay Kahsay, Mengisteab Embaye Gulbet, Awet Ghebreberhan Mehretab

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Outcome of interventions to improve the quality of intrapartum care in Nigeria’s referral hospitals: a quasi-experimental research design

Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Favour Ntoimo, Bola Ekezue, Victor Ohenhen, Kingsley Agholor, Wilson Imongan, Rosemary Ogu, Hadiza Galadanci

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Uterus-preserving surgical management of placenta accreta spectrum disorder: a large retrospective study

Wenxia Pan, Juan Chen, Yinrui Zou, Kun Yang, Qingfeng Liu, Meiying Sun, Dan Li, Ping Zhang, Shixia Yue, Yuqiang Huang, Zhaoxi Wang

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Regional with urban–rural variation in low birth weight and its determinants of Indian children: findings from National Family Health Survey 5 data

Ramendra Nath Kundu, Anushka Ghosh, Birshikha Chhetri, Indranil Saha, Md. Golam Hossain, Premananda Bharati

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Effects of bipolar disorder on maternal and fetal health during pregnancy: a systematic review

Malak A. Mohamed, Abdulrahman Elhelbawy, Maria Khalid, Latifa A. AbdAllatif, Hagar E. Lialy

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Clinical features and prognosis of pregnancy-related renal damage and pregnancy after chronic kidney disease

Li Fang, Bingbing Shen, Huhai Zhang, Na Yin, Juan Cai, Jun Zhang, Hongwen Zhao

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Effect of the enhancing nutrition and antenatal infection treatment (ENAT) intervention on birth weight in Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Y Mekonnen, E Wolde, A Bekele, Z Mehari, S Abebe, T Hagos, Y Tadesse, T Taye, G Asire, T Nigatu, S Kumar, S Girma, M Salasibew

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System interventions to support rural access to maternity care: an analysis of the rural surgical obstetrical networks program

Jude Kornelsen, Stephanie Lin, Kim Williams, Tom Skinner, Sean Ebert

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Variations in the prevalence of caesarean section deliveries in India between 2016 and 2021 – an analysis of Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh

Varshini Neethi Mohan, P Shirisha, Girija Vaidyanathan, V R Muraleedharan

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Serologic evolution and follow-up to IgG antibodies of infants born to mothers with gestational COVID

Sara Vigil-Vázquez, Ángela Manzanares, Alicia Hernanz-Lobo, Itziar Carrasco-García, Clara Zamora del Pozo, Alba Pérez-Pérez, Elena María Rincón-López, Begoña Santiago-García, María del Pilar Pintado-Recarte, Roberto Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Sánchez-Luna, María Luisa Navarro-Gómez

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Association of TP53 rs1042522 G > C, MDM2 rs2279744 T > G, and miR-34b/c rs4938723 T > C polymorphisms with aneuploidy pregnancy susceptibility

Ying Chan, Weiming Xu, Yan Feng, Yan Zhang, Suyun Li, Zibiao Geng, Zhijiao Liu, Qingfen Zhao, Jinman Zhang, Baosheng Zhu

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Establishment of the early prediction models of low-birth-weight reveals influential genetic and environmental factors: a prospective cohort study

Satoshi Mizuno, Satoshi Nagaie, Gen Tamiya, Shinichi Kuriyama, Taku Obara, Mami Ishikuro, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kengo Kinoshita, Junichi Sugawara, Masayuki Yamamoto, Nobuo Yaegashi, Soichi Ogishima

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Effects of the online and offline hybrid continuous group care on maternal and infant health: a randomized controlled trial

Xiaoli Yang, Linwei Li, Rong Zhou, Jieqiong Xia, Minxiang Li, Caihong Zhang, Honghua Guo

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Preeclampsia complicated with hypofibrinogenemia: 2 case reports and review of the literature

Shiguang Li, Yanhui Jin, Yanmin Gong, Xia Luo

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Fear of childbirth: prevalence and associated factors in pregnant women of a maternity hospital in southern Brazil

Ana Paula Maia Dal Moro, Gabriella Soecki, Fernanda Schier de Fraga, Ricardo Rasmussen Petterle, Sarah Zanghellini Rückl

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Pregnancy is associated with reduced progression of symptomatic adenomyosis: a retrospective pilot study

