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Section edited by Jos van Roosmalen, and Ndola Prata
This section considers studies regarding all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth in the developing world.
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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
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
Research article
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
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
Research article
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
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
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
Research article
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
Research article
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci, GBS) among healthy, pregnant women attending antenatal care at different study sites in the Greater Accra R...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:238
Published on: 21 July 2017
Research article
Preterm birth and small for gestational age (SGA) are strong indicators of neonatal adverse outcomes. With the growing importance of preterm SGA infants, we aim to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:237
Published on: 20 July 2017
Research article
Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) implementation is monitored globally, but not much is known about what works well, where and why in scaling up. We reviewed a series of country case studies in o...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:233
Published on: 17 July 2017
Research article
In Ethiopia, nearly half of the mothers who were booked for antenatal care, who supposed to have institutional delivery, gave home delivery nationally. Home delivery accounts majority while few of childbirth w...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:225
Published on: 14 July 2017
Research article
Early diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is crucial to prevent short term delivery risks and long term effects such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in the mother and infant. Diagnosing G...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:226
Published on: 14 July 2017
Research article
Low rates of maternal healthcare service utilization, including facility delivery, may impede progress in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and in reducing maternal and infant morta...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:227
Published on: 14 July 2017
Research article
To examine whether exposure to group antenatal care increased women’s health literacy by improving their ability to interpret and utilize health messages compared to women who received standard, individual ant...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:228
Published on: 14 July 2017
Research article
The three delays model proposes that maternal mortality is associated with delays in: 1) deciding to seek care; 2) reaching the healthcare facility; and 3) receiving care. Previously, the majority of women who...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:219
Published on: 12 July 2017
Research article
To estimate the cost-effectiveness of an ambulance-based referral system an dedicated to emergency obstetrics and neonatal care (EmONC) in remote sub-Saharan settings.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:220
Published on: 12 July 2017
