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  1. Early prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) can be beneficial for lifestyle modifications to prevent GDM. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive values of Homeostasis of Model Asses...

    Authors: Sima Hashemipour, Mahnaz Zohal, Leila Modarresnia, Sepideh Kolaji, Hamidreza Panahi, Milad Badri, Sarah Mirzaeei Chopani, Sara Esmaeili Kelishomi, Amirabbas Ghasemi and Seyyed Hamidreza Ghafelehbashi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:822
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  2. Maternal mortality is a universal public health challenge. ICD-Maternal Mortality (ICD-MM) was introduced in 2012 to facilitate the gathering, analysis, and interpretation of data on maternal deaths worldwide....

    Authors: Jahanpour Alipour, Abolfazl Payandeh and Afsaneh Karimi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:821
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  3. Treatment options for pregnant women with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who do not respond to first-line treatment are limited. Few studies have reported the use of recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) for...

    Authors: Jing Lin, Tong-Fei Wang, Mei-Juan Huang, Hao-Bo Huang, Pei-Fang Chen, Yu Zhou, Wei-Chao Dai, Ling Zhou, Xiu-Shan Feng and Hui-Lan Wang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:820
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  4. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of Mersilene tape versus alternative suture types in prolonging singleton pregnancies as well as other pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, in cases of history-, ultras...

    Authors: Juntao feng, Shisi Wei and Lihong Pang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:819
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  5. Abnormal foetal tissue chromosome karyotypes are one of the important pathogenic factors for spontaneous abortion (SA). To investigate the age and abnormal foetal karyotypes of 1903 couples who experienced SA.

    Authors: Jian Zhang, Fangxiang Mu, Zhongjie Guo, Zhuhua Cai, Xianghui Zeng, Lirong Du and Fang Wang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:818
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  6. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to update the clinical evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of TXA in the prevention of PPH.

    Authors: Nada Mostafa Al-dardery, Omar Ahmed Abdelwahab, Mohamed Abouzid, Khaled Albakri, Ali Elkhadragy, Basant E. Katamesh, Rawan Hamamreh, Ahmed B. Mohd, Ahmed Abdelaziz and Abdulrhman Khaity
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:817
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  8. Puerperal infection (PI) is a severe threat to maternal health. The incidence and risk of PI should be accurately quantified and conveyed for prior decision-making. This study aims to assess the quality of the...

    Authors: Peng Li, Yan Li, Youjian Zhang, Lina Zhao, Xiaohong Li, Junzhe Bao, Jianing Guo, Jun Yan, Ke Zhou and Mingjie Sun
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:815
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  9. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Preterm Birth (PTB) as “a live birth taking place before the expected 37 weeks of gestation”. Annually, approximately 15 million infants are born prematurely, consti...

    Authors: Tom Etil, Bosco Opio, Bernard Odur, Charles Lwanga and Leonard Atuhaire
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:814
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:845

  10. The objective of this study was to investigate the optimal controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) protocol for patients aged 35 and above with poor ovarian response (POR), utilizing real-world data. This re...

    Authors: Xiaoyan Duan, Zhan Li, Mingming Li and Xing Ma
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:813
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  11. Determination of the fetal gender in the first trimester is important in twin pregnancy cases of familial X-linked genetic syndromes and helps determine chorionicity. We assessed and compared the accuracy of f...

    Authors: Ran Svirsky, Adi Sharabi-Nov, Tal Sagi, Hamutal Meiri, Orenstein Adi, Nadav Kugler and Ron Maymon
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:812
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  12. The acute respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide yet has not been eliminated. The infection is especially deadly in vulnerable populations. The current studies indic...

    Authors: Roya Gholami, Nasrin Borumandnia, Elham Kalhori, Mahshid Taheri and Nahid Khodakarami
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:811
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  13. A nationwide assessment of the link between women’s empowerment and homebirth has not been fully examined in Sierra Leone. Our study examined the association between women’s empowerment and homebirth among chi...

    Authors: Peter Bai James, George A Yendewa, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Augustus Osborne, Satta Sylvia Kpagoi, Emmanuel Kamanda Margao, Jia Kangbai and Jon Wardle
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:810
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  15. It is suggested that pregnancy risks may be related to microbial dysbiosis, and it is known that knowledge on this subject is reflected in behaviors. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether microb...

    Authors: Tuğba Küçükkasap Cömert, Sinan Karadeniz and Funda Akpınar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:808
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  16. This network meta-analysis compared different methods to determine which is most efficient at lowering pain and anxiety in women undergoing amniocentesis.

    Authors: Abdelrahman Mohamed Mahmoud and Abdallah R. Allam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:807
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  17. To explore the effect of sequential embryo transfer (ET) on the pregnancy outcome of frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycle and the indications of sequential transfer.

    Authors: Jialing Li, Jing Ji, Hua Guo, Feimiao Wang, Yunxing Fu and Rong Hu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:806
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  18. To examine family medicine (FM) and obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) residents’ experiences with CenteringPregnancy (CP) group prenatal care (GPNC) as a correlate to perceived likelihood of implementing CP i...