Daiki Hiratsuka, Erika Omura, Chihiro Ishizawa, Rei Iida, Yamato Fukui, Takehiro Hiraoka, Shun Akaeda, Mitsunori Matsuo, Miyuki Harada, Osamu Wada-Hiraike, Yutaka Osuga, Yasushi Hirota

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Carlie Boisvert, Robert Talarico, Jasmine Gandhi, Mark Kaluzienski, Alysha LJ Dingwall-Harvey, Ruth Rennicks White, Kari Sampsel, Shi Wu Wen, Mark Walker, Katherine A. Muldoon, Darine El-Chaâr

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Experiences of postpartum mental health sequelae among black and biracial women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Megana Dwarakanath, Fahmida Hossain, Phoebe Balascio, Mikaela C. Moore, Ashley V. Hill, Natacha M. De Genna

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The role of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and pelvic floor 3D-ultrasound assessment during pregnancy predicting urinary incontinence: a prospective cohort study

Carlos Izaias Sartorao Filho, Sthefanie K. Nunes, Adriely B.M. Magyori, Iracema M.P. Calderon, Angelica M.P. Barbosa, Marilza V.C. Rudge

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Charles Opondo, Siân Harrison, Julia Sanders, Maria A. Quigley, Fiona Alderdice

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Using the COM-B framework to elucidate facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnant women: a qualitative study

Lynsey Patterson, Emma Berry, Carole Parsons, Bronagh Clarke, Alison Little, Jillian Beggs, Antony Chuter, Tracy Jackson, Yingfen Hsia, Hannah McGrath, Catherine Millman, Siobhan Murphy, Declan T. Bradley, Sarah Milligan

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Effect of noninvasive embryo viability testing versus conventional IVF on the live birth rate in IVF/ICSI patients: a study protocol for a double-blind, multicenter, randomized controlled trial

Yan-Fei Cheng, Cui-Lian Zhang, Yun Liu, Jian-Ping Ou, Lei Chen, Gui-Feng Cai, Zu Yang, Tian-Min Ye, Jun Wang, Juan-Ke Xie, Ping Xiong, Xi-Ya Zhang, Min Li, Wei-Biao Xu, Xiao-Qing Wang, Ling-Yin Kong, Bo Liang, Xiao-Hong Wang, Yue-Qiang Wang, Yuan-Qing Yao

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Xiao-guang Yin, Peng Wang, Mei-ting Zhou, De-qin Li, Rui-xue Tao, Fang-biao Tao, Yang Wang, Peng Zhu

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Experiences of stigma, psychological distress, and facilitative coping among pregnant people with gestational diabetes mellitus

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Role of body mass index in pregnancy outcomes after emergency cerclage for cervical insufficiency in singleton pregnant patients

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Shelly Makleff, Madeleine Belfrage, Sethini Wickramasinghe, Jane Fisher, Deborah Bateson, Kirsten I. Black

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Associations between velamentous or marginal cord insertion and risk of adverse perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies: a retrospective cohort study

Li Wen, Qimei Zhong, Lingwei Mei, Li Gao, Xia Lan, Jing Xiong, Shujuan Luo, Lan Wang

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Maya E. Gross, Amy Godecker, Ainsley Hughes, Katherine Sampene

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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Person-Centered Maternity Care Scale

Xiaoying Zhong, Rong Hu, Patience A. Afulani, Xixi Li, Xiujing Guo, Tingting He, Dehua Li, Zuowei Li

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Social determinants and exposure to intimate partner violence in women with severe acute maternal morbidity in the intensive care unit: a systematic review

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Ahmed Mohammed Elmaraghy, Salma Mohamed Ahmed Shaaban, Mohammed Salah Elsokkary, Ibrahim Shazly Mohamed Amen Elshazly

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Association between food environments and fetal growth in pregnant Brazilian women

Audêncio Victor, Ana Raquel Manuel Gotine, Ila R. Falcão, Andrêa J. F. Ferreira, Renzo Flores-Ortiz, Sancho Pedro Xavier, Melsequisete Daniel Vasco, Natanael de Jesus Silva, Manuel Mahoche, Osiyallê Akanni Silva Rodrigues, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro, Patrícia H. Rondó, Maurício L. Barreto

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Efficacy of midwife-led role orientation of birth companions on maternal satisfaction and birth outcomes: a randomized control trial in Uganda

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Trimester-specific reference intervals for hemoglobin A1c in non-diabetic pregnancy in a Chinese population

