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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Ausgabe 1/2011

Inhalt (104 Artikel)

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Maternal thyroid function and the outcome of external cephalic version: a prospective cohort study

Simone M Kuppens, Libbe Kooistra, Tom H Hasaart, Riet W van der Donk, Huib L Vader, Guid S Oei, Victor J Pop

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Utility of local health registers in measuring perinatal mortality: A case study in rural Indonesia

Leona Burke, Dwi Linna Suswardany, Keryl Michener, Setiawaty Mazurki, Timothy Adair, Catur Elmiyati, Chalapati Rao

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Identifying postpartum intervention approaches to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes

Jacinda M Nicklas, Chloe A Zera, Ellen W Seely, Zainab S Abdul-Rahim, Noelle D Rudloff, Sue E Levkoff

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Quantitative effects of tobacco smoking exposure on the maternal-fetal circulation

Julia de B Machado, Plínio VM Filho, Guilherme O Petersen, José M Chatkin

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A randomised non-inferiority controlled trial of a single versus a four intradermal sterile water injection technique for relief of continuous lower back pain during labour

Nigel Lee, Peter Coxeter, Michael Beckmann, Joan Webster, Vanessa Wright, Tric Smith, Sue Kildea

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Prevalence, predictors and perinatal outcomes of peri-conceptional alcohol exposure - retrospective cohort study in an urban obstetric population in Ireland

Aoife Mullally, Brian J Cleary, Joe Barry, Tom P Fahey, Deirdre J Murphy

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Levels, timing, and etiology of stillbirths in Sylhet district of Bangladesh

Abdullah H Baqui, Yoonjoung Choi, Emma K Williams, Shams E Arifeen, Ishtiaq Mannan, Gary L Darmstadt, Robert E Black

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Maternal markers for detecting early-onset neonatal infection and chorioamnionitis in cases of premature rupture of membranes at or after 34 weeks of gestation: a two-center prospective study

Thomas Popowski, François Goffinet, Françoise Maillard, Thomas Schmitz, Sandrine Leroy, Gilles Kayem

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Maternal health interventions in resource limited countries: a systematic review of packages, impacts and factors for change

Angelo S Nyamtema, David P Urassa, Jos van Roosmalen

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Complications of childbirth and maternal deaths in Kinshasa hospitals: testimonies from women and their families

Eugénie Kabali, Catherine Gourbin, Vincent De Brouwere

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"GINEXMAL RCT: Induction of labour versus expectant management in gestational diabetes pregnancies"

Gianpaolo Maso, Salvatore Alberico, Uri Wiesenfeld, Luca Ronfani, Anna Erenbourg, Eran Hadar, Yariv Yogev, Moshe Hod

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No association between polymorphisms/haplotypes of the vascular endothelial growth factor gene and preeclampsia

Idalia Garza-Veloz, Claudia Castruita-De la Rosa, Raul Cortes-Flores, Victoria Martinez-Gaytan, Jose E Rivera-Muñoz, Elda A Garcia-Mayorga, Esteban Meza-Lamas, Augusto Rojas-Martinez, Rocio Ortiz-Lopez, Margarita L Martinez-Fierro

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Duration and determinants of birth interval among women of child bearing age in Southern Ethiopia

Samuel Yohannes, Mekitie Wondafrash, Mulumebet Abera, Eshetu Girma

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Comparison of hemodynamic, biochemical and hematological parameters of healthy pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy and the active labor phase

Fernando Rodríguez-Dennen, Joel Martínez-Ocaña, Simón Kawa-Karasik, Luis Villanueva-Egan, Norberto Reyes-Paredes, Ana Flisser, Angélica Olivo-Díaz

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Infection control in delivery care units, Gujarat state, India: A needs assessment

Rajesh Mehta, Dileep V Mavalankar, KV Ramani, Sheetal Sharma, Julia Hussein

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Inequities in skilled attendance at birth in Namibia: A decomposition analysis

Eyob Zere, Doyin Oluwole, Joses M Kirigia, Chris N Mwikisa, Thomas Mbeeli

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Antenatal care in practice: an exploratory study in antenatal care clinics in the Kilombero Valley, south-eastern Tanzania

Karin Gross, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Flora Kessy, Constanze Pfeiffer, Brigit Obrist

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Concurrent analysis of choice and control in childbirth

