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  1. Preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome may have serious consequences for both mother and fetus. Women who have suffered from preeclampsia or the HELLP syndrome, have an increased risk of developing preeclampsia in a ...

    Authors: Denise HJ Delahaije, Sander MJ van Kuijk, Carmen D Dirksen, Simone JS Sep, Louis L Peeters, Marc E Spaanderman, Hein W Bruinse, Laura D de Wit-Zuurendonk, Joris AM van der Post, Johannes J Duvekot, Jim van Eyck, Mariëlle G van Pampus, Mark ABHM van der Hoeven and Luc J Smits
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:60
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  2. There are many avoidable deaths in hospitals because the care team is not well attuned. Training in emergency situations is generally followed on an individual basis. In practice, however, hospital patients ar...

    Authors: Joost van de Ven, Saskia Houterman, Rob AJQ Steinweg, Albert JJA Scherpbier, Willy Wijers, Ben William J Mol and S Guid Oei
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:59
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  3. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy contributes to about 12% of maternal deaths in Malaysia and similarly worldwide. Early detection and adequate management are preventable strategies. Biochemical markers of a...

    Authors: Kamalan Jeevaratnam, Vishna Devi Nadarajah, John Paul Judson, Sivalingam Nalliah and Mohd Farouk Abdullah
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:58
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Haemorrhage from obstetric causes is the most common cause of maternal mortality in the developing world. Prevention of mortality from haemorrhage will necessarily involve prompt blood transfusions among other...

    Authors: Oluwarotimi I Akinola, Adetokunbo O Fabamwo, Adetokunbo O Tayo, Kabiru A Rabiu, Yussuf A Oshodi and Chioma A Onyekwere
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:57
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  5. The prevalence of obesity amongst women bearing children in Australia is rising and has important implications for obstetric care. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and impact of mothers being...

    Authors: Chaturica Athukorala, Alice R Rumbold, Kristyn J Willson and Caroline A Crowther
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:56
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  6. Disturbances in glucose metabolism during pregnancy are associated with negative sequalae for both mother and infant. The association between smoking and abnormal glucose tolerance (AGT) remains controversial....

    Authors: Amy E Haskins, Elizabeth R Bertone-Johnson, Penelope Pekow, Elena Carbone, Renée T Fortner and Lisa Chasan-Taber
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:55
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  7. Vaginal examination (VE) and assessment of the cervix is currently considered to be the gold standard for assessment of labour progress. It is however inherently imprecise with studies indicating an overall ac...

    Authors: Ashley Shepherd, Helen Cheyne, Susan Kennedy, Colette McIntosh, Maggie Styles and Catherine Niven
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:54
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  8. Male partner attendance of skilled Antenatal Care (ANC) is beneficial to improving maternal outcomes. This study investigated the level, perceived benefits and factors associated with male partner attendance o...

    Authors: Raymond Tweheyo, Joseph Konde-Lule, Nazarius M Tumwesigye and Juliet N Sekandi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:53
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  9. Cesarean section rates are increasing worldwide, and a rapid increase has been observed in Iran. Disagreement exists between clinicians about when to use cesarean section. We aimed to identify the appropriaten...

    Authors: Rahim Ostovar, Arash Rashidian, Abolghasem Pourreza, Batool Hossein Rashidi, Sedigheh Hantooshzadeh, Hassan Eftekhar Ardebili and Mahmood Mahmoudi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:52
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  10. Long-term results after obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) are poor. We aimed to improve the long-term outcome after OASI by lessening symptoms of anal incontinence.

    Authors: Pelle G Lindqvist and Mats Jernetz
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:51
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  11. BRAC is implementing a program to improve maternal and newborn health among the urban poor in the slums of Bangladesh (Mansohi), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Formative research has demonstrat...

    Authors: Tasnuva Wahed, Allisyn C Moran and Mohammad Iqbal
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:50
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  12. We have performed a full cross-validation of this clinical Femina data collection against the routinely collected data of the Medical Birth Registry of Norway to validate the estimates of reduced mortality in ...