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Sourav Mondal, Abhishek Anand, Niharika Awasthi, Bharti Singh, Manas Ranjan Pradhan

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Screening fathers for postpartum depression in a maternal-child health clinic: a program evaluation in a midwest urban academic medical center

Sam Wainwright, Rachel Caskey, Aida Rodriguez, Abigail Holicky, Melissa Wagner-Schuman, Anne Elizabeth Glassgow

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Active management of the third stage of labor and associated factors among maternity care providers in public health facilities in Eastern Ethiopia: a multi-center study

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A combined clinical and specific genes’ model to predict live birth for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer patients

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Effect of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy on mother-to-infant bonding and the mediation effect of postpartum depression: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

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Gestational diabetes is associated with the risk of offspring’s congenital anomalies: a register-based cohort study

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Comparing body image dissatisfaction between pregnant women and non-pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Investigating associations between maternal stress, smoking and adverse birth outcomes: evidence from the All Our Families cohort

Shelby S. Yamamoto, Shahirose S. Premji, Vineet Saini, Sheila W. McDonald, Gian S. Jhangri

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An endometrium of type C along with an endometrial thickness of < 8 mm are risk factors for ectopic pregnancy after stimulated cycles with fresh embryo transfer

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A novel artificial intelligence model for fetal facial profile marker measurement during the first trimester

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Integrated bioinformatic analysis reveals NOS2 as a novel ferroptosis-related biomarker for pre-eclampsia

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Quality indicators of public maternity units in the governorate of Monastir (Tunisia)

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Planning and implementing practice changes in Ontario maternal-newborn hospital units: a secondary qualitative analysis

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An evaluation of cervical maturity for Chinese women with labor induction by machine learning and ultrasound images

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Spatial distribution and determinants of tetanus toxoid immunization among pregnant women in Ethiopia using data from Ethiopian demographic and health survey 2016

Beletech Fentie, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Masresha Asmare Techane, Chalachew Adugna Wubneh, Nega Tezera Assimamaw, Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Addis Bilal Muhye, Destaye Guadie Kassie, Amare Wondim, Bewuketu Terefe, Bethelihem Tigabu Tarekegn, Mohammed Seid Ali, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Berhan Tekeba, Selam Fisiha Kassa, Bogale Kassahun Desta, Amare Demsie Ayele, Melkamu Tilahun Dessie, Kendalem Asmare Atalell

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Intertwin nuchal translucency difference predicts the chance of co-twin death after fetal reduction in dichorionic triplet pregnancies: a retrospective analysis study

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Transitioning from the “Three Delays” to a focus on continuity of care: a qualitative analysis of maternal deaths in rural Pakistan and Mozambique

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Ultrasound measurements of fetal facial profile markers and their associations with congenital malformations during early pregnancy

Minyan Liao, Limin Wang, Ning Shang, Xueyi Hu, Bingjia He, Xiangjiao Liu, Guanghua Xiang, Wei Zhong

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A study of adverse maternal-foetal outcomes in nephrotic syndrome combined with preeclampsia

Dong Li, Minyi Zhang, Shuxiu Xu, Ziwei Bian, Xiaoli Huang, Guifang Hu, Jing Li

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Bacterial profile and prevalence of urinary tract infections in pregnant women in Latin America: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Henrique Diório de Souza, Giselle Rodrigues Mota Diório, Stela Verzinhasse Peres, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco, Marco Aurélio Knippel Galletta

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Emergency contraceptive knowledge and associated factors among abortion experienced reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis using EDHS 2016 data

Tadele Biresaw Belachew, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw

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Influence factor analysis and prediction model of successful application of high-volume Foley Catheter for labor induction

Jia Wang, Yu Cao, Lu Chen, Yan Tao, Huanhuan Huang, Chunju Miao

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Women’s expectations about birth, requests for pain relief in labor and the subsequent development of birth dissonance and trauma

Elizabeth Sutton, Karen Detering, Christine East, Andrea Whittaker

Open Access Research

Expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in HELLP syndrome

Li Wei, Zhou Liping, Kang Suya

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Establishment of a model for predicting preterm birth based on the machine learning algorithm

Yao Zhang, Sisi Du, Tingting Hu, Shichao Xu, Hongmei Lu, Chunyan Xu, Jufang Li, Xiaoling Zhu

Open Access Research

Toward sustainable development goals in gender inequality: an analysis of gender preferences among urban pregnant women in a Southeast Asian country

