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Evidence shows that improving the quality of intrapartum care is critical for maternal survival. However, a significant rise in the proportion of facility-based births over the last decade in India - attributa...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:266
Published on: 23 August 2017
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It is increasingly recognized that disrespect and abuse of women during labor and delivery is a violation of a woman’s rights and a deterrent to the use of life-saving, facility-based labor and delivery servic...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:263
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Despite much progress recently, Ethiopia remains one of the largest contributors to the global burden of maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths. Ethiopia’s plan to meet the sustainable development goals f...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:261
Published on: 16 August 2017
Research article
Trial of labour is a safe option for most women after one previous caesarean delivery. However, the proportion of women attempting trial of labour after previous caesarean delivery (TOLAC) has been declining i...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:260
Published on: 15 August 2017
Research article
Birth centres are described as settings where women with uncomplicated pregnancies can give birth in a home-like environment assisted by midwives and maternity care assistants. If complications arise or threat...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:259
Published on: 2 August 2017
Research article
Progesterone may be effective in prevention of premature birth in some high risk populations. Women with arrested premature labor are at risk of recurrent labor and maintenance therapy with standard tocolytics...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:258
Published on: 2 August 2017
Research article
Geographical inequalities in perinatal health and child welfare require attention. To improve the identification, and care, of mothers and young children at risk of adverse health outcomes, the HP4All-2 progra...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:254
Published on: 1 August 2017
Research article
In 2007, universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) was introduced in Tamil Nadu, India. To identify factors hindering or facilitating timely initiation and completion of the GDM screening and...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:255
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Addressing impaired foetal growth is recognized as a public health priority. Certain risk factors for this condition, such as poor nutritional status at birth, have been found to be highly correlated with pove...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:257
Published on: 1 August 2017
Study protocol
Fetoscopic LASER coagulation of the placental anastomoses has changed the prognosis of twin-twin transfusion syndrome. However, the prematurity rate in this cohort remains very high. To date, strategies propos...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:256
Published on: 1 August 2017
Research article
As the global under-five mortality rate declines, an increasing percentage is attributable to early neonatal mortality. A quarter of early neonatal deaths are due to perinatal asphyxia. However, neonatal resus...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:252
Published on: 28 July 2017
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The study evaluated the pattern of severe maternal outcome, near miss indicators and associated patient and healthcare factors at a private referral hospital in rural Nigeria.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:251
Published on: 28 July 2017
Research article
Satisfaction during intrapartum care is the most influential attribute on maternal health service return behaviors and utilization. Measuring satisfaction of women with intrapartum care helps to address the pr...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:253
Published on: 28 July 2017
Research article
Despite its commonality, there is a paucity of literature on miscarriage in non-Western societies. In particular, there is little understanding of how people ascribe cause to miscarriage. This research sought ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:250
Published on: 27 July 2017
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Sufficient iodine intake is needed during pregnancy to ensure proper fetal development. The iodine levels of women in their first trimester of pregnancy in Catalonia are currently unknown. This data would help...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:249
Published on: 26 July 2017
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Adverse events from intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) are poorly documented yet essential to inform clinical practice for neonatal group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease prevention. In this systematic review,...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:247
Published on: 26 July 2017
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The evidence on the effect of pregnancy on acquiring HIV is conflicting, with studies reporting both higher and lower HIV acquisition risk during pregnancy when prolonged antiretroviral therapy was accessible....
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:248
Published on: 26 July 2017
Research article
The safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of external cephalic version (ECV) for term breech presentation has been demonstrated. Clinical guidelines recommend ECV for all eligible women, but the uptake of t...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:244
Published on: 26 July 2017
Research article
perinatal mortality is the sum of still birth (fetal death) and early neonatal death (ENND) i.e. death of live newborn before the age of 7 completed days. Perinatal mortality accounts three fourth of the death...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:245
Published on: 26 July 2017
Case report
Abdominal pregnancy may account for up to 1.4% of all ectopic pregnancies. The incidence of abdominal pregnancy differs in various literatures and ranges between 1:10,000 pregnancies to 1:30, 000 pregnancies. ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:243
Published on: 26 July 2017
Research article
To investigate the utility of vaginal placental alpha microglobulin-1 (PAMG-1) protein as a predictor of preterm delivery within 7 days in pregnancies at risk of premature birth.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:246
Published on: 26 July 2017
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In low-resource settings, access to emergency cesarean section is associated with various delays leading to poor neonatal outcomes. In this study, we described the delays a mother faces when needing emergency ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:242
Published on: 25 July 2017
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Perinatal depression is the most common mental illness experienced by pregnant and postpartum women, yet it is often under-detected and under-treated. Some researchers suggest this may be partly influenced by ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:239
Published on: 24 July 2017
Research article
Refugee women are almost five times more likely to develop postpartum depression than Canadian-born women. This can be attributed to various difficulties they faced before coming to Canada as well as during re...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:240
Published on: 24 July 2017
Research article
To compare the benefits of magnesium sulfate for 24 h (h) postpartum versus 6 h postpartum in patients who received magnesium sulfate (Mg) for less than 8 h before birth.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:241
Published on: 24 July 2017
