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  1. Currently, studies showed that eosinophil count had clinical significance in the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. But, the clinical significance of eosinophil count in pregnancy specifically in preeclampsi...

    Authors: Yemataw Gelaw, Fikir Asrie, Muluken Walle and Zegeye Getaneh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:557
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  2. COVID-19 has catalysed digital innovations enabling remote healthcare. Pregnant women are at increased risk for severe course of COVID-19 infection. Also, the pandemic has a negative emotional impact on pregna...

    Authors: Shinta L. Moes, Martine Depmann, Titia A. Lely and Mireille N. Bekker
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:556
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  3. Congenital syphilis (CS) has reemerged as a global maternal and child health crisis. Kern County, California and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana are among the highest CS morbidity regions in the United Stat...

    Authors: Jennifer A. Wagman, Eunhee Park, Gloria P. Giarratano, Pierre M. Buekens and Emily W. Harville
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:555
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  4. Decreasing the anaesthesia preparation time for primiparas experiencing painful uterine contractions is clinically relevant. This prospective intervention study investigated the effect of various educational m...

    Authors: Chen Yang, Yan Cheng, Jianying Hu, Yaojun Lu, Xinhua Yu and Shaoqiang Huang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:554
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  5. Maternal and neonatal health significantly improves when birth is attended at health institutions where there are quality services and skilled attendants. In contrary, home birth results in high rates of mater...

    Authors: Temesgen Worku Gudayu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:553
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  6. Maternal mortality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region decreased significantly between 1990 and 2017. This was uneven, however, with some countries faring much better than others.

    Authors: Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy, Sohaila Cheema, Patrick Maisonneuve, Anupama Jithesh and Ravinder Mamtani
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:552
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  7. Health care providers have an important role to share evidence based information and empower patients to make informed choices. Previous studies indicate that shared decision making in pregnancy and childbirth...

    Authors: Elke Deherder, Ilse Delbaere, Adriana Macedo, Marianne J. Nieuwenhuijze, Sven Van Laere and Katrien Beeckman
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:551
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  8. During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, routine antenatal care was disrupted, and pregnant women positive for COVID-19 were at increased risk of caesarean section, intensive care admission or neonatal unit ...

    Authors: Charles Bircher, Matt Wilkes, Nicole Zahradka, Emily Wells and Ed Prosser-Snelling
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:550
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  9. Infertility has been associated with the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. It is not clear whether infertility and underlying causes of infertility or the use of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) therapi...

    Authors: Diana C. Soria-Contreras, Wei Perng, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Marie-France Hivert, Emily Oken and Jorge E. Chavarro
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:549
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  10. Parenting sense of competence significantly affects the quality of parenting behaviours and healthy infant development. However, primiparous women without parenting experience may lack confidence and feel stre...

    Authors: Yi Zhu, Xuan Zhou, Xiaoxu Yin, Lei Qiu, Na Sun, Rongrong An and Yanhong Gong
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:548
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  11. Fear of childbirth is an anxiety associated with childbirth, which manifests itself in physical and concentration problems. It is often associated with requesting a cesarean section, and it is prevalent in nul...

    Authors: Safieh Kananikandeh, Farkhondeh Amin Shokravi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand and Shayesteh Jahanfar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:547
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  12. The early birth and hospitalization of a preterm infant in neonatal intensive care unit can produce several emotional and behavioural responses including sleep problems for parents. Few studies have explored s...

    Authors: Gunhild Nordbø Marthinsen, Sølvi Helseth, Milada Småstuen, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Signe Marie Bandlien and Liv Fegran
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:546
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  13. Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in Tanzania is challenged by limited resources. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a simple method for identification of women at risk of gestational diabetes me...

    Authors: Safiness Simon Msollo, Haikael David Martin, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri and Pammla Petrucka
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:545
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  14. Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death among adolescent girls. In Ghana, the prevalence of adolescent pregnancy remains high. Yet, little is known about ANC utilization am...

