Ausgabe 1/2020
Inhalt (767 Artikel)
Urinary tract infections in pregnancy in a rural population of Bangladesh: population-based prevalence, risk factors, etiology, and antibiotic resistance
Anne CC Lee, Luke C. Mullany, Alain K. Koffi, Iftekhar Rafiqullah, Rasheda Khanam, Lian V. Folger, Mahmoodur Rahman, Dipak K. Mitra, Alain Labrique, Parul Christian, Jamal Uddin, Parvez Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed, Arif Mahmud, Sushil K. DasGupta, Nazma Begum, Mohammad A. Quaiyum, Samir K. Saha, Abdullah H. Baqui
Perinatal outcomes in Finnish twins: a retrospective study
Annu-Riikka Susanna Rissanen, Riina Maria Jernman, Mika Gissler, Irmeli Katriina Nupponen, Mika Erkki Nuutila
Association between vitamin D plasma concentrations and VDR gene variants and the risk of premature birth
Letícia Veríssimo Dutra, Fernando Alves Affonso-Kaufman, Fernanda Ramires Cafeo, Milene Saori Kassai, Caio Parente Barbosa, Francisco Winter Santos Figueiredo, Fabíola Isabel Suano-Souza, Bianca Bianco
Parental attachment and depressive symptoms in pregnancies complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome: a cohort study
Fiona L. Mackie, Helen Pattison, Jelena Jankovic, R. Katie Morris, Mark D. Kilby
Effect of pregnancy induced hypertension on adverse perinatal outcomes in Tigray regional state, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Abadi Kidanemariam Berhe, Abiodun O. Ilesanmi, Christopher O. Aimakhu, Afework Mulugeta
Women’s experiences of midwifery care immediately before and after caesarean section deliveries at a public Hospital in the Western Region of Ghana
Agani Afaya, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Elizabeth A. Baku, Richard Adongo Afaya, Mavis Ofori, Samuel Agyeibi, Frederick Boateng, Rosemond Ohwui Gamor, Elsie Gyasi-Kwofie, Prudence P. Mwini Nyaledzigbor
Case report of amniotic fluid embolism coagulopathy following abortion; use of viscoelastic point-of-care analysis
Halley P. Crissman, Charisse Loder, Carlo Pancaro, Jason Bell
Research priorities of women at risk for preterm birth: findings and a call to action
Linda S. Franck, Monica R. McLemore, Shanell Williams, Kathryn Millar, Anastasia Y. Gordon, Schyneida Williams, Nakia Woods, Lisa Edwards, Tania Pacheco, Artie Padilla, Fanta Nelson, Larry Rand
Men’s grief following pregnancy loss and neonatal loss: a systematic review and emerging theoretical model
Kate Louise Obst, Clemence Due, Melissa Oxlad, Philippa Middleton
The postpartum depression literacy scale (PoDLiS): development and psychometric properties
Fatemeh Mirsalimi, Fazlollah Ghofranipour, Azita Noroozi, Ali Montazeri
“I wouldn’t have hit you, but you would have killed your baby:” exploring midwives’ perspectives on disrespect and abusive Care in Ghana
Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, Emmanuel Kweku Nakua, Pascal Agbadi, Jody R. Lori, Peter Donkor
Knowledge on postnatal care among postpartum mothers during discharge in maternity hospitals in Asmara: a cross-sectional study
Ghirmay Ghebreigziabher Beraki, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam, Amanuel Gebremichael, Berhanemeskel Yohannes, Kessete Haile, Shewit Tewelde, Simret Goitom
Dietary practices and associated factors among pregnant women in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Yeshalem Mulugeta Demilew, Getu Degu Alene, Tefera Belachew
Impacts of antenatal nursing interventions on mothers’ breastfeeding self-efficacy: an experimental study
Safiya Sabri Piro, Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed
A root cause analysis of sub-optimal uptake and compliance to iron and folic acid supplementation in pregnancy in 7 districts of Zambia
Moses C. Simuyemba, Phoebe A. Bwembya, Mumbi Chola, Charles Michelo
Study Protocol effectiveness of a nutritional intervention based on encouraging the consumption of unprocessed and minimally processed foods and the practice of physical activities for appropriate weight gain in overweight, adult, pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
Daniela Saes Sartorelli, Lívia Castro Crivellenti, Marina Garcia Manochio-Pina, Naiara Franco Baroni, Mariana Rinaldi Carvalho, Rosa Wanda Diez-Garcia, Laércio Joel Franco
Barriers to provision of respectful maternity care in Zambia: results from a qualitative study through the lens of behavioral science
Jana Smith, Rachel Banay, Emily Zimmerman, Vivien Caetano, Maurice Musheke, Ameck Kamanga
Risk factors for spontaneous miscarriage above 12 weeks or premature delivery in patients undergoing cervical polypectomy during pregnancy
Kaori Fukuta, Satoshi Yoneda, Noriko Yoneda, Arihiro Shiozaki, Akitoshi Nakashima, Takashi Minamisaka, Johji Imura, Shigeru Saito
Correction to: Risk factors of premature rupture of membranes in public hospitals at Mekele city, Tigray, a case control study
Natnael Etsay Assefa, Hailemariam Berhe, Fiseha Girma, Kidanemaryam Berhe, Yodit Zewdie Berhe, Gdiom Gebreheat, Weldu Mamu Werid, Almaz Berhe, Hagos B. Rufae, Guesh Welu
The differences in the consumption of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in the diet of pregnant women diagnosed with arterial hypertension or arterial hypertension and hypothyroidism
Wioletta Waksmańska, Rafał Bobiński, Izabela Ulman-Włodarz, Anna Pielesz
Midwives’ engagement in smoking- and alcohol-prevention in prenatal care before and after the introduction of practice guidelines in Switzerland: comparison of survey findings from 2008 and 2018
Sakari Lemola, Anna Gkiouleka, Natalie Urfer-Maurer, Alexander Grob, Katharina Tritten Schwarz, Yvonne Meyer-Leu
Socioeconomic and migration status as predictors of emergency caesarean section: a birth cohort study
C. Miani, A. Ludwig, J. Breckenkamp, O. Sauzet, I-M Doyle, C. Hoeller-Holtrichter, J. Spallek, O. Razum
A condom uterine balloon device among referral facilities in Dar Es Salaam: an assessment of perceptions, barriers and facilitators one year after implementation
Oluwakemi Adegoke, Sandra Danso-Bamfo, Margaret Sheehy, Vincent Tarimo, Thomas F. Burke, Lorraine F. Garg
Perinatal outcomes of infants with congenital limb malformations: an observational study from a tertiary referral center in Central Europe
Alex Farr, Eva Wachutka, Dieter Bettelheim, Karin Windsperger, Sebastian Farr
Why do women assume a supine position when giving birth? The perceptions and experiences of postnatal mothers and nurse-midwives in Tanzania
Lilian Teddy Mselle, Lucia Eustace
Maternal age and educational level modify the association between chronic hepatitis B infection and preterm labor
Songxu Peng, Hongyan Chen, Xiu Li, Yukai Du, Yong Gan
Factors affecting utilization of health facilities for labour and childbirth: a case study from rural Uganda
Jaya A. R. Dantas, Debra Singh, May Lample
Exploring preconception health beliefs amongst adults of childbearing age in the UK: a qualitative analysis
Laura McGowan, Emer Lennon-Caughey, Cheryl Chun, Michelle C. McKinley, Jayne V. Woodside
Self-medication and knowledge among pregnant women attending primary healthcare services in Malang, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study
Rizka Novia Atmadani, Owen Nkoka, Sendi Lia Yunita, Yi-Hua Chen
Nomogram for prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus in urban, Chinese, pregnant women
Fei Guo, Shuai Yang, Yong Zhang, Xi Yang, Chen Zhang, Jianxia Fan
Uterine and placental blood flow indexes and antinuclear autoantibodies in unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: should they be investigated in pregnancy as correlated potential factors? A retrospective study
Valentina Bruno, Carlo Ticconi, Federica Martelli, Marzia Nuccetelli, Maria Vittoria Capogna, Roberto Sorge, Emilio Piccione, Adalgisa Pietropolli
Identifying risk factors for perinatal death at Tororo District Hospital, Uganda: a case-control study
Martha A. Tesfalul, Paul Natureeba, Nathan Day, Ochar Thomas, Stephanie L. Gaw
Childbirth care in Egypt: a repeat cross-sectional analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys between 1995 and 2014 examining use of care, provider mix and immediate postpartum care content
Miguel Pugliese-Garcia, Emma Radovich, Oona M. R. Campbell, Nevine Hassanein, Karima Khalil, Lenka Benova
Efficacy of companion-integrated childbirth preparation for childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and maternal support in primigravid women in Malawi
Berlington M. J. Munkhondya, Tiwonge Ethel Munkhondya, Ellen Chirwa, Honghong Wang
Utilization of Partograph and its associated factors among midwives working in public health institutions, Addis Ababa City Administration,Ethiopia,2017
Azeb Abrham Hagos, Eshetu Cherinet Teka, Genet Degu
The diagnosis and treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma in pregnancy: a case report
Yuanli Zhang, Zeng Yuan, Chunping Qiu, Shuyi Li, Shiqian Zhang, Yan Fang
Breastfeeding practices 2008–2009 among Chinese mothers living in Ireland: a mixed methods study
Qianling Zhou, Katherine M. Younger, Tanya M. Cassidy, Wenyi Wang, John M. Kearney
Trends in smoking during pregnancy by socioeconomic characteristics in the United States, 2010–2017
Sunday Azagba, Lauren Manzione, Lingpeng Shan, Jessica King
A novel association of CCDC80 with gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women: a propensity score analysis from a case-control study
Lei Liu, Jiajin Hu, Ningning Wang, Yang Liu, Xiaotong Wei, Ming Gao, Yanan Ma, Deliang Wen
Exploring womens’ experiences and decision making about physical activity during pregnancy and following birth: a qualitative study
Amy Findley, Debbie M. Smith, Kathryn Hesketh, Chris Keyworth
Relationship between caesarean section and breastfeeding: evidence from the 2013 Turkey demographic and health survey
Nüket Paksoy Erbaydar, Tuğrul Erbaydar
Vaginal delivery is safely achieved in pregnancies complicated by spinal cord injury: a retrospective 25-year observational study of pregnancy outcomes in a national spinal injuries centre
Katherine Robertson, Rehana Dawood, Felicity Ashworth
Successful monozygotic triplet pregnancy after a single blastocyst transfer following in vitro maturation of oocytes from a woman with polycystic ovary syndrome: a case report
Kuniaki Ota, Toshifumi Takahashi, Mikiko Katagiri, Ryu Matsuoka, Akihiko Sekizawa, Hideki Mizunuma, Hiroaki Yoshida
The use of specialised preterm birth clinics for women at high risk of spontaneous preterm birth: a systematic review
Lisa Dawes, Katie Groom, Vanessa Jordan, Jason Waugh
Breastfeeding practices within the first six months of age in mid-western and eastern regions of Nepal: a health facility-based cross-sectional study
Dinesh Dharel, Ranjan Dhungana, Sushma Basnet, Swotantra Gautam, Animesh Dhungana, Rajesh Dudani, Asmita Bhattarai
Advanced maternal age pregnancy and its adverse obstetrical and perinatal outcomes in Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2017: a comparative cross-sectional study
Mihret-ab Mehari, Hayat Maeruf, Carmen C. Robles, Solomon Woldemariam, Tesfay Adhena, Mussie Mulugeta, Abera Haftu, Hadgay Hagose, Henok Kumsa
Lipid profiling in maternal and fetal circulations in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction-a prospective case control observational study
Thushari I. Alahakoon, Heather J. Medbury, Helen Williams, Vincent W. Lee
Male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness for emergency referral at Sodo town of Wolaita zone, South Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Kebreab Paulos, Nefsu Awoke, Bazie Mekonnen, Aseb Arba
TRAAP2 - TRAnexamic Acid for Preventing postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean delivery: a multicenter randomized, doubleblind, placebo- controlled trial – a study protocol
Loïc Sentilhes, Valérie Daniel, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux, Clémence Houssin, Hugo Madar, Aurélien Mattuizzi, Benjamin Merlot, Astrid Darsonval, Bellabes Ghezzoul, Antoine Bénard, Jérôme Galet, Aurore Georget, Sophie Regueme, Caroline Roussillon, Aurélie Darmaillacq, Olivier Delorme, Laure Estève, Fatima-Zahra Makhoukhi, Benoit Elleboode, Guillaume Legendre, Didier Riethmuller, Denis Gallot, Raoul Desbrière, Florent Fuchs, Olivier Morel, Emilie Gauchotte, Norbert Winer, Vincent Letouzey, François Goffinet, Camille Le Ray, Patrick Rozenberg, Maëla Le Lous, Eric Verspyck, Céline Chauleur, Nicolas Sananes, Fanny De Marcillac, Olivier Parant, Franck Perrotin, Gilles Kayem, Elie Azria, Marie-Victoire Senat, Laurent Salomon, Laurence Bussières, Laurence Lecomte, Thomas Schmitz, Florence Bretelle, Delphine Vardon, Bassam Haddad, Caroline Bohec, Damien Subtil, Christophe Vayssiere, Norbert Winer
Caesarean section rates from Malaysian tertiary hospitals using Robson’s 10-group classification
Shamala Devi Karalasingam, Ravichandran Jeganathan, Ravindran Jegasothy, Daniel D. Reidpath
Transverse versus vertical skin incision for planned cesarean hysterectomy: does it matter?
Alec Szlachta-McGinn, Jenny Mei, Khalil Tabsh, Yalda Afshar
Implementing a healthy postpartum lifestyle after gestational diabetes or preeclampsia: a qualitative study of the partner’s role
Ingfrid Almli, Hege S. Haugdahl, Heidi L. Sandsæter, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Julie Horn
Prelabor rupture of membranes and the association with cerebral palsy in term born children: a national registry-based cohort study
Maren Mynarek, Solveig Bjellmo, Stian Lydersen, Kristin Melheim Strand, Jan Egil Afset, Guro L. Andersen, Torstein Vik
A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and factors associated with symptoms of perinatal depression and anxiety in Rwanda
Marie Providence Umuziga, Oluyinka Adejumo, Michaela Hynie
Gestational diabetes and the human salivary microbiota: a longitudinal study during pregnancy and postpartum
Mie K. W. Crusell, Lærke R. Brink, Trine Nielsen, Kristine H. Allin, Torben Hansen, Peter Damm, Jeannet Lauenborg, Tue H. Hansen, Oluf Pedersen
Perceptions of pregnant women of reasons for late initiation of antenatal care: a qualitative interview study
Denis Warri, Asha George
Misdiagnosis of a twin pregnancy with double-corner uterine rupture following salpingectomy and protrusion of the amniotic sac as an adnexal cyst: a case report
Jinhua Dong, Yunfei Cao, Qiang Ma, Lili Xue, Weiying Zhu
Birth preparedness, complication readiness and associated factors among pregnant women in Agnuak zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a community based comparative cross-sectional study
Fikru Letose, Bitiya Admassu, Gurmesa Tura
Effects of gestational diabetes mellitus on risk of adverse maternal outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Northwest Ethiopia
Achenef Asmamaw Muche, Oladapo O. Olayemi, Yigzaw Kebede Gete
Women with a predisposition for diabetes have an increased risk of pregnancy complications, especially in combination with pregestational overweight
Ulrika Moll, Håkan Olsson, Mona Landin-Olsson
Stillbirth rates and associated risk factors at the Buea and Limbe regional hospitals, Cameroon: a case-control study
Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Edwin Nkwelle Ewane, Nicholas Tendongfor
Women’s experiences of a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review
Louise Craig, Rebecca Sims, Paul Glasziou, Rae Thomas
Home-based telemonitoring versus hospital admission in high risk pregnancies: a qualitative study on women’s experiences
J. F. M. van den Heuvel, C. J. Teunis, A. Franx, N. M. T. H. Crombag, M. N. Bekker
Evidence-based intrapartum practice and its associated factors at a tertiary teaching hospital in the Philippines, a descriptive mixed-methods study
Chisato Masuda, Shirley Kristine Ferolin, Ken Masuda, Chris Smith, Mitsuaki Matsui
Induction of labour in nulliparous women- quick or slow: a cohort study comparing slow-release vaginal insert with low-dose misoprostol oral tablets
Axelina Eriksson, Sarah Jeppesen, Lone Krebs
Diagnostic accuracy of sFlt1/PlGF ratio as a marker for preeclampsia
Pooneh Nikuei, Minoo Rajaei, Nasibeh Roozbeh, Fatemeh Mohseni, Fatemeh Poordarvishi, Mohsen Azad, Solmaz Haidari
Prediction of cesarean hysterectomy in placenta previa complicated with prior cesarean: a retrospective study
Bin Liu, Songqing Deng, Meifang Lin, Yimin Chen, Jian Cai, Jianbo Yang, Jinxin Zhang, Jianjian Cui, Lixia Shen, Hongning Xie, Zilian Wang
Associations between hydration state and pregnancy complications, maternal-infant outcomes: protocol of a prospective observational cohort study
Na Zhang, Fan Zhang, Su Chen, Feng Han, Guotian Lin, Yufei Zhai, Hairong He, Jianfen Zhang, Guansheng Ma
Targeted antenatal anti-D prophylaxis for RhD-negative pregnant women: a systematic review
Britta Runkel, Gregor Bein, Wiebke Sieben, Dorothea Sow, Stephanie Polus, Daniel Fleer
Healthcare worker knowledge and skills following coaching in WHO early essential newborn care program in the Solomon Islands: a prospective multi-site cohort study
Shidan Tosif, Anna Jatobatu, Anita Maepioh, Amy Gray, Howard Sobel, Priya Mannava, Trevor Duke
Husbands’ experience and perception of supporting their wives during childbirth in Tanzania
Denis Kampayana Kashaija, Lilian Teddy Mselle, Dickson Ally Mkoka
Respectful maternity care and associated factors among women who delivered at Harar hospitals, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Agegnehu Bante, Kedir Teji, Berhanu Seyoum, Abera Mersha
Involvement of CXCL12/CXCR4 in the motility of human first-trimester endometrial epithelial cells through an autocrine mechanism by activating PI3K/AKT signaling
Jiayi Zheng, Danni Qu, Chen Wang, Ling Ding, Wenhui Zhou
Are perceived barriers to accessing health care associated with inadequate antenatal care visits among women of reproductive age in Rwanda?
Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Germaine Tuyisenge, Celestin Hategeka, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim
Potential factors associated with institutional childbirth among women in rural villages of Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a preliminary study
Sayaka Horiuchi, Bounthanome Nakdouangma, Thipphaphone Khongsavat, Shogo Kubota, Kazue Yamaoka
Intramyometrial pregnancy after cryopreserved embryo transfer: a case report
Yuan Liu, Yu Wu
What about the men? Perinatal experiences of men of color whose partners were at risk for preterm birth, a qualitative study
Brittany N. Edwards, Monica R. McLemore, Kimberly Baltzell, Allen Hodgkin, Olga Nunez, Linda S. Franck
Physical activity and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: facility-based cross-sectional study
Teklehaimanot Tekle Hailemariam, Yosef Sibhatu Gebregiorgis, Berihu Fisseha Gebremeskel, Tsiwaye Gebreyesus Haile, Theresa Monaco Spitznagle
Healthy pregnancies and essential fats: focus group discussions with Zambian women on dietary need and acceptability of a novel RUSF containing fish oil DHA
Catherine Chunda-Liyoka, Mwansa Ketty Lubeya, Mercy Imakando, Sophia Kisling, Sonoor Majid, Mary S. Willis, Charles Wood, Chipepo Kankasa, Concetta C. DiRusso
Successful pregnancy and weight loss management in a woman unknowingly pregnant at the time of bariatric surgery: a case report
Alireza Khalaj, Fatemeh Ghadimi, Majid Valizadeh, Maryam Barzin
Evaluation of emergency obstetric and neonatal care services in Kumba Health District, Southwest region, Cameroon (2011–2014): a before-after study
Reine Suzanne Kadia, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Christian Akem Dimala, Desmond Aroke, Noel Vogue, Bruno Kenfack
Circadian rhythm and its association with birth and infant outcomes: research protocol of a prospective cohort study
Satvinder Kaur, Ai Ni Teoh, Nurul Husna Mohd Shukri, Siti Raihanah Shafie, Normina Ahmad Bustami, Masaki Takahashi, Pei Jean Lim, Shigenobu Shibata
Spatial clustering and determinants of home birth after at least one antenatal care visit in Ethiopia: Ethiopian demographic and health survey 2016 perspective
Atalay Goshu Muluneh, Yaregal Animut, Tadesse Awoke Ayele
Preventive health counselling during antenatal care using the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system (PRAMS) in Ireland
Marion Murphy, Sheena McHugh, Linda M. O’Keeffe, Richard A. Greene, Paul Corcoran, Patricia M. Kearney
Validity of self-reported and objectively measured sedentary behavior in pregnancy
Bethany Barone Gibbs, Joshua L. Paley, Melissa A. Jones, Kara M. Whitaker, Christopher P. Connolly, Janet M. Catov
Factors influencing adoption of facility-assisted delivery - a qualitative study of women and other stakeholders in a Maasai community in Ngorongoro District, Tanzania
Paul D. Mosley, Kisiaya Saruni, Bernadetha Lenga
An evaluation of the influence of the publication of the UK National Institute for health and Care Excellence’s guidance on hypertension in pregnancy: a retrospective analysis of clinical practice
Diane Farrar, Derek Tuffnell, Trevor A. Sheldon
Gestational weight gain counselling practices among different antenatal health care providers: a qualitative grounded theory study
Beth Murray-Davis, Howard Berger, Nir Melamed, Karizma Mawjee, Maisah Syed, Jon Barrett, Joel G. Ray, Michael Geary, Sarah D. McDonald
A qualitative study of the factors influencing recruitment to a pilot trial on the prevention of striae gravidarum
Miriam Brennan, Mike Clarke, Declan Devane, Maura Dowling
First-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein is not a good predictor for adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective study of 3325 cases
Jilin Hu, Jinman Zhang, Guilin He, Shu Zhu, Xinhua Tang, Jie Su, Qian Li, Yamin Kong, Baosheng Zhu
Socio-ecological determinants of lifestyle behavior of women with overweight or obesity before, during and after pregnancy: qualitative interview analysis in the Netherlands
Y. E. G. Timmermans, K. D. G. van de Kant, J. S. M. Krumeich, L. J. I. Zimmermann, E. Dompeling, B. W. Kramer, L. L. J. Maassen, M. A. E. Spaanderman, A. C. E. Vreugdenhil
Maternal and child-health outcomes in pregnancies following Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART): a prospective cohort study
Shana Ginar da Silva, Mariângela Freitas da Silveira, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Iná da Silva dos Santos
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) rates in randomized trials of PPH prophylactic interventions and the effect of underlying participant PPH risk: a meta-analysis
Lydia Hawker, Andrew Weeks
Appendectomy, cholecystectomy and diagnostic laparoscopy conducted before pregnancy and risk of adverse birth outcomes: a nationwide registry-based prevalence study 1996–2015
Anne Staub Rasmussen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Niels Uldbjerg, Mette Nørgaard
Cost-effectiveness analysis of chromosomal microarray as a primary test for prenatal diagnosis in Hong Kong
Claudia Ching Yan Chung, Kelvin Yuen Kwong Chan, Pui Wah Hui, Patrick Kwok Cheung Au, Wai Keung Tam, Samuel Kai Man Li, Gordon Ka Chun Leung, Jasmine Lee Fong Fung, Marcus Chun Yin Chan, Ho Ming Luk, Annisa Shui Lam Mak, Kwok Yin Leung, Mary Hoi Yin Tang, Brian Hon Yin Chung, Anita Sik Yau Kan
Combining breastfeeding and work: findings from the Epifane population-based birth cohort
Katia Castetbon, Julie Boudet-Berquier, Benoit Salanave
Introducing an efficient model for the prediction of placenta accreta spectrum using the MCP regression approach based on sonography indexes: how efficient is sonography in diagnosing accreta?