Anh Duy Nguyen, Long Hoang Nguyen, Lam Duc Nguyen, Ly Thi Ninh, Ha Thu Thi Nguyen, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Nila Nathan, Anh Linh Do, Anh Minh Le, Linh Phuong Doan, Son Hoang Nguyen, Thuc Minh Thi Vu, Bach Xuan Tran, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S.H. Ho, Roger C.M. Ho

Open Access Research

Women’s experiences of social support during pregnancy: a qualitative systematic review

Mona Al-Mutawtah, Emma Campbell, Hans-Peter Kubis, Mihela Erjavec

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Latent profile analysis and influencing factors of quality of life in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Xin-yi Zhou, Yan-feng Wang, Jie-mei Yang, Li-yuan Yang, Wei-jia Zhao, Yan-ling Chen, Qiao-hong Yang

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Effectiveness of call system implementation for postpartum hemorrhage in a tertiary emergency medical center: a retrospective cohort study

Sayo Umeda, Takeru Abe, Soichiro Obata, Shigeru Aoki, Ichiro Takeuchi

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Reference intervals of complete blood count and coagulation tests in Vietnamese pregnant women

Huan Nguyen Pham, Nghiem Xuan Huynh, Phuc Nguyen Huu Pham, Dung Ngoc Yen Dang, Long Thang Cao, Diem Minh Huynh, Hau Thi Thu Thoi, Oanh Hoang Le, Suzanne Monivong Cheanh Beaupha

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Perinatal deaths from birth defects in Hunan Province, China, 2010–2020

Xu Zhou, Donghua Xie, Jian He, Yurong Jiang, Junqun Fang, Hua Wang

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A new contingent screening strategy increased detection rate of trisomy 21 in the first trimester

Wei Luo, Bin He, Daiwen Han, Lixing Yuan, Jun Tang, Ling Pang, Fene Zou, Kai Zhao, Shanling Liu, Ting Hu

Open Access Research

Physical therapy intervention for breast symptoms in lactating women: a randomized controlled trial

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

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Psychological distress in pregnancy and postpartum: a cross-sectional study of Babol pregnancy mental health registry

Shahnaz Barat, Azita Ghanbarpour, Seyyedeh Mahboubeh Mirtabar, Farzan Kheirkhah, Zahra Basirat, Hoda Shirafkan, Angela Hamidia, Faezeh Khorshidian, Davood Hosseini Talari, Zeynab Pahlavan, Sedigheh Esmaelzadeh, Zinatosadat Buzari, Mahtab Zeynalzadeh, Shahla Yazdani Charati, Fatemeh Shafizade, Mahsima Adnani, Fatemeh Amirkhanloo, Maedeh Mollaalipour, Atieh Chale kani, Mania Amiri, Razieh Khazaei, Seyedeh Shabnam Mehdinia, Fatemeh Basirat, Simin Asadollahi, Asieh Khodami, Alireza Azizi, Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Nooshin Fatery, Shirin Shahrokhi, Banafshe Zarinkamar, Sajedeh Aligoltabar, Mahbobeh Faramarzi

Open Access Research

Incompleteness and misclassification of maternal death recording: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sahar M. A. Ahmed, Jenny A. Cresswell, Lale Say

Open Access Research

Comprehensive Health Insurance and access to maternal healthcare services among Peruvian women: a cross-sectional study using the 2021 national demographic survey

Eduardo Ramos Rosas, Volker Winkler, Luis Huicho, Magaly M. Blas, Stephan Brenner, Manuela De Allegri

Open Access Research

Understanding the lived experience of pregnancy and birth for survivors of rape and sexual assault

Rebecca Lissmann, Michelle Lokot, Cicely Marston

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Informing about childbirth without increasing anxiety: a qualitative study of first-time pregnant women and partners’ perceptions and needs

Anne-Sylvie Diezi, Mélanie Vanetti, Marie Robert, Béatrice Schaad, David Baud, Antje Horsch

Open Access Editorial

Promoting a global culture of respectful maternity care

Shuby Puthussery, Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Hilary Brown, Raymond Akawire Aborigo

Open Access Research

Clustering of smoking, alcohol consumption and weight gain in pregnancy: prevalence, care preferences and associated factors

Clare Desmet, Renee Reynolds, Jenna Hollis, Milly Licata, Justine Daly, Emma Doherty, Belinda Tully, Christophe Lecathelinais, John Wiggers, Melanie Kingsland

