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  1. Prior research has demonstrated bidirectional associations between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and perinatal maternal depression. However, the association between GDM, prenatal depression, and postpart...

    Authors: Lauren C. Shuffrey, Maristella Lucchini, Santiago Morales, Ayesha Sania, Christine Hockett, Emily Barrett, Kecia N. Carroll, Camille C. Cioffi, Dana Dabelea, Sean Deoni, Anne L. Dunlop, Arielle Deutsch, William P. Fifer, Morgan R. Firestein, Monique M. Hedderson, Melanie Jacobson…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:758
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  2. Information on the frequency and clinical features of advanced HIV disease (AHD) in pregnancy and its effects on maternal and perinatal outcomes is limited. The objective of this study was to describe the prev...

    Authors: Tacilta Nhampossa, Raquel González, Arsenio Nhacolo, Laura Garcia-Otero, Llorenç Quintó, Maura Mazuze, Anete Mendes, Aina Casellas, Gizela Bambo, Aleny Couto, Esperança Sevene, Khátia Munguambe and Clara Menendez
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:756
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  3. Data showed that postpartum haemorrhage contributed to over 40% of in-hospital deaths of Ethiopian women. However, little is known about the barriers to effective management of primary postpartum haemorrhage. ...

    Authors: Tiruneh Bewket, Fooladi Ensieh, Plummer Virginia and McLelland Gayle
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:755
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  5. Authors: Hannah E. Christie, Lauren A. Roach, Meredith Kennedy, Kassia Beetham, Barbara J. Meyer, Danielle Schoenaker and Monique Francois
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:753
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    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:591

  7. The prevalence of cesarean birth in Iran is very high. Having a negative childbirth experience is one of the reasons that primiparous women provide to prefer caesarean birth over a vaginal birth. This study is...

    Authors: Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Shahla Meedya, Eesa Mohammadi, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi and Solmaz Ghanbari-Homaie
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:751
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  8. Delayed first antenatal care contact refers to first antenatal care contact occurring above twelfth weeks of gestation. Studies in Nigeria and in other countries have examined the prevalence and predictors of ...

    Authors: Bola Lukman Solanke, Olufemi O. Oyediran, Ayodele Aderemi Opadere, Taofik Olatunji Bankole, Olabusoye Olu Olupooye and Umar Idris Boku
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:750
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  9. Pregnancy results in physical and psychological changes in women; however, pregnant women hesitate to take a break from work even when they feel the need. Since working while physically ill leads to decreased ...

    Authors: Yasuka Nakamura, Yoko Sumikawa Tsuno, Aya Wada, Keiko Nagasaka, Maiko Kawajiri, Yoko Takeishi, Mikako Yoshida and Toyoko Yoshizawa
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:749
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  10. Women’s childbirth experiences in health facilities is at the core of quality of care. Their perceptions of poor-quality care, including disrespectful care at health facilities during childbirth, is recognized...

    Authors: Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian, Jihad Makhoul and Aleni Ghusayni
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:748
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  11. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pregnancy is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is the cornerstone of prophylaxis and treatment of thrombotic events dur...

    Authors: Montserrat León-García, Brittany Humphries, Andrea Maraboto, Montserrat Rabassa, Kasey R. Boehmer, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Perez, Feng Xie, Irene Pelayo, Mark Eckman, Shannon Bates, Anna Selva and Pablo Alonso-Coello
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:747
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  12. The objective of this prospective study is to compare the prevalence and severity of nausea and vomiting in the first trimester between singleton pregnancies conceived from stimulated in vitro fertilization (I...

    Authors: Evelyn Wong, Jennifer KY Ko, Raymond HW Li and Ernest HY Ng
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:746
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  13. Ministries of health in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) have been scaling up early essential newborn care (EENC). This study was carried out to u...

    Authors: Tomomi Kitamura, Hiromi Obara, Mari Honda, Tomoko Mori, Tomoo Ito, Mari Nagai, Sommana Rattana, Tung Rathavy and Yasuo Sugiura
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:745
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  14. Female genital fistulas are abnormal communications that lead to urinary and/or fecal incontinence. This analysis compares the characteristics of women with fistulas to understand how countries differ from one...

    Authors: Carrie J. Ngongo, Thomas J. I. P. Raassen, Marietta Mahendeka, Ladeisha Lombard, Jos van Roosmalen and Marleen Temmerman
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:744
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  15. Teenagers have higher risks for complications during the intrapartum and postpartum periods. Although facility-based postpartum care focusses on preventing complications in mothers and babies, it is not unders...

