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Pregnancy is a unique period with the increased likelihood of psychological changes and emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety, and stress. In this study, we investigated the factors influencing de...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:87
Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) is widely used as the alternative choice for pregnant women at high-risk of fetal aneuploidy. However, whether NIPS has a good detective efficiency for pregnant women at ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:86
Acceptance of smoking cessation support during antenatal care and associated quitting behaviours of pregnant Aboriginal women or women having an Aboriginal baby has not been investigated. This study aimed to d...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:85
Women frequently complain of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) during pregnancy due to multiple physiological and potentially pathological changes. Still, there is limited data on the characteristics of LUTS...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:84
Postpartum maternal functioning has the potential to affect the quality of interaction between mother and child. A proper assessment of maternal functioning requires a comprehensive and accurate tool. The obje...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:83
The intrapartum period is a time of high mortality risk for newborns and mothers. Numerous interventions exist to minimize risk during this period. Data on intervention coverage are needed for health system im...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:82
Challenges with engaging in postnatal physical activity can negatively affect the health of women and their families. This study investigated women’s physical activity decision-making processes and strategies ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:81
Prenatal anxiety has been a significant public health issue globally, leading to adverse health outcomes for mothers and children. The study aimed to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, a...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:80
Maternal mortality can be prevented in low-income settings through early health care seeking during maternity complications. While health system reforms in India prioritised institutional deliveries, inadequat...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:79
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel disease which has been having a worldwide affect since December 2019. Evidence regarding the effects of SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy is conflicting. The presen...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:78
Childbirth is a complex process, and checklists are useful tools to remember steps of such complex processes. The World Health Organization safe childbirth checklist is a tool used to improve the quality of care ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:77
An accumulating body of literature indicates that magnesium deficiency is associated with a number of hormone-related conditions (HRC) in women, and epidemiological studies are needed to assess its prevalence ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:76
The amniotic fluid is a protective liquid present in the amniotic sac. Two types of amniotic fluid disorders have been identified. First refers to polyhydramnios, which is an immoderate volume of amniotic flui...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:75
The current study aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use identified as a risk factor during pregnancies by the antenatal care providers, resulting in live births in British Columbia (BC) and to examin...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:74
Health literacy is a vital strategy to consider when designing health-promoting programs, and health literacy is a priority in Qatar’s national health agenda. In the context of pregnancy, inadequate health lit...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:73
This study aimed to examine the relationships between various maternal socioeconomic status (SES) indicators and the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD).
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:72
Traditional prenatal care includes up to 13 in person office visits, and the cost of this care is not well-described. Alternative models are being explored to better meet the needs of patients and providers. O...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:71
Previous studies have noted traditional physical, demographic, and obstetrical predictors of inadequate or excess gestational weight gain, but the roles of psychological and behavioral factors are not well est...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:70
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that pregnant women engage in at least 20 to 30 min of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week. Regular exercise ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:69
Breastfeeding and wet nursing have been synonymous since ancient times. The practice of wet nursing of another woman’s child in Malaysia is on the rise due to the emergence of awareness among the public about ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:68
Investigation of the microbiome during early life has stimulated an increasing number of cohort studies in pregnant and breastfeeding women that require non-invasive biospecimen collection. The objective of th...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:67
This was a retrospective population-based study, utilizing the data of 601 247 singleton hospital deliveries collected from the Finnish Medical Birth Register (MBR) in 2006–2016. The aim of this study was to a...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:66
The aims of our research were as follows: First, to estimate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in early, middle, late stages of pregnancy, and postpartum 6 months after delivery. Second, to discuss r...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:65
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:64
Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is a physiologic phenomenon, but, when severe, may cause lifelong disability. Maternity care assistants (MCAs) play an important role in timely recognition of severe neonatal jaund...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:63
We aimed to determine the associations between breastfeeding and children’s neurodevelopment indexed by intelligence quotient (IQ) and emotional and behavioural problems through mid-childhood adjusting for pre...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:62
Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is a rare condition when at least two pregnancies are present simultaneously at different implantation sites and only one located in the uterine cavity. The majority of cases are dia...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:61
Pruritus is one of the most common side effects of epidural morphine administered for post-surgery analgesia, and pregnant women tend to be highly susceptible. The relative contributions of morphine concentrat...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:60
COVID-19 caused some worries among pregnant women. Worries during pregnancy can affect women’s well-being. We investigated worry and well-being and associated factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 p...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:59
Bereavement from a twin pregnancy can result in complex emotions as parents are often caring for a surviving sibling while mourning the loss of their infant. Health professionals have reported feeling ill-equi...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:58
Cesarean section (CS) is a rising public health issue globally, and is particularly serious in China. Numerous studies have suggested that gestational weight gain (GWG) control may be an effective way to reduc...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:57
Referral and clinical decision-making support are important for reducing delays in reaching and receiving appropriate and quality care. This paper presents analysis of the use of a pilot referral and decision ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:56
A study was done to explore the attitudes of relevant health care professionals (HCP) towards the provision of intensive care for periviable and extremely premature babies.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:55
In the near future, developments in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) may offer couples the opportunity to expand the range of genetic conditions tested with this technology. This possibility raises a host ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:54
To assess the efficacy and safety of bilateral-contralateral cervix clamp firstly applied in postpartum hemorrhage caused by uterine tony of lower segment.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:53
The goal of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is to provide optimal care for preterm and sick infants while supporting their growth and development. The NICU environment can be stressful for preterm infa...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:52
Severe early onset (less than 34 weeks gestation) intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) affects 0.1% of pregnant women in Australia and is associated with a 3-fold increased risk of stillbirth, fetal hyp...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:51
Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) treatment is critical to support survival and lung maturation in preterm infants, however, its effect on feeding and growth is unclear. Prior preterm delivery, it remains uncert...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:50
Vaginal seeding is the administration of maternal vaginal bacteria to babies following birth by caesarean section (CS), intended to mimic the microbial exposure that occurs during vaginal birth. Appropriate de...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:49
Having a preterm newborn and the experience of staying in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has the potential to impact a mother’s mental health and overall quality of life. However, currently there are ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:48
To examine the association between the Apgar score and neonatal mortality over gestational age in China and to explore whether this association changed when Apgar scores were combined at 1 and 5 min.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:47
In recent years, first-trimester intrauterine hematoma (IUH) has become increasingly common in twin pregnancy. The majority of studies on IUH have excluded twin pregnancies, and others did not differentiate be...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:46
Shoulder dystocia is an unpredictable and potentially catastrophic complication of vertex vaginal delivery. Posterior axilla sling traction (PAST) has recently been proposed as a method to resolve severe shoul...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:45
Sub-Saharan Africa, as opposed to other regions, has the highest under-five mortality rates yet makes the least improvement in reducing under-five mortality. Despite the decline, Ethiopia is among the top ten ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:44
Gestational weight gain (GWG) can have implications for the health of both mother and child. However, the contributing factors remain unclear. Despite the advantages of using a biopsychosocial approach, this a...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:43
Suicidal behaviors cover a range or continuum of acts from suicidal ideations to a series of actions, commonly known as suicidal attempts or deliberate self-harms. Though different mental disorders related stu...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:42
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is recommended to prevent potential neurological injury or intrauterine foetal death (IUFD) of the co-twin(s) in complicated monochorionic (MC) pregnancies. However, the impacts o...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:41
Maternal admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) during pregnancy or in the postpartum period is a marker of severe acute maternal morbidity. Mechanical ventilation is an important and basic method of maint...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:40
To examine differences in the maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of Chinese women with various causes of infertility who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) with embryonic cryopreservation trea...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:39
The complexity of fetal medicine (FM) referrals that can be managed within obstetric units is dependent on the availability of specialist ultrasound expertise. Telemedicine can effectively transfer real-time u...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:38
Citation Impact
2.239 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.082 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.469 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.275 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
2,732,798 Downloads
2,867 Altmetric mentions