Austyn Snowden, Colin Martin, Julie Jomeen, Caroline Hollins Martin

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Prognosis and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome in conservatively treated twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Xiangqun Li, Seiichi Morokuma, Kotaro Fukushima, Yuka Otera, Yasuo Yumoto, Kiyomi Tsukimori, Masayuki Ochiai, Toshiro Hara, Norio Wake

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The timing of elective caesarean delivery between 2000 and 2009 in England

Ipek Gurol-Urganci, David A Cromwell, Leroy C Edozien, Chidimma Onwere, Tahir A Mahmood, Jan H van der Meulen

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Temporal trends in neonatal outcomes following iatrogenic preterm delivery

Sarka Lisonkova, Jennifer A Hutcheon, KS Joseph

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Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and estimated insulin sensitivity and secretion in pregnant and non-pregnant women

Anna Gradmark, Jeremy Pomeroy, Frida Renström, Susanne Steiginga, Margareta Persson, Antony Wright, Les Bluck, Magnus Domellöf, Steven E Kahn, Ingrid Mogren, Paul W Franks

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Experiences of violence before and during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: An analysis of the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey

Marcelo L Urquia, Patricia J O'Campo, Maureen I Heaman, Patricia A Janssen, Kellie R Thiessen

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Maternal near-miss in a rural hospital in Sudan

AbdelAziem A Ali, Awadia Khojali, Amira Okud, Gamal K Adam, Ishag Adam

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Improved pregnancy outcome in refugees and migrants despite low literacy on the Thai-Burmese border: results of three cross-sectional surveys

Verena I Carrara, Celia Hogan, Cecilia De Pree, Francois Nosten, Rose McGready

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The epidemiology of alcohol utilization during pregnancy: an analysis of the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (MES)

Meghan J Walker, Ban Al-Sahab, Farah Islam, Hala Tamim

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The mothers, Omega-3 and mental health study

Ellen Mozurkewich, Julie Chilimigras, Chelsea Klemens, Kristie Keeton, Lucy Allbaugh, Susan Hamilton, Deborah Berman, Delia Vazquez, Sheila Marcus, Zora Djuric, Anjel Vahratian

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National review of maternity services 2008: women influencing change

Meredith J McIntyre, Karen Francis, Ysanne Chapman

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Shaping public opinion on the issue of childbirth; a critical analysis of articles published in an Australian newspaper

Meredith J McIntyre, Karen Francis, Ysanne Chapman

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Increased risk of miscarriage among women experiencing physical or sexual intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Guatemala City, Guatemala: cross-sectional study

Mira Johri, Rosa E Morales, Jean-François Boivin, Blanca E Samayoa, Jeffrey S Hoch, Carlos F Grazioso, Ingrid J Barrios Matta, Cécile Sommen, Eva L Baide Diaz, Hector R Fong, Eduardo G Arathoon

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The role of micro-organisms (Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans) in the pathogenesis of breast pain and infection in lactating women: study protocol

Lisa H Amir, Meabh Cullinane, Suzanne M Garland, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Susan M Donath, Catherine M Bennett, Amanda R Cooklin, Jane RW Fisher, Matthew S Payne

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Induction of labour versus expectant monitoring for gestational hypertension or mild pre-eclampsia between 34 and 37 weeks' gestation (HYPITAT-II): a multicentre, open-label randomised controlled trial

Josje Langenveld, Kim Broekhuijsen, Gert-Jan van Baaren, Maria G van Pampus, Anton H van Kaam, Henk Groen, Martina Porath, Martijn A Oudijk, Kitty W Bloemenkamp, Christianne J de Groot, Erik van Beek, Marloes E van Huizen, Herman P Oosterbaan, Christine Willekes, Ella J Wijnen-Duvekot, Maureen T M Franssen, Denise A M Perquin, Jan M J Sporken, Mallory D Woiski, Henk A Bremer, Dimitri N M Papatsonis, Jozien T J Brons, Mesruwe Kaplan, Bas W A Nij Bijvanck, Ben-Willen J Mol

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Caesarean section among referred and self-referred birthing women: a cohort study from a tertiary hospital, northeastern Tanzania

Ingvil K Sørbye, Siri Vangen, Olola Oneko, Johanne Sundby, Per Bergsjø

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High maternal mortality estimated by the sisterhood method in a rural area of Mali