Mahboobeh Boroomand fard, Maryam Kasraeian, Homeira Vafaei, Mojgan Akbarzadeh Jahromi, Payam Arasteh, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Peyman Arasteh
Qualitative investigation of the factors that generate ambivalent feelings in women who give birth after receiving negative results from non-invasive prenatal testing
Junko Yotsumoto, Akihiko Sekizawa, Satomi Inoue, Nobuhiro Suzumori, Osamu Samura, Takahiro Yamada, Kiyonori Miura, Hideaki Masuzaki, Hideaki Sawai, Jun Murotsuki, Haruka Hamanoue, Yoshimasa Kamei, Toshiaki Endo, Akimune Fukushima, Yukiko Katagiri, Naoki Takeshita, Masaki Ogawa, Haruki Nishizawa, Yoko Okamoto, Shinya Tairaku, Takashi Kaji, Kazuhisa Maeda, Keiichi Matsubara, Masanobu Ogawa, Hisao Osada, Takashi Ohba, Yukie Kawano, Aiko Sasaki, Haruhiko Sago, Seiji Wada, Miyuki Nishiyama, Akira Namba, Hisao Osada, Yasuyo Kasai, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazufumi Haino, Naoki Hamajima, Takeshi Kanagawa, Hiroaki Nakamura, Jun Yoshimatsu, Katsuhiko Naruse, Hisashi Masuyama, Maki Hyodo, Rina Akaishi, Takashi Kojima, Yuka Shibata, Nahoko Shirato, Keiko Miyagami, Tatsuko Hirose, Atsuko Saito, Yuri Hasegawa, Shoko Miura, Noriko Sasaki, Mako Ueda, Mariko Ushioda, Chiho Okada, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Mina Morii-Kashima, Kyoko Kumagai, Eri Takeda, Kumiko Oseto, Wakana Abe, Kimiko Enomoto, Yoshinobu Sugo, Mari Shinoda, Kitagawa Michihiro
A qualitative investigation of optimal perinatal health: the perspectives of south Asian grandmothers living in southern Ontario, Canada
Sujane Kandasamy, Rebecca Anglin, Leila Gaind, Dipika Desai, Gita Wahi, Milan Gupta, Sonia S. Anand
Not just numbers: beyond counting caesarean deliveries to understanding their determinants in Ghana using a population based cross-sectional study
Abdul-Aziz Seidu, John Elvis Hagan Jr., Wonder Agbemavi, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edmond Banafo Nartey, Eugene Budu, Francis Sambah, Thomas Schack
Muslim women’s experiences of maternity services in the UK: qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
Tasneema Firdous, Zoe Darwin, Shaima M. Hassan
Correction to: Women with a predisposition for diabetes have an increased risk of pregnancy complications, especially in combination with pregestational overweight
Ulrika Moll, Håkan Olsson, Mona Landin-Olsson
Study protocol to investigate biomolecular muscle profile as predictors of long-term urinary incontinence in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Marilza V. C. Rudge, Fátima P. Souza, Joelcio F. Abbade, Raghavendra L. S. Hallur, João Paulo C. Marcondes, Fernanda Piculo, Gabriela Marini, Giovana Vesentini, Lehana Thabane, Steven S. Witkin, Iracema M. P. Calderon, Angélica M. P. Barbosa, M. V. Rudge, A. M. P. Barbosa, I. M. P. Calderon, F. P. Souza, J. F. Abbade, L. S. R. Hallur, F. Piculo, G. Marini, G. Vesentini, L. Thabane, M. S. Palma, C. F. O. Graeff, R. K. Arni, R. D. Herculano, D. F. Salvadori, S. Mateus, M. Dal Pai Silva, C. G. Magalhães, R. A. Costa, S. A. M. Lima, S. L. Felisbino, W. Barbosa, A. Atallah, M. J. B. Girão, Z. Di Bella, S. M. Uchoa, S. Payão, A. Hijas, B. Berghman, R. De Bie, L. Sobrevia, B. Junginger, F. C. B. Alves, P. S. Rossignoli, C. B. Prudencio, M. I. G. Orlandi, M. I. Gonçalves, S. K. Nunes, B. B. Catinelli, S. Quiroz, B. V. Sarmento, F. A. Pinheiro, C. I. Sartorão, R. R. Lucas, D. R. A. Reyes, S. B. C. V. Quiroz, E. M. A. Enriquez, R. G. Oliveira, J. F. Floriano, J. P. C. Marcondes, S. Barneze, T. D. Dangió, T. Pascon, P. Rossignoli, J. V. Freitas, L. Takano, F. Reis, T. D. Caldeirão, J. N. Fernandes, A. M. Carr, M. V. C. Gaitero, J. E. Corrente, H. R. C. Nunes, A. F. Candido, S. M. B. Costa, T. D. Dangió, T. Pascon, J. V. F. Melo, L. Takano, F. V. D. S. Reis, T. D. Caldeirão, A. M. Carr, G. A. Garcia, G. B. Rabadan, H. C. M. Bassin, K. S. Suyama, L. N. Damasceno, M. L. S. Takemoto, M. D. Menezes, D. G. Bussaneli, V. K. C. Nogueira, P. R. Lima, I. O. Lourenço, J. Marostica de Sá, R. A. Megid, I. P. Caruso, L. T. Rasmussen, G. M. Prata, F. Piculo, G. Vesentini, M. A. Arantes, G. A. R. Ferraz, L. P. Camargo, M. R. Kron, J. E. Corrente, H. R. C. Nunes
Addressing ethnic disparity in antenatal care: a qualitative evaluation of midwives’ experiences with the MAMAACT intervention
Helle Johnsen, Nazila Ghavami Kivi, Cecilie H. Morrison, Mette Juhl, Ulla Christensen, Sarah F. Villadsen
Association between thyroid dysfunction and perinatal outcomes in women with gestational hypertension: a retrospective study
Juan Gui, Wangming Xu, Jie Zhang
Estimation of the adolescent pregnancy rate in Thailand 2008–2013: an application of capture-recapture method
Bunyarit Sukrat, Chusak Okascharoen, Sasivimol Rattanasiri, Wichai Aekplakorn, Jiraporn Arunakul, Kittipong Saejeng, Dankmar Böhning, Ammarin Thakkinstian
Maternal coffee intake and the risk of bleeding in early pregnancy: a cross-sectional analysis
Hansol Choi, Seul Koo, Hyun-Young Park
Factors associated with local herb use during pregnancy and labor among women in Kigoma region, Tanzania, 2014–2016
R. Fukunaga, D. Morof, C. Blanton, A. Ruiz, G. Maro, F. Serbanescu
Sleep complaints in early pregnancy. A cross-sectional study among women attending prenatal care in general practice
Ruth K. Ertmann, Dagny R. Nicolaisdottir, Jakob Kragstrup, Volkert Siersma, Melissa C. Lutterodt
Essential newborn care utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yoseph Alamneh, Fentahun Adane, Tadesse Yirga, Melaku Desta
Association between maternal sleep duration and quality, and the risk of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Ling Wang, Feng Jin
Why do pregnant women in Iringa region in Tanzania start antenatal care late? A qualitative analysis
Stephen Oswald Maluka, Chakupewa Joseph, Sian Fitzgerald, Robert Salim, Peter Kamuzora
Gestational weight gain charts for twin pregnancies in Southeast China
Lihua Lin, Juan Lin, Xiaodan Mao, Libo Xu, Ronghua Zhang, Jinying Luo, Yingying Lin, Jianying Yan
Maternal serum glycosylated fibronectin as a short-term predictor of preeclampsia: a prospective cohort study
Evelyn A. Huhn, Ina Hoffmann, Begoña Martinez De Tejada, Soeren Lange, Kylie M. Sage, Charles T. Roberts, Michael G. Gravett, Srinivasa R. Nagalla, Olav Lapaire
Modifiable risk factors of congenital malformations in bale zone hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study
Alemayehu Gonie Mekonnen, Alemu Girma Hordofa, Tamiru Tesfaye Kitila, Adem Sav
Magnitude and determinants of obstetric case fatality rate among women with the direct causes of maternal deaths in Ethiopia: a national cross sectional study
Ayele Geleto, Catherine Chojenta, Tefera Taddele, Deborah Loxton
Elevated C-reactive protein and complement C3 levels are associated with preterm birth: a nested case–control study in Chinese women
Shengzhu Huang, Jiarong Tian, Chaoqun Liu, Yu Long, Dehao Cao, Luyun Wei, Xiujuan Zhu, Ruiqiang Tang, Weiwu Liu, Dingyuan Zeng, Mujun Li, Xiaobo Yang, Zengnan Mo
The joint effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy and maternal pre-pregnancy overweight on infants’ term birth weight
Thanin Chattrapiban, Henriette A. Smit, Alet H. Wijga, Bert Brunekreef, Judith M. Vonk, Ulrike Gehring, Lenie van Rossem
Factors associated with macrosomia, hypoglycaemia and low Apgar score among Fijian women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Falahola Fuka, Uchechukwu L. Osuagwu, Kingsley Agho, Rajat Gyaneshwar, Swaran Naidu, James Fong, David Simmons
Birth, attitudes and placentophagy: a thematic discourse analysis of discussions on UK parenting forums
Riley Botelle, Chris Willott
“You only live twice”: multidisciplinary management of catastrophic case in placenta Accreta Spectrum-a case report
David Atallah, Hicham Abou Zeid, Malak Moubarak, Maya Moussa, Nadine Nassif, Victor Jebara
Maternal omentin-1 level, quality of life and marital satisfaction in relation to mode of delivery: a prospective cohort study
Simin Parvanehvar, Najmeh Tehranian, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Hossein Mozdarani
Spatial distribution and determinants of an optimal ANC visit among pregnant women in Ethiopia: further analysis of 2016 Ethiopia demographic health survey
Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Yaregal Animut
Adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fikadu Waltengus Sendeku, Getnet Gedefaw Azeze, Selamawit Lake Fenta
“INTERGROWTH21st vs customized fetal growth curves in the assessment of the neonatal nutritional status: a retrospective cohort study of gestational diabetes”
Juan Jesús Fernández-Alba, Estefanía Soto Pazos, Rocío Moreno Cortés, Ángel Vilar Sánchez, Carmen González Macías, María Castillo Lara, Luis Moreno Corral, José Antonio Sainz Bueno
“The midwife helped me ... otherwise I could have died”: women’s experience of professional midwifery services in rural Afghanistan - a qualitative study in the provinces Kunar and Laghman
Trude Thommesen, Hallgeir Kismul, Ian Kaplan, Khadija Safi, Graziella Van den Bergh
Interventions for women who report domestic violence during and after pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review
Diandra Daley, Mary McCauley, Nynke van den Broek
Effectiveness of midwife-led brief counseling intervention on post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety symptoms of women experiencing a traumatic childbirth: a randomized controlled trial
Leila Asadzadeh, Elham Jafari, Roghieh Kharaghani, Farhad Taremian
OptiBIRTH: a cluster randomised trial of a complex intervention to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section
Mike Clarke, Declan Devane, Mechthild M. Gross, Sandra Morano, Ingela Lundgren, Marlene Sinclair, Koen Putman, Beverley Beech, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze, Hugh Wiseman, Valerie Smith, Deirdre Daly, Gerard Savage, John Newell, Andrew Simpkin, Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Patricia Healy, Jane Nicoletti, Joan Lalor, Margaret Carroll, Evelien van Limbeek, Christina Nilsson, Janine Stockdale, Maaike Fobelets, Cecily Begley
Male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and associated factors in Enebsiesarmider District, north West Ethiopia, 2018: a cross-sectional study
Haimanot Abebe Adane, Nega Assefa, Bizatu Mengistie, Asmamaw Demis
Status of family planning integration to HIV care in Amhara regional state, Ethiopia
Zebideru Zewdie, Mezgebu Yitayal, Yigzaw Kebede, Abebaw Gebeyehu
Socioeconomic risk factors for labour induction in the United Kingdom
Sarah Carter, Amos Channon, Ann Berrington
The association between symptoms of depression during pregnancy and low birth weight: a prospective study
Xiuxiu Li, Rui Gao, Xiaowei Dai, Hong Liu, Jinxin Zhang, Xuemei Liu, Dongmei Si, Te Deng, Wei Xia
The relationship between severe maternal morbidity and a risk of postpartum readmission among Korean women: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Jin Young Nam, Eun-Cheol Park
Effects of maternal education on birth preparedness and complication readiness among Ethiopian pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Daniel Bekele Ketema, Cheru Tesema Leshargie, Getiye Dejenu Kibret, Moges Agazhe Assemie, Pammla Petrucka, Animut Alebel
Predictors of Helping Babies Breathe knowledge and skills among nurses in primary health settings in Dodoma region, Tanzania
Angelina A. Joho, Stephen M. Kibusi, Ipyana Mwampagatwa
Remifentanil patient-controlled versus epidural analgesia on intrapartum maternal fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Guolin Lu, Wenshui Yao, Xiaofen Chen, Sujing Zhang, Min Zhou
Lithuania’s experience in reducing caesarean sections among nulliparas: the impact of the quality improvement course
Justina Kacerauskiene, Meile Minkauskiene, Tahir Mahmood, Egle Bartuseviciene, Dalia R. Railaite, Arnoldas Bartusevicius, Mindaugas Kliucinskas, Laima Maleckiene, Jonas Ulevicius, Laura Liubiniene, Kastytis Smigelskas, Kornelija Maciuliene, Grazina Drasutiene, Diana Ramasauskaite, Ruta J. Nadisauskiene
Maternal plasma lipid levels across pregnancy and the risks of small-for-gestational age and low birth weight: a cohort study from rural Gambia
Sandra G. Okala, Ebrima A. Sise, Fatou Sosseh, Andrew M. Prentice, Laura A. Woollett, Sophie E. Moore
The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist implementation: impact on the prescription of magnesium sulphate through a one-year longitudinal study
Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Wilton Rodrigues Medeiros, Pedro Jesus Saturno-Hernández, Kelienny de Meneses Sousa, Matheus Silva Mello, Érico de Lima Vale, Tatyana Maria Silva de Souza Rosendo, Edna Marta Mendes da Silva, Marise Reis de Freitas
Estimating racial health disparities among adverse birth outcomes as deviations from the population rates
James A. Thompson, Melissa A. Suter
Factors associated with short birth interval in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Juan Pimentel, Umaira Ansari, Khalid Omer, Yagana Gidado, Muhd Chadi Baba, Neil Andersson, Anne Cockcroft
Herbal medicine use and predictors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fentahun Adane, Girma Seyoum, Yoseph Merkeb Alamneh, Worku Abie, Melaku Desta, Bihonegn Sisay
Intergenerational transmission of health disparities among Turkish-origin immigrants in Germany: study protocol of a multi-centric cohort study (BaBi-stress and BaBeK study)
Jacob Spallek, Laura Scholaske, Medlin Kurt, Denise Lindner-Matthes, Sonja Entringer
Online mindfulness-based intervention for women with pregnancy distress: design of a randomized controlled trial
Lianne P. Hulsbosch, Ivan Nyklíček, Eva S. Potharst, Margreet Meems, Myrthe G. B. M. Boekhorst, Victor J. M. Pop
Potential health risk assessment of toxic metals contamination in clay eaten as pica (geophagia) among pregnant women of Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana
Nii Korley Kortei, Alice Koryo-Dabrah, Papa Toah Akonor, Nana Yaw Barimah Manaphraim, Matilda Ayim-Akonor, Nathaniel Owusu Boadi, Edward Ken Essuman, Clement Tettey
Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in pregnancies resulting from time interval between a freeze-all cycle and a subsequent frozen-thawed single blastocyst transfer
Shiqiao Hu, Bei Xu, Rui Long, Lei Jin
Early diagnostic test for acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a retrospective case control study
Yan Zhong, Fufan Zhu, Yiling Ding
Determinants of early postnatal care attendance: analysis of the 2016 Uganda demographic and health survey
Patricia Ndugga, Noor Kassim Namiyonga, Deogratious Sebuwufu
Evaluation of decision to delivery time interval and its effect on feto-maternal outcomes and associated factors in category-1 emergency caesarean section deliveries: prospective cohort study
Mamaru Mollalign Temesgen, Amare Hailekirose Gebregzi, Habtamu Getinet Kasahun, Seid Adem Ahmed, Yophtahe Berhe Woldegerima
Pregnancy outcomes of dichorionic triamniotic triplet pregnancies after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: multifoetal pregnancy reduction versus expectant management
Pei Cai, Yan Ouyang, Fei Gong, Xihong Li
Post-traumatic stress disorder and association with low birth weight in displaced population following conflict in Malakand division, Pakistan: a case control study
Haroon Ur Rashid, Muhammad Naseem Khan, Ayesha Imtiaz, Naeem Ullah, Mukesh Dherani, Atif Rahman
Determinants and aetiologies of postpartum pyrexia; a retrospective analysis in a tertiary health facility in the Littoral Region of Cameroon
Yannick Lechedem Ngunyi, Gregory Halle-Ekane, Nicholas Tendongfor, Etheldreda Leinyuy Mbivnjo, Armel Evouna Mbarga, Derick Nembulefack, Clifford Abonge Lo-oh, Thomas Obinchemti Egbe
Antenatal depression and its potential causal mechanisms among pregnant mothers in Gondar town: application of structural equation model
Abel Fekadu Dadi, Emma R. Miller, Richard Woodman, Telake Azale Bisetegn, Lillian Mwanri
What do women want? An analysis of preferences of women, involvement of men, and decision-making in maternal and newborn health care in rural Bangladesh
Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Janet Perkins, Shumona Sharmin Salam, Shema Mhajabin, Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Tapas Mazumder, Shams EL Arifeen
Reasons for previous Cesarean deliveries impact a woman’s independent decision of delivery mode and the success of trial of labor after Cesarean
Kaname Uno, Michinori Mayama, Masato Yoshihara, Takehiko Takeda, Sho Tano, Teppei Suzuki, Yasuyuki Kishigami, Hidenori Oguchi
Systematic review of the measurement properties of indices of prenatal care utilization
Stewart Rowe, Zahra Karkhaneh, Isaiah MacDonald, Thane Chambers, Sana Amjad, Alvaro Osornio-Vargas, Radha Chari, Manoj Kumar, Maria B. Ospina
Maternal and health service predictors of postpartum hemorrhage across 14 district, general and regional hospitals in Thailand
Phat Prapawichar, Ameporn Ratinthorn, Ketsarin Utriyaprasit, Chukiat Viwatwongkasem
Prevalence and risk factors for caesarean delivery following labor induction at a tertiary hospital in North Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study (2000–2015)
Clifford Silver Tarimo, Michael J. Mahande, Joseph Obure
Maternal and neonatal outcomes and determinants of iodine deficiency in third trimester of pregnancy in an iodine sufficient area
Soraya Saleh Gargari, Reyhaneh Fateh, Mina Bakhshali-bakhtiari, Masoumeh Saleh, Masoumeh Mirzamoradi, Mahmood Bakhtiyari
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions and experiences of using a cold cot following the loss of a baby: a qualitative study in maternity and neonatal units in the UK
Paula Smith, Konstantina Vasileiou, Abbie Jordan
Serum homocysteine and folate concentrations in early pregnancy and subsequent events of adverse pregnancy outcome: the Sichuan Homocysteine study
Chenggui Liu, Dan Luo, Qin Wang, Yan Ma, Longyu Ping, Ting Wu, Jian Tang, Duanliang Peng, PingZhao
Application of cook balloon during aorta replacement in a pregnant Marfan-syndrome patient: a case report
Lu Zhang, Bin Yan, Xue Cui, Jinghong Liu, Fangxin Shi
In their own words: a qualitative study of factors promoting resilience and recovery among postpartum women with opioid use disorders
Daisy J. Goodman, Elizabeth C. Saunders, Kristina B. Wolff
Characteristics of sleep/wake problems and delivery outcomes among pregnant Japanese women without gestational complications
Shiho Umeno, Chiho Kato, Yuki Nagaura, Hideaki Kondo, Hiromi Eto
Knowledge, and use of labour pain relief methods and associated factors among obstetric caregivers at public health centers of East Gojjam zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia: a facility based cross- sectional study
Keralem Anteneh Bishaw, Endalew Gemechu Sendo, Workinesh Sinshaw Abebe
Length of stay after childbirth in India: a comparative study of public and private health institutions
Pradeep Kumar, Preeti Dhillon
Hemoglobin levels and anemia evaluation among pregnant women in the remote and rural high lands of mid-western Nepal: a hospital based study
Deepak Sharma, Kapil Amgain, Prem Prasad Panta, Bishal Pokhrel
Birth outcomes in a Swedish population of women reporting a history of violence including domestic violence during pregnancy: a longitudinal cohort study
Hafrún Finnbogadóttir, Kathleen Baird, Li Thies-Lagergren
Quality, availability and storage conditions of oxytocin and misoprostol in Malawi
Nhomsai Hagen, Felix Khuluza, Lutz Heide
How soon do single mothers have another child? A competing risk analysis of second premarital childbearing in sub-Saharan African countries
Clifford O. Odimegwu, Emmanuel O. Olamijuwon, Vesper H. Chisumpa, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Mwiza G. Singini, Oluwaseyi D. Somefun
Is perinatal asphyxia predictable?