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The association between blood groups, Rhesus factors, body mass index and obesity among pregnant women at Gadarif Maternity Hospital, Eastern Sudan

Amal O Bashir, Ahmed Ali Hassan, EL Bagir Mahdi, Gamal K Adam, Nadiah AlHabardi, Ishag Adam

Open Access Research

Machine learning-based approach for predicting low birth weight

Amene Ranjbar, Farideh Montazeri, Mohammadsadegh Vahidi Farashah, Vahid Mehrnoush, Fatemeh Darsareh, Nasibeh Roozbeh

Open Access Research

Community perceptions of postmortem examination and minimally invasive tissue sampling in neonates:a qualitative study in South India

Athira Sreenivas, Teddy Andrews Jaihind Jothikaran, Leslie Lewis, Mary Mathew

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National assessment of obstetrics and gynecology and family medicine residents’ experiences with CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care

Jean Marie Place, Kristin Van De Griend, Mengxi Zhang, Melanie Schreiner, Tanya Munroe, Amy Crockett, Wenyan Ji, Alexandra L. Hanlon

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Evaluation of a method to identify midwives in national provider identifier data

Jennifer Vanderlaan, Karen Jefferson

Open Access Research

Do disempowered childbearing women give birth at home in Sierra Leone? A secondary analysis of the 2019 Sierra Leone demographic health survey

Peter Bai James, George A Yendewa, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Augustus Osborne, Satta Sylvia Kpagoi, Emmanuel Kamanda Margao, Jia Kangbai, Jon Wardle

Open Access Research

The impact of covid-19 pandemic on pregnancy outcome

Roya Gholami, Nasrin Borumandnia, Elham Kalhori, Mahshid Taheri, Nahid Khodakarami

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Risk factors associated with preterm birth among mothers delivered at Lira Regional Referral Hospital

Tom Etil, Bosco Opio, Bernard Odur, Charles Lwanga, Leonard Atuhaire

Open Access Research

Incidence, temporal trends and risk factors of puerperal infection in Mainland China: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies from recent decade (2010–2020)

Peng Li, Yan Li, Youjian Zhang, Lina Zhao, Xiaohong Li, Junzhe Bao, Jianing Guo, Jun Yan, Ke Zhou, Mingjie Sun

Open Access Research

Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in prevention of postpartum hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18,649 patients

Nada Mostafa Al-dardery, Omar Ahmed Abdelwahab, Mohamed Abouzid, Khaled Albakri, Ali Elkhadragy, Basant E. Katamesh, Rawan Hamamreh, Ahmed B. Mohd, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Abdulrhman Khaity

Open Access Research

Chromosome analysis of foetal tissue from 1903 spontaneous abortion patients in 5 regions of China: a retrospective multicentre study

Jian Zhang, Fangxiang Mu, Zhongjie Guo, Zhuhua Cai, Xianghui Zeng, Lirong Du, Fang Wang

Open Access Research

Recombinant human thrombopoietin therapy for primary immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: a retrospective comparative cohort study

Jing Lin, Tong-Fei Wang, Mei-Juan Huang, Hao-Bo Huang, Pei-Fang Chen, Yu Zhou, Wei-Chao Dai, Ling Zhou, Xiu-Shan Feng, Hui-Lan Wang

Open Access Research

Prevalence of maternal mortality causes based on ICD-MM: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jahanpour Alipour, Abolfazl Payandeh, Afsaneh Karimi

Open Access Research

The yield of early-pregnancy homeostasis of model assessment -insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus in different body mass index and age groups

Sima Hashemipour, Mahnaz Zohal, Leila Modarresnia, Sepideh Kolaji, Hamidreza Panahi, Milad Badri, Sarah Mirzaeei Chopani, Sara Esmaeili Kelishomi, Amirabbas Ghasemi, Seyyed Hamidreza Ghafelehbashi

Open Access Research

A rapid review of antenatal hepatitis C virus testing in the United Kingdom

M. P. Hibbert, R. Simmons, S. Mandal, C. A. Sabin, M. Desai

Open Access Research

Impacts of different culture times on pregnancy outcomes after thawing of cleavage stage embryos

Jieyou Wang, Linna Ma, Jiaoqi Mei, Linjiang Li, Wen Xu, Weimin Jiang, Yueyan Wei, Yu Xu, Shaoqing Sun, Yanlin Ma, Qi Li

