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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Ausgabe 1/2010

Inhalt (87 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Cost-effectiveness of external cephalic version for term breech presentation

Jonathan M Tan, Alex Macario, Brendan Carvalho, Maurice L Druzin, Yasser Y El-Sayed

Open Access Research article

Care during the third stage of labour: obstetricians views and practice in an Albanian maternity hospital

Astrit Bimbashi, Eriseida Ndoni, Anika Dokle, Lelia Duley

Open Access Study protocol

Haemorrhagia post partum; an implementation study on the evidence-based guideline of the Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (NVOG) and the MOET (Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma-course) instructions; the Fluxim study

Mallory D Woiski, Rosella PMG Hermens, Johanna M Middeldorp, Jan A Kremer, Marco A Marcus, Maurice GAJ Wouters, Richard P Grol, Fred K Lotgering, Hubertina CJ Scheepers

Open Access Research article

Growth factor concentrations and their placental mRNA expression are modulated in gestational diabetes mellitus: possible interactions with macrosomia

Oussama Grissa, Akadiri Yessoufou, Inès Mrisak, Aziz Hichami, Daniel Amoussou-Guenou, Abir Grissa, François Djrolo, Kabir Moutairou, Abdelhedi Miled, Hédi Khairi, Monia Zaouali, Iheb Bougmiza, Aabdelkarim Zbidi, Zouheir Tabka, Naim A Khan

Open Access Study protocol

Antenatal allopurinol for reduction of birth asphyxia induced brain damage (ALLO-Trial); a randomized double blind placebo controlled multicenter study

Joepe J Kaandorp, Manon JNL Benders, Carin MA Rademaker, Helen L Torrance, Martijn A Oudijk, Timo R de Haan, Kitty WM Bloemenkamp, Monique Rijken, Maria G van Pampus, Arie F Bos, Martina M Porath, Sidarto Bambang Oetomo, Christine Willekes, AW Danilo Gavilanes, Maurice GAJ Wouters, Ruurd M van Elburg, Anjoke JM Huisjes, Saskia CMJER Bakker, Claudia A van Meir, Jeannette von Lindern, Janine Boon, Inge P de Boer, Robbert JP Rijnders, Corrie JWFM Jacobs, Cuno SPM Uiterwaal, Ben Willem J Mol, Gerard HA Visser, Frank van Bel, Jan B Derks

Open Access Research article

Poor newborn care practices - a population based survey in eastern Uganda

Peter Waiswa, Stefan Peterson, Goran Tomson, George W Pariyo

Open Access Study protocol

PErineal Assessment and Repair Longitudinal Study (PEARLS): protocol for a matched pair cluster trial

Debra E Bick, Christine Kettle, Sue Macdonald, Peter W Thomas, Robert K Hills, Khaled MK Ismail

Open Access Research article

APCR, factor V gene known and novel SNPs and adverse pregnancy outcomes in an Irish cohort of pregnant women

Sara Sedano-Balbás, Mark Lyons, Brendan Cleary, Margaret Murray, Geraldine Gaffney, Majella Maher

Open Access Research article

High ANC coverage and low skilled attendance in a rural Tanzanian district: a case for implementing a birth plan intervention

Moke Magoma, Jennifer Requejo, Oona MR Campbell, Simon Cousens, Veronique Filippi

Open Access Research article

Assisting informed decision making for labour analgesia: a randomised controlled trial of a decision aid for labour analgesia versus a pamphlet

Camille H Raynes-Greenow, Natasha Nassar, Siranda Torvaldsen, Lyndal Trevena, Christine L Roberts

Open Access Research article

Low availability of carnitine precursors as a possible reason for the diminished plasma carnitine concentrations in pregnant women

Robert Ringseis, Nicole Hanisch, Gregor Seliger, Klaus Eder

Open Access Research article

Physical activity in pregnancy: a qualitative study of the beliefs of overweight and obese pregnant women

Zoe Weir, Judith Bush, Stephen C Robson, Catherine McParlin, Judith Rankin, Ruth Bell

Open Access Study protocol

Implementation of the external cephalic version in breech delivery. Dutch national implementation study of external cephalic version