Anna Locatelli, Laura Lambicchi, Maddalena Incerti, Francesca Bonati, Massimo Ferdico, Silvia Malguzzi, Ferruccio Torcasio, Patrizia Calzi, Tiziana Varisco, Giuseppe Paterlini
Predictors of institutional delivery service utilization among women of reproductive age in Gambia: a cross-sectional analysis
Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit
Unintended pregnancy and maternal health complications: cross-sectional analysis of data from rural Uttar Pradesh, India
Nabamallika Dehingia, Anvita Dixit, Yamini Atmavilas, Dharmendra Chandurkar, Kultar Singh, Jay Silverman, Anita Raj
Prevalence of postpartum depression and associated factors among postnatal care attendees in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia, 2018
Abate Dargie Wubetu, Nigus Alemnew Engidaw, Kefyalew Dagne Gizachew
Luteal blood flow as a predictive factor for methotrexate treatment outcomes in women with unruptured tubal pregnancy
Li Wang, Meili Pei, Ting Yang, Juan Zhao, Xiaofeng Yang
Antenatal cervical length measurement as a predictor of successful vaginal birth
Omima T. Taha, Mohamed Elprince, Khaled A. Atwa, Asmaa M. Elgedawy, Amal A. Ahmed, Rasha E. Khamees
Risk factors during pregnancy and delivery for the development of Perthes’ disease, a nationwide Swedish study of 2.1 million individuals
Maria Lindblad, Ann Josefsson, Marie Bladh, Gunilla Sydsjö, Torsten Johansson
Trends of stillbirth among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia based on Ethiopian demographic and health surveys: a multivariate decomposition analysis
Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Solomon Gedlu Nigatu
Ratios and determinants of maternal mortality: a comparison of geographic differences in the northern and southern regions of Cameroon
Catherine Meh, Amardeep Thind, Amanda L. Terry
Community-level factors associated with the use of facility-based delivery assistance in Uganda: a multilevel analysis
Angela E. Micah, David R. Hotchkiss
The contribution of iron deficiency to the risk of peripartum transfusion: a retrospective case control study
H. VanderMeulen, R. Strauss, Y. Lin, A. McLeod, J. Barrett, M. Sholzberg, J. Callum
Antenatal depression: an examination of prevalence and its associated factors among pregnant women attending Harare polyclinics
M. Kaiyo-Utete, J. M. Dambi, A. Chingono, F. S. M. Mazhandu, T. B. Madziro-Ruwizhu, C. Henderson, T. Magwali, L. Langhaug, Z. M. Chirenje
Effectiveness of telemedicine for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: an updated meta-analysis of 32 randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis
Weihua Xie, Pinyuan Dai, Yu Qin, Ming Wu, Bingquan Yang, Xiaojin Yu
Measuring women’s experiences of decision-making and aspects of midwifery support: a confirmatory factor analysis of the revised Childbirth Experience Questionnaire
Anna Dencker, Liselotte Bergqvist, Marie Berg, Josephine T. V. Greenbrook, Christina Nilsson, Ingela Lundgren
Women’s suggestions on how to improve the quality of maternal and newborn hospital care: a qualitative study in Italy using the WHO standards as framework for the analysis
Marzia Lazzerini, Chiara Semenzato, Jaspreet Kaur, Benedetta Covi, Giorgia Argentini
The epidemiologic characteristics and associated risk factors of preterm birth from 2004 to 2013 in Taiwan
Yu-Kang Chang, Yuan-Tsung Tseng, Kow-Tong Chen
A case of successful maintained pregnancy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus radical surgery for stage IB3 cervical cancer diagnosed at 13 weeks
Ying Guo, Dandan Zhang, Yuhong Li, Yudong Wang
Prevalence, outcomes and associated factors of labor induction among women delivered at public hospitals of MEKELLE town-(a hospital based cross sectional study)
Garang Dakjur Lueth, Angesom Kebede, Araya Abrha Medhanyie
Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) and pregnancy outcomes in association with HIV-1 infection in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Chidebere E. Onwughara, Dhayendre Moodley, Nthabiseng Valashiya, Motshedisi Sebitloane
Preeclampsia management modalities and perinatal death: a retrospective study in Woldia general hospital
Kenean Getaneh Tlaye, Melese Linger Endalfer, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Mussie Mulugeta Gebremedhin, Yared Asmare Aynalem
Triangulating data sources for further learning from and about the MDSR in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional review of facility based maternal death data from EmONC assessment and MDSR system
Azmach Hadush, Ftalew Dagnaw, Theodros Getachew, Patricia E. Bailey, Ruth Lawley, Ana Lorena Ruano
Life situation and support during pregnancy among Thai expectant mothers with depressive symptoms and their partners: a qualitative study
Nitikorn Phoosuwan, Pornpun Manasatchakun, Leif Eriksson, Pranee C. Lundberg
Magnesium supplementation and preeclampsia in low-income pregnant women – a randomized double-blind clinical trial
Carla Adriane Leal de Araújo, Larissa de Sousa Oliveira, Isabela Melo Buarque de Gusmão, Angélica Guimarães, Moranna Ribeiro, João Guilherme Bezerra Alves
Age effect on in vitro fertilization pregnancy mediated by anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and modified by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Han-Chih Hsieh, Jia-Ying Su, Shunping Wang, Yen-Tsung Huang
Effects of date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) on labor and delivery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alireza Bagherzadeh Karimi, Asghar Elmi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Roghaiyeh Baghervand Navid
Comparison of screening accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 using two case-identification methods during pregnancy and postpartum
Valerie Slavin, Debra K. Creedy, Jenny Gamble
Effect of previous placenta previa on outcome of next pregnancy: a 10-year retrospective cohort study
Lizi Zhang, Shilei Bi, Lili Du, Jingjin Gong, Jingsi Chen, Wen Sun, Xinyang Shen, Jingman Tang, Luwen Ren, Guolu Chai, Zhijian Wang, Dunjin Chen
Experiences, views and needs of first-time fathers in pregnancy-related care: a qualitative study in south-East Nigeria
Chiemeka Onyeze-Joe, Isabelle Godin
Use of balloon tamponade in management of vaginal laceration and its possible complication of urinary stress incontinence: a case report
Choi Wah Kong, William Wing Kee To
Feasibility of non-invasive Foetal electrocardiography in a twin pregnancy
Lore Noben, Michelle E. M. H. Westerhuis, Judith O. E. H. van Laar, René D. Kok, S. Guid Oei, Chris H. L. Peters, Rik Vullings
Effects of an orally supplemented probiotic on the autophagy protein LC3 and Beclin1 in placentas undergoing spontaneous delivery during normal pregnancy
Ping Yang, Zhe Li, Kian Deng Tye, Yuyi Chen, Tong Lu, Zonglin He, Juan Zhou, Xiaomin Xiao
Association between hypertensive pregnancy disorders and future risk of stroke in Taiwan: a Nationwide population-based retrospective case-control study
Chun-Chung Huang, Chien-Chu Huang, Shao-Yi Lin, Cherry Yin-Yi Chang, Wu-Chou Lin, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Fu-Huang Lin, Chang-Huei Tsao, Chun-Min Lo, Wu-Chien Chien
Determinants of maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs among postnatal mothers visiting neonatal intensive care unit, north Central Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Biniam Minuye Birhan, Abebaw Yeshambel, Molla Asfaw
Factors associated with provision of smoking cessation support to pregnant women – a cross-sectional survey of midwives in New South Wales, Australia
Megan E. Passey, Jo M. Longman, Catherine Adams, Jennifer J. Johnston, Jessica Simms, Margaret Rolfe
Maternal health services utilization and maternal mortality in China: a longitudinal study from 2009 to 2016
Pengyu Zhao, Xueyan Han, Lili You, Yu Zhao, Li Yang, Yuanli Liu
Three-dimensional ultrasonographic features of diamniotic conjoined twins with body stalk anomaly
Guishuang Xiang, Yanting Wen, Li Zhang, Xiaoqian Tong, Lu Li
Twin pregnancies with uterine fibroids are not at increased risk for obstetric complications: single center cohort study
Mi-La Kim, Kirim Hong, Sohyun Kim, Min Jin Lee, Sung Shin Shim, Yoon-Mi Hur, Joong Sik Shin
A randomized controlled trial of daily weighing in pregnancy to control gestational weight gain
Christopher Arthur, Ellen Di Corleto, Emma Ballard, Alka Kothari
Human Development Index of the maternal country of origin and its relationship with maternal near miss: A systematic review of the literature
Santiago García-Tizón Larroca, Francisco Amor Valera, Esther Ayuso Herrera, Ignacio Cueto Hernandez, Yolanda Cuñarro Lopez, Juan De Leon-Luis
Social concerns related to HIV status disclosure and participation in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV care among pregnant women in Kenya
Björn Nordberg, Erin E. Gabriel, Edwin Were, Eunice Kaguiri, Anna Mia Ekström, Anna Kågesten, Susanne Rautiainen
Impact of some social and clinical factors on the development of postpartum depression in Chinese women
Qing Li, Shunyu Yang, Ming Xie, Xiaoming Wu, Liping Huang, Weiqing Ruan, Yungang Liu
Effects of a maternal role adjustment program for first time mothers who use postpartum care centers (Sanhujoriwon) in South Korea: a quasi-experimental study
Ju-Eun Song, Hyun-Ju Chae, Jung Mi Ko, Jeong In Yang, Tiffany Kim
Fertility intentions and the way they change following birth- a prospective longitudinal study
Heidi Preis, Selen Tovim, Pnina Mor, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, Arnon Samueloff, Yael Benyamini
Household food insecurity associated with gestacional and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review
Ana Lucia Pires Augusto, Aléxia Vieira de Abreu Rodrigues, Talita Barbosa Domingos, Rosana Salles-Costa
Correction to: The contribution of iron deficiency to the risk of peripartum transfusion: a retrospective case control study
H. VanderMeulen, R. Strauss, Y. Lin, A. McLeod, J. Barrett, M. Sholzberg, J. Callum
Maternal ABVD chemotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma in a dichorionic diamniotic pregnancy: a case report
Camille Cotteret, Yen-Vi Pham, Ambroise Marcais, Marine Driessen, Salvatore Cisternino, Joël Schlatter
High dose and low dose oxytocin regimens as determinants of successful labor induction: a multicenter comparative study
Melese Gezahegn Tesemma, Demisew Amenu Sori, Desta Hiko Gemeda
The association between parity and spontaneous preterm birth: a population based study
Bouchra Koullali, Maud D. van Zijl, Brenda M. Kazemier, Martijn A. Oudijk, Ben W. J. Mol, Eva Pajkrt, Anita C. J. Ravelli
BRAzil magnesium (BRAMAG) trial: a double-masked randomized clinical trial of oral magnesium supplementation in pregnancy
Carla Adriane Leal de Araújo, Joel Geoffrey Ray, José Natal Figueiroa, João Guilherme Alves
Be quiet and man up: a qualitative questionnaire study into fathers who witnessed their Partner’s birth trauma
Emily Daniels, Emily Arden-Close, Andrew Mayers
Quality of consumer-oriented websites containing information about the second trimester ultrasound examination during pregnancy
Susanne Georgsson, Tommy Carlsson
Leg massage during pregnancy with unrecognized deep vein thrombosis could be life threatening: a case report
Krongkarn Sutham, Sukumpat Na-Nan, Salilthip Paiboonsithiwong, Pakorn Chaksuwat, Theera Tongsong
Late abdominal pregnancy in a post-conflict context: case of a mistaken acute abdomen - a case report
Justin Lussy Paluku, Benjamin Kambale Kalole, Cathy Mufungizi Furaha, Eugenie Mukekulu Kamabu, Gaspard Makambo Mohilo, Benjamin Kasereka Kataliko, Susan Andrea Bartels
Assessment of asymptomatic bacteriuria and sterile pyuria among antenatal attendants in hospitals in northern Ghana
Akosua Bonsu Karikari, Courage Kosi Setsoafia Saba, David Yembilla Yamik
Obstetric pain correlates with postpartum depression symptoms: a pilot prospective observational study
Grace Lim, Kelsea R. LaSorda, Lia M. Farrell, Ann M. McCarthy, Francesca Facco, Ajay D. Wasan
The effect of quitting water pipe during pregnancy on anthropometric measurements at birth: a population-based prospective cohort study in the south of Iran
Shahrzad Nematollahi, Koroush Holakouie-Naieni, Abdolhossain Madani, Hossein Shabkhiz, Elham Torabi, Samane Lotfi
Potential contributions of an on-site nurse mentoring program on neonatal mortality reductions in rural Karnataka state, South India: evidence from repeat community cross-sectional surveys
Ramesh Banadakoppa Manjappa, Arin Kar, Krishnamurthy Jayanna, Jyothi S. Hallad, Troy Cunningham, Rajaram Potty, H. L. Mohan, Maryanne Crockett, Janet Bradley, Elizabeth Fischer, H. Sudarshan, James F. Blanchard, Stephen Moses, Lisa Avery
Predictors of prenatal iron folic acid supplement utilization in Wolaita, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study (quantitative and qualitative approach)
Ermias Wabeto Wana
Improving pregnant women’s diet and physical activity behaviours: the emergent role of health identity
T. Morris, S. Strömmer, C. Vogel, N. C. Harvey, C. Cooper, H. Inskip, K. Woods-Townsend, J. Baird, M. Barker, W. Lawrence
Bimanual examination for clot evacuation: a retrospective cohort study of women with postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal delivery
Pui Ru Koh, Daria Di Filippo, Andrew Bisits, Alec W. Welsh
The correlation between the number of vaginal examinations during active labor and febrile morbidity, a retrospective cohort study
Ohad Gluck, Yossi Mizrachi, Hadas Ganer Herman, Jacob Bar, Michal Kovo, Eran Weiner
Prevalence and associated factors of postpartum depression among immigrant women in Guangzhou, China
Ribo Xiong, Aiwen Deng
Pregnancies after vaginal radical trachelectomy (RT) in patients with early invasive uterine cervical cancer: results from a single institute
Shota Shinkai, Shinichi Ishioka, Tasuku Mariya, Yuya Fujibe, Miseon Kim, Masayuki Someya, Tsuyoshi Saito
Confronting the culture of care: a call to end disrespect, discrimination, and detainment of women and newborns in health facilities everywhere
Emma Sacks, Emily Peca
“Midwives do not appreciate pregnant women who come to the maternity with torn and dirty clothing”: institutional delivery and postnatal care in Torit County, South Sudan: a mixed method study
Pontius Bayo, Loubna Belaid, Elijo Omoro Tahir, Emmanuel Ochola, Alexander Dimiti, Donato Greco, Christina Zarowsky
Epidemiology of antenatal depression in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abel Fekadu Dadi, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu
The effect of women, infant, and children (WIC) services on birth weight before and during the 2007–2009 great recession in Washington state and Florida: a pooled cross-sectional time series analysis
Erin L. Blakeney, Jerald R. Herting, Brenda Kaye Zierler, Betty Bekemeier
The first study of successful pregnancies in Chinese patients with Phenylketonuria
Lin Wang, Fang Ye, Hui Zou, Kundi Wang, Zhihua Chen, Qin Hui, Bingjuan Han, Chun He, Xiaowen Li, Ming Shen
Birthing outside the system: the motivation behind the choice to freebirth or have a homebirth with risk factors in Australia
Melanie K Jackson, Virginia Schmied, Hannah G Dahlen
Early maternal weight gain as a risk factor for SGA in pregnancies with hyperemesis gravidarum: a 15-year hospital cohort study
Tale Meinich, Jone Trovik
Outcome of uterine rupture and associated factors in Yirgalem general and teaching hospital, southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Achamyelesh Gebretsadik, Hailemichael Hagos, Kebede Tefera
Obstetric fistulas in Uganda: scoping review using a determinant of health approach to provide a framework for health policy improvement
Geerte C. den Hollander, Erica W. M. Janszen
Women’s retention on the continuum of maternal care pathway in west Gojjam zone, Ethiopia: multilevel analysis
Amanu Aragaw Emiru, Getu Degu Alene, Gurmesa Tura Debelew
Primiparous women’s experiences of normal vaginal delivery in Iran: a qualitative study
Marzieh Khamehchian, Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery, Nastaran HeydariKhayat, Mahboubeh Rezaei, Mahdieh Sabery
The experiences of mothers with preterm infants within the first-year post discharge from NICU: social support, attachment and level of depressive symptoms
Patricia Leahy-Warren, Chelsea Coleman, Róisín Bradley, Helen Mulcahy
Exposure to baby-friendly hospital practices and mothers’ achievement of their planned duration of breastfeeding
Kris Y. W. Lok, Charlotte L. Y. Chow, Heidi S. L. Fan, Vincci H. S. Chan, Marie Tarrant
The lived experience among Somali women of giving birth in Sweden: an interpretive phenomenological study
Susanne Wallmo, Karin Allgurin, Carina Berterö
Revisiting the management of term breech presentation: a proposal for overcoming some of the controversies
Lionel Carbillon, Amelie Benbara, Ahmed Tigaizin, Rouba Murtada, Marion Fermaut, Fatma Belmaghni, Alexandre Bricou, Jeremy Boujenah
Does the McRoberts’ manoeuvre need to start with thigh abduction? An innovative biomechanical study
David Desseauve, Laetitia Fradet, Robert B. Gherman, Yosra Cherni, Bertrand Gachon, Fabrice Pierre
Changes in perceived knowledge about childbirth among pregnant women participating in the Senses of Birth intervention in Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Luísa M. M. Fernandes, Sônia Lansky, Bernardo J. Oliveira, Amélia A. L. Friche, Christine T. Bozlak, Benjamin A. Shaw
Prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis among pregnant women in the Ho municipality, Ghana: species identification and antifungal susceptibility of Candida isolates
Sayanika Devi Waikhom, Innocent Afeke, Grace Sefakor Kwawu, Hintermann Kobina Mbroh, George Yiadom Osei, Bengyella Louis, John Gameli Deku, Emmanuel Senyo Kasu, Prosper Mensah, Charles Yao Agede, Cornelius Dodoo, Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah, John Tampuori, John Korbuvi, Japheth Awuletey Opintan
Maternal and neonatal outcome of births planned in alongside midwifery units: a cohort study from a tertiary center in Germany
Waltraut M. Merz, Laura Tascon-Padron, Marie-Therese Puth, Andrea Heep, Sophia L. Tietjen, Matthias Schmid, Ulrich Gembruch
Health management committee strengthening and community mobilisation through women’s groups to improve trained health worker attendance at birth in rural Nepal: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Joanna Morrison, Kirti Tumbahangphe, Aman Sen, Lu Gram, Bharat Budhathoki, Rishi Neupane, Rita Thapa, Kunta Dahal, Bidur Thapa, Dharma Manandhar, Anthony Costello, David Osrin
Perinatal outcomes of frequent attendance in midwifery care in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study
Janneke T. Gitsels-van der Wal, Lisanne A. Gitsels, Angelo Hooker, Paula Scholing, Linda Martin, Esther I. Feijen-de Jong
Incidence of postpartum haemorrhage defined by quantitative blood loss measurement: a national cohort
Sarah F. Bell, Adam Watkins, Miriam John, Elinore Macgillivray, Thomas L. Kitchen, Donna James, Cerys Scarr, Christopher M. Bailey, Kevin P. Kelly, Kathryn James, Jenna L. Stevens, Tracey Edey, Rachel E. Collis, Peter W. Collins
Is it home delivery or health facility? Community perceptions on place of childbirth in rural Northwest Tanzania using a qualitative approach
Eveline T. Konje, Jennifer Hatfield, Susan Kuhn, Reginald S. Sauve, Moke Magoma, Deborah Dewey
Management of a pregnant patient with chylomicronemia from a novel mutation in GPIHBP1: a case report
Min-Huan Lin, Xiao-Hui Tian, Xiu-Lan Hao, Hui Fei, Jian-Lan Yin, Dan-Dan Yan, Tian Li
Massive splenic cyst in pregnancy: case report
Philip Chung, Ben Swinson, Nicholas O’Rourke, Bart Schmidt
“It is good, but I can’t afford it …” potential barriers to adequate prenatal care among Afghan women in Iran: a qualitative study in South Tehran
Omid Dadras, Ziba Taghizade, Fateme Dadras, Leyla Alizade, Seyedahmad Seyedalinaghi, Masako Ono-Kihara, Masahiro Kihara, Takeo Nakayama
Obstetric triage systems: a systematic review of measurement properties (Clinimetric)
Asieh Moudi, Mina Iravani, Mahin Najafian, Armin Zareiyan, Arash Forouzan, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Maternal pre and perinatal experiences with their full-term, preterm and very preterm newborns
Joana L. Gonçalves, Marina Fuertes, Maria João Alves, Sandra Antunes, Ana Rita Almeida, Rute Casimiro, Margarida Santos
Persistent barriers to the use of maternal, newborn and child health services in Garissa sub-county, Kenya: a qualitative study
Isaac Kisiangani, Mohamed Elmi, Pauline Bakibinga, Shukri F. Mohamed, Lyagamula Kisia, Peter M. Kibe, Peter Otieno, Naïm Afeich, Amina Abdullahi Nyaga, Ngugi Njoroge, Rumana Noor, Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba
Postpartum visits in the gynecological emergency room: How can we improve?
Alina Weissmann-Brenner, Ishai Heusler, Renana Manteka, Mordechai Dulitzky, Micha Baum
General methods for measuring and comparing medical interventions in childbirth: a framework
Alessandro Svelato, Antonio Ragusa, Piero Manfredi
Defining preconception: exploring the concept of a preconception population
Briony Hill, Jennifer Hall, Helen Skouteris, Sinéad Currie
Intentions to use maternity waiting homes and associated factors in Northwest Ethiopia
Mekonen Endayehu, Mezgebu Yitayal, Ayal Debie
Pregnancy outcomes of patients with acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case control study
Lingzhi Chang, Ming Wang, Haixia Liu, Qinghua Meng, Hongwei Yu, Yu-mei Wu, Yunxia Zhu
Healing architecture and Snoezelen in delivery room design: a qualitative study of women’s birth experiences and patient-centeredness of care
Jane Hyldgaard Nielsen, Charlotte Overgaard
Gut microbiota in early pregnancy among women with Hyperglycaemia vs. Normal blood glucose
Beibei Gao, Mengdan Zhong, Qiong Shen, Ying Wu, Mengdie Cao, Songwen Ju, Lei Chen
Prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among women in Moshi municipal, northern Tanzania
Hadija Y. Lyellu, Tamara H. Hussein, Margareta Wandel, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Melina Mgongo, Sia E. Msuya
Experiences of maternity care in New South Wales among women with mental health conditions
L. Corscadden, E. J. Callander, S. M. Topp, D. E. Watson
Geographical accessibility in assessing bypassing behaviour for inpatient neonatal care, Bungoma County-Kenya
Ian A. Ocholla, Nathan O. Agutu, Paul O. Ouma, Daniel Gatungu, Felistas O. Makokha, Jesse Gitaka
Promoting positive maternal, newborn, and child health behaviors through a group-based health education and microfinance program: a prospective matched cohort study in western Kenya
Lauren Y. Maldonado, Julia J. Songok, John W. Snelgrove, Christian B. Ochieng, Sheilah Chelagat, Justus E. Ikemeri, Monica A. Okwanyi, Donald C. Cole, Laura J. Ruhl, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb
Assessing capacity of health facilities to provide routine maternal and newborn care in low-income settings: what proportions are ready to provide good-quality care, and what proportions of women receive it?