Ingvill Aa, Mari A Grove, Anita H Haugsjå, Sven G Hinderaker

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Patients' perceptions of safety and quality of maternity clinical handover

Georgiana SM Chin, Narelle Warren, Louise Kornman, Peter Cameron

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Prepregnancy obesity and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Anussara Kongubol, Vorapong Phupong

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Utilisation of malaria preventive measures during pregnancy and birth outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria

Olukemi O Tongo, Adebola E Orimadegun, Olusegun O Akinyinka

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High Lifetime Pregnancy and Low Contraceptive Usage Among Sex Workers Who Use Drugs- An Unmet Reproductive Health Need

Putu Duff, Jean Shoveller, Ruth Zhang, Debbie Alexson, Julio SG Montaner, Kate Shannon

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Associations of maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and excess pregnancy weight gains with adverse pregnancy outcomes and length of hospital stay

Abdullah A Mamun, Leonie K Callaway, Michael J O'Callaghan, Gail M Williams, Jake M Najman, Rosa Alati, Alexandra Clavarino, Debbie A Lawlor

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Stillbirth differences according to regions of origin: an analysis of the German perinatal database, 2004-2007

Anna Reeske, Marcus Kutschmann, Oliver Razum, Jacob Spallek

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How much time is available for antenatal care consultations? Assessment of the quality of care in rural Tanzania

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

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Exercise in pregnant women and birth weight: a randomized controlled trial

Lene AH Haakstad, Kari Bø

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Maternal obesity support services: a qualitative study of the perspectives of women and midwives

Penny J Furness, Kerry McSeveny, Madelynne A Arden, Carolyn Garland, Andy M Dearden, Hora Soltani

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Individual and health facility factors and the risk for obstructed labour and its adverse outcomes in south-western Uganda

Jerome K Kabakyenga, Per-Olof Östergren, Eleanor Turyakira, Peter K Mukasa, Karen Odberg Pettersson

Open Access Correspondence

An integrated systems biology approach to the study of preterm birth using "-omic" technology - a guideline for research

Sara Gracie, Craig Pennell, Gunvor Ekman-Ordeberg, Stephen Lye, James McManaman, Scott Williams, Lyle Palmer, Maureen Kelley, Ram Menon, Michael Gravett

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Transfer of newborns to neonatal care unit: a registry based study in Northern Tanzania

Blandina T Mmbaga, Rolv T Lie, Gibson S Kibiki, Raimos Olomi, Gunnar Kvåle, Anne K Daltveit

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Association between maternal comorbidity and preterm birth by severity and clinical subtype: retrospective cohort study

Nathalie Auger, Thi Uyen Nhi Le, Alison L Park, Zhong-Cheng Luo

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Identification of a myometrial molecular profile for dystocic labor

Donal J Brennan, Sharon F McGee, Elton Rexhepaj, Darran P O'Connor, Michael Robson, Colm O'Herlihy

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Methods of induction of labour: a systematic review

Ellen L Mozurkewich, Julie L Chilimigras, Deborah R Berman, Uma C Perni, Vivian C Romero, Valerie J King, Kristie L Keeton

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Preventing preterm birth with progesterone: costs and effects of screening low risk women with a singleton pregnancy for short cervical length, the Triple P study

Melanie A van Os, Jeanine A van der Ven, C Emily Kleinrouweler, Eva Pajkrt, Esteriek de Miranda, Aleid van Wassenaer, Martina Porath, Patrick M Bossuyt, Kitty WM Bloemenkamp, Christine Willekes, Mallory Woiski, Martijn A Oudijk, Katia M Bilardo, Marko J Sikkema, Johannes J Duvekot, Diederik Veersema, Jacqueline Laudy, Petra Kuiper, Christianne JM de Groot, Ben Willem J Mol, Monique C Haak

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Development of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale: the TPDS

Victor JM Pop, Antoinette M Pommer, Monica Pop-Purceleanu, Hennie AA Wijnen, Veerle Bergink, Frans Pouwer

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Polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene in preeclampsia: a candidate-gene association study

Nikos Zdoukopoulos, Chrysa Doxani, Ioannis E Messinis, Ioannis Stefanidis, Elias Zintzaras

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Limiting weight gain in overweight and obese women during pregnancy to improve health outcomes: the LIMIT randomised controlled trial

Jodie M Dodd, Deborah A Turnbull, Andrew J McPhee, Gary Wittert, Caroline A Crowther, Jeffrey S Robinson

