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  1. Poor intrapartum care in India contributes to high maternal and newborn mortality. India’s Labor Room Quality Improvement Initiative (LaQshya) launched in 2017, aims to improve intrapartum care by minimizing c...

    Authors: Shalini Singh, Zabir Hasan, Deepika Sharma, Amarpreet Kaur, Deeksha Khurana, J N Shrivastava and Shivam Gupta
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:239
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  2. Preterm birth is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality and a defining event for pregnant people, infants, and whānau (extended families). Recommendations have been made for a national preterm bi...

    Authors: Briar Hunter, Lisa Dawes, Makayla Wadsworth, Lynn Sadler, Liza Edmonds, Judith McAra-Couper, Tina Allen-Mokaraka and Katie M. Groom
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:234
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  3. The association of genital Mollicutes infection transition with adverse pregnancy outcomes was insignificant among general pregnant women, but there remains a paucity of evidence linking this relationship in g...

    Authors: Yan Xuan, Jun Zhao, Xiang Hong, Tao Yan, Yue Zhang, Xu Zhou, Junhui Zhang and Bei Wang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:233
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  4. Diabetes distress is commonly seen in adults with pre-existing diabetes and is associated with worsened glycemic management and self-management practices. While a majority of women report increased stress duri...

    Authors: Holly Tschirhart, Janet Landeen, Jennifer Yost, Kara A. Nerenberg and Diana Sherifali
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:232
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  5. Breastfeeding self-efficacy is one of the key factors that affect a healthy and successful breastfeeding process. A mother’s belief regarding her ability to breastfeed is influenced by social and psychological...

    Authors: Dilek Konukbay, Emine Öksüz and Gulten Guvenc
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:231
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  6. Cumulative live birth rate (CLBR) is considered as the most important endpoint for assessing the probability of having a baby in a complete in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) tr...

    Authors: Ning Huang, Lixue Chen, Zhiqiang Yan, Hongbin Chi and Jie Qiao
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:230
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  7. Maternal obesity is associated with adverse outcome for pregnancy and childbirths. While bariatric surgery may improve fertility and reduce the risk of certain pregnancy-related complications such as hypertens...

    Authors: Brit Torunn Bechensteen, Cindhya Sithiravel, Ellen Marie Strøm-Roum, Heidi Kathrine Ruud, Gunnhild Kravdal, Jacob A. Winther and Tone G. Valderhaug
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:229
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  8. Placenta accreta spectrum disorders (PASDs) increase the mortality rate for mothers and newborns over a decade. Thus, the purpose of the study is to evaluate the neonatal outcomes in emergency cesarean section...

    Authors: Phuc Nhon Nguyen, Anh Dinh Bao Vuong and Xuan Trang Thi Pham
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:228
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  9. Group prenatal care (GPC) has been shown to have a positive impact on social support, patient knowledge and preparedness for birth. We developed an interprofessional hybrid model of care whereby the group peri...

    Authors: Anne Biringer, Natalie Morson, Sakina Walji, Natalie Tregaskiss, Susannah Merritt, Tutsirai Makuwaza and Milena Forte
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:227
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  10. To investigate the differences in gut microbiota composition among nonpregnant women of reproductive age, healthy pregnant women, and gestational diabetes (GD) patients.

    Authors: Weiyi Shen, Qianyi Chen, Renbin Lin, Zhefang Hu, Man Luo, Yanwei Ren, Keren Huang, Li Wang, Shujie Chen, Lan Wang, Yu Ruan and Lijun Feng
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:226
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  11. Globally, mistreatment of women during labor and delivery is a common human rights violation. Person-centered maternity care (PCMC), a critical component of quality of care, is respectful and responsive to an ...

    Authors: Alexis Ngarmbatedjimal, Mahamat Abdelaziz, Vincent de Paul Allambademel, Aminata Diarra, Valentin Djerambete, Thérèse Kodjimadje, Samy Luketa, Robert Madjigoto, Yodé Miangotar, Alladoum Ndingayande, Salomon Tamira, Theodora Varelis, Katchebe Vourbane and Sara E. Casey
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:225
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  12. Early attendance at antenatal care (ANC), coupled with good-quality care, is essential for improving maternal and child health outcomes. However, achieving these outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa remains a challe...