Keith Tomlin, Della Berhanu, Meenakshi Gautham, Nasir Umar, Joanna Schellenberg, Deepthi Wickremasinghe, Tanya Marchant
Repeated successful vaginal delivery in a pregnant woman with unrepaired ectopia vesicae and split pelvis: a case study
Shaohua Liu, Xinhua Qu, Linlin Song, Ning Li, Aiqun Xu
The effect of hyoscine n- butylbromide on labor progress: A systematic review
Zaynab Mohaghegh, Parvin Abedi, Shahla Faal, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Alayna Surdock, Foruzan Sharifipour, Maryam Zahedian
Journey of vulnerability: a mixed-methods study to understand intrapartum transfers in Tanzania and Zambia
Tina Lavender, Carol Bedwell, Kieran Blaikie, Valentina Actis Danna, Chris Sutton, Chowa Tembo Kasengele, Sabina Wakasiaka, Bellington Vwalika, Rose Laisser
Psychometric testing of the support and control in birth scale
Shu-Yu Liu, Yu-Ying Lu, Meei-Ling Gau, Chieh-Yu Liu
Stigma and utilization of treatment for adolescent perinatal depression in Ibadan Nigeria
Lola Kola, Ian M. Bennett, Amritha Bhat, Olatunde O. Ayinde, Bibilola D. Oladeji, Dolapo Abiona, Jibril Abdumalik, Neda Faregh, Pamela Y. Collins, Oye Gureje
Psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Women’s Views of Birth Labour Satisfaction Questionnaire using the Rasch measurement model: a cross sectional study
Mohd Noor Norhayati, Adnan Fatin Imtithal, Mat Junoh Nor Akma
Factors influencing women’s access to the maternity waiting home in rural Southwest Ethiopia: a qualitative exploration
Kindie Mitiku Kebede, Kebadnew Mulatu Mihrete
Risk factors for postpartum sepsis: a nested case-control study
Samina Bakhtawar, Sana Sheikh, Rahat Qureshi, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Beth Payne, Iqbal Azam, Peter von Dadelszen, Laura Magee
Perinatal outcomes of babies delivered by second-stage Caesarean section versus vacuum extraction in a resource-poor setting, Nigeria – a retrospective analysis
Paul Eze, Lucky Osaheni Lawani, Raphael Ugochukwu Chikezie, Chukwuemeka Ikechi Ukaegbe, Chukwuemeka Anthony Iyoke
Factors affecting infant mortality in the general population: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey (EDHS); a multilevel analysis
Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Ayenew Molla Lakew, Kedir Abdela Gonete
Correction to: Obstetric fistulas in Uganda: scoping review using a determinant of health approach to provide a framework for health policy improvement
Geerte C. den Hollander, Erica W. M. Janszen
Maternal near miss and mortality attributable to hypertensive disorders in a tertiary hospital, Tanzania; a cross-sectional study
Jane R. Manyahi, Hans Mgaya, Ali Said
Association between risk of preeclampsia and maternal plasma trimethylamine-N-oxide in second trimester and at the time of delivery
Xin Huang, Zuodong Li, Zhou Gao, Dapeng Wang, Xiaohui Li, Ying Li, Chunmei Mi, Jun Lei
Mother’s satisfaction with the existing labor and delivery care services at public health facilities in West Shewa zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia
Gizachew Abdissa Bulto, Dereje Bayissa Demissie, Tefera Likasa Tasu, Getu Alemu Demisse
The characteristics of compassionate care during childbirth according to midwives: a qualitative descriptive inquiry
Samantha Salome Krausé, Catharina Susanna Minnie, Siedine Knobloch Coetzee
Postnatal home visits by health extension workers in rural areas of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study design
Yemane Berhane Tesfau, Alemayehu Bayray Kahsay, Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwot, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Hagos Godefay
Correction to: Postnatal care service utilization and associated factors among women who gave birth in Debretabour town, North West Ethiopia: a community- based cross-sectional study
Kihinetu Gelaye Wudineh, Azezu Asres Nigusie, Shumiye Shiferaw Gesese, Azimeraw Arega Tesfu, Fentahun Yenealem Beyene
Paternal violent criminality and preterm birth: a Swedish national cohort study
Can Liu, Niklas Långström, Cecilia Ekéus, Thomas Frisell, Sven Cnattingius, Anders Hjern
Andersen’s model on determining the factors associated with antenatal care services in Nepal: an evidence-based analysis of Nepal demographic and health survey 2016
Bidusha Neupane, Sujan Rijal, Srijana G.C., Til Bahadur Basnet
Why women chose unassisted home birth in Malaysia: a qualitative study
Nur Amani Natasha Ahmad Tajuddin, Julia Suhaimi, Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Khasnur Abd Malek, Ilham Ameera Ismail, Nurainul Hana Shamsuddin, Ahmad Ihsan Abu Bakar, Sajaratulnisah Othman
Does growth hormone supplementation improve oocyte competence and IVF outcomes in patients with poor embryonic development? A randomized controlled trial
Jingyu Li, Qiaoli Chen, Jiang Wang, Guoning Huang, Hong Ye
Prevalence of surgical site infection and its associated factors after cesarean section in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Temesgen Getaneh, Ayenew Negesse, Getenet Dessie
Getting into the water: a prospective observational study of water immersion for labour and birth at a New Zealand District Health Board
Robyn M. Maude, Mikyung Kim
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in a frozen-thawed embryo transfer pregnancy: a rare case report
Lihua Yang, Rong Wang, Fang Wang, Feifeng Wang, Libo Zou
Environmental tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy affects complications and birth outcomes in women with and without asthma
Nasrin Fazel, Michael Kundi, Asghar Kazemzadeh, Habibollah Esmaily, Roya Akbarzadeh, Raheleh Ahmadi
Implementation of a new program of gestational diabetes screening and management in Morocco: a qualitative exploration of health workers’ perceptions
Bettina Utz, Bouchra Assarag, Touria Lekhal, Wim Van Damme, Vincent De Brouwere
Interventions to improve adherence to antenatal and postnatal care regimens among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Kristina Esopo, Lilly Derby, Johannes Haushofer
A cluster-randomized, non-inferiority trial comparing use of misoprostol for universal prophylaxis vs. secondary prevention of postpartum hemorrhage among community level births in Egypt
Holly A. Anger, Rasha Dabash, Nevine Hassanein, Emad Darwish, Mohamed Cherine Ramadan, Medhat Nawar, Dyanna Charles, Miral Breebaart, Beverly Winikoff
The burden of adolescent motherhood and health consequences in Nepal
Rejina Gurung, Mats Målqvist, Zhou Hong, Pragya Gautam Poudel, Avinash K. Sunny, Srijana Sharma, Sangeeta Mishra, Nisso Nurova, Ashish KC
The effect of high dietary fiber intake on gestational weight gain, fat accrual, and postpartum weight retention: a randomized clinical trial
Holly R. Hull, Amy Herman, Heather Gibbs, Byron Gajewski, Kelli Krase, Susan E. Carlson, Debra K. Sullivan, Jeannine Goetz
Pregnancy outcomes in asylum seekers in the North of the Netherlands: a retrospective documentary analysis
A. E. H. Verschuuren, I. R. Postma, Z. M. Riksen, R. L. Nott, E. I. Feijen-de Jong, J. Stekelenburg
The provision of epidural analgesia during labor according to maternal birthplace: a Norwegian register study
Åsa Henning Waldum, Anne Flem Jacobsen, Mirjam Lukasse, Anne Cathrine Staff, Ragnhild Sørum Falk, Siri Vangen, Ingvil Krarup Sørbye
Effectiveness of a therapeutic multiple-lifestyle intervention taking into account the periconceptional environment in the management of infertile couples: study design of a randomized controlled trial – the PEPCI study
Charlotte Dupont, Philippe Aegerter, Aude-Marie Foucaut, Aymeric Reyre, François J. Lhuissier, Marie Bourgain, Nathalie Chabbert-Buffet, Isabelle Cédrin-Durnerin, Lise Selleret, Emmanuel Cosson, Rachel Lévy
The risk of eating disorder relapse during pregnancy and after delivery and postpartum depression among women recovered from eating disorders
Mariko Makino, Mitsuo Yasushi, Sueharu Tsutsui
Decision-to-delivery interval of emergency cesarean section in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Noemi J. Hughes, Imelda Namagembe, Annettee Nakimuli, Musa Sekikubo, Ashley Moffett, Charlotte J. Patient, Catherine E. Aiken
Facility readiness and counseling during antenatal care and the relationship with early breastfeeding in Haiti and Malawi
Lindsay Mallick, Rukundo K. Benedict, Wenjuan Wang
Antenatal testing for anaemia, HIV and syphilis in Indonesia – a health systems analysis of low coverage
C. Baker, R. Limato, P. Tumbelaka, B. B. Rewari, S. Nasir, R. Ahmed, M. Taegtmeyer
Maternal cardiovascular adaptation to twin pregnancy: a population-based prospective cohort study
Maria C. Adank, Zoe A. Broere-Brown, Romy Gonçalves, M. Kamran Ikram, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Eric A. P. Steegers, Sarah Schalekamp-Timmermans
Weighing as part of your care: a feasibility study exploring the re-introduction of weight measurements during pregnancy as part of routine antenatal care
V. Allen-Walker, A. J. Hunter, V. A. Holmes, M. C. McKinley
Magnitude and associated factors of unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis using 2016 EDHS data
Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema
Speculum versus digital insertion of Foley catheter for induction of labor in Nulliparas with unripe cervix: a randomized controlled trial
Hang Min Chia, Peng Chiong Tan, Sze Ping Tan, Mukhri Hamdan, Siti Zawiah Omar
Breastfeeding and caring for children: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of mothers with physical impairments in Ghana
Angela Kwartemaa Acheampong, Lydia Aziato, Margaret Marfo, Philomena Amevor
Correction to: Early maternal weight gain as a risk factor for SGA in pregnancies with hyperemesis gravidarum: a 15-year hospital cohort study
Tale Meinich, Jone Trovik
Endometrial scratch vs no intervention in egg donation cycles: the ENDOSCRATCH trial protocol
Alexandra Izquierdo, Laura de la Fuente, Katharina Spies, Jennifer Rayward, Lourdes López, David Lora, Alberto Galindo
Utilization and factors associated with antenatal, delivery and postnatal Care Services in Tigray Region, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Mussie Alemayehu, Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwot, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Alem Desta, Tesfu Alemu, Atakelti Abrha, Hagos Godefy
Severe pre-eclamptic women with headache: is posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome an associated concurrent finding?
An-Shine Chao, Yao-Liang Chen, Yao-Lung Chang, Angel Chao, Seng-Yuan Su, Tzu-Hao Wang
Correlates of pregnancy among Female Sex Workers (FSWs) in semi urban Blantyre, Malawi
Donatien Twizelimana , Adamson S. Muula
The impact of cesarean section on neonatal outcomes at a university-based tertiary hospital in Jordan
Wasim Khasawneh, Nail Obeidat, Dawood Yusef, Jomana W. Alsulaiman
The adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancy: a cross sectional study in Hebei, China
Ting Zhang, Huien Wang, Xinling Wang, Yue Yang, Yingkui Zhang, Zengjun Tang, Li Wang
Proximity to risk-appropriate perinatal hospitals for pregnant women with congenital heart defects in New York state
Lauren E. Schlichting, Tabassum Insaf, George Lui, Ali Zaidi, Alissa Van Zutphen
Knowledge about child birth and postpartum obstetric danger signs and associated factors among mothers in Dale district, Southern Ethiopia
Abayneh Desalegn Dangura
Low birthweight in term singletons mediates the association between maternal smoking intensity exposure status and immediate neonatal intensive care unit admission: the E-value assessment
Anthony J. Kondracki
Spatio-temporal distribution and associated factors of home delivery in Ethiopia. Further multilevel and spatial analysis of Ethiopian demographic and health surveys 2005–2016
Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Sofonyas Abebaw Tiruneh
Women’s experiences of decision-making and informed choice about pregnancy and birth care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research
Cassandra Yuill, Christine McCourt, Helen Cheyne, Nathalie Leister
Fetal goiter identified in a pregnant woman with triiodothyronine-predominant graves’ disease: a case report
Akiko Fujishima, Akira Sato, Hiroshi Miura, Yuki Shimoda, Saeko Kameyama, Chika Ariake, Hiroyuki Adachi, Yuki Fukuoka, Yukihiro Terada
Maternal genitourinary infections and poor nutritional status increase risk of preterm birth in Gasabo District, Rwanda: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study
Etienne Nsereko, Aline Uwase, Assumpta Mukabutera, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Stephen Rulisa, David Ntirushwa, Patricia Moreland, Elizabeth J. Corwin, Nicole Santos, Manasse Nzayirambaho, Janet M. Wojcicki
Normal fertilisation rates and serum 25-OHD levels among couples undergoing in-vitro fertilisation: a prospective cohort study
Liu Jiang, Juan Yang, Jianyuan Song, Yajun Hu, Kun Qian
Effectiveness of fetal scalp stimulation test in assessing fetal wellbeing during labor, a retrospective cohort study
Farzaneh Shakouri, Linda Iorizzo, Hellen Mc Kinnon Edwards, Christina Anne Vinter, Karl Kristensen, Per-Erik Isberg, Nana Wiberg
Does sex matter? Association of fetal sex and parental age with pregnancy outcomes in Taiwan: a cohort study
Tsung Yu, Ta-Sheng Chen, Fu-Wen Liang, Pao-Lin Kuo
The application of prophylactic balloon occlusion of the internal iliac artery for the treatment of placenta accreta spectrum with placenta previa: a retrospective case-control study
Ying Peng, Lai Jiang, Cheng Peng, Dabao Wu, Ling Chen
Perceived strategies to reduce traumatic childbirth amongst Iranian childbearing women: a qualitative study
Mahshid Taheri, Ziba Taghizadeh, Nahid Jafari, Amirhossein Takian
The effect of early administration of rectal progesterone in IVF/ICSI twin pregnancies on the preterm birth rate: a randomized trial
Mona Mohamed Aboulghar, Yahia El-Faissal, Ahmed Kamel, Ragaa Mansour, Gamal Serour, Mohamed Aboulghar, Yomna Islam
Development and analytical validation of real-time PCR for the detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women
Daniel F. Escobar, Diego A. Diaz-Dinamarca, Carlos F. Hernández, Daniel A. Soto, Ricardo A. Manzo, Pedro I. Alarcón, Camila H. Pinto, Diego N. Bastias, Carolayn N. Oberg-Bravo, Robert Rojas, Sebastián E. Illanes, Alexis M. Kalergis, Abel E. Vasquez
Enhancing patient mobility following cesarean-delivery – the efficacy of an improved postpartum protocol assessed with pedometers
Hadas Ganer Herman, Masha Ben Zvi, Daniel Tairy, Ilia Kleiner, Noa Gonen, Limor Kuper Sason, Jacob Bar, Michal Kovo
Incidence and determinants of neonatal near miss in south Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Tesfalidet Tekelab, Catherine Chojenta, Roger Smith, Deborah Loxton
Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care among married women of reproductive age in the rural Thatta, Pakistan: findings from a community-based case-control study
Sumera Aziz Ali, Savera Aziz Ali, Anam Feroz, Sarah Saleem, Zafar Fatmai, Muhammad Masood Kadir
Drowning our sorrows: clinical and ethical considerations of termination in alcohol-affected pregnancy
Roger Martin, George Bruxner, Gary Ng, Catherine Brewster, Alka Kothari
Jordanian women’s experiences and constructions of labour and birth in different settings, over time and across generations: a qualitative study
Suha Abed Almajeed Abdallah Hussein, Hannah G. Dahlen, Olayide Ogunsiji, Virginia Schmied
Bilateral anophthalmia and intrahepatic biliary atresia, two unusual components of Fraser syndrome: a case report
Muhamad Zakaria Brimo Alsaman, Sarab Agha, Hala Sallah, Rayan Badawi, Mohammad Nour Kitaz, Abdullah Assani, Hamdi Nawfal
Supporting women who develop poor postnatal mental health: what support do fathers receive to support their partner and their own mental health?