Floortje Vlemmix, Ageeth N Rosman, Margot AH Fleuren, Marlies EB Rijnders, Antje Beuckens, Monique C Haak, Bettina MC Akerboom, Joke MJ Bais, Simone MI Kuppens, Dimitri N Papatsonis, Brent C Opmeer, Joris AM van der Post, Ben Willem J Mol, Marjolein Kok

Open Access Research article

Crying babies, tired mothers - challenges of the postnatal hospital stay: an interpretive phenomenological study

Elisabeth Kurth, Elisabeth Spichiger, Elisabeth Zemp Stutz, Johanna Biedermann, Irene Hösli, Holly P Kennedy

Open Access Study protocol

Brazilian multicenter study on prevalence of preterm birth and associated factors

Renato Passini Jr, Ricardo P Tedesco, Sergio T Marba, Jose G Cecatti, Ruth Guinsburg, Francisco E Martinez, Marcelo L Nomura

Open Access Research article

Care during the third stage of labour: A postal survey of UK midwives and obstetricians

Diane Farrar, Derek Tuffnell, Rebecca Airey, Lelia Duley

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of smoking during pregnancy and associated risk factors among Canadian women: a national survey

Ban Al-Sahab, Masarat Saqib, Gabriel Hauser, Hala Tamim

Open Access Research article

Facilitators and barriers in the humanization of childbirth practice in Japan

Roxana Behruzi, Marie Hatem, William Fraser, Lise Goulet, Masako Ii, Chizuru Misago

Open Access Research article

A statewide review of postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria, Australia

Jo-Anne Rayner, Helen L McLachlan, Della A Forster, Louise Peters, Jane Yelland

Open Access Research article

Breastfeeding and weaning practices among Hong Kong mothers: a prospective study

Marie Tarrant, Daniel YT Fong, Kendra M Wu, Irene LY Lee, Emmy MY Wong, Alice Sham, Christine Lam, Joan E Dodgson

Open Access Study protocol

10-Year cardiovascular event risks for women who experienced hypertensive disorders in late pregnancy: the HyRAS study

Wietske Hermes, Arie Franx, Maria G van Pampus, Kitty W Bloemenkamp, Joris A van der Post, Martina Porath, Gabrielle Ponjee, Jouke T Tamsma, Ben W Mol, Christianne J de Groot

Open Access Research article

Factors for change in maternal and perinatal audit systems in Dar es Salaam hospitals, Tanzania

Angelo S Nyamtema, David P Urassa, Andrea B Pembe, Felix Kisanga, Jos van Roosmalen

Open Access Research article

Institutional delivery in rural India: the relative importance of accessibility and economic status

Amy J Kesterton, John Cleland, Andy Sloggett, Carine Ronsmans

Open Access Research article

Process evaluation of a community-based intervention promoting multiple maternal and neonatal care practices in rural Nepal

Robert A McPherson, Jyotsna Tamang, Stephen Hodgins, Laxmi R Pathak, Ram C Silwal, Abdullah H Baqui, Peter J Winch

Open Access Research article

Policies for care during the third stage of labour: a survey of maternity units in Syria

Hosam E Matar, Muhammad Q Almerie, Mohamad Alsabbagh, Muhammad Jawoosh, Yara Almerie, Asma Abdulsalam, Lelia Duley

Open Access Research article

Experiences of physical activity during pregnancy in Danish nulliparous women with a physically active life before pregnancy. A qualitative study

Hanne K Hegaard, Hanne Kjaergaard, Peter P Damm, Kerstin Petersson, Anna-Karin Dykes

Open Access Research article

The role of mothers-in-law in antenatal care decision-making in Nepal: a qualitative study

Bibha Simkhada, Maureen A Porter, Edwin R van Teijlingen

Open Access Research article

Quality of antenatal care in rural Tanzania: counselling on pregnancy danger signs

Andrea B Pembe, Anders Carlstedt, David P Urassa, Gunilla Lindmark, Lennarth Nyström, Elisabeth Darj

Open Access Research article

Preterm birth and reduced birthweight in first and second teenage pregnancies: a register-based cohort study