    Authors: Yussif Alhassan, Lilian Otiso, Linet Okoth, Lois Murray, Charlotte Hemingway, Joseph M. Lewis, Mandela Oguche, Vicki Doyle, Nelly Muturi, Emily Ogwang, Hellen C. Barsosio and Miriam Taegtmeyer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:224
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  13. One of the most significant demographic challenges over the past three decades has been the substantial reduction in fertility rates, worldwidely. As a developing country, Iran has also experienced a rapid dec...

    Authors: Mohammad Ranjbar, Mohammad Kazem Rahimi, Edris Heidari, Sajjad Bahariniya, Maliheh Alimondegari, Mohammad Hasan Lotfi and Tahereh Shafaghat
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:223
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  14. The rapid urbanization of Kenya has led to an increase in the growth of informal settlements. There are challenges with access to maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services and higher maternal mortali...

    Authors: Sharon Ochieng’, Nisha Hariharan, Timothy Abuya, Chantalle Okondo, Charity Ndwiga, Charlotte E. Warren, Anneka Wickramanayake and Sathyanath Rajasekharan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:222
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  15. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections globally, with most RSV-related deaths occurring in infants < 6 months of age. The highest burden of RSV is in low-and...

    Authors: Rupali J. Limaye, Prachi Singh, Berhaun Fesshaye and Ruth A. Karron
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:221
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  16. Pregnancy is one of the most remarkable experiences in a woman’s life. Prenatal depression, characterized by stress and worry associated with pregnancy, can reach severe levels. On a global scale, mental and a...

    Authors: Solomon Shitu Ayen, Abebaw Wasie Kasahun and Amare Zewdie
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:220
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  17. At present, individualized interventions can be given to patients with a clear etiology of pregnancy loss to improve the subsequent pregnancy outcomes, but the current reproductive status of the patient cannot...

    Authors: Xin Yang, Fangxiang Mu, Jian Zhang, Liwei Yuan, Wei Zhang, Yanting Yang and Fang Wang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:219
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  18. Being exposed to crises during pregnancy can affect maternal health through stress exposure, which can in return impact neonatal health. We investigated temporal trends in neonatal outcomes in Switzerland betw...

    Authors: Mathilde Le Vu, Katarina L. Matthes, Marek Brabec, Julien Riou, Veronika W. Skrivankova, Irene Hösli, Sabine Rohrmann and Kaspar Staub
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:218
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  19. During pregnancy, physiological changes can affect eating and sleeping habits, which may eventually have negative consequences for maternal and foetal health. To better understand these changes, it is essentia...

    Authors: Ee Yin Kok, Satvinder Kaur, Nurul Husna Mohd Shukri, Nurliyana Abdul Razak and Masaki Takahashi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:217
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  22. Early pregnancy nutritional status can be associated with adverse birth outcomes such as small-for-gestational age (SGA) and low birth weight (LBW). BMI (Body Mass Index) and MUAC (Mid-upper arm circumference)...

    Authors: Sobia Ambreen, Nida Yazdani, Abdul Salam Alvi, Muhammad Farrukh Qazi and Zahra Hoodbhoy
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:214
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  23. Ritodrine hydrochloride is a widely used beta-adrenergic agonist used to stop preterm labor in Taiwan. Many side effects causing maternal morbidity and mortality have been reported. We report a case complicate...

    Authors: Pei-Tzu Wu, Kun-Long Huang, Ching-Chang Tsai, Hsin-Hsin Cheng, Yun-Ju Lai and Te-Yao Hsu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:213
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  24. Women having experienced infertility over a period usually decide on an option for an invitro fertilisation treatment (IVF). However, in the quest to seek help and to be part of motherhood, they sometimes beco...

    Authors: Amoah Vida Maame Kissiwaa and Nicola Fouché
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:212
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  25. Although pregnancy-associated heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasing and contributing to maternal morbidity, little is known about its impact on pregnancy. We examined the risk fa...