Andrew Mayers, Sarah Hambidge, Olivia Bryant, Emily Arden-Close
Do male engagement and couples’ communication influence maternal health care-seeking? Findings from a household survey in Mozambique
Gilda G. Sitefane, Joya Banerjee, Diwakar Mohan, Connie S. Lee, Jim Ricca, Myra L. Betron, Rosa Marlene Manjate Cuco
Metrics of perineal support (MOPS) study
Vladimir Kalis, Zdenek Rusavy, Linda Havelkova, Tomas Zitka, David Tolar, Khaled M. Ismail
Monitoring intrapartum fetal heart rates by mothers in labour in two public hospitals: an initiative to improve maternal and neonatal healthcare in Liberia
K. Borzie, N. Jasper, D. P. Southall, R. MacDonald, A. A. Kola, O. Dolo, A. Magnus, S. D. Watson, M. Casement, B. Dahn, W. Jallah
Supporting perinatal anxiety in the digital age; a qualitative exploration of stressors and support strategies
Virginia Harrison, Donna Moore, Lisa Lazard
Institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and META-analysis
Adane Nigusie, Telake Azale, Mezgebu Yitayal
Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) with placental abruption despite maternal improvement: a case report
Marti D. Soffer, Pavan K. Bendapudi, Drucilla J. Roberts, P. Kaitlyn Edelson, David J. Kuter, Jeffrey L. Ecker, Allison Bryant, Ilona T. Goldfarb
Detailed registration of care in midwifery practices in the Netherlands: an opportunity for research within a healthy pregnant population
A. Pouwels, P. Offerhaus, A. Merkx, B. Zeegers, M. J. Nieuwenhuijze
Factors obstetricians, family physicians and midwives consider when counselling women about a trial of labour after caesarean and planned repeat caesarean: a qualitative descriptive study
Christine Kurtz Landy, Wendy Sword, Jackie Cramp Kathnelson, Sarah McDonald, Anne Biringer, Maureen Heaman, Pam Angle
Making therapies culturally relevant: translation, cultural adaptation and field-testing of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in China
Anum Nisar, Juan Yin, Nan Yiping, Huo Lanting, Jingjun Zhang, Duolao Wang, Atif Rahman, Xiaomei Li
Unlocking community capabilities for addressing social norms/practices: behavioural change intervention study to improve birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women in rural Nigeria
Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Celestina Adaeze Nweze, Chigozie Jesse Uneke
Iodine adequacy in reproductive age and pregnant women living in the Western region of Saudi Arabia
Firas Azzeh, Bassem Refaat
Stakeholder perspectives on antenatal depression and the potential for psychological intervention in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Tesera Bitew, Roxanne Keynejad, Simone Honikman, Katherine Sorsdahl, Bronwyn Myers, Abebaw Fekadu, Charlotte Hanlon
Real-world in-hospital outcomes and potential predictors of heart failure in primigravid women with heart disease in Southwestern China
Wuwan Wang, Lu Wang, Panpan Feng, Xiyao Liu, Rui Xiang, Li Wen, Wei Huang
Repeated triplets complicated by monochorionic diamniotic twins following assisted reproduction: a case report and literature review
Bing Song, Zhe Wang, Yujie Chen, Chao Wang, Zhaolian Wei, Xiaojin He, Yunxia Cao
The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo): study protocol
Thilini Chanchala Agampodi, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Rampathige Indika Ruwan Prasanna, Malawara Kankanamalage Lasandha Irangani, Jayasundara Mudiyanselage Samarakoon Banda, Pradana Mudiyanselage Bandula Jayathilake, Ayesh Hettiarachchi, Gayani Amarasinghe, Imasha Jayasinghe, Iresha Koralagedara, Sajaan Praveena Gunarathne, Sujanthi Wickramage, Janith Warnasekara, Niroshan Lokunarangoda, Vasana Mendis, Ajith Kumara Dissanayaka, Jagath Premadasa, Nandana Hettigama, Dayaratne Koralagedara, Manjula Weerasinghe, Krishanthi Malawanage, Hemali Jayakodi, Anuprabha Wickramasinghe, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
Diagnostic accuracy of maternal serum multiple marker screening for early detection of gestational diabetes mellitus in the absence of a gold standard test
Maedeh Amini, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Farid Zayeri, Ali Montazeri, Aliakbar Rasekhi, Azam Amirian, Nourossadat Kariman
A protocol for developing, disseminating, and implementing a core outcome set (COS) for childbirth pelvic floor trauma research
Stergios K. Doumouchtsis, Maria Patricia Rada, Vasilios Pergialiotis, Gabriele Falconi, Jorge Milhem Haddad, Cornelia Betschart
A mixed-methods investigation of women’s experiences seeking pregnancy-related online nutrition information
Alexandra Snyder, Hannah Tait Neufeld, Laura Forbes
Assessment of the necessity of uterine artery embolization during suction and curettage for caesarean scar pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
Jie Ou, Ping Peng, Chunying Li, Lirong Teng, Xinyan Liu
Associations of malaria, HIV, and coinfection, with anemia in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a population-based cross-sectional study
Paddy Ssentongo, Djibril M. Ba, Anna E. Ssentongo, Jessica E. Ericson, Ming Wang, Duanping Liao, Vernon M. Chinchilli
Absence of lymphatic vessels in term placenta
Jürgen Becker, Gilles E. Tchagou Tchangou, Sonja Schmidt, Christina Zelent, Fritz Kahl, Jörg Wilting
Women’s experiences of planning a vaginal birth after caesarean in different models of maternity care in Australia
Hazel Keedle, Lilian Peters, Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns, Warren Keedle, Hannah Grace Dahlen
Inpatient versus outpatient induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Susan Dong, Maria Khan, Farahnosh Hashimi, Caroline Chamy, Rohan D’Souza
Applying the WHO ICD-PM classification system to stillbirths in a major referral Centre in Northeast Nigeria: a retrospective analysis from 2010-2018
Eseoghene Dase, Oghenebrume Wariri, Egwu Onuwabuchi, Jacob A. K. Alhassan, Iliya Jalo, Nazeem Muhajarine, Uduak Okomo, Aliyu U. ElNafaty
Retrospective study 2005–2015 of all cases of fetal death occurred at ≥23 gestational weeks, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Lorenzo Monasta, Manuela Giangreco, Emanuele Ancona, Fabio Barbone, Elisa Bet, Pierino Boschian-Bailo, Giovanna Cacciaguerra, Angelo Cagnacci, Melania Canton, Maddalena Casarotto, Manola Comar, Simona Contardo, Michela De Agostini, Francesco De Seta, Giovanni Del Ben, Carla Di Loreto, Lorenza Driul, Stefano Facchin, Roberta Giornelli, Annalisa Ianni, Santo La Valle, Ambrogio Pietro Londero, Marciano Manfè, Gianpaolo Maso, Raffaela Mugittu, Monica Olivuzzi, Maria Orsaria, Vanna Pecile, Roberta Pinzano, Francesco Pirrone, Mariachiara Quadrifoglio, Giuseppe Ricci, Luca Ronfani, Tiziana Salviato, Elisa Sandrigo, Silvia Smiroldo, Alice Sorz, Tamara Stampalija, Marianela Urriza, Michele Vanin, Giuseppina Verardi, Salvatore Alberico
Prevalence, associated factors and clinical features of congenital syphilis among newborns in Mbarara hospital, Uganda
Sam Oloya, David Lyczkowski, Patrick Orikiriza, Max Irama, Yap Boum, Richard Migisha, Julius P. Kiwanuka, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire
Pregnant women’s clinical characteristics, intrapartum interventions, and duration of labour in urban China: a multi-center cross-sectional study
Chunyi Gu, Xiaojiao Wang, Zhijie Zhang, Simone Schwank, Chunxiang Zhu, Zheng Zhang, Xu Qian
The application of prenatal ultrasound in the diagnosis of congenital duodenal obstruction
Chan Yin, Lili Tong, Mingxiang Ma, Xiaoqun Tan, Guoliang Luo, Zhihui Fei, Dan Nie
Improved clinical outcomes of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy using MALBAC-NGS compared with MDA-SNP array
Wenbin Niu, Linlin Wang, Jiawei Xu, Ying Li, Hao Shi, Gang Li, Haixia Jin, Wenyan Song, Fang Wang, Yingpu Sun
Pregnancy outcome following fetal reduction from dichorionic twins to singleton gestation
Gal Greenberg, Ron Bardin, Shir Danieli-Gruber, Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish, Anat Shmueli, Eyal Krispin, Galia Oron, Arnon Wiznitzer, Eran Hadar
Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and infant complications
Yin Sun, Zhongzhou Shen, Yongle Zhan, Yawen Wang, Shuai Ma, Suhan Zhang, Juntao Liu, Sansan Wu, Yahui Feng, Yunli Chen, Shuya Cai, Yingjie Shi, Liangkun Ma, Yu Jiang
Serum antioxidant micronutrient levels in pre-eclamptic pregnant women in Enugu, south-East Nigeria: a comparative cross-sectional analytical study
Joseph Tochukwu Enebe, Cyril Chukwudi Dim, Emmanuel Onyebuchi Ugwu, Nympha Onyinye Enebe, Ijeoma Angela Meka, Kingsley Chukwu Obioha, George Uchenna Eleje, Uchenna Ifeanyi Nwagha
Aspiration technique-based device is more reliable in cervical stiffness assessment than digital palpation
Sabrina Badir, Laura Bernardi, Francisco Feijó Delgado, Katharina Quack Loetscher, Gundula Hebisch, Irene Hoesli
Correction to: Unexpected drug residuals in human milk in Ankara, capital of Turkey
Ayşe Meltem Ergen, Sıddıka Songül Yalçın
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) infection during late pregnancy: a report of 18 patients from Wuhan, China
Lu Zhang, Lan Dong, Lei Ming, Min Wei, Jun Li, Ruheng Hu, Jing Yang
A systematic review and time-response meta-analysis of the optimal timing of elective caesarean sections for best maternal and neonatal health outcomes
Barbara Prediger, Tim Mathes, Stephanie Polus, Angelina Glatt, Stefanie Bühn, Sven Schiermeier, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer, Dawid Pieper
Influence of pacifier use on the association between duration of breastfeeding and anterior open bite in primary dentition
Vanessa Felipe de Deus, Erissandra Gomes, Fernanda Caramez da Silva, Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani
Prevalence of and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among women in Koshu, Japan: cross-sectional evidence from Project Koshu, 2011–2016
Son Trung Huynh, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Yuka Akiyama, Reiji Kojima, Sayaka Horiuchi, Tadao Ooka, Ryoji Shinohara, Zentaro Yamagata
Barriers to maternal retention in HIV care in Ghana: key differences during pregnancy and the postpartum period
Kwame S. Sakyi, Margaret Y. Lartey, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Julie A. Dension, Luke C. Mullany, Prince G. Owusu, Emma Sacks, Emily A. Hurley, Pamela J. Surkan
Preeclampsia in pregnancy affecting the stemness and differentiation potency of haematopoietic stem cell of the umbilical cord blood
Fazlina Nordin, Mohd Razif Mohd Idris, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy, S. Fadilah Abd Wahid
A qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experiences of providing maternity care for Muslim women in the UK
Shaima Mohamed Hassan, Conan Leavey, Jane S. Rooney, Shuby Puthussery
Metformin and insulin treatment of gestational diabetes: effects on inflammatory markers and IGF-binding protein-1 – secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Mikael S. Huhtala, Kristiina Tertti, Juuso Juhila, Timo Sorsa, Tapani Rönnemaa
Professional support during the postpartum period: primiparous mothers’ views on professional services and their expectations, and barriers to utilizing professional help
Yiping Nan, Jingjun Zhang, Anum Nisar, Lanting Huo, Lei Yang, Juan Yin, Duolao Wang, Atif Rahman, Yan Gao, Xiaomei Li
Correction to: Inpatient versus outpatient induction of labour: a systematic review and metaanalysis
Susan Dong, Maria Khan, Farahnosh Hashimi, Caroline Chamy, Rohan D’Souza
Health information and health-seeking behaviour in Yemen: perspectives of health leaders, midwives and mothers in two rural areas of Yemen
Dalia Hyzam, Mingyang Zou, Michael Boah, Abeer Saeed, Chenrui Li, Shixu Pan, Jinhe Zhai, Li-Jie Wu
Thyroid dysfunction in Iranian pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Farnaz Sepasi, Tayebeh Rashidian, Mehdi Shokri, Gholamreza Badfar, Fatemeh Kazemi, Milad Azami
Sudden onset of syncope and disseminated intravascular coagulation at 14 weeks of pregnancy: a case report
Mayumi Kamata, Tetsuo Maruyama, Tomizo Nishiguchi, Shinya Iwasaki
Pregnant women’s attitudes and decision-making regarding prenatal Down syndrome screening and diagnosis: scale development and validation
Wei-Hsiang Huang, Shu-Fang Shih, Chen-Li Lin, Chieh-Hsing Liu
Pre- and during-labour predictors of low birth satisfaction among Iranian women: a prospective analytical study
Jila Nahaee, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh, Colin R. Martin, Caroline J. Hollins Martin, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Hadi Hassankhani
The WOMAN trial: clinical and contextual factors surrounding the deaths of 483 women following post-partum haemorrhage in developing countries
Roberto Picetti, Lori Miller, Haleema Shakur-Still, Tracey Pepple, Danielle Beaumont, Eni Balogun, Etienne Asonganyi, Rizwana Chaudhri, Mohamed El-Sheikh, Bellington Vwalika, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Ian Roberts
Maternity health professionals’ perspectives of cord clamp timing, cord blood banking and cord blood donation: a qualitative study
Lisa Peberdy, Jeanine Young, Debbie Massey, Lauren Kearney
Cerebral hemodynamic response to short-term maternal hyperoxygenation in fetuses with borderline small left hearts
Shi Zeng, Jiawei Zhou, Qinghai Peng, Wen Deng, Qichang Zhou
Plasma glycated CD59 (gCD59), a novel biomarker for the diagnosis, management and follow up of women with Gestational Diabetes (GDM) – protocol for prospective cohort study
D. Bogdanet, PM. O’Shea, J. Halperin, F. Dunne
Satisfaction in parturients receiving epidural analgesia after prenatal shared decision-making intervention: a prospective, before-and-after cohort study
Wan-Jung Cheng, Kuo-Chuan Hung, Chung-Han Ho, Chia-Hung Yu, Yi-Chen Chen, Ming-Ping Wu, Chin-Chen Chu, Ying-Jen Chang
Experiences of an earthquake during pregnancy, antenatal mental health and infants’ birthweight in Bhaktapur District, Nepal, 2015: a population-based cohort study
Goma Kumari Khatri, Thach Duc Tran, Sushil Baral, Jane Fisher
Maternal childbirth experience in induced and spontaneous labour measured in a visual analog scale and the factors influencing it; a two-year cohort study
Katti Adler, Leena Rahkonen, Heidi Kruit
Postnatal depression and its association with adverse infant health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abel Fekadu Dadi, Emma R. Miller, Lillian Mwanri
Association of provider advice and gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies: a cross-sectional electronic survey
Kara M. WHITAKER, Meghan BARUTH, Rebecca A. SCHLAFF, Christopher P. CONNOLLY, Jihong LIU, Sara WILCOX
Magnitude of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in an urban setting in Tanzania; a cross-sectional analytic study
Akampa Mukuve, Mariam Noorani, Ibrahim Sendagire, Miriam Mgonja
Pre-existing mental health disorders affect pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
Kotryna Sūdžiūtė, Greta Murauskienė, Kristina Jarienė, Algirdas Jaras, Meilė Minkauskienė, Virginija Adomaitienė, Irena Nedzelskienė
Factors influencing utilization of skilled birth attendant during childbirth in the Southern highlands, Tanzania: a multilevel analysis
Damian J. Damian, Judges Y. Tibelerwa, Beatrice John, Rune Philemon, Michael J. Mahande, Sia E. Msuya
Pregnancy induced Cushing’s syndrome and primary aldosteronism: a case report
Maria Kersten, Katharina Hancke, Wolfgang Janni, Katrina Kraft
Comparison of general maternal and neonatal conditions and clinical outcomes between embryo transfer and natural conception
Haiyan Pan, Xingshan Zhang, Jiawei Rao, Bing Lin, Jie Yun He, Xingjie Wang, Fengqiong Han, Jinfeng Zhang
Correction to: Pregnant women’s clinical characteristics, intrapartum interventions, and duration of labour in urban China: a multi-center cross-sectional study
Chunyi Gu, Xiaojiao Wang, Zhijie Zhang, Simone Schwank, Chunxiang Zhu, Zheng Zhang, Xu Qian
Association between pre-pregnancy calcium intake and hypertensive disorders during the first pregnancy: the Japan environment and children’s study
Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Murata, Toma Fukuda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Aya Kanno, Shun Yasuda, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Masahito Kuse, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, Michihiro Kamijima, Shi Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh
Pre- and during- labour predictors of dystocia in active phase of labour: a case-control study
Jila Nahaee, Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi
Burden of hepatitis E virus infection in pregnancy and maternofoetal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jean Joel Bigna, Abdou Fatawou Modiyinji, Jobert Richie Nansseu, Marie A. Amougou, Moise Nola, Sébastien Kenmoe, Elvis Temfack, Richard Njouom
Barriers and associated factors for adequate antenatal care among Afghan women in Iran; findings from a community-based survey
Omid Dadras, Fateme Dadras, Ziba Taghizade, Seyedahmad Seyedalinaghi, Masako Ono-Kihara, Masahiro Kihara, Takeo Nakayama
Prevalence, related factors and maternal outcomes of primary postpartum haemorrhage in governmental hospitals in Kabul-Afghanistan
Shirin Shahbazi Sighaldeh, Adela Nazari, Raziyeh Maasoumi, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Ziba Mazari
Study protocol training for life: a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial about emergency obstetric simulation-based training in a low-income country
A. A. C. van Tetering, A. van Meurs, P. Ntuyo, M. B. van der Hout-van der Jagt, L.G.M. Mulders, B. Nolens, I. Namagambe, A. Nakimuli, J. Byamugisha, S. G. Oei
Correction to: Sudden onset of syncope and disseminated intravascular coagulation at 14 weeks of pregnancy: a case report
Mayumi Kamata, Tetsuo Maruyama, Tomizo Nishiguchi, Shinya Iwasaki
The RECIPE study: reducing emergency Caesareans and improving the Primiparous experience: a blinded, prospective, observational study
Niamh C Murphy, Naomi Burke, Patrick Dicker, Fiona Cody, Etaoin Kent, Elizabeth C Tully, Fergal D Malone, Fionnuala M Breathnach
Magnitude and trend of perinatal mortality and its relationship with inter-pregnancy interval in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Belayneh Hamdela Jena, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Yigzaw Kebede Gete
Predictive value of prenatal ultrasound parameters for dichorionic growth discordant twins
Ting Yuan, Chao Li, Yan yan Wang, Wei Wang, Xue lan Li, Fen Li, Zhen Han
A longitudinal study of bonding failure related to aspects of posttraumatic stress symptoms after childbirth among Japanese mothers
Yoshiko Suetsugu, Megumi Haruna, Kiyoko Kamibeppu
Impact of implementation of a breech clinic in a tertiary hospital
S. Derisbourg, E. Costa, L. De Luca, S. Amirgholami, V. Bogne Kamdem, A. Vercoutere, W. H. Zhang, S. Alexander, P. M. Buekens, Y. Englert, A. Pintiaux, C. Daelemans
Correction to: Maternal complications in twin pregnancies in Finland during 1987–2014: a retrospective study
Annu-Riikka S. Rissanen, Riina M. Jernman, Mika Gissler, Irmeli Nupponen, Mika E. Nuutila
Delays in obstetric care increase the risk of neonatal near-miss morbidity events and death: a case-control study
Ocilia Maria Costa Carvalho, Antônio Brazil Viana Junior, Matheus Costa Carvalho Augusto, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite, Rivianny Arrais Nobre, Olivia Andrea Alencar Costa Bessa, Eveline Campos Monteiro de Castro, Fernanda Nogueira Barbosa Lopes, Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho
Correction to: Perinatal outcomes in Finnish twins: a retrospective study
Annu-Riikka Susanna Rissanen, Riina Maria Jernman, Mika Gissler, Irmeli Katriina Nupponen, Mika Erkki Nuutila
Identifying women giving birth preterm and care at the time of birth: a prospective audit of births at six hospitals in India, Kenya, Pakistan and Uganda
Eleanor J. Mitchell, Santosh Benjamin, Sam Ononge, James Ditai, Zahida Qureshi, Shabeen Naz Masood, Diane Whitham, Peter J. Godolphin, Lelia Duley, Diane Whitham, Eleanor J. Mitchell, Peter J. Godolphin, Lelia Duley, Santosh Benjamin, Jiji Mathews, Manish Kumar, K. Anil Kuruvilla, M. Nirmala, Nayana John, Sam Ononge, Mariam Nabwire, Rose Mary Byenkya, Emilly Nakinja, Grace Engeu Ariokot, Sarah Namuddu, James Ditai, Stephen Waiswa, Macreen Mudoola, Auma Proscovia, Julian Abesco, Susan Magoba, Zahida Qureshi, Alfred Osoti, Rachel Musoke, Raheli Mukhwana, Shabeen Naz Masood, Zehra Naqvi, Haleema A. Hashmi, Samina Shamim, Syed Kashif Abbas Zaidi, Yasir Masood
Evaluation of highly sensitive diagnostic tools for the detection of P. falciparum in pregnant women attending antenatal care visits in Colombia
A. M. Vásquez, G. Vélez, A. Medina, E. Serra-Casas, A. Campillo, I. J. Gonzalez, S. C. Murphy, A. M. Seilie, X. C. Ding, A. Tobón Castaño
Multi-service prevention programs for pregnant and parenting women with substance use and multiple vulnerabilities: Program structure and clients’ perspectives on wraparound programming
Deborah Rutman, Carol Hubberstey, Nancy Poole, Rose A. Schmidt, Marilyn Van Bibber
The value of a vaginal sample for detecting PAMG-1 (Partosure®) in women with a threatened preterm delivery (the MAPOSURE Study): protocol for a multicenter prospective study
Emilie Marie, Guillaume Ducarme, Marion Boivin, Virginie Badon, Hélène Pelerin, Aurélie Le Thuaut, Zeineb Lamoureux, Valéry-Pierre Riche, Norbert Winer, Thibault Thubert, Vincent Dochez
Respectful maternity care during labor and childbirth and associated factors among women who gave birth at health institutions in the West Shewa zone, Oromia region, Central Ethiopia
Gizachew Abdissa Bulto, Dereje Bayissa Demissie, Abera Shibru Tulu
Association between prepregnancy body mass index and risk of congenital heart defects in offspring: an ambispective observational study in China
Xuelian Yuan, Zhen Liu, Jun Zhu, Ping Yu, Ying Deng, Xinlin Chen, Nana Li, Shengli Li, Shuihua Yang, Jun Li, Hanmin Liu, Xiaohong Li
Factors influencing institutional delivery and the role of accredited social health activist (ASHA): a secondary analysis of India human development survey 2012
Pooja L. Paul, Shanta Pandey
Prophylactic endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in cases of placenta accreta spectrum during caesarean section: points from the anaesthesiologist’s perspective
Haijuan Zhu, Shengyou Wang, Jingfa Shi, Lamei Yao, Li Wang, Hongbo Chen, Xiangdong Fang
Does domestic violence during pregnancy influence the beginning of complementary feeding?