Ali S Khashan, Philip N Baker, Louise C Kenny

Open Access Technical advance

Thinking outside the curve, part I: modeling birthweight distribution

Richard Charnigo, Lorie W Chesnut, Tony LoBianco, Russell S Kirby

Open Access Research article

Prospective study of determinants and costs of home births in Mumbai slums

Sushmita Das, Ujwala Bapat, Neena Shah More, Latika Chordhekar, Wasundhara Joshi, David Osrin

Open Access Study protocol

Prevention of Gestational Diabetes: Design of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial and One-Year Follow-Up

Riitta M Luoto, Tarja I Kinnunen, Minna Aittasalo, Katriina Ojala, Kirsi Mansikkamäki, Erja Toropainen, Päivi Kolu, Tommi Vasankari

Open Access Research article

Different sex ratios of children born to Indian and Pakistani immigrants in Norway

Narpinder Singh, Are Hugo Pripp, Torkel Brekke, Babill Stray-Pedersen

Open Access Research article

A prevalence survey of every-day activities in pregnancy

Samantha J Lain, Jane B Ford, Ruth M Hadfield, Christine L Roberts

Open Access Study protocol

Long-term health-related and economic consequences of short-term outcomes in evaluation of perinatal interventions

Margreet J Teune, Aleid G van Wassenaer, Ben Willem J Mol, Brent C Opmeer

Open Access Technical advance

Thinking outside the curve, part II: modeling fetal-infant mortality

Richard Charnigo, Lorie W Chesnut, Tony LoBianco, Russell S Kirby

Open Access Research article

Perinatal mortality in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study

Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Nicolas Meda, Emmanuel Zabsonré, Halvor Sommerfelt, Simon Cousens, Thorkild Tylleskär

Open Access Case report

Abnormal fetal movements, micrognathia and pulmonary hypoplasia: a case report. Abnormal fetal movements

Seiichi Morokuma, Ai Anami, Kiyomi Tsukimori, Kotaro Fukushima, Norio Wake

Open Access Research article

Recovery after caesarean birth: a qualitative study of women's accounts in Victoria, Australia

Michelle A Kealy, Rhonda E Small, Pranee Liamputtong

Open Access Research article

The relationship between water intake and foetal growth and preterm delivery in a prospective cohort study

J Michael Wright, Caroline S Hoffman, David A Savitz

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Reduction of late stillbirth with the introduction of fetal movement information and guidelines - a clinical quality improvement

Julie Victoria Holm Tveit, Eli Saastad, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Per E Børdahl, Vicki Flenady, Ruth Fretts, J Frederik Frøen

Open Access Research article

Developing criteria for Cesarean Section using the RAND appropriateness method

Rahim Ostovar, Arash Rashidian, Abolghasem Pourreza, Batool Hossein Rashidi, Sedigheh Hantooshzadeh, Hassan Eftekhar Ardebili, Mahmood Mahmoudi

Open Access Research article

Male partner attendance of skilled antenatal care in peri-urban Gulu district, Northern Uganda

Raymond Tweheyo, Joseph Konde-Lule, Nazarius M Tumwesigye, Juliet N Sekandi

Open Access Research article

The purple line as a measure of labourprogress: a longitudinal study

Ashley Shepherd, Helen Cheyne, Susan Kennedy, Colette McIntosh, Maggie Styles, Catherine Niven

Open Access Research article

Smoking during pregnancy and risk of abnormal glucose tolerance: a prospective cohort study

Amy E Haskins, Elizabeth R Bertone-Johnson, Penelope Pekow, Elena Carbone, Renée T Fortner, Lisa Chasan-Taber

Open Access Research article

The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women who are overweight or obese

Chaturica Athukorala, Alice R Rumbold, Kristyn J Willson, Caroline A Crowther

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of blood reservation and use for caesarean sections in a tertiary maternity unit in south western Nigeria

Oluwarotimi I Akinola, Adetokunbo O Fabamwo, Adetokunbo O Tayo, Kabiru A Rabiu, Yussuf A Oshodi, Chioma A Onyekwere

Open Access Research article

Periodic assessment of plasma sFlt-1 and PlGF concentrations and its association with placental morphometry in gestational hypertension (GH) - a prospective follow-up study

Kamalan Jeevaratnam, Vishna Devi Nadarajah, John Paul Judson, Sivalingam Nalliah, Mohd Farouk Abdullah