    Authors: Jean Marie Place, Kristin Van De Griend, Mengxi Zhang, Melanie Schreiner, Tanya Munroe, Amy Crockett, Wenyan Ji and Alexandra L. Hanlon
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:805
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  19. Postmortem examination is the gold standard for establishing the cause of death. Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) of organs is a novel approach that can be used as an alternative to postmortem examina...

    Authors: Athira Sreenivas, Teddy Andrews Jaihind Jothikaran, Leslie Lewis and Mary Mathew
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:804
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  20. Low birth weight (LBW) has been linked to infant mortality. Predicting LBW is a valuable preventative tool and predictor of newborn health risks. The current study employed a machine learning model to predict ...

    Authors: Amene Ranjbar, Farideh Montazeri, Mohammadsadegh Vahidi Farashah, Vahid Mehrnoush, Fatemeh Darsareh and Nasibeh Roozbeh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:803
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  21. Pre-pregnancy body fat mass is one of the important indicators of the mother's and the infant's health. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate relationship of pre-pregnancy body mass index (PP...

    Authors: Ayda Ahmadibeni, Parhoon Kashani, Mohammad Sadegh Hallaj, Saeed Ghanbari and Nahid Javadifar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:802
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  22. The existing evidence regarding the link between blood groups and obesity remains inconclusive, and there is a noticeable lack of data on the potential association between blood groups and obesity during pregn...

    Authors: Amal O Bashir, Ahmed Ali Hassan, EL Bagir Mahdi, Gamal K Adam, Nadiah AlHabardi and Ishag Adam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:801
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  23. Pregnancy-related complications and insufficiencies in antenatal care services are leading causes of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings. However, there has been an undue focus...

    Authors: Siaa Girotra, Mansi Malik, Shubhanjali Roy and Saurav Basu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:800
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  24. Smoking, alcohol consumption and weight gain outside recommendations during pregnancy are preventable health risk factors associated with poorer health outcomes for mother and infant. Clustering of these risk ...

    Authors: Clare Desmet, Renee Reynolds, Jenna Hollis, Milly Licata, Justine Daly, Emma Doherty, Belinda Tully, Christophe Lecathelinais, John Wiggers and Melanie Kingsland
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:799
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  25. Respectful maternity care (RMC) - a fundamental human right for all women - prioritizes autonomy and rights of pregnant and birthing women throughout the entire childbirth journey. Despite increasing acknowled...

    Authors: Shuby Puthussery, Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Hilary Brown and Raymond Akawire Aborigo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:798
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  26. Complications requiring medical interventions during childbirth are far from rare, even after uncomplicated pregnancies. It is often a challenge for maternity healthcare professionals to know how to prepare fu...

    Authors: Anne-Sylvie Diezi, Mélanie Vanetti, Marie Robert, Béatrice Schaad, David Baud and Antje Horsch
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:797
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  27. One in five women in the UK are survivors of rape and sexual assault, and four in five women will give birth. This implies that a substantial number of women experience rape and sexual assault before pregnancy...

    Authors: Rebecca Lissmann, Michelle Lokot and Cicely Marston
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:796
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  28. The government-subsidized health insurance scheme Seguro Integral de Salud (“SIS”) was introduced in Peru initially to provide coverage to uninsured and poor pregnant women and children under five years old and w...

    Authors: Eduardo Ramos Rosas, Volker Winkler, Luis Huicho, Magaly M. Blas, Stephan Brenner and Manuela De Allegri
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:795
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  29. To quantify the extent of incompleteness and misclassification of maternal and pregnancy related deaths, and to identify general and context-specific factors associated with incompleteness and/or misclassifica...

    Authors: Sahar M. A. Ahmed, Jenny A. Cresswell and Lale Say
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:794
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  30. Psychological distress (PD) is a significant issue during pregnancy and postpartum, adversely affecting both children and mothers. This study aims to determine PD's prevalence and risk factors in a large Irani...

    Authors: Shahnaz Barat, Azita Ghanbarpour, Seyyedeh Mahboubeh Mirtabar, Farzan Kheirkhah, Zahra Basirat, Hoda Shirafkan, Angela Hamidia, Faezeh Khorshidian, Davood Hosseini Talari, Zeynab Pahlavan, Sedigheh Esmaelzadeh, Zinatosadat Buzari, Mahtab Zeynalzadeh, Shahla Yazdani Charati, Fatemeh Shafizade, Mahsima Adnani…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:793
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  31. Therapeutic ultrasound, education, and massage are the most common physical therapy interventions provided to mothers with breast symptoms. However, there is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of the c...

    Authors: Kuan-Yin Lin, Wei Shao, Yi-Ju Tsai, Jeng-Feng Yang and Meng-Hsing Wu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:792
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  32. Although the traditional contingent screening strategy is effective, there are still undetected low-risk trisomy 21. This study aims to define appropriate cut-off values of serum biochemical markers at low-ris...