Gabriele Luiza Caprara, Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi, Vera Lúcia Bosa, Clécio Homrich da Silva, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani
Early initiation of breastfeeding, colostrum avoidance, and their associated factors among mothers with under one year old children in rural pastoralist communities of Afar, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin Gebretsadik, Helen Tkuwab, Kidanemaryam Berhe, Afework Mulugeta, Hajira Mohammed, Abebe Gebremariam
Association of smoking behavior among Chinese expectant fathers and smoking abstinence after their partner becomes pregnant: a cross-sectional study
Wei Xia, William Ho Cheung Li, Wenzhi Cai, Peige Song, Laurie Long Kwan Ho, Ankie Tan Cheung, Yuan Hui Luo, Chunxian Zeng, Li He, Chao Gao, Ka Yan Ho
Impact of individual and neighborhood social capital on the physical and mental health of pregnant women: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)
Ryoko Morozumi, Kenta Matsumura, Kei Hamazaki, Akiko Tsuchida, Ayako Takamori, Hidekuni Inadera, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh
Opening the door: midwives’ perceptions of two models of psychosocial assessment in pregnancy- a mixed methods study
V. Schmied., N. Reilly, E. Black, D. Kingston, K. Talcevska., V. Mule., M-P Austin
Intraoperative cell salvage for obstetrics: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial
Ye Liu, Xiaoguang Li, Xiangming Che, Guosheng Zhao, Mingjun Xu
The impact of supply-side and demand-side interventions on use of antenatal and maternal services in western Kenya: a qualitative study
Mitsuaki Hirai, Jamae Morris, Jill Luoto, Rosebel Ouda, Nancy Atieno, Robert Quick
Interaction of chorioamnionitis at term with maternal, fetal and obstetrical factors as predictors of neonatal mortality: a population-based cohort study
Dina Zaki, Jaques Balayla, Marc Beltempo, Guillaume Gazil, Anne Monique Nuyt, Isabelle Boucoiran
Validation of the Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire for pregnant women in Malawi: a descriptive, cross-sectional study
Madalitso Khwepeya, Hui-Chuan Huang, Gabrielle T. Lee, Shu-Yu Kuo
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma carriage in pregnant women: the prevalence of transmission from mother to newborn
Avi Peretz, Oran Tameri, Maya Azrad, Shay Barak, Yuri Perlitz, Wadie Abu Dahoud, Moshe Ben-Ami, Amir Kushnir
Prevalence of hookworm infection and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at governmental health centers in DEMBECHA district, north West Ethiopia, 2017
Sewnet Wongiel Misikir, Moges Wobie, Mengistie Kassahun Tariku, Simachew Animen Bante
Maternal perceptions of the experience of attempted labor induction and medically elective inductions: analysis of survey results from listening to mothers in California
Eugene Declercq, Candice Belanoff, Ronald Iverson
Decreased biventricular myocardial deformation in fetuses with lower urinary tract obstruction
Ran Xu, Jiawei Zhou, Qichang Zhou, Shi Zeng
Perinatal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancies after early rescue intracytoplasmic sperm injection in women with primary infertility compared with conventional intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a retrospective 6-year study
Feng Xiong, Qing Sun, Guangui Li, Zhihong Yao, Peilin Chen, Caiyun Wan, Huixian Zhong, Yong Zeng
The combination of symphysis-fundal height and abdominal circumference as a novel predictor of macrosomia in GDM and normal pregnancy
Zhi Guo Chen, Ya Ting Xu, Lu Lu Ji, Xiao Li Zhang, Xiao Xing Chen, Rui Liu, Chao Wu, Yan Ling Wang, Han Yang Hu, Lin Wang
Factors Associated with Unplanned Primary Cesarean Birth: Secondary Analysis of the Listening to Mothers in California Survey
Carol Sakala, Candice Belanoff, Eugene R. Declercq
Prevalence and predictors of perceived disrespectful maternity care in postpartum Iranian women: a cross-sectional study
Khadije Hajizadeh, Maryam Vaezi, Shahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Rural-urban differences in the mental health of perinatal women: a UK-based cross-sectional study
Samuel Ginja, Katherine Jackson, James J. Newham, Emily J. Henderson, Debbie Smart, Raghu Lingam
Early pregnancy vitamin D and the risk of adverse maternal and infant outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
Geng-dong Chen, Ting-ting Pang, Peng-sheng Li, Zi-xing Zhou, Dong-xin Lin, Da-zhi Fan, Xiao-ling Guo, Zheng-ping Liu
Validation of the Italian version of the Revised Prenatal Coping Inventory (NuPCI) and its correlations with pregnancy-specific stress
Chiara Penengo, Chiara Colli, Marco Garzitto, Lorenza Driul, Maddalena Cesco, Matteo Balestrieri
Comparison of the labor curves with and without combined spinal-epidural analgesia in nulliparous women- a retrospective study
Hitomi Ando, Shintaro Makino, Jun Takeda, Yojiro Maruyama, Shuko Nojiri, Hiroyuki Sumikura, Atsuo Itakura
Respectful maternity care and its relationship with childbirth experience in Iranian women: a prospective cohort study
Khadije Hajizadeh, Maryam Vaezi, Shahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Variations in outcomes for women admitted to hospital in early versus active labour: an observational study
Yvette D. Miller, Ashleigh A. Armanasco, Laura McCosker, Rachel Thompson
Healthy eating and physical activity among breastfeeding women: the role of misinformation
Kailey Snyder, Aja Kneip Pelster, Danae Dinkel
Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and breastfeeding outcomes: a cross-sectional analysis
Hayley Martin, Kelly Thevenet-Morrison, Ann Dozier
Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in infants of six months and below in Malawi: a cross sectional study
Yusuf M. Salim, William Stones
Maternal satisfaction among vaginal and cesarean section delivery care services in Bahir Dar city health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: a facility-based comparative cross-sectional study
Hanna Franco Karoni, Getasew Mulat Bantie, Muluken Azage, Ayele Semachew Kasa, Amare Alamirew Aynie, Gebiyaw Wudie Tsegaye
Gestational weight gain and body composition of full-term newborns and infants: a cohort study
Sylvia R. Nehab, Letícia D. Villela, Fernanda V. M. Soares, Andrea D. Abranches, Daniele M. R. Araújo, Leila M. L. da Silva, Yasmin N. V. Amaral, Saint Clair G. Junior, Maria Dalva B. B. Meio, Maria Elisabeth Moreira
Effectiveness of community-based folate-oriented tertiary interventions on incidence of fetus and birth defects: a protocol for a single-blind cluster randomized controlled trial
Mengru Li, Yi Zhang, Xiaotian Chen, Dingmei Wang, Mi Ji, Yuan Jiang, Yalan Dou, Xiaojing Ma, Wei Sheng, Weili Yan, Guoying Huang
The effect of non-organophosphate household pesticides exposure during pregnancy on infants birth sizes and growth rate: a cohort study
Frida Soesanti, Nikmah S. Idris, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Aryono Hendarto, Diederick E. Grobbee, Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal
Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the childbirth experience questionnaire
Renata Cristina Martins da Silva Vieira, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira, Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli, Maiara Lazaretti Rodrigues do Prado, Ana Carolina Sartorato Beleza, Patricia Driusso
Design characteristics of studies on medical practice variation of caesarean section rates: a scoping review
Maarten D H Vink, Piet J G M de Bekker, Xander Koolman, Maurits W van Tulder, Ralph de Vries, Ben Willem J Mol, Eric J E van der Hijden
Twin pregnancy complicated with congenital Hemivertebra: report of two cases and literature review
Tingting Xu, Xiaodong Wang, Haiyan Yu, Fumin Zhao
Health may be compromised by social interactions depending on culture among postpartum Arab and Jewish Israeli women
Sadie Puddister, Ola Ali-Saleh, Michal Cohen-Dar, Orna Baron-Epel
Intraoperative coagulopathy during cesarean section as an unsuspected initial presentation of COVID-19: a case report
Kelly Elizabeth Kinsey, Eric Ganz, Susan Khalil, Lois Brustman
Men, trans/masculine, and non-binary people’s experiences of pregnancy loss: an international qualitative study
Damien W. Riggs, Ruth Pearce, Carla A. Pfeffer, Sally Hines, Francis Ray White, Elisabetta Ruspini
Clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of adnexal torsion in pregnant women: a retrospective study
Yong-xue Wang, Shan Deng
Impact of comorbid polycystic ovarian syndrome and gestational diabetes mellitus on pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
Varun Manoharan, Vincent W. Wong
Quality assurance assessment of a specialized perinatal mental health clinic
Luisa Caropreso, Sarah Saliba, Lindsay Hasegawa, Jack Lawrence, Caitlin J. Davey, Benicio N. Frey
Investigating the current knowledge and needs concerning a follow-up for long-term cardiovascular risks in Dutch women with a preeclampsia history: a qualitative study
Tessa E. Dijkhuis, Femke Bloem, Lise A.J. Kusters, Sofie M. Roos, Sanne J. Gordijn, Floor Holvast, Jelmer R. Prins
Periconceptional stressors and social support and risk for adverse birth outcomes
Kari A. Weber, Suzan L. Carmichael, Wei Yang, Sarah C. Tinker, Gary M. Shaw
Can broad-spectrum multinutrients treat symptoms of antenatal depression and anxiety and improve infant development? Study protocol of a double blind, randomized, controlled trial (the ‘NUTRIMUM’ trial)
Hayley A. Bradley, Siobhan A. Campbell, Roger T. Mulder, Jaqueline M. T. Henderson, Lesley Dixon, Joseph M. Boden, Julia J. Rucklidge
Spouse’s participation in perinatal care: a qualitative study
Nahid Mehran, Sepideh Hajian, Masoumeh Simbar, Hamid Alavi Majd
Prediction of iatrogenic preterm birth in patients with scarred uterus: a retrospective cohort study in Northeast China
Liyang Zhang, Hongtian Li, Jiapo Li, Yue Hou, Buxuan Xu, Na Li, Tian Yang, Caixia Liu, Chong Qiao
Relationship between anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody positivity and pregnancy-related and fetal outcomes in Euthyroid women: a single-center cohort study
Ning Yuan, Jianbin Sun, Zhi Li, Sanbao Chai, Xiaomei Zhang, Linong Ji
Fetal biometry assessment with Intergrowth 21st’s and Salomon’s equations in rural Burkina Faso
Biébo Bihoun, Serge Henri Zango, Maminata Traoré-Coulibaly, Innocent Valea, Raffaella Ravinetto, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Umberto D’Alessandro, Halidou Tinto, Annie Robert
Communication in high risk ante-natal consultations: a direct observational study of interactions between patients and obstetricians
Jo Hilder, Maria Stubbe, Lindsay Macdonald, Peter Abels, Anthony C. Dowell
Burden of pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy among women attending ante-natal clinic, Ethiopia:a cross-sectional study
Moges Gashaw, Solomon Gedlu, Balamurugan Janakiraman
Diagnostic dilemma in postpartum associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in a 38th week pregnant 31-year-old Congolese: a case report
Marc Tshilanda, Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, Céline Tendobi, Freddy Mbuyi
Neonatal transitional support with intact umbilical cord in assisted vaginal deliveries: a quality-improvement cohort study
Elisabeth Sæther, Friedrich Reinhart-Van Gülpen, Christer Jensen, Tor Åge Myklebust, Beate Horsberg Eriksen
Bypassing or successful referral? A population-based study of reasons why women travel far for childbirth in Eastern Uganda
Paul Mubiri, Darious Kajjo, Monica Okuga, Tanya Marchant, Stefan Peterson, Peter Waiswa, Claudia Hanson
Low proportion of women who came knowing their HIV status at first antenatal care visit, Uganda, 2012–2016: a descriptive analysis of surveillance data
Miriam Nakanwagi, Lilian Bulage, Benon Kwesiga, Alex Riolexus Ario, Doreen Agasha Birungi, Ivan Lukabwe, John Bosco Matovu, Geoffrey Taasi, Linda Nabitaka, Shaban Mugerwa, Joshua Musinguzi
Pregnant and postpartum women’s experiences of weight stigma in healthcare
Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Stephanie M. Smieszek, Kathryn E. Nippert, A. Janet Tomiyama
Exploring the reasons why women prefer to give birth at home in rural northern Ghana: a qualitative study
Peter Adatara, Johanita Strumpher, Esmeralda Ricks
RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe
Zibusiso Nyati-Jokomo, Israel Mbekezeli Dabengwa, Liberty Makacha, Newton Nyapwere, Yolisa Prudence Dube, Laurine Chikoko, Marianne Vidler, Prestige Tatenda Makanga
Antenatal depression and anxiety and early pregnancy BMI among White British and South Asian women: retrospective analysis of data from the Born in Bradford cohort
Nafisa Insan, Emma Slack, Nicola Heslehurst, Judith Rankin
The Reproductive Agency Scale (RAS-17): development and validation in a cross-sectional study of pregnant Qatari and non-Qatari Arab Women
Kathryn M. Yount, Laurie James-Hawkins, Hanan F. Abdul Rahim
Why do women not prepare for pregnancy? Exploring women’s and health care providers’ views on barriers to uptake of preconception care in Mana District, Southwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Firanbon Teshome, Yohannes Kebede, Fira Abamecha, Zewdie Birhanu
Prevalence and factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Frank Kiwango, Innocent B. Mboya, Beatrice John, Tamara Hashim, Sia E. Msuya, Melina Mgongo
Increased creatine demand during pregnancy in Arginine: Glycine Amidino-Transferase deficiency: a case report
Maria Grazia Alessandrì, Francesca Strigini, Giovanni Cioni, Roberta Battini
Competing priorities: a qualitative study of how women make and enact decisions about weight gain in pregnancy
Meredith Vanstone, Marina Sadik, Sherry Van Blyderveen, Anne Biringer, Wendy Sword, Louis Schmidt, Sarah D. Mcdonald
Uterine mass after caesarean section: a report of two cases
Lin-yu Zhou, Xiao-dan Zhu, Jian Jiang, Tian-an Jiang
Mother-to-child HIV transmission and its correlates in India: systematic review and meta-analysis
Mihir Bhatta, Nalok Dutta, Srijita Nandi, Shanta Dutta, Malay Kumar Saha
Maternal oxygen exposure may not change umbilical cord venous partial pressure of oxygen: non-random, paired venous and arterial samples from a randomised controlled trial
Yunhai Chuai, Wen Jiang, Xiaobin Xu, Aiming Wang, Yuanqing Yao, Lei Chen
Complicated COVID-19 in pregnancy: a case report with severe liver and coagulation dysfunction promptly improved by delivery
Louise Ronnje, John-Kalle Länsberg, Olga Vikhareva, Stefan R. Hansson, Andreas Herbst, Mehreen Zaigham
Association of pregnancy outcomes in women with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin versus insulin when becoming pregnant
Shu-Fu Lin, Shang-Hung Chang, Chang-Fu Kuo, Wan-Ting Lin, Meng-Jiun Chiou, Yu-Tung Huang
Sociodemographic correlates of antenatal care visits in Nepal: results from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016
Mukesh Adhikari, Binaya Chalise, Bihungum Bista, Achyut Raj Pandey, Dipak Prasad Upadhyaya
Can people-centered community-oriented interventions improve skilled birth attendance? Evidence from a quasi-experimental study in rural communities of Cambodia, Kenya, and Zambia
Anbrasi Edward, Aparna Krishnan, Grace Ettyang, Younghee Jung, Henry B. Perry, Annette E. Ghee, Jane Chege
First trimester anomaly scan using virtual reality (VR FETUS study): study protocol for a randomized clinical trial
C. S. Pietersma, A. G. M. G. J. Mulders, L. M. Moolenaar, M. G. M. Hunink, A. H. J. Koning, S. P. Willemsen, A. T. J. I. Go, E. A. P. Steegers, M. Rousian
Effect of nipple shield use on milk removal: a mechanistic study
Viviane Silva Coentro, Sharon Lisa Perrella, Ching Tat Lai, Alethea Rea, Kevin Murray, Donna Tracy Geddes
Women’s characteristics and care outcomes of caseload midwifery care in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study
Pien Offerhaus, Suze Jans, Chantal Hukkelhoven, Raymond de Vries, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze
Measurement of maternal functioning during pregnancy and postpartum: findings from the cross-sectional WHO pilot study in Jamaica, Kenya, and Malawi
Jenny A. Cresswell, Kelli D. Barbour, Doris Chou, Affette McCaw-Binns, Veronique Filippi, Jose Guilherme Cecatti, Maria Barreix, Max Petzold, Nenad Kostanjsek, Sara Cottler-Casanova, Lale Say
D6 blastocyst transfer on day 6 in frozen-thawed cycles should be avoided: a retrospective cohort study
Huiling Xu, Shumin Qiu, Xiaojing Chen, Suqin Zhu, Yan Sun, Beihong Zheng
Parental divorce in childhood does not independently predict maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy
Elviira Porthan, Matti Lindberg, Eeva Ekholm, Noora M. Scheinin, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Juho Härkönen
Walking in pregnancy and prevention of insomnia in third trimester using pedometers: study protocol of Walking_Preg project (WPP). A randomized controlled trial
C. Amezcua-Prieto, M. Naveiro-Fuentes, N. Arco-Jiménez, R. Olmedo-Requena, R. Barrios-Rodríguez, I. Vico-Zúñiga, S. Manzanares Galán, J. Mozas-Moreno, J. J. Jiménez-Moleón, J. L. Gallo-Vallejo
The effect of midwifery led counseling based on Gamble’s approach on childbirth fear and self-efficacy in nulligravida women
Laya Firouzan, Roghieh Kharaghani, Saeedeh Zenoozian, Reza Moloodi, Elham Jafari
Predictors of home births among rural women in Ghana: analysis of data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
Eugene Budu
Determinants of person-centered maternity care at the selected health facilities of Dessie town, Northeastern, Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study
Fentaw Teshome Dagnaw, Sofonyas Abebaw Tiruneh, Melkalem Mamuye Azanaw, Aragaw Tesfaw Desale, Melaku Tadege Engdaw
Biological reflect of Adiponectin hormone in postpartum marital satisfaction and depression scores
Fattaneh Pahlavan, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Fatemeh Razavinia, Seyedeh Razieh Fazeli Daryasari, Najmeh Tahranian
Well-being in high-risk pregnancy: an integrative review
Kobra Mirzakhani, Abbas Ebadi, Farhad Faridhosseini, Talaat Khadivzadeh
Clinical value of histologic endometrial dating for personalized frozen-thawed embryo transfer in patients with repeated implantation failure in natural cycles
Yuan Li, Xiao feng Li, Jing nan Liao, Xiang xiu Fan, Yong bin Hu, Runxin Gan, Guangxiu Lu, Ge Lin, Fei Gong
Prevalence and factors associated with antenatal care utilization in Ethiopia: an evidence from demographic health survey 2016
Berhan Tsegaye, Mohammed Ayalew
“I can guess the month … but beyond that, I can’t tell” an exploratory qualitative study of health care provider perspectives on gestational age estimation in Rajasthan, India
K. Scott, S. Gupta, E. Williams, M. Arthur, U. V. Somayajulu, L. Noguchi
Correction to: Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in infants of six months and below in Malawi: a cross sectional study
Yusuf M. Salim, William Stones
Development and validation of an obstetric early warning system model for use in low resource settings
Aminu Umar, Alexander Manu, Matthews Mathai, Charles Ameh
Intrapartum uterine activity and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review
Adam J. Reynolds, Michael P. Geary, Breda C. Hayes
Reference intervals of gestational sac, yolk sac, embryonic length, embryonic heart rate at 6–10 weeks after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer
Yan Ouyang, Jiabi Qin, Ge Lin, Shuanglin Xiang, Xihong Li
Using propensity scores to estimate the effectiveness of maternal and newborn interventions to reduce neonatal mortality in Nigeria
Jamie Perin, Alain K. Koffi, Henry D. Kalter, Joseph Monehin, Adeyinka Adewemimo, John Quinley, Robert E. Black
Prevalence of anemia and sociodemographic characteristics among pregnant and non-pregnant women in southwest China: a longitudinal observational study
Yu Wu, Hanfeng Ye, Jihong Liu, Qiuyue Ma, Yanling Yuan, Qian Pang, Jue Liu, Cai Kong, Min Liu
Factors associated with low birth weight at term: a population-based linkage study of the 100 million Brazilian cohort
Ila R. Falcão, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Marcia F. de Almeida, Rosemeire L. Fiaccone, Aline dos S. Rocha, Naiá Ortelan, Natanael J. Silva, Enny S. Paixao, Maria Yury Ichihara, Laura C. Rodrigues, Mauricio L. Barreto
Postpartum depression in mothers and fathers: a structural equation model
Zhizhou Duan, Yuanyuan Wang, Ping Jiang, Amanda Wilson, Yan Guo, Yongliang Lv, Xiaonan Yang, Renjie Yu, Shuilan Wang, Zhengyan Wu, Mengqing Xia, Guosheng Wang, Ye Tao, L Xiaohong, Ling Ma, Hong Shen, Jue Sun, Wei Deng, Yong Yang, Runsen Chen
Prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery in Southeast China: a retrospective cohort study
Hua-Le Zhang, Liang-Hui Zheng, Li-Chun Cheng, Zhao-Dong Liu, Lu Yu, Qin Han, Geng-Yun Miao, Jian-Ying Yan
Distribution of maternal red cell antibodies and the risk of severe alloimmune haemolytic disease of the foetus in a Chinese population: a cohort study on prenatal management
Si Li, Zhiming He, Yanmin Luo, Yanli Ji, Guangping Luo, Qun Fang, Yu Gao
Coverage of the WHO’s four essential elements of newborn care and their association with neonatal survival in southern Nepal
Emily Bryce, Luke C. Mullany, Subarna K. Khatry, James M. Tielsch, Steven C. LeClerq, Joanne Katz
Maternal vaccinations coverage and reasons for non-compliance - a cross-sectional observational study
David Drezner, Michal Youngster, Hodaya Klainer, Ilan Youngster
Rare heterotopic pregnancy after frozen embryo transfer: a case report and literature review
Xianping Wang, Ding Ma, Yangang Zhang, Yanhua Chen, Yuxia Zhang, Zhongyu Liu, Xingyu Bi, Xueqing Wu, Junmei Fan
Trends and correlates of maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in primary healthcare facilities: an explorative ecological study using DHIMSII data from one district in the Volta region of Ghana
Robert Kaba Alhassan, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Margaret Gyapong, Anthony Ashinyo, Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Edem Akorli-Adzimah, Edith Ekpor
Whole-exome sequencing reveals ANO8 as a genetic risk factor for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
Xianxian Liu, Hua Lai, Xiaoming Zeng, Siming Xin, Liju Nie, Zhenyi Liang, Meiling Wu, Yu Chen, Jiusheng Zheng, Yang Zou
Nausea, vomiting and poor appetite during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in rural Nepal: an observational cohort study
Amanda Regodón Wallin, James M Tielsch, Subarna K Khatry, Luke C Mullany, Janet A Englund, Helen Chu, Steven C LeClerq, Joanne Katz
Determinants of postnatal care non-utilization among women in Demba Gofa rural district, southern Ethiopia: a community-based unmatched case-control study
Markos Manote, Tsegaye Gebremedhin
Lower versus higher diagnostic criteria for the detection of gestational diabetes for reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity: study protocol for the GEMS randomised trial
Caroline A. Crowther, Lesley M. E. McCowan, Janet A. Rowan, Richard Edlin, Christopher J. D. McKinlay
Caesarean section rates in women in the Republic of Ireland who chose to attend their obstetrician privately: a retrospective observational study
Michael J. Turner, Ciara M. E. Reynolds, Léan E. McMahon, Eimer G. O’Malley, Michael P. O’Connell, Sharon R. Sheehan
Determinants of postnatal care utilization in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis
Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Alemayehu Worku, Yemane Berhane, Wuleta Betemariam, Meaza Demissie
Trends in and predictors of pregnancy termination among 15–24 year-old women in Nigeria: a multi-level analysis of demographic and health surveys 2003–2018
Franklin I. Onukwugha, Monica A. Magadi, Ahmed M. Sarki, Lesley Smith
Different types of low back pain in relation to pre- and post-natal maternal depressive symptoms
Gong Long, Zhang Yao Yao, Yang Na, Yi Ping, Sun Wei, Tan Mingsheng
Maternal exposure to Wenchuan earthquake and prolonged risk of offspring birth outcomes: a natural experiment study
Qiguo Lian, Jiaying Ni, Jun Zhang, Julian Little, Shan Luo, Lin Zhang
Associated factors of pregnancy spacing among women of reproductive age Group in South of Iran: cross-sectional study
Tania Dehesh, Elaheh Salarpour, Neda Malekmohammadi, Sepideh Arjomand Kermani
Identifying fear of childbirth in a UK population: qualitative examination of the clarity and acceptability of existing measurement tools in a small UK sample
P. Slade, K. Balling, K. Sheen, G. Houghton
Maternal autonomy and high-risk pregnancy in Bangladesh: the mediating influences of childbearing practices and antenatal care
Sumaiya Abedin, Dharma Arunachalam
Reducing caesarean section rate in an urban hospital serving women attending privately in India – a quality improvement initiative
Abhishek Bhartia, Rinku Sen Gupta Dhar, Saru Bhartia
Electronic cigarettes may not be a “safer alternative” of conventional cigarettes during pregnancy: evidence from the nationally representative PRAMS data
Sooyong Kim, Sanda Cristina Oancea
A donor twin discordant with Peters anomaly in a twin–twin transfusion syndrome case: a case report
Yao-Lung Chang, An-Shine Chao, Ching-Yu Chou, Shuenn-Dyh Chang, Ming-Chou Chiang, Yung-Sung Lee
Which is better for mothers and babies: fresh or frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer?