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Waiting for attention and care: birthing accounts of women in rural Tanzania who developed obstetric fistula as an outcome of labour

Lilian T Mselle, Thecla W Kohi, Abu Mvungi, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Karen Marie Moland

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Accuracy of physical activity assessment during pregnancy: an observational study

Katie M Smith, Randal C Foster, Christina G Campbell

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Comparison of midwife-led and consultant-led care of healthy women at low risk of childbirth complications in the Republic of Ireland: a randomised trial

Cecily Begley, Declan Devane, Mike Clarke, Colette McCann, Patricia Hughes, Mary Reilly, Roisin Maguire, Shane Higgins, Alan Finan, Siobhan Gormally, Miriam Doyle

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Using audit to enhance quality of maternity care in resource limited countries: lessons learnt from rural Tanzania

Angelo S Nyamtema, Alise Bartsch de Jong, David P Urassa, Jos van Roosmalen

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Maternal exposure to air pollution before and during pregnancy related to changes in newborn's cord blood lymphocyte subpopulations. The EDEN study cohort

Nour Baïz, Rémy Slama, Marie-Christine Béné, Marie-Aline Charles, Marie-Nathalie Kolopp-Sarda, Antoine Magnan, Olivier Thiebaugeorges, Gilbert Faure, Isabella Annesi-Maesano

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Factors associated with antenatal mental disorder in West Africa: A cross-sectional survey

Bola Ola, Jim Crabb, Adetokunbo Tayo, Selena H Gleadow Ware, Arup Dhar, Rajeev Krishnadas

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A randomised controlled trial of caseload midwifery care: M@NGO (Midwives @ New Group practice Options)

Sally K Tracy, Donna Hartz, Bev Hall, Jyai Allen, Amanda Forti, Anne Lainchbury, Jan White, Alec Welsh, Mark Tracy, Sue Kildea

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The association between parity, infant gender, higher level of paternal education and preterm birth in Pakistan: a cohort study

Kiran Shaikh, Shahirose S Premji, Marianne S Rose, Ambreen Kazi, Shaneela Khowaja, Suzanne Tough

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Risk of placenta previa in second birth after first birth cesarean section: a population-based study and meta-analysis

Ipek Gurol-Urganci, David A Cromwell, Leroy C Edozien, Gordon CS Smith, Chidimma Onwere, Tahir A Mahmood, Allan Templeton, Jan H van der Meulen

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Overweight and obesity knowledge prior to pregnancy: a survey study

Marloes Dekker Nitert, Katie F Foxcroft, Karin Lust, Narelle Fagermo, Debbie A Lawlor, Michael O'Callaghan, H David Mcintyre, Leonie K Callaway

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Lesser than diabetes hyperglycemia in pregnancy is related to perinatal mortality: a cohort study in Brazil

Eliana M Wendland, Bruce B Duncan, Sotero S Mengue, Maria I Schmidt

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Smoking in preeclamptic women is associated with higher birthweight for gestational age and lower soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 levels: a nested case control study

Susan R Kahn, Nisha D Almeida, Helen McNamara, Gideon Koren, Jacques Genest Jr, Mourad Dahhou, Robert W Platt, Michael S Kramer

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Accounts of severe acute obstetric complications in Rural Bangladesh

Shegufta S Sikder, Alain B Labrique, Barkat Ullah, Hasmot Ali, Mahbubur Rashid, Sucheta Mehra, Nusrat Jahan, Abu A Shamim, Keith P West, Parul Christian

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Informal support to first-parents after childbirth: a qualitative study in low-income suburbs of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Columba K Mbekenga, Andrea B Pembe, Kyllike Christensson, Elisabeth Darj, Pia Olsson

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Food choices and practices during pregnancy of immigrant and Aboriginal women in Canada: a study protocol

Gina MA Higginbottom, Helen Vallianatos, Joan Forgeron, Donna Gibbons, Rebecca Malhi, Fabiana Mamede

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Mothers' satisfaction with referral hospital delivery service in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Azmeraw Tayelgn, Desalegn T Zegeye, Yigzaw Kebede

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Maternal mortality in Kassala State - Eastern Sudan: community-based study using Reproductive age mortality survey (RAMOS)

Abdalla A Mohammed, Mahgoub H Elnour, Eltayeb E Mohammed, Samah A Ahmed, Ahmed I Abdelfattah