    Authors: Seon Ui Lee, Jae Young Park, Subeen Hong, Jeong Ha Wie, Jae Eun Shin, Sae Kyung Choi, Woo Jeng Kim, Yeon Hee Kim, Yun Sung Jo, In Yang Park, Kicheol Kil and Hyun Sun Ko
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:211
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  26. Instrumental vaginal birth, a very common intervention in obstetrics, concerns nearly one in eight women in France. Instrumentally assisted vaginal childbirth can be for maternal and/or fetal indications. Alth...

    Authors: Marine Schaeffer, Marie-Caroline Faisant, Alexandre Buisson, Manon Vanneaux, Pascale Hoffmann and Didier Riethmuller
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:210
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  27. Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), common conditions affecting most pregnant women, are highly heritable and associated with maternal and fetal morbidity. However, the ...

    Authors: Yudai Yonezawa, Ippei Takahashi, Hisashi Ohseto, Fumihiko Ueno, Tomomi Onuma, Aoi Noda, Keiko Murakami, Mami Ishikuro, Taku Obara and Shinichi Kuriyama
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:209
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  28. The benefit of home blood pressure monitoring during pregnancy and in low-resource settings is incompletely understood. The objective of this study was to explore the experiences, barriers, and facilitators of...

    Authors: Noah Newman, Titus K. Beyuo, Betty A. Nartey, Elorm Segbedzi-Rich, Andrea Pangori, Cheryl A. Moyer, Jody R. Lori, Samuel A. Oppong and Emma R. Lawrence
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:208
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  29. Several instruments have been designed to assess the childbirth experience. The Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) is one of the most widely used tools. There is an improved version of this instrument, ...

    Authors: Elisabet Machín-Martín, Héctor González-de la Torre, Haridian Bordón-Reyes, Julia Jeppesen-Gutiérrez and Alicia Martín-Martínez
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:207
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  30. Maternal delay in timely seeking health care, inadequate health care and the inability to access health facilities are the main causes of maternal mortality in low and middle income countries. The three-delay ...

    Authors: Derese Eshetu Debela, Zeleke Aschalew, Agegnehu Bante, Manaye Yihune, Degefa Gomora, Feisal Hussein, Ayele Sahile and Abera Mersha
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:206
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  31. Unplanned pregnancy is common, and although some research indicates adverse outcomes for the neonate, such as death, low birth weight, and preterm birth, results are inconsistent. The purpose of the present st...

    Authors: Isa Reuterwall, Jenny Niemeyer Hultstrand, Alisa Carlander, Maria Jonsson, Tanja Tydén and Merit Kullinger
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:205
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  32. An understanding of the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women is essential at local, national and international level so that appropriate health care interventions can be planned, fi...

    Authors: Claire E. Eades, Katherine A. Burrows, Roza Andreeva, Daniel R. Stansfield and Josie MM. Evans
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:204
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  33. Multiple gestations present numerous physical, psychological, social, and economic challenges for women. Understanding the problem-solving experiences of pregnant women carrying multiple can be invaluable. Thi...

    Authors: Zhina Banafshi, Alireza Khatony, Amir Jalali and Rostam Jalali
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:203
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  34. Authors: Sasitara Nuampa, Ameporn Ratinthorn, Pisake Lumbiganon, Somporn Rungreangkulkij, Nilubon Rujiraprasert, Natthapat Buaboon, Nampet Jampathong, Alexandre Dumont, Claudia Hanson, Myriam de Loenzien, Meghan A. Bohren and Ana Pilar Betrán
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:202
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  36. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated whether the use of azithromycin during labour or caesarean section reduces the incidence of sepsis and infection among mothers and newborns.

    Authors: Haiyan Ye, Jinlu Hu, Bo Li, Xia Yu and Xuemei Zheng
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:200
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  37. The objective of this research was to elucidate the association between the length of infertility and the outcomes of intrauterine insemination (IUI) in women of varying ages - a topic that has been the subjec...

    Authors: Chenyang Huang, Qingqing Shi, Jun Xing, Yuan Yan, Xiaoyue Shen, Huizhi Shan, Haixiang Sun and Jie Mei
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:199
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  39. Preterm labor is caused by multiple etiologies, including intra-amniotic infection and/or intra-amniotic inflammation, vascular disorders, cervical disease, decidual senescence, and breakdown of maternal–fetal...