Meiling Yang, Li Lin, Chunli Sha, Taoqiong Li, Wujiang Gao, Lu Chen, Ying Wu, Yanping Ma, Xiaolan Zhu
Fetal sex and maternal insulin resistance during mid-pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study
Hiroshi Yamashita, Ichiro Yasuhi, Megumi Koga, So Sugimi, Yasushi Umezaki, Misao Fukuoka, Sachie Suga, Masashi Fukuda, Nobuko Kusuda
Determinants for choice of home birth over health facility birth among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: an analysis of data from the 2015-16 Tanzania demographic and health survey and malaria indicator survey
Fabiola V. Moshi, Christopher H. Mbotwa
The effect of maternal alcohol and drug abuse on first trimester screening analytes: a retrospective cohort study
Anni Lehikoinen, Raimo Voutilainen, Jarkko Romppanen, Seppo Heinonen
“Screening for small-for-gestational age neonates at early third trimester in a high-risk population for preeclampsia”
Raquel Mula, Eva Meler, Sandra García, Gerard Albaigés, Bernat Serra, Elena Scazzocchio, Pilar Prats
Prelabour caesarean section and neurodevelopmental outcome at 4 and 12 months of age: an observational study
Mehreen Zaigham, Lena Hellström-Westas, Magnus Domellöf, Ola Andersson
Pregnancy vs. paycheck: a qualitative study of patient’s experience with employment during pregnancy at high risk for preterm birth
Sarahn M. Wheeler, Kelley E. C. Massengale, Konyin Adewumi, Thelma A. Fitzgerald, Carrie B. Dombeck, Teresa Swezey, Geeta K. Swamy, Amy Corneli
Maternal birth preparedness and complication readiness in the Greater Accra region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study of two urban health facilities
Cynthia Klobodu, Brandy-Joe Milliron, Kofi Agyabeng, Patricia Akweongo, Augustine Adomah-Afari
Magnitude and associated factors of husband involvement on antenatal care follow up in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia 2016: a cross sectional study
Sisay Shine, Behailu Derseh, Bethlehem Alemayehu, Gebrehiwot Hailu, Hussein Endris, Saba Desta, Yibeltal Birhane
Implementing the Risk Identification (RI) and Modified Early Obstetric Warning Signs (MEOWS) tool in district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
Eugene Tuyishime, Honorine Ingabire, Jean Paul Mvukiyehe, Marcel Durieux, Theogene Twagirumugabe
Exploring the use and experience of an infant feeding genogram to facilitate an assets-based approach to support infant feeding
Gill Thomson, Jenny Ingram, Joanne L. Clarke, Debbie Johnson, Heather Trickey, Stephan U. Dombrowski, Pat Hoddinott, Kirsty Darwent, Kate Jolly
Longitudinal adrenal gland measurements and growth trajectories as risk markers for late preterm delivery
Janina Goletzke, Mirja Pagenkemper, Christian Wiessner, Franziska Rüber, Petra Arck, Kurt Hecher, Anke Diemert
Rate, determinants, and causes of stillbirth in Jordan: Findings from the Jordan Stillbirth and Neonatal Deaths Surveillance (JSANDS) system
Khulood K. Shattnawi, Yousef S. Khader, Mohammad S. Alyahya, Nihaya Al-Sheyab, Anwar Batieha
A cross-sectional study of the role of men and the knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy in southern Mozambique
Anna Galle, Malica De Melo, Sally Griffin, Nafissa Osman, Kristien Roelens, Olivier Degomme
A qualitative study exploring the needs related to the health system in women with experience of pregnancy termination due to fetal anomalies in Iran
Bahareh Kamranpour, Mahnaz Noroozi, Masoud Bahrami
Epidemiology of preterm birth in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Kindie Fentahun Muchie, Ayenew Molla Lakew, Destaw Fetene Teshome, Melaku Kindie Yenit, Malede Mequanent Sisay, Fantahun Ayenew Mekonnen, Yohanes Ayanaw Habitu
“Once the child is delivered, he is no more your baby,” Exclusive Breastfeeding experiences of first-time mothers in Kassena-Nankana Municipality, Ghana - a qualitative study
Louisa Adda, Kwabena Opoku-Mensah, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke
Anthropometrical measurements and maternal visceral fat during first half of pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey
Daniela Cortés Kretzer, Salete Matos, Lisia Von Diemen, José Antônio de Azevedo Magalhães, Alice Carvalhal Schöffel, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani, Alexandre da Silva Rocha, Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi
A decrease in cesarean sections and labor inductions among Swedish women by awareness of fetal movements with the Mindfetalness method
Anna Akselsson, Helena Lindgren, Viktor Skokic, Ingela Rådestad
Risk factors for sub–therapeutic serum concentrations of magnesium sulfate in severe preeclampsia of Chinese patients
Jingjing Li, Lian Tang, Ruiheng Tang, Lan Peng, Liqiang Chai, Liping Zhu, Yanxia Yu
Prenatal screening in the era of non-invasive prenatal testing: a Nationwide cross-sectional survey of obstetrician knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice
Liying Yang, Wei Ching Tan
Vaginal delivery in women with COVID-19: report of two cases
Dongmei Cao, Miaomiao Chen, Min Peng, Heng Yin, Guoqiang Sun
Pregnancy complications among nulliparous and multiparous women with advanced maternal age: a community-based prospective cohort study in China
Jiayou Luo, Chunli Fan, Miyang Luo, Junqun Fang, Shujin Zhou, Fenfang Zhang
Association between surgical technique, adhesions and morbidity in women with repeat caesarean section: a retrospective study in a rural hospital in Western Tanzania
R. Mooij, I. H. Mwampagatwa, J. van Dillen, J. Stekelenburg
A practice improvement package at scale to improve management of birth asphyxia in Rwanda: a before-after mixed methods evaluation
Jacqueline Umunyana, Felix Sayinzoga, Jim Ricca, Rachel Favero, Marcel Manariyo, Assumpta Kayinamura, Edwin Tayebwa, Neena Khadka, Yordanos Molla, Young-Mi Kim
Self-reported disrespect and abuse by nurses and midwives during childbirth in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Kana Shimoda, Sebalda Leshabari, Shigeko Horiuchi
A ten year analysis of maternal deaths in a tertiary hospital using the three delays model
Mo’men M. Mohammed, Saad El Gelany, Ahmed Rida Eladwy, Essam Ibrahium Ali, Mohamed T. Gadelrab, Emad M. Ibrahim, Eissa M. Khalifa, Ahmed K. Abdelhakium, Hashem Fares, Ayman M. Yousef, Heba Hassan, Khaled Goma, Mahmoud H. Ibrahim, Alaa Gamal, Mohamed Khairy, Ahmed Shaban, Sahar Amer, Ahmed R. Abdelraheim, Ameirr A. Abdallah
Insights on exclusive breastfeeding norms in Kinshasa: findings from a qualitative study
Francine E. Wood, Anastasia J. Gage, Dieudonné Bidashimwa
SARS-COV-2 infection during pregnancy, a risk factor for eclampsia or neurological manifestations of COVID-19? Case report
Alejandro Garcia Rodriguez, Sergio Marcos Contreras, Santiago Manuel Fernandez Manovel, Jose Miguel Marcos Vidal, Fernando Diez Buron, Camino Fernandez Fernandez, Maria del Carmen Riveira Gonzalez
Association between maternal mortality and caesarean section in Ethiopia: a national cross-sectional study
Ayele Geleto, Catherine Chojenta, Tefera Taddele, Deborah Loxton
Hygiene along the continuum of care in the early post-natal period: an observational study in Nigeria
Yolisa Nalule, Helen Buxton, Erin Flynn, Olutunde Oluyinka, Stephen Sara, Oliver Cumming, Robert Dreibelbis
Association between maternal age and adverse perinatal outcomes in Arba Minch zuria, and Gacho Baba district, southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Abera Mersha, Gistane Ayele, Tilahun Worku, Zerihun Zerdo, Shitaye Shibiru, Agegnehu Bante, Tamiru Chonka
Burden of stillbirths and associated factors in Yirgalem Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study
Sintayehu Mengesha, Mesay Hailu Dangisso
Role of mean platelet volume in hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis during pregnancy
Longhuan Zeng, Xueying Cai, Jiayi Chen, Guangyong Jin, Yongke Zheng
Preterm birth and nativity among Black women with gestational diabetes in California, 2013–2017: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Karen A. Scott, Brittany D. Chambers, Rebecca J. Baer, Kelli K. Ryckman, Monica R. McLemore, Laura L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski
“I lost my happiness, I felt half dead and half alive” - a qualitative study of the long-term aftermath of obstetric near-miss in the urban district of Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tanneke Herklots, Suhaila Salum Yussuf, Khairat Said Mbarouk, Molly O’Meara, Emma Carson, Sebastiaan Beschoor Plug, Fleur van Acht, Pleun Terpstra, Deja Prebevšek, Arie Franx, Tarek Meguid, Benoit Jacod
Quality assessment of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of pregnant women with sickle cell disease using the AGREE II instrument: a systematic review
Yasser S. Amer, Yasser Sabr, Ghada M. ElGohary, Amer M. Altaki, Osamah T. Khojah, Ahmed El-Malky, Musa F. Alzahrani
The impact of stage of labor on adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in multiparous women: a retrospective cohort study
Li Wang, Hongxia Wang, Lu Jia, Wenjie Qing, Fan Li, Jie Zhou
High physical activity and high sedentary behavior increased the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus among women with excessive gestational weight gain: a prospective study
Heng Yaw Yong, Zalilah Mohd Shariff, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Zulida Rejali, Jacques Bindels, Yvonne Yee Siang Tee, Eline M. van der Beek
Ex-Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT): indications and outcome in fetal cervical and oropharyngeal masses
Lutgardo García-Díaz, Angel Chimenea, Juan Carlos de Agustín, Antonio Pavón, Guillermo Antiñolo
Associations between gestational weight gain and preterm birth in Puerto Rico
Stephanie M. Eick, Michael Welton, Mechelle D. Claridy, Skarlet G. Velasquez, Nicholas Mallis, José F. Cordero
Women’s perceptions of COVID-19 and their healthcare experiences: a qualitative thematic analysis of a national survey of pregnant women in the United Kingdom
Babu Karavadra, Andrea Stockl, Edward Prosser-Snelling, Paul Simpson, Edward Morris
Potential predictors for prognosis and postpartum recovery time of acute fatty liver of pregnancy
Jun Chen, Ze-Bing Huang, Xue-Gong Fan, Xing-Wang Hu, Min Qi, Cheng-Jin Liao, Li-Yuan Long, Yan Huang
Rationale and design of ePPOP-ID: a multicenter randomized controlled trial using an electronic-personalized program for obesity in pregnancy to improve delivery
Philippe Deruelle, Sophie Lelorain, Sylvie Deghilage, Emmanuelle Couturier, Elodie Guilbert, Paul Berveiller, Marie Victoire Sénat, Christophe Vayssière, Loïc Sentilhes, Franck Perrotin, Denis Gallot, Céline Chauleur, Nicolas Sananes, Emmanuel Roth, Dominique Luton, Marie Caputo, Elodie Lorio, Carla Chatelet, Julien Couster, Oumar Timbely, Muriel Doret-Dion, Alain Duhamel, Marie Pigeyre
Low birthweight of children is positively associated with mother’s prenatal tobacco smoke exposure in Shanghai: a cross-sectional study
Ruiping Wang, Ting Sun, Qiong Yang, Qing Yang, Jian Wang, Huan Li, Yue Tang, Liang Yang, Jie Sun
Eliciting women’s preference for prenatal testing in China: a discrete choice experiment
Liangzhi Wu, Yanxin Wu, Shiqian Zou, Cong Sun, Junyu Chen, Xueyan Li, Zihang Lin, Lizhi Guan, Qing Zeng, Sihan Zhao, Jingtong Liang, Rui Chen, Zhiwen Hu, Kingyan Au, Daipeng Xie, Xiaomin Xiao, Wai-kit Ming
Does prolonged labor affect the birth experience and subsequent wish for cesarean section among first-time mothers? A quantitative and qualitative analysis of a survey from Norway
L. C. Gaudernack, T. M. Michelsen, T. Egeland, N. Voldner, M. Lukasse
Skin and subcutaneous fascia closure at caesarean section to reduce wound complications: the closure randomised trial
Amanda J. Poprzeczny, Rosalie M. Grivell, Jennie Louise, Andrea R. Deussen, Jodie M. Dodd
Risk score for predicting primary cesarean delivery in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Chadakarn Phaloprakarn, Siriwan Tangjitgamol
Prevalence of and socioeconomic gradient in low birth weight in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey data
Gebretsadik Shibre, Mulugeta Tamire
The study protocol: Neuroendocrinology and (epi-) genetics of female reproductive transition phase mood disorder - an observational, longitudinal study from pregnancy to postpartum
Alexandra Johann, Ulrike Ehlert
Ultrasonic detection of fetal persistent right umbilical vein and incidence and significance of concomitant anomalies
Jingyu Li, Qian Yuan, Hao Ding, Zeyu Yang, Bing Wang, Bin Wang
The personal and clinical impact of screen-detected maternal rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: a prospective follow up study
Sonia Voleti, Emmy Okello, Meghna Murali, Rachel Sarnacki, Albert Majwala, Renny Ssembatya, Olivia Bakka, Henriator Namisanvu, Angela Njeri, Alphonsus Matovu, Kristen DeStigter, Craig Sable, Andrea Beaton
Burden, associated risk factors and adverse outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus in twin pregnancies in Al Ain, UAE
Juma Alkaabi, Raya Almazrouei, Taoufik Zoubeidi, Fatema M. Alkaabi, Fatima Rashid Alkendi, Amel Eisa Almiri, Charu Sharma, Abdul-Kader Souid, Nasloon Ali, Luai A. Ahmed
The effect of initiating neuraxial analgesia service on the rate of cesarean delivery in Hubei, China: a 16-month retrospective study
Yun Zhao, Ying Gao, Guoqiang Sun, Ling Yu, Ying Lin
Fetal double aortic arch: prenatal sonographic and postnatal computed tomography angiography features, associated abnormalities and clinical outcomes
Qiao Guo, Yifan Kong, Shi Zeng, Jiawei Zhou, Xiaofang Wang, Quanliang Shang, Jia Zhou, Hongxia Yuan, Ling Wang, Lili Tong, Aijiao Yi, Qichang Zhou
Psychosocial status and prenatal care of unintended pregnancies among low-income women
Alanna M. Cruz-Bendezú, Grace V. Lovell, Brianna Roche, Meghan Perkins, Tiffany L. Blake-Lamb, Elsie M. Taveras, Meg Simione
Adaptation of short version of questionnaire for assessing the childbirth experience (QACE) to the Iranian culture
Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Solmaz Ghanbari-Homayi
Combination of medical and surgical management in successful treatment of caesarean scar pregnancy: a case report series
Anda Pristavu, Angela Vinturache, Elena Mihalceanu, Radu Pintilie, Mircea Onofriescu, Demetra Socolov
Prescribing antidepressants and anxiolytic medications to pregnant women: comparing perception of risk of foetal teratogenicity between Australian Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Speciality Trainees and upskilled General Practitioners
Summer Williams, George Bruxner, Emma Ballard, Alka Kothari
Evaluation of the efficacy of two doses of vitamin D supplementation on glycemic, lipidemic and oxidative stress biomarkers during pregnancy: a randomized clinical trial
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Magnhild Reiso, Berit Langli, Eva Sommerseth, Aud Johannessen
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Jiangyun Chen, Xinhui Li, Pengqian Fang
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Marie Claire Abimana, Egide Karangwa, Ibrahim Hakizimana, Catherine M. Kirk, Kathryn Beck, Ann C. Miller, Silas Havugarurema, Sadallah Bahizi, Alphonsine Uwamahoro, Kim Wilson, Mathieu Nemerimana, Alphonse Nshimyiryo
A cross-sectional study on the correlation between cytokines in a pelvic environment and tubal factor infertility
Jiacong Yan, Chengbo Liu, Han Zhao, Chunyan Wang, Huimei Yao, Qiong Lu, Jia Liu, Yun Feng
Maternal excessive gestational weight gain as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder in offspring: a systematic review
Sorayya Kheirouri, Mohammad Alizadeh
Impact of temperature change from admission to day one on neonatal mortality in a low-resource setting
Francesco Cavallin, Serena Calgaro, Valentina Brugnolaro, Amir Hussein Abubacar Seni, Arlindo Rosario Muhelo, Liviana Da Dalt, Giovanni Putoto, Daniele Trevisanuto
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Solomon Weldemariam Gebrehiwot, Mulugeta Woldu Abrha, Haftom Gebrehiwot Weldearegay
Maternal syphilis treatment and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective study in Jiangxi Province, China
Zhihua Wan, Huan Zhang, Haigang Xu, Yang Hu, Cai Tan, Yuling Tao
Monitoring gestational weight gain and prepregnancy BMI using the 2009 IOM guidelines in the global population: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jose Alberto Martínez-Hortelano, Iván Cavero-Redondo, Celia Álvarez-Bueno, Miriam Garrido-Miguel, Alba Soriano-Cano, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno
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Chris Adrien Kanakuze, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Priscilla Musabirema, Pascal Nkubito, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda
Women’s experience of psychological birth trauma in China: a qualitative study
Ke Zhang, Ling Dai, Meiliyang Wu, Tieying Zeng, Mengmei Yuan, Ye Chen
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Yonggang Zhang, Hongling Yang, Yipeng Zhang, Junzhu Shi, Ronggui Chen
Prevalence and associated factors of birth asphyxia among live births at Debre Tabor General Hospital, North Central Ethiopia
Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Getachew Yideg Yitbarek, Yared Asmare Aynalem, Biruk Beletew Abate, Aragaw Tesfaw, Metadel Yibeltal Ayalew, Demeke Mesfin Belay, Habtamu Shimelis Hailemeskel, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu
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Jing Zhang, Yu Zhang, Lu Gan, Xiao-ying Liu, Shan-ping Du
Live birth rate and neonatal outcomes of different quantities and qualities of frozen transferred blastocyst in patients requiring whole embryo freezing stratified by age
Shiping Chen, Hongzi Du, Jianqiao Liu, Haiying Liu, Lei Li, Yuxia He
Association between HLA-A gene polymorphism and early-onset preeclampsia in Chinese pregnant women early-onset
Yuanyuan Zheng, Cui Ma, Xiaowei Liu, Shaowen Wu, Weiyuan Zhang, Shenglong Zhao
Effect of HELLP syndrome on acute kidney injury in pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Qiang Liu, Guan-jun Ling, Shao-quan Zhang, Wen-qing Zhai, Yi-juan Chen
Effectiveness of a psycho-educational intervention for expecting parents to prevent postpartum parenting stress, depression and anxiety: a randomized controlled trial
Marjolein Missler, Annemieke van Straten, Jaap Denissen, Tara Donker, Roseriet Beijers
Development and validation of the prenatal activity restriction stress questionnaire: a Rasch rating scale analysis
Hsiao-Ying Hung, Su-Pin Hung, Ying-Ju Chang
Differential effects of different delivery methods on progression to severe postpartum hemorrhage between Chinese nulliparous and multiparous women: a retrospective cohort study
Chang Xu, Wanting Zhong, Qiang Fu, Li Yi, Yuqing Deng, Zhaohui Cheng, Xiaojun Lin, Miao Cai, Shilin Zhong, Manli Wang, Hongbing Tao, Haoling Xiong, Xin Jiang, Yun Chen
An implementation science approach for developing and implementing a dietitian-led model of care for gestational diabetes: a pre-post study
Nina MELONCELLI, Adrian BARNETT, Susan de JERSEY
Risk factors for neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm premature rupture of membranes: a retrospective study
Eishin Nakamura, Shigetaka Matsunaga, Yoshihisa Ono, Yasushi Takai, Hiroyuki Seki
Continuous endometrial volumetric analysis for endometrial receptivity assessment on assisted reproductive technology cycles
Renato Silva Martins, António Helio Oliani, Denise Vaz Oliani, José Martinez de Oliveira
The use of intravenous iron in pregnancy: for whom and when? A survey of Australian and New Zealand obstetricians
Sarah Smith-Wade, Giselle Kidson-Gerber, Antonia Shand, Luke Grzeskowiak, Amanda Henry
Postnatal care education in health facilities in Accra, Ghana: perspectives of mothers and providers
Medge D. Owen, Elizabeth Colburn, Cecilia Tetteh, Emmanuel K. Srofenyoh
Associated factors of secondary sex ratio of offspring in assisted reproductive technology: a cross-sectional study in Jilin Province, China
Mohan Wang, Xiangyin Liu, Han Zhang, Leilei Li, Ruizhi Liu, Hongguo Zhang, Yang Yu
Proportion of unplanned pregnancies, their determinants and health outcomes of women delivering at a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka
Iddamalgoda Dissanayakage Jayani Chalindra Ranatunga, Kapila Jayaratne
Placental growth factor for the prognosis of women with preeclampsia (fullPIERS model extension): context matters
U. Vivian Ukah, Beth A. Payne, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Lucy C. Chappell, Paul T. Seed, Frances Inez Conti-Ramsden, J. Mark Ansermino, Laura A. Magee, Peter von Dadelszen
Psychometric properties of satisfaction with the childbirth education class questionnaire for Iranian population
Robab Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh, Shahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency anemia in Chinese pregnant women (IRON WOMEN): a national cross-sectional survey
Jing Tan, Guolin He, Yana Qi, Hongmei Yang, Yiquan Xiong, Chunrong Liu, Wen Wang, Kang Zou, Andy H. Lee, Xin Sun, Xinghui Liu
“Real-world” effect of a peer counselor on breastfeeding outcomes in an urban prenatal clinic in the United States
Noelle G. Martinez, Angelina Strohbach, Fengling Hu, Lynn M. Yee
Fear of childbirth among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Arba Minch town, southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Tiruset Gelaw, Teklemariam Gultie Ketema, Kassaw Beyene, Mekdes Kondale Gurara, Gebresilasea Gendisha Ukke
Association of abnormal placental perfusion with the risk of male hypospadias: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study
Chen Zhu, Bin Zhang, Ting Peng, Ming-Qing Li, Yun-Yun Ren, Jiang-Nan Wu
Evaluation of Suzor forceps training by studying obstetric anal sphincter injuries: a retrospective study
Perrine COSTE MAZEAU, Nedjma BOUKEFFA, Nathalie TICAUD BOILEAU, Samantha HUET, Maud TRAVERSE, Jean-Luc EYRAUD, Alexine LAGUERRE, Cyrille CATALAN, Cécilia RIEDL
Attitudes and precaution practices towards COVID-19 among pregnant women in Singapore: a cross-sectional survey
Ryan Wai Kheong Lee, See Ling Loy, Liying Yang, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Lay Kok Tan
The impact of TSH levels on clinical outcomes 14 days after frozen-thawed embryo transfer
Yuchao Zhang, Wenbin Wu, Yanli Liu, Yichun Guan, Xingling Wang, Liting Jia
Influencing factors for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage and early detection of childbearing women at risk in Northern Province of Rwanda: beneficiary and health worker perspectives
Oliva Bazirete, Manassé Nzayirambaho, Aline Umubyeyi, Marie Chantal Uwimana, Marilyn Evans
Maternal near miss and potentially life-threatening condition determinants in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus at a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil: a retrospective study
Luiza Russo de Morais, Beatriz Costa Patz, Felipe Favorette Campanharo, Patricia Médici Dualib, Sue Yazaki Sun, Rosiane Mattar
Spiral artery blood flow during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Veronique Schiffer, Laura Evers, Sander de Haas, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Salwan Al-Nasiry, Marc Spaanderman
The influence of quality and respectful care on the uptake of skilled birth attendance in Tanzania
Myrrith Hulsbergen, Anke van der Kwaak
Quality and women’s satisfaction with maternal referral practices in sub-Saharan African low and lower-middle income countries: a systematic review
Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Carolyne Njue, Nguyen Toan Tran, Angela Dawson
Adequate antenatal care and ethnicity affect preterm birth in pregnant women living in the tropical rainforest of Suriname
G. K. Baldewsingh, B. C. Jubitana, E. D. van Eer, A. Shankar, A. D. Hindori-Mohangoo, H. H. Covert, L. Shi, M. Y. Lichtveld, C. W. R. Zijlmans
The association of maternal age with adverse neonatal outcomes in Lusaka, Zambia: a prospective cohort study
