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  1. In this study, we aimed to determine whether epidural analgesia affects the indications for intrapartum caesarean delivery, such as foetal distress, dystocia, or maternal request, in nulliparous term women wit...

    Authors: Rong Lin, Peng Shi, Haibing Li, Zhiqiang Liu and Zhendong Xu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:464
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  2. To date, information and support has been focused on mothers, with evidence that healthcare professionals overlook fathers’ mental health, and that fathers receive little or no support for themselves during th...

    Authors: Sarah Hambidge, Amy Cowell, Emily Arden-Close and Andrew Mayers
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:463
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  3. After childbirth, most women do not lose the extra weight gained during pregnancy. This is important because postnatal weight retention contributes to the development of obesity in later life. Research shows t...

    Authors: Natalie Tyldesley-Marshall, Sheila M Greenfield, Helen M Parretti, Kate Jolly, Susan Jebb and Amanda J Daley
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:462
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  4. Up to 50 % of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) will receive a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) within a decade after pregnancy. While excess postpartum weight retention exacerbates T2...

    Authors: Briana J. Stith, Samantha M. Buls, Sarah A. Keim, Stephen F. Thung, Mark A. Klebanoff, Mark B. Landon, Steven G. Gabbe, Kajal K. Gandhi and Reena Oza-Frank
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:461
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  5. Inadequate gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with adverse outcomes in maternal and child health and can be enhanced by social inequalities, such as lower education and household food insecurity (HFI)...

    Authors: Aléxia Vieira de Abreu Rodrigues, Ana Lúcia Pires Augusto and Rosana Salles-Costa
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:460
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  6. Maternal prenatal stress is associated with worse socio-emotional outcomes in offspring throughout childhood. However, the association between prenatal stress and later caregiving sensitivity is not well under...

    Authors: Pamela Scorza, Emily C. Merz, Marisa Spann, Emily Steinberg, Tianshu Feng, Seonjoo Lee, Elizabeth Werner, Bradley S. Peterson and Catherine Monk
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:458
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  7. Preterm birth is the most common cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Tocolytics are considered a standard treatment for women with threatened preterm delivery to allow time for maternal steroid administ...

    Authors: Mohammed H. Ibrahim, Tahani Elfaki, Elhassan M. Elhassan, Somia K. Abdelrahiem and Ishag Adam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:457
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  8. Amniotic band syndrome is a rare phenomenon, but it can result in serious complications. We report herein our experience of amniotic band syndrome in a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy where rupture of ...

    Authors: Mizuki Nakashima, Takashi Iizuka, Kyosuke Kagami, Rena Yamazaki, Masanori Ono and Hiroshi Fujiwara
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:456
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  9. Frozen embryo transfer (FET) can greatly improve the pregnancy outcomes for high responder patients. However, it is not known whether the timing of FET is a risk factor on pregnancy outcomes in high responder ...

    Authors: Na Zuo, Yingzhuo Gao, Ningning Zhang, Da Li and Xiuxia Wang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:455
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  10. Iodine plays an important role in pregnancy. How to maintain adequate iodine intake amongst pregnant women in each trimester of pregnancy to prevent adverse birth outcomes in central China is a challenge for c...

    Authors: Jinju Dong, Shouyan Liu, Lingyun Wang, Xingjian Zhou, Qinghong Zhou, Congli Liu, Jingrui Zhu, Weilan Yuan, Wang-yang Xu and Jie Deng
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:454
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  11. Multi-drug resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) in pregnant women is a cause for concern globally; few data have described the safety of second-line anti-TB medications during pregnancy....

    Authors: Idah Mokhele, Nelly Jinga, Rebecca Berhanu, Thandi Dlamini, Lawrence Long and Denise Evans
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:453
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  12. In 2017, roughly 540 women in Sub-Saharan Africa died every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. To stem this public-health crisis, the WHO recommends a standard continuity of mater...

    Authors: Dismas Matovelo, Pendo Ndaki, Victoria Yohani, Rose Laisser, Respicious Bakalemwa, Edgar Ndaboine, Zabron Masatu, Magdalena Mwaikambo, Jennifer L. Brenner and Warren M. Wilson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:452
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  14. Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain are associated with adverse maternal and foetal health outcomes. Interventions targeting dietary and physical activity behaviours during pregnancy have ty...

    Authors: Alexandra Rhodes, Andrea D. Smith, Clare H. Llewellyn and Helen Croker
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:450
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  15. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) is one of the most common pregnancy complications and causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has been associated with adver...

    Authors: Hui Ju Chih, Flavia T. S. Elias, Laura Gaudet and Maria P. Velez
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:449
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  16. Perinatal outcomes for singleton pregnancies are poorer, on average, for Aboriginal people than non-Aboriginal people, but little is known about Aboriginal multifetal pregnancies. Yet multifetal pregnancies an...