    Authors: Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Stanley Kofi Alor and Caroline Dinam Badzi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:544
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  15. The cesarean delivery (CD) rate has been increasing globally. Trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC) has been used as a key method for the reduction of the CD rate. Little is known, however, about the ...

    Authors: Yulian Li, Lizi Zhang, Lijun Huang, Yingyu Liang, Jingsi Chen, Shilei Bi, Weinan Deng, Lin Lin, Xiaoyi Wang, Luwen Ren, Shanshan Zeng, Minshan Huang, Baoying Huang, Yijian Zhang, Sushan Xie, Lili Du…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:543
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  16. In reproductive medicine, vitamin D (VitD) is of particular interest because its deficiency has been linked to various infertility issues. Thus, preconception care, including appropriate VitD supplementation, ...

    Authors: Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Murata, Toma Fukuda, Karin Imaizumi, Akiko Yamaguchi, Shun Yasuda, Daisuke Suzuki, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori and Keiya Fujimori
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:542
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  17. Genito-urinary fistulas may occur as complications of obstetric surgery. Location and circumstances can indicate iatrogenic origin as opposed to pressure necrosis following prolonged, obstructed labor.

    Authors: Carrie J. Ngongo, Thomas J. I. P. Raassen, Marietta Mahendeka, Ladeisha Lombard and Jos van Roosmalen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:541
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  18. Our previous studies have suggested that the first trimester fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and is a predictor of GDM. The aim of the present study wa...

    Authors: Jia-Ning Tong, Yi-Xuan Chen, Xiao-Nian Guan, Kan Liu, Ai-Qi Yin, Hua-Fan Zhang, Lin-Lin Wu and Jian-Min Niu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:540
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  20. Perinatal complications are common burdens for neonates born from mother with pPROM. Physicians and parents sometimes need to make critical decisions about neonatal care with short- and long-term implications ...

    Authors: Lu Zhuang, Zhan-Kui Li, Yuan-Fang Zhu, Rong Ju, Shao-Dong Hua, Chun-Zhi Yu, Xing Li, Yan-Ping Zhang, Lei Li, Yan Yu, Wen Zeng, Jie Cui, Xin-Yu Chen, Jing-Ya Peng, Ting Li and Zhi-Chun Feng
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:538
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  21. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed profound challenges for pregnant patients and their families. Studies conducted early in the pandemic found that pregnant individuals reported increased mental health concerns i...

    Authors: Grayson B. Ashby, Kirsten A. Riggan, Lily Huang, Vanessa E. Torbenson, Margaret E. Long, Myra J. Wick, Megan A. Allyse and Enid Y. Rivera-Chiauzzi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:537
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  22. Tailoring an intervention to the needs and wishes of pregnant women in vulnerable situations (e.g., socioeconomic disadvantages) can reduce the risk of adverse outcomes and empower these women. A relatively hi...

    Authors: Esther I. Feijen-de Jong, Maria Dalmaijer, Relinde A. van der Stouwe, Danielle E. M. C. Jansen and J. Catja Warmelink
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:536
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  23. Cases of uterine wall thinning and placental abnormalities complicated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during pregnancy have been reported in Asian countries for ten years. Long-term steroid use can ca...

    Authors: Tomohiro Mitoma, Kei Hayata, Satomi Yokohata, Akiko Ohira, Chiaki Kashino, Satoe Kirino, Kazumasa Tani, Jota Maki, Eriko Eto and Hisashi Masuyama
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:535
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  25. Pregnancy induces cognitive reorganization which can lead to mental disorders. The aim of this study is to determine differences in cognitive scores, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and related metabolites bet...

    Authors: Huijuan Luo, Wengxiang Li, Lulu Wu, Shuming Zhong, Chengrong Du, Yimeng Liu, Yating Xu, Xinyu Huang, Awol Hanan Bahru, Xiaomei Tang, Juan Zhou, Dongju Wang, Xiangying Lou, Xuefan Bin and Xiaomin Xiao
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:533
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  26. Despite international clinical guideline recommendations, implementation of Bayes-theorem based preeclampsia risk prediction model in first trimester among Chinese women is limited. The aim of this study is to...