    Authors: Mariam Namutebi, Dorcus Kabahinda, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Racheal Nabunya, Dorothy Gingo Nanfuka, Lydia Kabiri, Tom Denis Ngabirano and Patience A. Muwanguzi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:743
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  16. In Western countries, it is common practice for a woman to be supported by a trusted person during childbirth, usually the other parent. Numerous studies have shown that this has a positive effect both on the ...

    Authors: Nadine Schmitt, Sabine Striebich, Gabriele Meyer, Almuth Berg and Gertrud M. Ayerle
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:742
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  17. Recent studies suggest that the incidence of small for gestational age (SGA) birth related to maternal depression, but the mechanism is unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the changes of promoter met...

    Authors: Jianhui Yang, Aitong Xu, YuMin Zhang, Jiahui Deng, Xuemei Lin, Lili Xie, Xiaochun Deng, Honglin Liu, Peishan Chen and Yuejun Huang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:741
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  18. Interventions targeting physical activity and sedentary behavior concurrently in pregnancy may be an ideal strategy to reduce the risk of pregnancy complications. We assessed the feasibility, acceptability, an...

    Authors: Kara M. Whitaker, Melissa A. Jones, Jaclyn Dziewior, Megan Anderson, Chelsie Anderson, Bethany Barone Gibbs and Lucas J. Carr
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:740
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  20. To study the correlations between facial profile markers and crown-lump length (CRL) in a Chinese population, and to evaluate the clinical value of these markers for abnormal fetuses during the first trimester...

    Authors: Xiaofeng Zhou, Chunya Ji, Lingling Sun, Linliang Yin, Xuedong Deng, Qi Pan, Jun Zhang, Zhong Yang, Chenhan Zheng, Chen Ling, Liping Shi and Yanqing Wu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:738
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  21. The aim of the present work was to cross-culturally adapt the Postpartum Depression Literacy Scale (PoDLiS) and use a descriptive cross-sectional design to evaluate its psychometric properties in Chinese perin...

    Authors: Weijian Huang, Xiaohan Li, Zijing Wu, Nan Jiang and Xu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:737
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  22. Many countries, including Cameroon, have found it challenging to estimate stillbirths, as there are limited available reports accurately. This analysis aimed to assess stillbirth rates and identify risk factor...

    Authors: Adidja Amani, Jobert Richie Nansseu, Guy Ferdinand Ndeffo, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Fabrice Zobel Lekeumo Cheuyem, Paul Roger Libite, Athanase A. Ateba, Solange Ngo Bama, Martina Lukong Baye, Georges Nguefack-Tsague and Robinson Enow Mbu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:736
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  23. International research shows marital status impacts the mental health of pregnant women, with prenatal depression and anxiety being higher among non-partnered women. However, there have been few studies examin...

    Authors: Asres Bedaso, Jon Adams, Wenbo Peng, Fenglian Xu and David Sibbritt
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:735
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  24. Limited evidence exists on the correlation between the pre-pregnancy low-carbohydrate (LC) diet and maternal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) levels during pregnancy. Our aim was to compare the differences i...

    Authors: Yanhui Hao, Lei Qu, Yuna Guo, Liying Ma, Muhe Guo, Yiqing Zhu, Yan Jin, Qin Gu, Yue Zhang and Wenguang Sun
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:734
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  25. Covid-19 pandemic became an unexpected stressor for the entire population and, particularly, for pregnant women and lactating mothers. The alarming infectious risk together with the lockdown period could affec...

    Authors: Marta Nicolás-López, Pablo González-Álvarez, Anna Sala de la Concepción, Maria Giralt-López, Beatriz Lorente, Inés Velasco, Paula Sol Ventura Wichner and Gemma Ginovart
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:733
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  26. To compare the rate of postpartum depression (PPD) during the first COVID-19 lockdown with the rate observed prior to the pandemic, and to examine factors associated with PPD.

    Authors: Sylvie Viaux-Savelon, Paul Maurice, Alexandra Rousseau, Chloe Leclere, Manon Renout, Laura Berlingo, David Cohen and Jean-Marie Jouannic
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:732
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  27. Antenatal care is an important tool to prevent complications and decrease the incidence of maternal and antenatal morbidity and mortality. In Brazil, quality, access, and coverage of antenatal care are describ...

