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Characteristics and effectiveness of pregnancy yoga: systematic review and meta-analysis

Teenage first-time mothers’ perceptions about their health care needs in the immediate and early postpartum period in Uganda

Authors: Mariam Namutebi, Dorcus Kabahinda, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Racheal Nabunya, Dorothy Gingo Nanfuka, Lydia Kabiri, Tom Denis Ngabirano and Patience A. Muwanguzi

Content type: Research 3 October 2022
The partner’s experiences of childbirth in countries with a highly developed clinical setting: a scoping review

Authors: Nadine Schmitt, Sabine Striebich, Gabriele Meyer, Almuth Berg and Gertrud M. Ayerle

Content type: Research 3 October 2022
Promoter methylation changes in the placenta involved in the relationship between prenatal depression and small for gestational age

Authors: Jianhui Yang, Aitong Xu, YuMin Zhang, Jiahui Deng, Xuemei Lin, Lili Xie, Xiaochun Deng, Honglin Liu, Peishan Chen and Yuejun Huang

Content type: Research 2 October 2022
Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a single-arm, remotely-delivered health coaching intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior during pregnancy

Authors: Kara M. Whitaker, Melissa A. Jones, Jaclyn Dziewior, Megan Anderson, Chelsie Anderson, Bethany Barone Gibbs and Lucas J. Carr

Content type: Research 2 October 2022
Clinical value of fetal facial profile markers during the first trimester

Authors: Xiaofeng Zhou, Chunya Ji, Lingling Sun, Linliang Yin, Xuedong Deng, Qi Pan, Jun Zhang, Zhong Yang, Chenhan Zheng, Chen Ling, Liping Shi and Yanqing Wu

Content type: Research 2 October 2022

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Teenage pregnancy: the impact of maternal adolescent childbearing and older sister’s teenage pregnancy on a younger sister

Authors: Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Leslie L. Roos and Nathan C. Nickel

Content type: Research article 25 May 2016
“My midwife said that having a glass of red wine was actually better for the baby”: a focus group study of women and their partner’s knowledge and experiences relating to alcohol consumption in pregnancy

Authors: Fiona Crawford-Williams, Mary Steen, Adrian Esterman, Andrea Fielder and Antonina Mikocka-Walus

Content type: Research article 1 April 2015
Correlation study between increased fetal movement during the third trimester and neonatal outcome

Authors: Cuiqin Huang, Wei Han and Yajing Fan

Content type: Research article 4 December 2019
Responses to gestational weight management guidance: a thematic analysis of comments made by women in online parenting forums

Authors: Madelynne A Arden, Alexandra MS Duxbury and Hora Soltani

Content type: Research article 30 June 2014
A translational approach to studying preterm labour

Authors: Rachel Marie Tribe

Content type: Proceedings 1 June 2007

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BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. The journal welcomes submissions on the biomedical aspects of pregnancy, breastfeeding, labor, maternal health, maternity care, trends and sociological aspects of pregnancy and childbirth.

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Teenage first-time mothers’ perceptions about their health care needs in the immediate and early postpartum period in Uganda

The partner’s experiences of childbirth in countries with a highly developed clinical setting: a scoping review

Promoter methylation changes in the placenta involved in the relationship between prenatal depression and small for gestational age

Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a single-arm, remotely-delivered health coaching intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior during pregnancy

Clinical value of fetal facial profile markers during the first trimester

Teenage pregnancy: the impact of maternal adolescent childbearing and older sister’s teenage pregnancy on a younger sister

“My midwife said that having a glass of red wine was actually better for the baby”: a focus group study of women and their partner’s knowledge and experiences relating to alcohol consumption in pregnancy

Correlation study between increased fetal movement during the third trimester and neonatal outcome

Responses to gestational weight management guidance: a thematic analysis of comments made by women in online parenting forums

A translational approach to studying preterm labour

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