Open Access Research

The predictive value of uterine artery Doppler in the success rate of pregnancy from the first frozen embryo transfer during the implantation window

Junmei Fan, Junkun Zhang, Suming Xu, Huiping Liu, Weigang Lv, Xingyu Bi, Yanling Liu, Wenjing Shi, Yuxia Zhang, Xueqing Wu

Open Access Research

Association between gestational exposure and risk of orofacial clefts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ZhiMeng Huang, JinZhun Wu, Yue Qiu, Jiayan Lin, Wanting Huang, Xiaohui Ma, Huifen Zhang, Xiaoqing Yang

Open Access Research

The global prevalence of low back pain in pregnancy: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Nader Salari, Aida Mohammadi, Mahvan Hemmati, Razie Hasheminezhad, Salim Kani, Shamarina Shohaimi, Masoud Mohammadi

Open Access Research

Maternal and obstetric outcomes after Ex-Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT): a single center experience

Marta Domínguez-Moreno, Ángel Chimenea, Lutgardo García-Díaz, Guillermo Antiñolo

Open Access Research

General practitioner perceptions and experiences of managing perinatal mental health: a scoping review

Jacqueline Frayne, Sarah Seddon, Tamara Lebedevs, Talila Milroy, Beverly Teh, Thinh Nguyen

Open Access Research

Postpartum follow-up of women with preeclampsia: facilitators and barriers — A qualitative study

Eirin Arntzen, Ranveig Jøsendal, Heidi Linn Sandsæter, Julie Horn

Open Access Research

Prevalence and determinants of adequate postnatal care in Ethiopia: evidence from 2019 Ethiopia mini demographic and health survey

Mubarek Yesse Ashemo, Desalegn Shiferaw, Bayise Biru, Bikila Regassa Feyisa

Open Access Research

The factors associated with stillbirths among sub-saharan African deliveries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Getachew Adela Kasa, Abebech Yilma Woldemariam, Alemayehu Adella, Bezatu Alemu

Open Access Research

Analysis of hemi-uterus pregnancy outcomes in uterine malformations: a retrospective observational study

Liang Qian, Jiashan Ding, Lan Shi, Qing Yu, Jiawei Zhu, Anfeng Huang

Open Access Research

Associations of elevated glucose levels at each time point during OGTT with fetal congenital heart diseases: a cohort study of 72,236 births

Qian Zhang, Shuhua Lai, Yulong Zhang, Xu Ye, Yi Wu, Tinghua Lin, Huiyun Huang, Wenhui Zhang, Hai Lin, Jianying Yan

Open Access Research

Highlighting allelic variations at the interleukin-19 locus in term of preeclampsia predisposing factors and access to an accurate diagnostic/screening option

Sara Parhoudeh, Aida Saadaty, Khalil Khashei Varnamkhasti, Samire Khashei Varnamkhasti, Leila Naeimi, Sirous Naeimi

Open Access Research

A repeated cross-sectional study of the association of community health worker intervention with the maternal continuum of care in rural Liberian communities

Sam Blizzard, Mardieh Dennis, Marion Subah, Bentoe Zoogley Tehoungue, Romax Zizi, John D. Kraemer, Emily White, Lisa R. Hirschhorn

Open Access Research

High risk fertility behaviour and health facility delivery in West Africa

Eugene Budu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Joshua Okyere, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Research

The efficacy of intrauterine infusion of platelet rich plasma in women undergoing assisted reproduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Noran Magdy Shalma, Hazem Mohamed Salamah, Ashraf Alsawareah, Ahmad Shehata Shaarawy, Mohamed Reyad Mohamed, Emery Manirambona, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

Open Access Research

Health professionals’ perceptions of planned home birth care within the Brazilian health system

Jannaina Campos Beviláqua, Laena Costa dos Reis, Valdecyr Herdy Alves, Lucia Helena Garcia Penna, Silvio Éder Dias da Silva, Andressa Tavares Parente, Fabianne de Jesus Dias Sousa, Bianca Dargam Gomes Vieira, Audrey Vidal Pereira, Maura Eduarda Sousa Fernandes, Diego Pereira Rodrigues

Open Access Correction

Correction: Risk factors associated with preterm birth among mothers delivered at Lira Regional Referral Hospital

Tom Etil, Bosco Opio, Bernard Odur, Charles Lwanga, Leonard Atuhaire

Open Access Research

Reduction in spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm births in twin pregnancies during COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne, Australia: a multicenter cohort study