    Authors: Alison J. Gibberd, Jessica Tyler, Kathleen Falster, David B. Preen, Mark Hanly, Marilyn J. Clarke, Bridgette J. McNamara, Sandra J. Eades and Katrina J. Scurrah
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:448
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  17. In recent years, births to older mothers and multiparous mothers have increased rapidly with the change of birth policy in China. And mothers of advanced age are more likely to have maternal complications and ...

    Authors: Donghua Li, Chengxiao Yu, Ci Song, Weiqing Ning, Yan Xu, Huan Ge, Song Lin, Wenjie Zhou, Yajun Lu, Xudong Wang, Zhibin Hu, Yuan Lin and Jie Wu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:447
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  18. Twin birth weight percentiles are less popular in clinical management among twin pregnancies compared with singleton ones in China. This study aimed to compare the incidence and neonatal outcomes of small for ...

    Authors: Dongxin Lin, Jiaming Rao, Dazhi Fan, Zheng Huang, Zixing Zhou, Gengdong Chen, Pengsheng Li, Xiafen Lu, Demei Lu, Huishan Zhang, Caihong Luo, Xiaoling Guo and Zhengping Liu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:446
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  20. Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a prevalent problem, affecting up to 41% of reproductive aged women worldwide. However, the association between female sexual function (FSF) and fecundability in women attemp...

    Authors: See Ling Loy, Chee Wai Ku, Yin Bun Cheung, Keith M. Godfrey, Yap-Seng Chong, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Kok Hian Tan, Fabian Kok Peng Yap, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Helen Chen, Shiao-Yng Chan, Tse Yeun Tan and Jerry Kok Yen Chan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:444
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  21. Stillbirth is an extremely traumatic and distressing experience for parents, with profound and long-lasting negative impacts. Cultural beliefs and practices surrounding death vary considerably across different...

    Authors: Elizabeth Ayebare, Tina Lavender, Jonan Mweteise, Allen Nabisere, Anne Nendela, Raheli Mukhwana, Rebecca Wood, Sabina Wakasiaka, Grace Omoni, Birungi Susan Kagoda and Tracey A. Mills
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:443
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  22. Betamethasone (BMZ) is used to accelerate fetal lung maturation in women with threatened preterm birth, but its efficacy is variable and limited by the lack of patient individualization in its dosing and admin...

    Authors: Mary T. Kinney, Sara K. Quinney, Hayley K. Trussell, Larissa L. Silva, Sherrine A. Ibrahim and David M. Haas
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:442
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  23. Placenta previa, a serious obstetric issue, should be managed by experienced teams. The safe and appropriate mode of delivery for placenta previa is by cesarean delivery. However, no studies were found compari...

    Authors: Dazhi Fan, Huishan Zhang, Jiaming Rao, Dongxin Lin, Shuzhen Wu, Pengsheng Li, Gengdong Chen, Zixing Zhou, Juan Liu, Ting Chen, Fengying Chen, Xiaoling Guo and Zhengping Liu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:441
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  25. Eclampsia, considered as serious complication of preeclampsia, remains a life-threatening condition among pregnant women. It accounts for 12% of maternal deaths and 16–31% of perinatal deaths worldwide. Most d...

    Authors: Koech Irene, Poli Philippe Amubuomombe, Richard Mogeni, Cheruiyot Andrew, Ann Mwangi and Orang’o Elkanah Omenge
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:439
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  28. The common use of singleton fetal growth standard to access twin growth might lead to over-monitoring and treatment. We aimed to develop fetal growth standards for Chinese twins based on ultrasound measurement...

    Authors: Jianping Chen, Jun Zhang, Yang Liu, Xing Wei, Yingjun Yang, Gang Zou, Yun Zhang, Tao Duan and Luming Sun
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:436
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  29. Asthma is the most common respiratory disease among children, while atopic diseases such as atopic dermatitis affect about 20% of infants under 2 years of age. Studies suggested that these conditions might be ...

    Authors: Shuguang Chen and Sheng Chen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:435
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  31. Assessing the likelihood of success of induction of labour using ultrasonically measured cervical volume is an important research question.

    Authors: S. R. Athulathmudali, M. Patabendige, S. K. Chandrasinghe and P. H. P. De Silva
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:433
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  32. The prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in China declined during 2000–2017 with periconceptional folic acid (FA) supplementation, which is effective in reducing the risk of birth defects. We aimed to asse...

    Authors: Mingming Cui, Xiao-Lin Lu, Yan-Yu Lyu, Fang Wang, Xiao-Lu Xie, Xi-Yue Cheng and Ting Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:432
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  34. Prenatal anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental disorders during pregnancy. This study assessed the prevalence of prenatal anxiety and examined whether resilience could play the mediating role in the asso...

    Authors: Ruqing Ma, Fengzhi Yang, Lijuan Zhang, Kristin K. Sznajder, Changqing Zou, Yajing Jia, Can Cui, Weiyu Zhang, Wenzhu Zhang, Ning Zou and Xiaoshi Yang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:430
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  35. Despite current efforts to improve hand hygiene in health care facilities, compliance among birth attendants remains low. Current improvement strategies are inadequate, largely focusing on a limited set of kno...