    Authors: Julie Victoria Holm Tveit, Eli Saastad, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Per E Børdahl, Vicki Flenady, Ruth Fretts and J Frederik Frøen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:49
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009 9:32

  13. Interpretation of previous associations between water intake and adverse birth outcomes is challenging given that amount and type of water consumed can be non-specific markers of exposure or underlying behavio...

    Authors: J Michael Wright, Caroline S Hoffman and David A Savitz
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:48
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  14. The caesarean section rate is increasing globally, especially in high income countries. The reasons for this continue to create wide debate. There is good epidemiological evidence on the maternal morbidity ass...

    Authors: Michelle A Kealy, Rhonda E Small and Pranee Liamputtong
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:47
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  15. Micrognathia is a facial malformation characterized by mandibular hypoplasia and a small, receding chin that fails to maintain the tongue in a forward position. We previously reported a system of prenatal scre...

    Authors: Seiichi Morokuma, Ai Anami, Kiyomi Tsukimori, Kotaro Fukushima and Norio Wake
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:46
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  16. There is a scarcity of reliable data on perinatal mortality (PNM) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The PROMISE-EBF trial, during which we promoted exclusive breastfeeding, gave us the opportunity to describe the epidemi...

    Authors: Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Nicolas Meda, Emmanuel Zabsonré, Halvor Sommerfelt, Simon Cousens and Thorkild Tylleskär
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:45
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Greater epidemiologic understanding of the relationships among fetal-infant mortality and its prognostic factors, including birthweight, could have vast public health implications. A key step toward that under...

    Authors: Richard Charnigo, Lorie W Chesnut, Tony LoBianco and Russell S Kirby
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:44
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  18. Trained birth attendants at delivery are important for preventing both maternal and newborn deaths. West Java is one of the provinces on Java Island, Indonesia, where many women still deliver at home and witho...

    Authors: Christiana R Titaley, Cynthia L Hunter, Michael J Dibley and Peter Heywood
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:43
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  19. Many perinatal interventions are performed to improve long-term neonatal outcome. To evaluate the long-term effect of a perinatal intervention follow-up of the child after discharge from the hospital is necess...

    Authors: Margreet J Teune, Aleid G van Wassenaer, Ben Willem J Mol and Brent C Opmeer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:42
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  20. Research into the effects of common activities during pregnancy is sparse and often contradictory. To examine whether common activities are an acute trigger of pregnancy complications the prevalence of these a...

    Authors: Samantha J Lain, Jane B Ford, Ruth M Hadfield and Christine L Roberts
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:41
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. A low female-to-male ratio has been observed in different Asian countries, but this phenomenon has not been well studied among immigrants living in Western societies. In this study, we investigated whether a l...

    Authors: Narpinder Singh, Are Hugo Pripp, Torkel Brekke and Babill Stray-Pedersen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:40
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  22. Annual prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is 12.5% among Finnish pregnant women. The prevalence is expected to rise with the increasing overweight among women before pregnancy. Physical activity...

    Authors: Riitta M Luoto, Tarja I Kinnunen, Minna Aittasalo, Katriina Ojala, Kirsi Mansikkamäki, Erja Toropainen, Päivi Kolu and Tommi Vasankari
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:39
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  23. Around 86% of births in Mumbai, India, occur in healthcare institutions, but this aggregate figure hides substantial variation and little is known about urban home births. We aimed to explore factors influenci...

    Authors: Sushmita Das, Ujwala Bapat, Neena Shah More, Latika Chordhekar, Wasundhara Joshi and David Osrin
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:38
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Greater epidemiologic understanding of the relationships among fetal-infant mortality and its prognostic factors, including birthweight, could have vast public health implications. A key step toward that under...

    Authors: Richard Charnigo, Lorie W Chesnut, Tony LoBianco and Russell S Kirby
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:37
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  25. Higher risks of preterm birth and small for gestational age babies have been reported in teenagers. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between first and second teenage pregnancies and pr...