    Authors: Márcia Regina Cangiani Fabbro, Monika Wernet, Nayara Girardi Baraldi, Jamile Claro de Castro Bussadori, Natália Rejane Salim, Bernardino Geraldo Alves Souto and Andréa dos Reis Fermiano
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:731
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  28. The use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is intriguing in view of its safety profile in pregnancy and historical precedence of the use of plasma for ...

    Authors: Heba Adan, Deemah Harb, Komal Hazari, Widad Abdelkareem, Fareeda Nikhat Khan, Maryam Zouaoui, May Raouf, Doaa Elsawy, Aida Joseph Azar, Amar Hassan Khamis and Abeer Ammar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:730
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  29. Several preconception exposures have been associated with adverse pregnancy, birth and postpartum outcomes. However, few studies have investigated women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards preconception healt...

    Authors: Michael P. Daly, James White, Julia Sanders and Ruth R. Kipping
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:729
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  30. Dystocia is a common obstetric complication among nulliparous women, which requires medical intervention and carries the risk of negative maternal and neonatal outcomes. Our aim was to examine the association ...

    Authors: Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Hiraiwa, Tsuyoshi Murata, Misa Sugeno, Toki Jin, Fumihito Ito, Daisuke Suzuki, Yasuhisa Nomura, Toma Fukuda, Shun Yasuda and Keiya Fujimori
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:728
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  31. Previous studies show an association between maternal plasma and salivary cortisol and preterm birth but have been primarily conducted in high-income countries. It is unknown whether salivary cortisol is a ris...

    Authors: Brietta M. Oaks, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Per Ashorn, Anna Lartey, Kevin D. Laugero, Harriet Okronipa, Christine P. Stewart and Kathryn G. Dewey
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:727
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  32. Assessing the severity of transferred neonates at admission can improve resource allocation. This study evaluated the role of TOPS (illness severity score including temperature, oxygen saturation, skin perfusi...

    Authors: Francesco Cavallin, Annaelena Contin, Natércia Alfeu, Belinda Macmillian, Amir Hussein Abubacar Seni, Bonifacio Rodriguez Cebola, Serena Calgaro, Giovanni Putoto and Daniele Trevisanuto
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:726
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  33. Shared implementation challenges at scale in early childhood home visiting have led researchers to explore precision home visiting as a promising service delivery mechanism to better address families’ unique n...

    Authors: Allison Ingalls, Paul Rebman, Lisa Martin, Elizabeth Kushman, Amanda Leonard, Aimee Cisler, Ingrid Gschwind, Amanda Brayak, Ann Marie Amsler and Emily E. Haroz
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:725
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  34. Continuity of midwifery-led care during labour and birth is considered optimal. To ensure its sustainability in practice where limited evidence is available, the aim of the present study was to explore midwive...

    Authors: Leila Amiri-Farahani, Maryam Gharacheh, Narges Sadeghzadeh, Hamid Peyravi and Sally Pezaro
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:724
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  35. Perinatal depression is broadly defined as depressive symptoms during pregnancy or within the 12 months following delivery, affecting approximately 20–25% of pregnant and postpartum women in low- and middle-in...

    Authors: Alyssa D. Hummel, Keshet Ronen, Amritha Bhat, Brenda Wandika, Esther M. Choo, Lusi Osborn, Maneesh Batra, John Kinuthia, Manasi Kumar and Jennifer A. Unger
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:723
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  36. To examine maternal, psychosocial, and pregnancy factors associated with breastfeeding for at least 6 months in those giving birth for the first time.

    Authors: David M. Haas, Ziyi Yang, Corette B. Parker, Judith Chung, Samuel Parry, William A. Grobman, Brian M. Mercer, Hyagriv N. Simhan, Robert M. Silver, Ronald J. Wapner, George R. Saade, Philip Greenland, Noel Bairey Merz, Uma M. Reddy and Victoria L. Pemberton
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:722
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  37. Language supported group antenatal care (gANC) for Somali-born women was implemented in a Swedish public ANC clinic. The women were offered seven 60-min sessions, facilitated by midwives and starting with a pr...

    Authors: Malin Ahrne, Ulrika Byrskog, Birgitta Essén, Ewa Andersson, Rhonda Small and Erica Schytt
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:721
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  38. Perioperative hypothermia and shivering commonly occur in pregnant women undergoing cesarean section. The warming method is usually used to prevent hypothermia and shivering. However, the effect of active warm...