Open Access Study protocol

Reducing errors in health care: cost-effectiveness of multidisciplinary team training in obstetric emergencies (TOSTI study); a randomised controlled trial

Joost van de Ven, Saskia Houterman, Rob AJQ Steinweg, Albert JJA Scherpbier, Willy Wijers, Ben William J Mol, S Guid Oei

Open Access Study protocol

Cost-effectiveness of recurrence risk guided care versus care as usual in women who suffered from early-onset preeclampsia including HELLP syndrome in their previous pregnancy (the PreCare study)

Denise HJ Delahaije, Sander MJ van Kuijk, Carmen D Dirksen, Simone JS Sep, Louis L Peeters, Marc E Spaanderman, Hein W Bruinse, Laura D de Wit-Zuurendonk, Joris AM van der Post, Johannes J Duvekot, Jim van Eyck, Mariëlle G van Pampus, Mark ABHM van der Hoeven, Luc J Smits

Open Access Research article

Preconception care for diabetic women for improving maternal and fetal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hayfaa A Wahabi, Rasmeia A Alzeidan, Ghada A Bawazeer, Lubna A Alansari, Samia A Esmaeil

Open Access Research article

Obstetric hemorrhage and shock management: using the low technology Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment in Nigerian and Egyptian tertiary care facilities

Suellen Miller, Mohamed MF Fathalla, Oladosu A Ojengbede, Carol Camlin, Mohammed Mourad-Youssif, Imran O Morhason-Bello, Hadiza Galadanci, David Nsima, Elizabeth Butrick, Tarek al Hussaini, Janet Turan, Carinne Meyer, Hilarie Martin, Aminu I Mohammed

Open Access Research article

Obstetric near-miss and maternal mortality in maternity university hospital, Damascus, Syria: a retrospective study

Yara Almerie, Muhammad Q Almerie, Hosam E Matar, Yasser Shahrour, Ahmad Abo Al Chamat, Asmaa Abdulsalam

Open Access Research article

Spontaneous preterm labor is associated with an increase in the proinflammatory signal transducer TLR4 receptor on maternal blood monocytes

Edyta Pawelczyk, Bogdan J Nowicki, Michael G Izban, Siddharth Pratap, Nupur A Sashti, Maureen Sanderson, Stella Nowicki

Open Access Research article

Use of antenatal care services in Kassala, eastern Sudan

Abdel Aziem A Ali, Mohammed M Osman, Ameer O Abbaker, Ishag Adam

Open Access Study protocol

Timing of birth for women with a twin pregnancy at term: a randomised controlled trial

Jodie M Dodd, Caroline A Crowther, Ross R Haslam, Jeffrey S Robinson

Open Access Research article

Can I have a second child? dilemmas of mothers of children with pervasive developmental disorder: a qualitative study

Miyako Kimura, Yoshihiko Yamazaki, Mieko Mochizuki, Tomoko Omiya

Open Access Research article

A qualitative study of the experiences and expectations of women receiving in-patient postnatal care in one English maternity unit

Sarah Beake, Val Rose, Debra Bick, Annette Weavers, Julie Wray

Open Access Study protocol

A randomised clinical trial of intrapartum fetal monitoring with computer analysis and alerts versus previously available monitoring

Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Austin Ugwumadu, Philip Banfield, Pauline Lynch, Pina Amin, David Horwell, Antonia Costa, Cristina Santos, João Bernardes, Karl Rosen

Open Access Research article

Sleep duration, vital exhaustion and perceived stress among pregnant migraineurs and non-migraineurs

Michelle A Williams, Sheena K Aurora, Ihunnaya O Frederick, Chunfang Qiu, Bizu Gelaye, Swee May Cripe

Open Access Research article

Current practices in treatment of female genital fistula: a cross sectional study

Steven D Arrowsmith, Joseph Ruminjo, Evelyn G Landry

Open Access Research article

An option for measuring maternal mortality in developing countries: a survey using community informants

Siti Nurul Qomariyah, David Braunholtz, Endang L Achadi, Karen H Witten, Eko Setyo Pambudi, Trisari Anggondowati, Kamaluddin Latief, Wendy J Graham

