Research article
Few studies have investigated physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in relation to fasting (FG) and 2-h postprandial plasma glucose (2hPG) levels and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM); we invest...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:364
Published on: 18 October 2017
Research article
Fetal heart rate abnormalities (FHR) during and after external cephalic version (ECV) are relatively frequent. They may raise concern about fetal wellbeing. Only occasionally they may lead to an emergency cesa...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:363
Published on: 17 October 2017
Research article
Antenatal care (ANC) is an important health service for women in developing countries, with numerous proven benefits. Global coverage of ANC has steadily increased over the past 30 years, in part due to increa...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:361
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research article
Screening for, diagnosis and management of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is often performed in multidisciplinary collaboration. However, variation in screening methods, diagnosis and management of IUG...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:353
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research article
Pregnancy is a time of altered metabolic functioning and maternal blood lipid profiles change to accommodate the developing fetus. While these changes are physiologically necessary, blood lipids concentrations...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:360
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research article
In contrast to other countries, Austria rarely offers alternative models to medical led-care. In an attempt to improve the facilities, a midwife-led care service was incorporated within the Department of Obste...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:357
Published on: 16 October 2017
Case report
Retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy (REP) is an extremely rare type of ectopic pregnancy, with a total of less than 20 cases reported in the English literature. However, failure to recognize REP may result in se...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:358
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research article
In Japan, 85% of pregnant women do not practice antenatal perineal massage. Therefore, we developed a smartphone website to support the practice of antenatal perineal massage. The purpose of the present study ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:354
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research article
Maternal perception of decreased fetal movements and low awareness of fetal movements are associated with a negative birth outcome. Mindfetalness is a method developed for women to facilitate systematic observ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:359
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research article
Previous studies have shown that complaints after episiotomy repair depend on the method and material used for repair. The objective of our study was to determine which of two frequently used suture materials,...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:355
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research article
Globally, the World Health Organization reports that the chances of a child dying is highest in the first month of life, the neonatal period. The neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia is 18 per 1000 live births....
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:356
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research article
Obesity during pregnancy is a serious health problem for women and their children. Despite the high prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) among women of reproductive age in high-income countries, there is i...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:351
Published on: 11 October 2017
Research article
While several studies have demonstrated the increased risk of pregnancy complications for women of advanced age, few studies have focused on women with very advanced age (≥ 45), despite the increasing rate of ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:349
Published on: 10 October 2017
Research article
We aimed to investigate the impact of a referral-based intervention in a prospective cohort of women disclosing intimate partner violence (IPV) on the prevalence of violence, and associated outcomes psychosoci...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:346
Published on: 6 October 2017
Research article
Although midwives make clinical decisions that have an impact on the health and well-being of mothers and babies, little is known about how they make those decisions. Wide variation in intrapartum decisions to re...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:345
Published on: 6 October 2017
Research article
Cesarean delivery accounts for nearly one-third of all births in the U.S. and contributes to an additional $38 billion in healthcare costs each year. Although Cesarean delivery has a long record of improving m...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:343
Published on: 4 October 2017
Debate
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a relatively new screen for congenital conditions – specifically, common fetal aneuploidies including Down Syndrome. The test is based on isolating freely circulating fr...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:344
Published on: 4 October 2017
Research article
Approaches to screening can influence the acceptance of and comfort with mental health screening. Qualitative evidence on pregnant women’s comfort with different screening approaches and disclosure of mental h...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:339
Published on: 3 October 2017
Research article
Caesarean delivery (CD) increases the risk of postpartum infection by 5 to 20 fold. Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) is the goal of antibiotic prophylaxis. This study was carried out to assess the o...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:340
Published on: 3 October 2017
Research article
The management of pregnancy-associated-cancer (PAC) requires epidemiological evaluation of the pathways of care. The aim of this study was to describe maternal and neonatal outcomes of PAC in Martinique.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:334
Published on: 2 October 2017
Research article
Following a perinatal death, a formal standardised multi-disciplinary review should take place, to learn from the death of a baby and facilitate improvements in future care. It has been recommended that bereav...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:333
Published on: 2 October 2017
Research article
Weight gain during pregnancy has an important impact on maternal and neonatal health. Unlike the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations for weight gain in singleton pregnancies, those for twin gestations ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:330
Published on: 29 September 2017
Research article
The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of chiropractic management for a subgroup of pregnant women with dominating one-sided pelvic girdle pain (PGP).
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:331
Published on: 29 September 2017
Research article
Psychiatric illness before delivery increases the risk of giving birth by caesarean section on maternal request (CSMR) but little is known about these women’s mental health after childbirth. In this study we a...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:326
Published on: 29 September 2017
Research article
Widespread endothelial injury contributes to the occurrence of preeclampsia. Maspin, first identified as a tumor suppressor, plays a critical role in cell invasion and angiogenesis. Our previous studies found ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:328
Published on: 29 September 2017