    Authors: Wei Luo, Bin He, Daiwen Han, Lixing Yuan, Jun Tang, Ling Pang, Fene Zou, Kai Zhao, Shanling Liu and Ting Hu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:791
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  34. Many women seeking asylum during pregnancy and after childbirth have ill-health but detection and assessment of all physical, psychological, and social health needs (maternal multimorbidity) are often difficul...

    Authors: Anna Rowe, Minakshi Bhardwaj and Mary McCauley
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:789
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  35. Pregnancy has major effects that make hematology parameters outside of normal reference ranges. Therefore, we conducted this study to establish reference intervals for Vietnamese pregnant women.

    Authors: Huan Nguyen Pham, Nghiem Xuan Huynh, Phuc Nguyen Huu Pham, Dung Ngoc Yen Dang, Long Thang Cao, Diem Minh Huynh, Hau Thi Thu Thoi, Oanh Hoang Le and Suzanne Monivong Cheanh Beaupha
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:788
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  36. Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death and severe maternal morbidity worldwide. Previous studies have reported the importance of multidisciplinary treatment approaches for postpartum hemo...

    Authors: Sayo Umeda, Takeru Abe, Soichiro Obata, Shigeru Aoki and Ichiro Takeuchi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:787
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  37. Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders have been reported with an increasing frequency of up to 3%. The increase in the incidence can be explained by the rising rate of Caesarean section (CS), assisted repr...

    Authors: Naghmeh Ghaem Maghami, Fabrice Helfenstein, Gwendolin Manegold-Brauer and Gabriela Amstad
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:786
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  38. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) negatively affects the quality of life of pregnant women and is influenced by several factors. Research to date treats pregnant women with gestational diabetes as a homogene...

    Authors: Xin-yi Zhou, Yan-feng Wang, Jie-mei Yang, Li-yuan Yang, Wei-jia Zhao, Yan-ling Chen and Qiao-hong Yang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:785
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  39. Karyotype analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) are commonly used for prenatal diagnosis, however they have many disadvantages. Chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) has the potential to overco...

    Authors: Guanhua Qian, Liuyun Cai, Hong Yao and Xiaojing Dong
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:784
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  40. Retained placenta is a concern during labor and delivery. However, recent data regarding the profiles of retained placenta are scarce, especially nationwide and in minority populations. This study aimed to inv...

    Authors: Wen Jiang, Wei Chen and Dong Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:783
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  41. Social support during pregnancy can alleviate emotional and physical pressures, improving the well-being of mother and child. Understanding women's lived experiences and perceptions of social support during pr...

    Authors: Mona Al-Mutawtah, Emma Campbell, Hans-Peter Kubis and Mihela Erjavec
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:782
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  43. Gender-biased discrimination and preferences are global phenomena, particularly son preferences. However, updated evidence about this issue in Vietnam has not yet been provided. Therefore, this study aimed to ...

    Authors: Anh Duy Nguyen, Long Hoang Nguyen, Lam Duc Nguyen, Ly Thi Ninh, Ha Thu Thi Nguyen, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Nila Nathan, Anh Linh Do, Anh Minh Le, Linh Phuong Doan, Son Hoang Nguyen, Thuc Minh Thi Vu, Bach Xuan Tran, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S.H. Ho and Roger C.M. Ho
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:780
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  44. The purpose of this study was to construct a preterm birth prediction model based on electronic health records and to provide a reference for preterm birth prediction in the future.

    Authors: Yao Zhang, Sisi Du, Tingting Hu, Shichao Xu, Hongmei Lu, Chunyan Xu, Jufang Li and Xiaoling Zhu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:779
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  46. Birth is a significant event in women’s lives. As Mansfield notes (2008) many women aim for a birth that avoids pharmacological pain relief because they are advised it is better for them and their baby. For wo...

    Authors: Elizabeth Sutton, Karen Detering, Christine East and Andrea Whittaker
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:777
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  48. Emergency contraceptives (EC) are used to avoid unintended pregnancy, hence avoiding its incidence and its effects. In Ethiopia, emergency contraception is commonly accessible, especially in the big cities. Ho...

    Authors: Tadele Biresaw Belachew, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Melaku Hunie Asratie and Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:775
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  49. Given the physiological changes during pregnancy, pregnant women are likely to develop recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and pyelonephritis, which may result in adverse obstetric outcomes, including pr...

    Authors: Henrique Diório de Souza, Giselle Rodrigues Mota Diório, Stela Verzinhasse Peres, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco and Marco Aurélio Knippel Galletta
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:774
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  50. Although the majority of pregnancies with preeclampsia are characterised by elevated blood pressure, preeclampsia is often associated with nephrotic syndrome with similar symptoms such as high proteinuria and ...

    Authors: Dong Li, Minyi Zhang, Shuxiu Xu, Ziwei Bian, Xiaoli Huang, Guifang Hu and Jing Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:773
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:43

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