Juliana M. Manno, Melvin B. Marzan, Daniel L. Rolnik, Stephanie Potenza, Natasha Pritchard, Joanne M. Said, Kirsten R. Palmer, Clare L. Whitehead, Penelope M. Sheehan, Jolyon Ford, Ben W. Mol, Susan P. Walker, Lisa Hui

Open Access Research

Correlation between PAPP-A serum levels in the first trimester of pregnancy with the occurrence of gestational diabetes, a multicenter cohort study

Sedigheh Borna, Masoumeh Ashrafzadeh, Marjan Ghaemi, Nasim Eshraghi, Nafiseh Hivechi, Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh

Open Access Research

Reproductive decision making in women with medical comorbidities: a qualitative study

Elena M. Kraus, Niraj R. Chavan, Victoria Whelan, Jennifer Goldkamp, James M. DuBois

Open Access Research article

Maternal interventions to decrease stillbirths and neonatal mortality in Tanzania: evidence from the 2017-18 cross-sectional Tanzania verbal and social autopsy study

Henry D. Kalter, Alain K. Koffi, Jamie Perin, Mlemba A. Kamwe, Robert E. Black

Open Access Research

Development of birth weight estimation model for Ethiopian population from sonographic evaluation

Nejat Mohammed Seman, Hamdia Murad Adem, Fanta Assefa Disasa, Gizeaddis Lamesgin Simegn

Open Access Research

Accessing health information during the COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of NHS maternity service users

Rushvini Ambihaipahan, Georgia Chisnall, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Lucy Irvine

Open Access Research

Effects of an animated educational video on knowledge of cell-free DNA screening among Thai pregnant women: a randomized control trial

Nutta Nintao, Jittima Manonai, Rujira Wattanayingcharoenchai, Sommart Bumrungphuet, Wirada Hansahiranwadee, Wirada Dulyaphat, Werapath Somchit, Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon, Maneerat Prakobpanich, Chayada Tangshewinsirikul

Open Access Research

Genome-wide analysis study of gestational diabetes mellitus and related pathogenic factors in a Chinese Han population

Shufan Yue, Ling Pei, Fenghua Lai, Huangmeng Xiao, Zeting Li, Rui Zeng, Li Chen, Wenzhan Chen, Huiling Liu, Yanbing Li, Haipeng Xiao, Xiaopei Cao

Open Access Research

Functional recovery after cesarean delivery: a prospective cohort study in rural Rwanda

Anne Niyigena, Saidath Gato, Barnabas Alayande, Elizabeth Miranda, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Andrea S. Goodman, Theoneste Nkurunziza, Christian Mazimpaka, Sadoscar Hakizimana, Patient Ngamije, Fredrick Kateera, Robert Riviello, Adeline A. Boatin

Open Access Research

A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of maternity models of care

Elizabeth Martin, Bassel Ayoub, Yvette D. Miller

Open Access Editorial

BMC pregnancy and childbirth - ‘screening and management of food insecurity in pregnancy’

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Open Access Research

Clinical value of ultrasonic indicators in predicting the outcome of caesarean scar pregnancy after pregnancy termination

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Open Access Research

Which transfer day results in the highest live birth rate for PCOS patients undergoing in vitro fertilization?

Yuying Guo, Fangfang Dai, Bo Zheng, Linlin Tao, Tieqing Cui

Open Access Research

Development and psychometric testing of a Chinese version of the postnatal care experience scale for postpartum women

Liping Sun, Xiaojiao Wang, Hua Gao, Zhaorun Li, Meiyi Chen, Xu Qian, Chunyi Gu

Open Access Research

Do glycaemic treatment targets affect the perinatal mental health status of women with gestational diabetes? – Data from the TARGET Trial

Phyllis Ohene-Agyei, Thach Tran, Jane E. Harding, Caroline A. Crowther

Open Access Research

Evaluation of critical congenital heart disease from 2018 to 2020 in Turkey: a retrospective cohort study

Nilgün Çaylan, Sıddika Songül Yalçın, Başak Tezel, Oben Üner, Şirin Aydin, Fatih Kara

Open Access Research

Epidemiology and factors associated with preterm births in multiple pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study

Samita Seetho, Kiattisak Kongwattanakul, Piyamas Saksiriwuttho, Kaewjai Thepsuthammarat

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