Open Access Research article

Antenatal counseling in maternal and newborn care: use of job aids to improve health worker performance and maternal understanding in Benin

Larissa Jennings, André Sourou Yebadokpo, Jean Affo, Marthe Agbogbe

Open Access Research article

Objectively measured physical activity during pregnancy: a study in obese and overweight women

Catherine McParlin, Stephen C Robson, Peter WG Tennant, Hervé Besson, Judith Rankin, Ashley J Adamson, Mark S Pearce, Ruth Bell

Open Access Study protocol

Long-Term follow up after intra-Uterine transfusionS; the LOTUS study

Esther P Verduin, Irene TM Lindenburg, Vivianne EHJ Smits-Wintjens, Jeanine MM van Klink, Henk Schonewille, Inge L van Kamp, Dick Oepkes, Frans J Walther, Humphrey HH Kanhai, Ilias IN Doxiadis, Enrico Lopriore, Anneke Brand

Open Access Research article

Effects of caesarean section on maternal health in low risk nulliparous women: a prospective matched cohort study in Shanghai, China

Bing-shun Wang, Li-feng Zhou, David Coulter, Hong Liang, Ye Zhong, Yu-na Guo, Li-ping Zhu, Xiao-ling Gao, Wei Yuan, Er-sheng Gao

Open Access Research article

Breastfeeding attitudes of Finnish parents during pregnancy

Sari Laanterä, Tarja Pölkki, Anette Ekström, Anna-Maija Pietilä

Open Access Research article

The role of hospital midwives in the Netherlands

Therese A Wiegers, Chantal WPM Hukkelhoven

Open Access Research article

Childbirth experience questionnaire (CEQ): development and evaluation of a multidimensional instrument

Anna Dencker, Charles Taft, Liselotte Bergqvist, Håkan Lilja, Marie Berg

Open Access Study protocol

Communities, birth attendants and health facilities: a continuum of emergency maternal and newborn care (the global network's EmONC trial)

Omrana Pasha, Robert L Goldenberg, Elizabeth M McClure, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Fernando Althabe, Archana Patel, Fabian Esamai, Ana Garces, Elwyn Chomba, Manolo Mazariegos, Bhala Kodkany, Jose M Belizan, Richard J Derman, Patricia L Hibberd, Waldemar A Carlo, Edward A Liechty, K Michael Michael Hambidge, Pierre Buekens, Dennis Wallace, Lisa Howard-Grabman, Suzanne Stalls, Marion Koso-Thomas, Alan H Jobe, Linda L Wright

Open Access Study protocol

Well being of obstetric patients on minimal blood transfusions (WOMB trial)

Babette W Prick, Eric AP Steegers, AJ Gerard Jansen, Wim CJ Hop, Marie-Louise Essink-Bot, Nina CJ Peters, Carin A Uyl-de Groot, Dimitri NM Papatsonis, Bettina MC Akerboom, Godfried CH Metz, Henk A Bremer, Aren J van Loon, Rob H Stigter, Joris AM van der Post, Marcel van Alphen, Martina Porath, Robbert JP Rijnders, Marc EA Spaanderman, Daniela H Schippers, Kitty WM Bloemenkamp, Kim E Boers, Hubertina CJ Scheepers, Frans JME Roumen, Anneke Kwee, Nico WE Schuitemaker, Ben Willem J Mol, Dick J van Rhenen, Johannes J Duvekot

Open Access Research article

Increased incidence of glucose disorders during pregnancy is not explained by pre-pregnancy obesity in London, Canada

Margie H Davenport, M Karen Campbell, Michelle F Mottola

Open Access Research article

Racial disparities in infant mortality: what has birth weight got to do with it and how large is it?

Timothy B Gage, Fu Fang, Erin K O'Neill, A Gregory DiRienzo

Open Access Study protocol

All Our Babies Cohort Study: recruitment of a cohort to predict women at risk of preterm birth through the examination of gene expression profiles and the environment

Sara K Gracie, Andrew W Lyon, Heather L Kehler, Craig E Pennell, Siobhan M Dolan, Deborah A McNeil, Jodi E Siever, Sheila W McDonald, Alan D Bocking, Stephen J Lye, Kathy M Hegadoren, David M Olson, Suzanne C Tough

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