    Authors: Puntabut Warintaksa, Waranyu Lertrat, Roberto Romero, Pornpun Vivithanaporn, Paninee Mongkolsuk, Threebhorn Kamlungkuea, Rapeewan Settacomkul, Pisut Pongchaikul and Piya Chaemsaithong
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:197
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  40. Behavior change and medication adherence represent potential barriers to optimal prevention of pregnancy complications including preeclampsia. We sought to evaluate baseline sentiments on pregnancy care and me...

    Authors: Alison Cowan, Carrie Haverty, Reece MacDonald and Arkady Khodursky
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:196
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  42. Prenatal diagnosis of Berry syndrome, a rare combination of cardiac anomalies including aortopulmonary window (APW), aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery (RPA), interrupted aortic arch (IAA), hypoplasti...

    Authors: Wei Li, Wei Feng, Caihong Chang, Ya Liu, Xue Li, Mofeng Wang, Ling Gan and Jiaqi Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:194
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  43. Single umbilical artery (SUA) is strongly associated with foetal structural abnormalities; however, the exact pattern of this association has not been described. We aimed to investigate the occurrence of malfo...

    Authors: Junjin Yu, Qingqin Wu, Fanbin Kong and Yan Ning
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:193
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  44. Exposure to household air pollution during pregnancy has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Improved stove was implemented in Ethiopia to reduce this exposure and related health problems. However, the ...

    Authors: Habtamu Demelash Enyew, Abebe Beyene Hailu and Seid Tiku Mereta
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:192
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  45. Timely, appropriate, and equitable access to quality healthcare during pregnancy is proven to contribute to better health outcomes of birthing individuals and infants following birth. Equity is conceptualized ...

    Authors: Zeenat Ladak, Nagma Grewal, Minji Olivia Kim, Stephanie Small, Alexia Leber, Mehdiya Hemani, Qiuyu Sun, Deena M. Hamza, Celia Laur, Noah M. Ivers, Olesya Falenchuk and Richard Volpe
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:191
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  46. After the outbreak of COVID-19, a huge part of the health care services was dedicated to preventing and treating this disease. In case of COVID-19 infection, severe COVID-19 is reported more in pregnant indivi...

    Authors: Donya Hatami, Abbas Habibelahi, Nasrin Changizi, Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Marzieh Nojomi, Moein Rast, Kiarash Ansari and Arash Tehrani‐Banihashemi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:190
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  47. Drug use during pregnancy can cause unfavorable fetal and maternal outcomes. Information sharing is essential for pharmacists’ role within intricate, modern healthcare systems. Community pharmacists (CPs) have...

    Authors: Amer A. Koni, Hamzah Qashoa, Abeer Abo Musa, Maen Masri, Walaa Hazem, Sari Taha, Aiman Daifallah, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Amani S Abushanab and Sa’ed H. Zyoud
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:189
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  48. India accounts for the largest number of global neonatal deaths with around 20 per 1000 live births. To improve the utilization of government services for institutional deliveries, Augmented Arogya Laxmi Schem...

    Authors: E R Nandeep, Raja Sriswan Mamidi, Sreenu Pagidoju, Spandana Pamidi, Mahesh Kumar Mummadi, Venkata Raji Reddy G, Chinta Khadar Babu, Samarasimha Reddy N and JJ Babu Geddam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:188
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  49. In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria, which remains a major public health burden, has a prevalence of 9 to 28% and malaria in pregnancy is associated with severe adverse outcomes for the mother and her baby. Here, w...

    Authors: Joseph Mukala, Dominic Mogere, Peter Kirira, Bernard N. Kanoi, Violet Akisa, Francis Kobia, Harrison Waweru and Jesse Gitaka
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:187
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  50. A substantial number of women who subsequently become pregnant and give birth have a history of physical, sexual, and/or child abuse. This study investigated the associations of these types of traumas and thei...

    Authors: Anna Suarez and Vera Yakupova
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:186
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