Tannia Tembo, Aybüke Koyuncu, Haoran Zhuo, Martha Mwendafilumba, Albert Manasyan
Longitudinal change in arterial stiffness after delivery in women with preeclampsia and normotension: a prospective cohort study
Sehun KIM, Hyun Ja LIM, Jeung-Ran KIM, Kyung Joon OH, Joon-Seok HONG, Jung-Won SUH
Maternal and newborn healthcare practices: assessment of the uptake of lifesaving services in Hoima District, Uganda
Geoffrey Babughirana, Sanne Gerards, Alex Mokori, Elisha Nangosha, Stef Kremers, Jessica Gubbels
Risk factors associated with adverse maternal outcomes following intrapartum cesarean birth: a secondary analysis of the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health, 2004–2008
Margo S. Harrison, Ana Pilar Betrán, Krithika Suresh, Joshua P. Vogel, Robert L. Goldenberg, A. Metin Gülmezoglu
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal microhydranencephaly: a case report and literature review
Takahiro Omoto, Toshifumi Takahashi, Keiya Fujimori, Shogo Kin
Propionic acidemia identified in twin siblings conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) with parents who were unknown carriers of a PCCA mutation
Ye Tian, Guojie Wang, Wujuan Shi, Xiaohong Bai
Association among pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and neonatal birth weight: a prospective cohort study in China
Yawen Wang, Haihui Ma, Yahui Feng, Yongle Zhan, Sansan Wu, Shuya Cai, Yingjie Shi, Yunli Chen, Liangkun Ma, Yu Jiang
Prognostic role of follicular fluid tumor necrosis factor alpha in the risk of early ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Miaad Jabbar Alhilali, Abbas Parham, Armin Attaranzadeh, Malihe Amirian, Mohammad Azizzadeh
Association between micronutrients and maternal leukocyte telomere length in early pregnancy in Rwanda
Etienne Nsereko, Aline Uwase, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Stephen Rulisa, David Ntirushwa, Patricia Moreland, Elizabeth J. Corwin, Nicole Santos, Jue Lin, Jyu-Lin Chen, Manasse Nzayirambaho, Janet M. Wojcicki
Impact of iodine supplementation during preconception, pregnancy and lactation on maternal thyroid homeostasis and offspring psychomotor development: protocol of the IodineMinho prospective study
Maria Lopes-Pereira, Susana Roque, Patrício Costa, Anna Quialheiro, Nadine Correia Santos, Ana Goios, Laura Vilarinho, Margarida Correia-Neves, Joana Almeida Palha
Implementation and evaluation of a quality improvement initiative to reduce late gestation stillbirths in Australia: Safer Baby Bundle study protocol
C. J. Andrews, D. Ellwood, P. F. Middleton, A. Gordon, M. Nicholl, C. S. E. Homer, J. Morris, G. Gardener, M. Coory, M. Davies-Tuck, F. M. Boyle, E. Callander, A. Bauman, V. J. Flenady
Safety and efficacy of manual vacuum suction compared with conventional dilatation and sharp curettage and electric vacuum aspiration in surgical treatment of miscarriage: a randomized controlled trial
Toshiyuki Kakinuma, Kaoru Kakinuma, Yuuka Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Kawarai, Koyomi Saito, Motomasa Ihara, Yoshio Matsuda, Ikuo Sato, Michitaka Ohwada, Kaoru Yanagida, Hirokazu Tanaka
Application of chromosome microarray analysis in prenatal diagnosis
Mingjing Xia, Xinhong Yang, Jing Fu, Zhenjuan Teng, Yan Lv, Lixia Yu
Maternal health, pregnancy and birth outcomes for women involved in care proceedings in Wales: a linked data study
L. J. Griffiths, R. D. Johnson, K. Broadhurst, S. Bedston, L. Cusworth, B. Alrouh, D. V. Ford, A. John
CRAFT (Cerclage after full dilatation caesarean section): protocol of a mixed methods study investigating the role of previous in-labour caesarean section in preterm birth risk
Naomi Carlisle, Agnieszka Glazewska-Hallin, Lisa Story, Jenny Carter, Paul T. Seed, Natalie Suff, Lucie Giblin, Jana Hutter, Raffaele Napolitano, Mary Rutherford, Daniel C. Alexander, Nigel Simpson, Amrita Banerjee, Anna L. David, Andrew H. Shennan
Knowledge deficit on health promotion activities during pregnancy: the case for adolescent pregnant women at Chiladzulu District, Malawi
Lucy Ida Kululanga, Alice Kadango, Gaily Lungu, Diana Jere, Matthews Ngwale, Lily Caroline Kumbani
Could a multidisciplinary regional audit identify avoidable factors and delays that contribute to stillbirths? A retrospective cohort study
I. Sterpu, J. Bolk, S. Perers Öberg, I. Hulthén Varli, E. Wiberg Itzel
Development of two instruments for assessing maternity health needs: protocol of a clinimetric study
Carmen Paz-Pascual, Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Maite Espinosa, Paola Bully, Sonia Alvarez, Pilar Amorrortu, Mónica Blas, Inés Cabeza, Itziar Estalella, Ana Cristina Fernández, Marie Pierre Gagnon, 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, Mª. José Trincado, Gema Villanueva
Cesarean delivery or induction of labor in pre-labor twin gestations: a secondary analysis of the twin birth study
C Dougan, L Gotha, N Melamed, A Aviram, EV Asztalos, S Anabusi, AR Willan, JFR Barrett, E Mei-Dan
Psychosocial factors associated with postpartum psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Luca Ostacoli, Stefano Cosma, Federica Bevilacqua, Paola Berchialla, Marialuisa Bovetti, Andrea Roberto Carosso, Francesca Malandrone, Sara Carletto, Chiara Benedetto
Ovarian ependymoma presenting in pregnancy: a case report and literature review
Bo Jin, Jingjing Jiang, Hongfa Peng
Effectiveness of a guided ACT-based self-help resilience training for depressive symptoms during pregnancy: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial embedded in a prospective cohort
Anke B. Witteveen, Jens Henrichs, Annika L. Walker, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer, Huibert Burger, Yvonne Fontein-Kuipers, Francois G. Schellevis, Claire A.I. Stramrood, Miranda Olff, Corine J. Verhoeven, Ank de Jonge
Prenatal prediction of neonatal haemodynamic adaptation after maternal hyperoxygenation
Ann McHugh, Colm Breatnach, Neidin Bussmann, Orla Franklin, Afif El-Khuffash, Fionnuala M. Breathnach
Prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among pregnant women visiting ANC clinics in Silte zone, Southern Ethiopia
Mohammed Muze, Mubarek Yesse, Shemsu Kedir, Abdilmejid Mustefa
The effect of the community midwifery model on maternal and newborn health service utilization and outcomes in Busia County of Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
Duncan N. Shikuku, Geofrey Tanui, Mercy Wabomba, Dennis Wanjala, Josephine Friday, Taphroze Peru, Evelyne Atamba, Kenneth Sisimwo
Discrimination by parity is a prerequisite for assessing induction of labour outcome – cross-sectional study
Branko Denona, Michael Foley, Rhona Mahony, Michael Robson
Evaluation of incomplete maternal smoking data using machine learning algorithms: a study from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway
Liv Grøtvedt, Grace M. Egeland, Liv Grimstvedt Kvalvik, Christian Madsen
Mapping of anaemia prevalence among pregnant women in Kenya (2016–2019)
Julius Nyerere Odhiambo, Benn Sartorius
Results-based financing to increase uptake of skilled delivery services in The Gambia: using the ‘three delays’ model to interpret midline evaluation findings
Laura Ferguson, Rifat Hasan, Chantelle Boudreaux, Hannah Thomas, Mariama Jallow, Günther Fink, Modou Cheyassin Phall, Abdou A. Ceesay, Ousman Ceesay, Famata Colley, Modou L. Darboe, Malang N. Fofana, Catherine Gibba, Bakary Jallow, Musa Loum, Elizabeth Mago, Lamin Njie, Matty Njie, Alhagie Sankareh
Prenatal screening for trisomy 21: a comparative performance and cost analysis of different screening strategies
Tianhua Huang, Clare Gibbons, Shamim Rashid, Megan K. Priston, H. Melanie Bedford, Ellen Mak-Tam, Wendy S. Meschino
Trends in cesarean delivery rates in primipara and the associated factors
Guoqiang Sun, Ying Lin, Honglian Lu, Wenjing He, Ruyan Li, Lijun Yang, Xian Liu, Hongyan Wang, Xuewen Yang, Yao Cheng
Influence of vitamin D binding protein polymorphism, demographics and lifestyle factors on vitamin D status of healthy Malaysian pregnant women
Siew-Siew Lee, King-Hwa Ling, Maiza Tusimin, Raman Subramaniam, Kartini Farah Rahim, Su-Peng Loh
Nationwide population-based cohort study of adverse obstetric outcomes in pregnancies with myoma or following myomectomy: retrospective cohort study
Se Jin Lee, Hyun Sun Ko, Sunghun Na, Jin Young Bae, Won Joon Seong, Jong Woon Kim, Jaeeun Shin, Hae Joong Cho, Gyu Yeon Choi, Jinsil Kim, Geum Joon Cho, In Yang Park
Assessing knowledge of healthcare providers concerning cardiovascular risk after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: an Australian national survey
Heike Roth, Caroline S. E. Homer, Clare Arnott, Lynne Roberts, Mark Brown, Amanda Henry
Development of the Labor Pain Relief Attitude Questionnaire for pregnant women (LPRAQ-p)
Lianne P Hulsbosch, Ivan Nyklíček, Eva S Potharst, Myrthe GBM Boekhorst, Victor JM Pop
Factors influencing water immersion during labour: qualitative case studies of six maternity units in the United Kingdom
Sarah Milosevic, Susan Channon, Jacqueline Hughes, Billie Hunter, Mary Nolan, Rebecca Milton, Julia Sanders
Impact of history of myomectomy on preterm birth risk in women with a leiomyomatous uterus: a propensity score analysis
Emmanuel Rault, Pierre Delorme, François Goffinet, Aude Girault
Community-based bilingual doulas for migrant women in labour and birth – findings from a Swedish register-based cohort study
Ulrika Byrskog, Rhonda Small, Erica Schytt
Risk factors for mortality among neonates admitted to a special care unit in a low-resource setting
Francesco Cavallin, Teresa Bonasia, Desalegn Abebe Yimer, Fabio Manenti, Giovanni Putoto, Daniele Trevisanuto
Exploring the breastfeeding knowledge level and its influencing factors of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Yan Wang, Hua-xuan You, Bi-ru Luo
Maternal HBsAg carriers and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort analysis of 85,190 pregnancies
Yulong Zhang, Jiacheng Chen, Tingting Liao, Siwen Chen, Jianying Yan, Xiaoqian Lin
CCT: continuous care trial - a randomized controlled trial of the provision of continuous care during labor by maternity care assistants in the Netherlands
Adrie Lettink, Karina Chaibekava, Luc Smits, Josje Langenveld, Rafli van de Laar, Babette Peeters, Marie-Louise Verstappen, Carmen Dirksen, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze, Hubertina Scheepers
Determinants of uptake of first dose of intermittent preventive treatment among pregnant women in a secondary health Centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Ahmed Dahiru Balami , Salmiah Md. Said, Nor Afiah Mohd. Zulkefli, Norsa’adah Bachok, Bala Audu
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction with bowel rupture after caesarean section in HELLP syndrome: a case report
Ying Peng, Cheng Peng
The effectiveness of a collaborative infertility counseling (CIC) on pregnancy outcome in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a randomized trial
Mahboobeh Rasoulzadeh Bidgoli, Robab Latifnejad Roudsari, Ali Montazeri
Women’s experiences following emergency Peripartum hysterectomy at St. Francis hospital Nsambya. A qualitative study
Patrick Pilli, Peter Sekweyama, Anthony Kayira
Post-breastfeeding stress response and breastfeeding self-efficacy as modifiable predictors of exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum: a prospective cohort study
Mie Shiraishi, Masayo Matsuzaki, Shoko Kurihara, Maki Iwamoto, Mieko Shimada
Fertility treatment and oral contraceptive discontinuation for identification of pregnancy planning in routinely collected health data – an application to analgesic and antibiotic utilisation
Sarah Hjorth, Mollie Wood, Fatima Tauqeer, Hedvig Nordeng
Physical activity and exercise during pregnancy in Africa: a review of the literature
Uchenna Benedine Okafor, Daniel Ter Goon
Geographical access to point-of-care testing for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy as an integral part of maternal healthcare in Ghana
Desmond Kuupiel, Kwame Manu Adu, Vitalis Bawontuo, Philip T. N. Tabong, Duncan A. Adogboba, Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson
Agreement between self-reported pre-pregnancy weight and measured first-trimester weight in Brazilian women
Thaís Rangel Bousquet Carrilho, Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Dayana Rodrigues Farias, Nathalia Cristina Freitas Costa, Mônica Araújo Batalha, Michael E. Reichenheim, Eric O. Ohuma, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Gilberto Kac, Adauto Emmerich Oliveira, Ana Paula Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula Sayuri Sato, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Claudia Leite de Moraes, Claudia Saunders, Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada, Daniela da Rocha, Denise Petrucci Gigante, Edson Theodoro dos Santos-Neto, Elisa Maria de Lacerda, Elizabeth Fujimori, Fernanda Garanhani Surita, Isabel Oliveira Bierhals, Jane de Capelli, José Guilherme Cecatti, Juliana dos Vaz, Juraci Almeida Cesar, Marco Fábio Mastroeni, Maria Antonieta de Carvalhaes, Mariângela Freitas da Silveira, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Mayra Pacheco Fernandes, Michele Drehmer, Mylena Maciel Gonzalez, Patrícia de Padilha, Renato Teixeira Souza, Ronaldo Fernandes Santos Alves, Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista, Silmara Salete de Mastroeni, Silvia Regina Dias Medici Saldiva, Simone Seixas da Cruz, Sirlei Siani Morais, Sotero Serrate Mengue
Immediate versus delayed induction of labour in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jia Li, Xuecheng Shao, Shurong Song, Qian Liang, Yang Liu, Xiaojin Qi
Engaging community health workers in maternal and infant death identification in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a pilot study
Jude Igumbor, Olatunji Adetokunboh, Jocelyn Muller, Edna N. Bosire, Ademola Ajuwon, Rene Phetlhu, Marjorie Mbule, Agnes Ronan, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Kathrin Schmitz
Medication-related problems among hospitalized pregnant women in a tertiary teaching hospital in Ethiopia: a prospective observational study
Seid Mussa Ahmed, Johanne Sundby, Yesuf Ahmed Aragaw, Hedvig Nordeng
Use of the Robson classification to understand the increased risk of cesarean section in case of maternal obesity
Simon Crequit, Diane Korb, Cécile Morin, Thomas Schmitz, Olivier Sibony
Risk factors for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: a scoping review
Francesca Wuytack, Cecily Begley, Deirdre Daly
Anti-Müllerian hormone is correlated with cumulative live birth in minimal ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate: a retrospective cohort study
Kenji Ezoe, Xiaowen Ni, Tamotsu Kobayashi, Keiichi Kato
The association of maternal-fetal attachment with smoking and smoking cessation during pregnancy in The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
Heidi Jussila, Juho Pelto, Riikka Korja, Eeva Ekholm, Marjukka Pajulo, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson
Blood pressure trajectories during pregnancy and associations with adverse birth outcomes among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in South Africa: a group-based trajectory modelling approach
Thokozile R. Malaba, Annibale Cois, Hlengiwe P. Madlala, Mushi Matjila, Landon Myer, Marie-Louise Newell
Diabetes risk status and physical activity in pregnancy: U.S. BRFSS 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Bethany G. Rand, Tammie M. Johnson, Samantha F. Ehrlich, Laurie Wideman, James M. Pivarnik, Michael R. Richardson, Michelle L. Stone, James R. Churilla
Changing trends of birth weight with maternal age: a cross-sectional study in Xi’an city of Northwestern China
Shanshan Wang, Liren Yang, Li Shang, Wenfang Yang, Cuifang Qi, Liyan Huang, Guilan Xie, Ruiqi Wang, Mei Chun Chung
Maternal health behaviors during pregnancy in rural Northwestern China
Yue Ma, Yujuan Gao, Jason Li, Andrew Sun, Baozhu Wang, Jun Zhang, Sarah-Eve Dill, Alexis Medina, Scott Rozelle
Do you pay to go private?: a single centre comparison of induction of labour and caesarean section rates in private versus public patients
Simon Craven, Fionnuala Byrne, Rhona Mahony, Jennifer M. Walsh
Supportive medication in cancer during pregnancy
Flora Zagouri, Nikolaos Dedes, Alkistis Papatheodoridi, Michael Liontos, Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos
Low birthweight, prematurity, and intrauterine growth restriction: results from the baseline data of the first indigenous birth cohort in Brazil (Guarani Birth Cohort)
Carla Tatiana Garcia Barreto, Felipe Guimarães Tavares, Mariza Theme-Filha, Yasmin Nascimento Farias, Lídia de Nazaré Pantoja, Andrey Moreira Cardoso
Risk factors for perineal and vaginal tears in primiparous women – the prospective POPRACT-cohort study
Markus Harry Jansson, Karin Franzén, Ayako Hiyoshi, Gunilla Tegerstedt, Hedda Dahlgren, Kerstin Nilsson
Morphofunctional cardiac changes in singleton and twin pregnancies: a longitudinal cohort study
Takeshi Umazume, Takahiro Yamada, Itsuko Furuta, Hiroyuki Iwano, Mamoru Morikawa, Hidemichi Watari, Hisanori Minakami
Sacrococcygeal teratoma in one twin: a case report and literature review
Qing Hu, Yiyun Yan, Hua Liao, Hongyan Liu, Haiyan Yu, Fumin Zhao
Comparison of factor XII levels in gestational diabetes, fetal macrosomia, and healthy pregnancies
Esra Ozbasli, Ozguc Takmaz, Emine Karabuk, Mete Gungor
Trends of caesarean section deliveries in Pakistan: secondary data analysis from Demographic and Health Surveys, 1990–2018
Aaisha Amjad, Abeeha Imran, Nabeeha Shahram, Rubeena Zakar, Ahmed Usman, Muhammad Zakria Zakar, Florian Fischer
Maternal and perinatal characteristics and outcomes of pregnancies complicated with COVID-19 in Kuwait
Amal Ayed, Alia Embaireeg, Asmaa Benawadh, Wadha Al-Fouzan, Majdeda Hammoud, Monif Al-Hathal, Abeer Alzaydai, Ashraf Ahmad, Mariam Ayed
Attitudes and beliefs in Swedish midwives and obstetricians towards obesity and gestational weight management
Anne Christenson, Jarl Torgerson, Erik Hemmingsson
REFINE (Rapid Feedback for quality Improvement in Neonatal rEsuscitation): an observational study of neonatal resuscitation training and practice in a tertiary hospital in Nepal
Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung, Omkar Basnet, Joar Eilevstjønn, Helge Myklebust, Sakina Girnary, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Dela Singh, Laxman Bastola, Prajwal Paudel, Sandhya Baral, Ashish KC
Cost-effectiveness evidence for strategies to promote or support breastfeeding: a systematic search and narrative literature review
Elizabeth M. Camacho, Hannah Hussain
Validation of the Arabic version of the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) among antenatal and postnatal women
Hoda Jradi, Thikrayat Alfarhan, Anas Alsuraimi
Polymorphisms of TGF-β1 and TGF-β3 in Chinese women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Yinglei Xu, Chunlian Wei, Cuijiao Wu, Mengmeng Han, Jingli Wang, Huabin Hou, Lu Zhang, Shiguo Liu, Ying Chen
Perception of childbirth experiences of Japanese women in Bali, Indonesia: a qualitative study
Kazuko Tanaka, Ni Made Dian Kurniasari, Desak Nyoman Widyanthini, Ni Luh Putu Suariyani, Rina Listyowati, Akimi Urayama, I. Made Ady Wirawan, Koichi Yoshimura
Determinants of postnatal checkup for newborns in Ethiopia: Further analysis of 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey
Abdu Seid, Mohammed Ahmed
Lactation challenges of resident physicians- results of a national survey
Gabrielle W. Peters, Aleksandra Kuczmarska-Haas, Emma B. Holliday, Lindsay Puckett
Trends and correlates of cesarean section rates over two decades in Nepal
Aliza K. C. Bhandari, Bibha Dhungel, Mahbubur Rahman
Accelerated fetal growth in early pregnancy and risk of preterm birth: a prospective cohort study
Evangelia Elenis, Anna-Karin Wikström, Marija Simic
Comparing the effect of group- based training along with text messaging and compact disc- based training on men’s knowledge and attitude about participation in perinatal care: a cluster randomized control trial
Vahideh Firouzan, Mahnaz Noroozi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Ziba Farajzadegan
The effect of a pharmacist consultation on pregnant women’s quality of life with a special focus on nausea and vomiting: an intervention study
Maria Bich-Thuy Truong, Elin Ngo, Hilde Ariansen, Ross T. Tsuyuki, Hedvig Nordeng
Analysis of cesarean section rates using Robson ten group classification system in a tertiary teaching hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Ferid A. Abubeker, Biruck Gashawbeza, Thomas Mekuria Gebre, Mekitie Wondafrash, Alula M. Teklu, Demis Degu, Delayehu Bekele
Study of thyroid function in pregnancy, its feto-maternal outcome; a prospective observational study
Kalpana Mahadik, Payal Choudhary, P. K. Roy
Monozygotic dichorionic-diamniotic pregnancies following single frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer: a retrospective case series
He Li, Tingting Shen, Xiaoxi Sun
“An unnecessary cut?” multilevel health systems analysis of drivers of caesarean sections rates in Italy: a systematic review
Valentina Laurita Longo, Emmanuel Nene Odjidja, Thierry Kamba Beia, Manuela Neri, Karina Kielmann, Irene Gittardi, Amanda Isabella Di Rosa, Michela Boldrini, Gian Benedetto Melis, Giovanni Scambia, Antonio Lanzone
Association between maternal cannabis use and birth outcomes: an observational study
Camilla A. Michalski, Rayjean J. Hung, Ryan A. Seeto, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Jennifer D. Brooks, Joanna Henderson, Robert Levitan, Stephen J. Lye, Stephen G. Matthews, Julia A. Knight
The curious incident of a cavum velum interpositum cyst in twins of a mother carrying May-Hegglin anomaly: a case report and short literature review
Giulio Giordano, Giovanni L. Tiscia, Giovanni Favuzzi, Elena Chinni, Mariano Intrieri, Mario Mastroianno, Letizia Di Meglio, Maurizio Margaglione, Elvira Grandone
The timing of initiation of pharmacotherapy for women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Rachel K. Harrison, Meredith Cruz, Ashley Wong, Caroline Davitt, Anna Palatnik
Zone-specific reference ranges of fetal adrenal artery Doppler indices: a longitudinal study
Ran Xu, Ziling Zhu, Wenjuan Tang, Qichang Zhou, Shi Zeng
Study protocol for the randomized controlled EVA (early vascular adjustments) trial: tailored treatment of mild hypertension in pregnancy to prevent severe hypertension and preeclampsia
Eva Mulder, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Evine Appelman, Sander van Kuijk, Luc Smits, Rogier van der Zanden, Joris van Drongelen, Marc Spaanderman
New cut-off values for screening of trisomy 21, 18 and open neural tube defects (ONTD) during the second trimester in pregnant women with advanced maternal age
Yiming Chen, Xue Wang, Liyao Li, Sha Lu, Zhifen Zhang
Developing a complex intervention to support pregnant women with mild to moderate anxiety: application of the Medical Research Council framework
Kerry Evans, Helen Spiby, C. Jane Morrell
Drivers of desire for more children among childbearing women in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for fertility control
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Sanni Yaya
Novel association between FOXO3 rs2232365 polymorphism and late-onset preeclampsia: a case-control candidate genetic study
Xuefeng Pan, Benjie Wei, Hong Wang, Lingyu Ma, Zhaoli Du, Ying Chen
Maternal postpartum feeding anxiety was associated with infant feeding practices: results from the mother-infant cohort study of China
Jing Sun, Yimin Zhu, Yongjin Li, Niuniu Li, Tan Liu, Xiao Su, Zhiyong Dai, Yanchun Zhang, Lina Pan, Wei Jiang, Wenli Zhu
Correction to: Low birthweight, prematurity, and intrauterine growth restriction: results from the baseline data of the first indigenous birth cohort in Brazil (Guarani Birth Cohort)
Carla Tatiana Garcia Barreto, Felipe Guimarães Tavares, Mariza Theme-Filha, Yasmin Nascimento Farias, Lídia de Nazaré Pantoja, Andrey Moreira Cardoso