    Authors: Qiongjie Zhou, Jinghui Xu, Yu Xiong and Xiaotian Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:532
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  28. This study aims to describe clinical findings and determine the medium-term survival of congenital zika syndrome (CZS) suspected cases.

    Authors: Enny S. Paixao, Laura C. Rodrigues, Maria da Conceição N. Costa, Rita de Cassia Oliveira de Carvalho-Sauer, Wanderson K. Oliveira, Luciana L. Cardim, Lavinia Schuler-Faccini, Roberto F. S. Andrade, Moreno S. Rodrigues, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Rafael V. Veiga, Larissa C. Costa, Eduardo H. Carmo, Liam Smeeth, Mauricio L. Barreto and Maria Gloria Teixeira
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:530
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  29. The dominant model of childbirth in most Western countries is medicalized childbirth. Women's beliefs about whether childbirth should be a medicalized process to a greater or lesser degree may be related, in a...

    Authors: Maite Espinosa, Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Carmen Paz-Pascual, Paola Bully-Garay and Arturo García-Álvarez
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:529
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  30. Treatment of closed tibial shaft fractures in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy is controversial. Since there are few case reports published in literature, there is no consensus on the appropriate management of thes...

    Authors: Attilio Basile, Laura Palmieri, Riccardo Lanzetti, Pasquale Sessa, Marco Spoliti, Alessio Giai Via and Gennaro Pipino
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:528
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  31. It is worthwhile to identify women at risk of developing postpartum depression during pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the optimal time and cutoff score for antenatal screening for prediction of postpa...

    Authors: Akiko Tanuma-Takahashi, Tomohiro Tanemoto, Chie Nagata, Ryo Yokomizo, Akiko Konishi, Kenji Takehara, Tetsuo Ishikawa, Nozomu Yanaihara, Osamu Samura and Aikou Okamoto
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:527
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  32. To evaluate the differences in pregnancy outcomes between assisted reproductive technology (ART) patients and natural pregnant women in Shanghai, China in the past 6 years objectively. And to assess the feasib...

    Authors: Mulan He, Xiaoxi Sun, Chunfang Wang and Yilun Sui
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:526
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  33. In prior work we observed differences in morphology features in placentas from an autism-enriched cohort as compared to those from a general population sample. Here we sought to examine whether these differenc...

    Authors: Caichen Zhong, Ruchit Shah, Juliette Rando, Bo Park, Theresa Girardi, Cheryl K. Walker, Lisa A. Croen, M. Daniele Fallin, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Brian K. Lee, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Heather E. Volk, Craig J. Newschaffer, Carolyn M. Salafia and Kristen Lyall
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:525
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  34. Despite significant government investments to improve birth outcomes in low and middle-income countries over the past several decades, stillbirth and neonatal mortality continue to be persistent public health ...

    Authors: Alka Dev
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:524
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  35. Ethiopia has low skilled birth attendance rates coupled with low quality of care within health facilities contributing to one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa, at 412 deaths per 10...

    Authors: Negalign B. Bayou, Liz Grant, Simon C. Riley and Elizabeth H. Bradley
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:523
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  36. Type 3 fibroids are a special subtype of intramural fibroids that are likely to affect the pregnancy outcomes of assisted reproductive techniques. Hysteroscopic resection is a treatment for type 3 fibroids, bu...

    Authors: Ying Han, Ruqiang Yao, Yinfeng Zhang, Zexin Yang, Haining Luo, XinYan Wang, Aijun Du, Yunshan Zhang and Yingjun Zhu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:522
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  37. Preeclampsia is a severe condition that annually affects about 3–8% of pregnancies worldwide. Preeclampsia is thereby one of the most common pregnancy complications for both mother and child. Despite that, the...

    Authors: Therése Hansson, Maria E. Andersson, Gerd Ahlström and Stefan R. Hansson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:521
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  38. To compare the prognostic performance of biomarkers soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), Placental Growth Factor (PIGF), and sFlt-1/PIGF ratio as continuous values or as a binary cut-off of 38 for pred...