    Authors: Qing Zhuo, Jia-Bin Xu, Jing Zhang and Bin Ji
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:720
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  39. During pregnancy, women`s bodies undergo rapid changes in body weight and body size within a relatively short period of time. Pregnancy may therefore be associated with an increased vulnerability for the devel...

    Authors: Katja Linde, Franziska Lehnig, Michaela Nagl, Holger Stepan and Anette Kersting
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:719
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  40. It remains unclear whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an independent risk factor for pregnancy complications in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment. For the integrative t...

    Authors: Hui-Ying Jie, Xiu Zhou, Ming-Peng Zhao, Min Hu, Qing-Yun Mai and Can-Quan Zhou
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:718
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  41. For quality-oriented evaluation of prenatal and obstetric care, it is important to systematically consider the perspective of the women receiving care in order to comprehensively assess and optimize quality in...

    Authors: Anja Alexandra Schulz and Markus Antonius Wirtz
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:717
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  42. Medically unjustifiable caesarean section (CS) deliveries have been rising rapidly in many developed countries over the last three decades. While many developing countries show rates beyond optimal levels, few...

    Authors: Manar E. Abdel-Rahman, Lukman Thalib and Duriya A. Rayis
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:716
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  43. The association between previous spontaneous abortion and preeclampsia is not yet fully understood. The current study was conducted to assess the association between previous spontaneous abortion and preeclamp...

    Authors: Ahmed Mohamedain, Duria A. Rayis, Nadiah AlHabardi and Ishag Adam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:715
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  44. The hematological impact of umbilical cord milking (UCM) was compared to that of delayed cord clamping (DCC) as a faster placental transfusion technique for preterm neonates (between 24 and 34 + 6 weeks gestat...

    Authors: Hytham Atia, Ahmed Badawie, Osama Elsaid, Mahmoud Kashef, Nourhan Alhaddad and Mohamed Gomaa
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:714
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  45. Late access to antenatal care is a contributor to excess mortality and morbidity among ethnic minority mothers compared to White British in the UK. While individual ethnicity and socioeconomic disadvantage are...

    Authors: Shuby Puthussery, Pei-Ching Tseng, Esther Sharma, Angela Harden, Malcolm Griffiths, Jacqueline Bamfo and Leah Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:713
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  46. Obesity in pregnant women is increasing worldwide, affecting the health of both mother and baby. Obesity may be associated with inadequate health literacy, a central competence when navigating antenatal health...

    Authors: Maiken Meldgaard, Annesofie Lunde Jensen, Amalie Damgaard Johansen, Rikke Damkjær Maimburg and Helle Terkildsen Maindal
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:712
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  47. Breastfeeding in the early postpartum period is expected to have mental benefits for mothers; however, the underlying psychobiological mechanisms remain unclear. Previously, we hypothesized that the release of...

    Authors: Miyuki Nagahashi-Araki, Makoto Tasaka, Tsunehiko Takamura, Hiromi Eto, Noriko Sasaki, Wakako Fujita, Asuka Miyazaki, Kanako Morifuji, Naoko Honda, Tunetake Miyamura and Shota Nishitani
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:711
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  48. Prenatal prescription of standard iron supplements to prevent iron deficiency appears not to be appropriate for all women and their children, as some women may be at risk of iron deficiency and others at risk ...

    Authors: Lucía Iglesias-Vázquez, Carmen Hernández-Martínez, Núria Voltas, Josefa Canals, Pilar Coronel, Mercedes Gimeno and Victoria Arija
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:710
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  49. Globally, the rate of caesarean deliveries increased from approximately 16.0 million in 2000 to 29.7 million in 2015. In this study, we decomposed the rural–urban disparities in caesarean deliveries in sub-Sah...

    Authors: Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Joshua Okyere, Aliu Mohammed, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Eugene Budu, Faustina Adoboi and Sanni Yaya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:709
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  50. Early and appropriate use of antenatal care services is critical for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Yet most women in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda, do not seek antenatal care u...

    Authors: Alison B. Comfort, Alison M. El Ayadi, Carol S. Camlin, Alexander C. Tsai, Hadija Nalubwama, Josaphat Byamugisha, Dilys M. Walker, James Moody, Tatyana Roberts, Umar Senoga, Paul J. Krezanoski and Cynthia C. Harper
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:708
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