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Diabetes in pregnancy among indigenous women in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a method for systematic review of studies with different designs

Catherine Chamberlain, Daniel Yore, Hang Li, Emily Williams, Brian Oldenburg, Jeremy Oats, Bridgette McNamara, Sandra Eades

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Perception and practice of Kangaroo Mother Care after discharge from hospital in Kumasi, Ghana: A longitudinal study

Samuel B Nguah, Priscilla NL Wobil, Regina Obeng, Ayi Yakubu, Kate J Kerber, Joy E Lawn, Gyikua Plange-Rhule

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Inability to predict postpartum hemorrhage: insights from Egyptian intervention data

Ndola Prata, Sabry Hamza, Suzanne Bell, Deborah Karasek, Farnaz Vahidnia, Martine Holston

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Effects of chronic carbon monoxide exposure on fetal growth and development in mice

Carolina C Venditti, Richard Casselman, Graeme N Smith

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Utilization of maternal health services among young women in Kenya: Insights from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 2003

Rhoune Ochako, Jean-Christophe Fotso, Lawrence Ikamari, Anne Khasakhala

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Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in Nigeria

Kingsley E Agho, Michael J Dibley, Justice I Odiase, Sunday M Ogbonmwan

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Relationship between obesity, ethnicity and risk of late stillbirth: a case control study

Tomasina Stacey, John MD Thompson, Edwin A Mitchell, Alec J Ekeroma, Jane M Zuccollo, Lesley ME McCowan

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Exercise in obese pregnant women: The role of social factors, lifestyle and pregnancy symptoms

Katie F Foxcroft¹, Ingrid J Rowlands, Nuala M Byrne, H David McIntyre, Leonie K Callaway

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Fear causes tears - Perineal injuries in home birth settings. A Swedish interview study

Helena E Lindgren, Åsa Brink, Marie Klingberg-Allvin

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Effect of high parity on occurrence of anemia in pregnancy: a cohort study

Yahya M Al-Farsi, Daniel R Brooks, Martha M Werler, Howard J Cabral, Mohammed A Al-Shafei, Henk C Wallenburg

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Epidemiology and trends for Caesarean section births in New South Wales, Australia: A population-based study

Efty P Stavrou, Jane B Ford, Antonia W Shand, Jonathan M Morris, Christine L Roberts

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A population-based surveillance study on severe acute maternal morbidity (near-miss) and adverse perinatal outcomes in Campinas, Brazil: The Vigimoma Project

Eliana Amaral, João Paulo Souza, Fernanda Surita, Adriana G Luz, Maria Helena Sousa, José Guilherme Cecatti, Oona Campbell

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Does prenatal micronutrient supplementation improve children's mental development? A systematic review

Brenda MY Leung, Kristin P Wiens, Bonnie J Kaplan

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A multi-centre cohort study shows no association between experienced violence and labour dystocia in nulliparous women at term

Hafrún Finnbogadóttir, Elisabeth Dejin-Karlsson, Anna-Karin Dykes

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Delivery of maternal health care in Indigenous primary care services: baseline data for an ongoing quality improvement initiative

Alice R Rumbold, Ross S Bailie, Damin Si, Michelle C Dowden, Catherine M Kennedy, Rhonda J Cox, Lynette O'Donoghue, Helen E Liddle, Ru K Kwedza, Sandra C Thompson, Hugh P Burke, Alex DH Brown, Tarun Weeramanthri, Christine M Connors

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Nutritional status of iodine in pregnant women in Catalonia (Spain): study on hygiene-dietetic habits and iodine in urine

Gemma Prieto, Maria Teresa Torres, Lidia Francés, Gemma Falguera, Lluis Vila, Josep María Manresa, Roser Casamitjana, Juan Ramón Barrada, Amèlia Acera, Dolors Guix, Anna Torrent, Josep Grau, Pere Torán

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Treatment of asymptomatic vaginal candidiasis in pregnancy to prevent preterm birth: an open-label pilot randomized controlled trial

Christine L Roberts, Kristen Rickard, George Kotsiou, Jonathan M Morris

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Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of treatment of asymptomatic candidiasis for the prevention of preterm birth [ACTRN12610000607077]

Christine L Roberts, Jonathan M Morris, Kristen R Rickard, Warwick B Giles, Judy M Simpson, George Kotsiou, Jennifer R Bowen

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