    Authors: Meron M. Kifle, Prabin Dahal, Manu Vatish, Ana Sofia Cerdeira and Eric O. Ohuma
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:520
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  40. The World Health Organization recommends induction of labour (IOL) for low risk pregnancy from 41 + 0 gestational weeks (GW). Nevertheless, in Sri Lanka IOL at 40 GW is a common practice. This study compares m...

    Authors: Hemantha Senanayake, Ilaria Mariani, Emanuelle Pessa Valente, Monica Piccoli, Benedetta Armocida, Caterina Businelli, Mohamed Rishard, Benedetta Covi and Marzia Lazzerini
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:518
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  41. Social media plays an important role as a source for obtaining or sharing health information. It is frequently used as a resource by pregnant women who seek information and emotional support regarding their ph...

    Authors: Joo Yun Lee and Eunhee Lee
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:517
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  42. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance with onset during pregnancy. It is characterized by high risk of adverse outcomes for the mother and the foetus, if not adequately controll...

    Authors: Valentina Guarnotta, Gianluca Cuva, Maria Pia Imbergamo and Carla Giordano
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:516
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  43. This study aims to assess delayed versus early umbilical cord clamping in preeclamptic mothers undergoing scheduled caesarean delivery regarding the maternal intra-operative blood loss and neonatal outcomes.

    Authors: Ahmed Rashwan, Ashraf Eldaly, Ahmed El-Harty, Moutaz Elsherbini, Mazen Abdel-Rasheed and Marwa M. Eid
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:515
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  44. Due to the advancement of modern societies, the proportion of women who delay childbearing until or beyond 30 years has dramatically increased in the last three decades and has been linked with adverse materna...

    Authors: Hui Li, Nawsherwan, Cuifang Fan, Sumaira Mubarik, Ghulam Nabi and Yin Xiao Ping
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:514
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  45. To assess if simulation-based training (SBT) of B-Lynch suture and uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) for the management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) impacted provider attitudes, practice patterns, and patient ...

    Authors: Pooja S. Parameshwar, Katherine Bianco, Elizabeth B. Sherwin, Pamela K. Meza, Alisha Tolani, Paige Bates, Lillian Sie, Andrea Sofía López Enríquez, Diana E. Sanchez, Edgar R. Herrarte and Kay Daniels
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:513
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  46. Over the years, an increasing trend of unnecessary caesarean section (c-section) deliveries has raised concerns in Bangladesh. So far, many studies have reported the risk factors of c-section delivery in Bangl...

    Authors: T. Muhammad, Shobhit Srivastava, Pradeep Kumar and Rashmi Rashmi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:512
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  47. The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global healthcare crisis that negatively affects pregnant women. Although patients with an acute infection during pregnancy have been widely studied, information regarding l...

    Authors: Rita Zlatkin, Sarah Dollinger, Chen Jacoby, Anat Shmueli, Shiri Barbash-Hazan, Rony Chen, Arnon Wiznitzer and Eran Hadar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:511
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  48. Access to information is essential to achieving individual empowerment; meaning the ability to exercise control, manage one’s own condition and make informed decisions. However, studies have shown that informa...

    Authors: Beata Molin, Sofia Zwedberg, Anna-Karin Berger, Anna Sand and Susanne Georgsson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:510
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  49. Childbirth experience has been shown to depend on the mode of delivery. However, it is unclear how labour induction influences the childbirth experience in different modes of delivery. Thus, we assessed the ch...

    Authors: Johanna M. Joensuu, Hannu Saarijärvi, Hanna Rouhe, Mika Gissler, Veli-Matti Ulander, Seppo Heinonen, Paulus Torkki and Tomi S. Mikkola
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:508
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  50. According to the World Health Organization about 2.6 million deaths were reported worldwide in 2015. More than 98% of stillbirths occur in developing countries. At present, the causes of many cases of stillbir...

    Authors: Haleh Soltanghoraee, Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Narjes Khalili and Azadeh Soltani
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:507
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