    Authors: Ali S Khashan, Philip N Baker and Louise C Kenny
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:36
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  26. The high rate of antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa, should facilitate provision of information on signs of potential pregnancy complications. The aim of this study was to assess quality of antena...

    Authors: Andrea B Pembe, Anders Carlstedt, David P Urassa, Gunilla Lindmark, Lennarth Nyström and Elisabeth Darj
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:35
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  27. Antenatal care (ANC) has been recognised as a way to improve health outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. However, only 29% of pregnant women receive the recommended four antenatal visits in Nepal but ...

    Authors: Bibha Simkhada, Maureen A Porter and Edwin R van Teijlingen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:34
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. National guidelines recommend that healthy pregnant women take 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise a day. Most women reduce the level of physical activity during pregnancy but only a few studies of women's...

    Authors: Hanne K Hegaard, Hanne Kjaergaard, Peter P Damm, Kerstin Petersson and Anna-Karin Dykes
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:33
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  29. Care for women during the third stage aims to reduce the risk of major haemorrhage, but is very variable. The current World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation is that care should include administration o...

    Authors: Hosam E Matar, Muhammad Q Almerie, Mohamad Alsabbagh, Muhammad Jawoosh, Yara Almerie, Asma Abdulsalam and Lelia Duley
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:32
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  30. The challenge of delivering multiple, complex messages to promote maternal and newborn health in the terai region of Nepal was addressed through training Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) to counsel preg...

    Authors: Robert A McPherson, Jyotsna Tamang, Stephen Hodgins, Laxmi R Pathak, Ram C Silwal, Abdullah H Baqui and Peter J Winch
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:31
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  31. Skilled attendance at delivery is an important indicator in monitoring progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5 to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015. In addition...

    Authors: Amy J Kesterton, John Cleland, Andy Sloggett and Carine Ronsmans
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:30
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Effective maternal and perinatal audits are associated with improved quality of care and reduction of severe adverse outcome. Although audits at the level of care were formally introduced in Tanzania around 25...

    Authors: Angelo S Nyamtema, David P Urassa, Andrea B Pembe, Felix Kisanga and Jos van Roosmalen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:29
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  33. Cardiovascular disease is the cause of death in 32% of women in the Netherlands. Prediction of an individual's risk for cardiovascular disease is difficult, in particular in younger women due to low sensitive ...

    Authors: Wietske Hermes, Arie Franx, Maria G van Pampus, Kitty W Bloemenkamp, Joris A van der Post, Martina Porath, Gabrielle Ponjee, Jouke T Tamsma, Ben W Mol and Christianne J de Groot
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:28
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  34. Breastfeeding provides optimal and complete nutrition for newborn babies. Although new mothers in Hong Kong are increasingly choosing to breastfeed their babies, rates of exclusive breastfeeding are low and du...

    Authors: Marie Tarrant, Daniel YT Fong, Kendra M Wu, Irene LY Lee, Emmy MY Wong, Alice Sham, Christine Lam and Joan E Dodgson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:27
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  35. Concerns have been raised in Australia and internationally regarding the quality and effectiveness of hospital postnatal care, although Australian women receiving postnatal care in the private maternity sector...

    Authors: Jo-Anne Rayner, Helen L McLachlan, Della A Forster, Louise Peters and Jane Yelland
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:26
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  36. Humanizing birth means considering women's values, beliefs, and feelings and respecting their dignity and autonomy during the birthing process. Reducing over-medicalized childbirths, empowering women and the u...

    Authors: Roxana Behruzi, Marie Hatem, William Fraser, Lise Goulet, Masako Ii and Chizuru Misago
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:25
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  37. Cigarette smoking carries a threat both to the expecting mother and her newborn. Data on the prevalence and predictors of smoking during pregnancy is limited in Canada. Canadian studies are mainly representati...

    Authors: Ban Al-Sahab, Masarat Saqib, Gabriel Hauser and Hala Tamim
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:24
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  38. There are two approaches to care during the third stage of labour: Active management includes three components: administration of a prophylactic uterotonic drug, cord clamping and controlled cord traction. For...

