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NEW: Weight stigma in pregnancy and postpartum

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Female athletes in pregnancy and postpartum

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Gestational diabetes is associated with the risk of offspring’s congenital anomalies: a register-based cohort study

Authors: Jenni Kinnunen, Hilkka Nikkinen, Elina Keikkala, Sanna Mustaniemi, Mika Gissler, Hannele Laivuori, Johan G. Eriksson, Risto Kaaja, Anneli Pouta, Eero Kajantie and Marja Vääräsmäki

Content type: Research 3 October 2023
Intrauterine death in vasa previa without hemorrhage: case reports

Authors: Pin Li, Xiuyu Pan, Chaomin Yue, Zheng Zheng and Huishu Liu

Content type: Case Report 3 October 2023
Exploring factors influencing the uptake of kangaroo mother care: key informant interviews with parents

Authors: Wai Cheng Foong, Siew Cheng Foong, Jacqueline J. Ho, Divya Gautam, Jen Jen Leong, Pek Yong Tan and Mehala Baskaran

Content type: Research 3 October 2023
Using complaints from obstetric care for improving women’s birth experiences – a cross sectional study

Authors: Sisse Walløe, Søren Bie Bogh, Søren Fryd Birkeland, Lone Kjeld Pedersen, Annemette Wildfang Lykkebo, Lise Lotte Torvin Andersen, Britta Frederiksen-Møller and Lars Morsø

Content type: Research 3 October 2023
Effect of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy on mother-to-infant bonding and the mediation effect of postpartum depression: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Authors: Gui Yang, Aya Hisada, Midori Yamamoto, Akiko Kawanami, Chisato Mori and Kenichi Sakurai

Content type: Research 2 October 2023

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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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Female athletes in pregnancy and postpartum

Safety and complications of cesarean birth in resource-limited settings

Respectful maternity care

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Gestational diabetes is associated with the risk of offspring’s congenital anomalies: a register-based cohort study

Intrauterine death in vasa previa without hemorrhage: case reports

Exploring factors influencing the uptake of kangaroo mother care: key informant interviews with parents

Using complaints from obstetric care for improving women’s birth experiences – a cross sectional study

Effect of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy on mother-to-infant bonding and the mediation effect of postpartum depression: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

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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