    Authors: Diane Farrar, Derek Tuffnell, Rebecca Airey and Lelia Duley
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:23
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  39. The occurrence of preterm birth remains a complex public health condition. It is considered the main cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, resulting in a high likelihood of sequelae in surviving children....

    Authors: Renato Passini Jr, Ricardo P Tedesco, Sergio T Marba, Jose G Cecatti, Ruth Guinsburg, Francisco E Martinez and Marcelo L Nomura
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:22
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  40. According to an old Swiss proverb, "a new mother lazing in childbed is a blessing to her family". Today mothers rarely enjoy restful days after birth, but enter directly into the challenge of combining baby- a...

    Authors: Elisabeth Kurth, Elisabeth Spichiger, Elisabeth Zemp Stutz, Johanna Biedermann, Irene Hösli and Holly P Kennedy
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:21
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  41. Breech presentation occurs in 3 to 4% of all term pregnancies. External cephalic version (ECV) is proven effective to prevent vaginal breech deliveries and therefore it is recommended by clinical guidelines of...

    Authors: Floortje Vlemmix, Ageeth N Rosman, Margot AH Fleuren, Marlies EB Rijnders, Antje Beuckens, Monique C Haak, Bettina MC Akerboom, Joke MJ Bais, Simone MI Kuppens, Dimitri N Papatsonis, Brent C Opmeer, Joris AM van der Post, Ben Willem J Mol and Marjolein Kok
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:20
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  43. Whilst there has been increasing research interest in interventions which promote physical activity during pregnancy few studies have yielded detailed insights into the views and experiences of overweight and ...

    Authors: Zoe Weir, Judith Bush, Stephen C Robson, Catherine McParlin, Judith Rankin and Ruth Bell
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:18
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. It has been shown that plasma carnitine concentrations decrease markedly during gestation. A recent study performed with a low number of subjects suggested that this effect could be due to a low iron status wh...

    Authors: Robert Ringseis, Nicole Hanisch, Gregor Seliger and Klaus Eder
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:17
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  45. Maternal weight and maternal weight gain during pregnancy exert a significant influence on infant birth weight and the incidence of macrosomia. Fetal macrosomia is associated with an increase in both adverse o...

    Authors: Jennifer Walsh, Rhona Mahony, Michael Foley and Fionnuala Mc Auliffe
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:16
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  46. Most women use some method of pain relief during labour. There is extensive research evidence available of pharmacological pain relief during labour; however this evidence is not readily available to pregnant ...

    Authors: Camille H Raynes-Greenow, Natasha Nassar, Siranda Torvaldsen, Lyndal Trevena and Christine L Roberts
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:15
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  47. In Tanzania, maternal mortality ratio remains unacceptably high at 578/100,000 live births. Despite a high coverage of antenatal care (96%), only 44% of deliveries take place within the formal health services....

    Authors: Declare Mushi, Rose Mpembeni and Albrecht Jahn
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:14
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  48. In Tanzania, more than 90% of all pregnant women attend antenatal care at least once and approximately 62% four times or more, yet less than five in ten receive skilled delivery care at available health units....

    Authors: Moke Magoma, Jennifer Requejo, Oona MR Campbell, Simon Cousens and Veronique Filippi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:13
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  49. Women with severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia are at risk of developing chronic hypertension in future. Chronic hypertension may manifest initially as persistent hypertension at the end of the puerperium. The obje...

    Authors: Emmanuel B Ndayambagye, Miriam Nakalembe and Dan K Kaye
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:12
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  50. Activated Protein C Resistance (APCR), a poor anticoagulant response of APC in haemostasis, is the commonest heritable thrombophilia. Adverse outcomes during pregnancy have been linked to APCR. This study dete...

    Authors: Sara Sedano-Balbás, Mark Lyons, Brendan Cleary, Margaret Murray, Geraldine Gaffney and Majella Maher
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:11
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