    Authors: Yolisa Nalule, Helen Buxton, Por Ir, Supheap Leang, Alison Macintyre, Ponnary Pors, Channa Samol and Robert Dreibelbis
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:429
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  36. In Madagascar, maternal mortality remains stable and high (426 deaths per 100,000 live births). This situation is mainly due to a delay or lack of use of maternal healthcare services. Problems related to mater...

    Authors: Voahirana Tantely Andrianantoandro, Dolorès Pourette, Olivier Rakotomalala, Henintsoa Joyce Valentina Ramaroson, Rila Ratovoson and Feno M. Jacob Rakotoarimanana
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:428
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  37. Euglycaemic ketoacidosis (EKA) is an infrequent but serious condition which usually follows a period of starvation, severe vomiting or illness in individuals with or without diabetes. Ketoacidosis is associate...

    Authors: Margaret Pikovsky, Min Yi Tan, Amanda Ahmed, Lynne Sykes, Rochan Agha-Jaffar and Christina K. H. Yu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:427
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  38. Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of disorders that arise from the failure of the neural tube close between 21 and 28 days after conception. About 90% of neural tube defects and 95% of death due to these ...

    Authors: Daniel Atlaw, Yohannes Tekalegn, Biniyam Sahiledengle, Kenbon Seyoum, Damtew Solomon, Habtamu Gezahegn, Zerihun Tariku, Yared Tekle and Vijay Kumar Chattu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:426
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Global disparities in maternal mortality could be reduced by universal facility delivery. Yet, deficiencies in the quality of care prevent some mothers from seeking facility-based obstetric care. Obstetric car...

    Authors: Kirsten Austad, Michel Juarez, Hannah Shryer, Patricia L. Hibberd, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Peter Rohloff and Anita Chary
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:425
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  40. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is very commonly-seen in clinical settings, and GDM patients may have higher levels of anxiety. It’s necessary to evaluate the anxiety level and potentially influencing fact...

    Authors: Feng Fu, Ping Yan, Shuping You, Xinmin Mao, Tingting Qiao, Li Fu, Yanni Wang, Yali Dai and Palida Maimaiti
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:424
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Most studies on the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been conducted with adults and non-pregnant women. Thus, its impacts on maternal health are not yet fully established. This study aimed to verify the re...

    Authors: Rita de Cássia Oliveira de Carvalho-Sauer, Maria da Conceição N. Costa, Maria Gloria Teixeira, Estela Maria Ramos do Nascimento, Ediane Maria Filardi Silva, Mariana Luiza Almeida Barbosa, Géssica Rodrigues da Silva, Thaissa Piedade Santos and Enny S. Paixao
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:423
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  42. The rate of neonatal mortality has declined but lesser than the infant mortality rate and remains a major public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries. There is an urgent need to focus on newbor...

    Authors: Rajbanshi Sushma, Mohd Noor Norhayati and Nik Hussain Nik Hazlina
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:422
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. While breastfeeding self-efficacy (BSES) is an important modifiable determinant of breastfeeding, a structured assessment is not standard practice in Cyprus. We assessed the Greek version of the Breastfeeding ...

    Authors: Mary Economou, Ourania Kolokotroni, Irene Paphiti-Demetriou, Christiana Kouta, Ekaterini Lambrinou, Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Vasiliki Hadjiona and Nicos Middleton
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:421
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Activity monitoring devices may be used to facilitate goal-setting, self-monitoring, and feedback towards a step-based physical activity (PA) goal. This study examined the performance of the wrist-worn Fitbit ...

    Authors: Samantha F. Ehrlich, Jill M. Maples, Cristina S. Barroso, Kathleen C. Brown, David R. Bassett Jr, Nikki B. Zite and Kimberly B. Fortner
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:420
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  45. Prenatal alcohol consumption is a serious public health concern that is considered as one of the preventable risk factors for neonatal and childhood morbidity and several adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study...

    Authors: Alemu Earsido Addila, Telake Azale, Yigzaw Kebede Gete and Mezgebu Yitayal
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:419
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is characterized by impairment of ovarian function on a continuum before the age of 40 years. POI is affected by multiple factors. Considering new insights from recent gut...

    Authors: Jiaman Wu, Yuanyuan Zhuo, Yulei Liu, Yan Chen, Yan Ning and Jilong Yao
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:418
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Malawi implemented a Results Based Financing (RBF) model for Maternal and Newborn Health, “RBF4MNH” at public hospitals in four Districts, with the aim of improving health outcomes. We used this context to see...

    Authors: Regina Makuluni and William Stones
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:417
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  48. On the 27th of March 2020 the Zimbabwean government declared the Covid-19 pandemic a ‘national disaster’. Travel restrictions and emergency regulations have had significant impacts on maternity services, includin...

    Authors: Clare Shakespeare, Handsome Dube, Sikhangezile Moyo and Solwayo Ngwenya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:416
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  49. There are few epidemiological studies on the relation between temperature changes and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine the relation between Physiological Equivalent Temper...

    Authors: Maryam Dastoorpoor, Narges Khanjani and Narges Khodadadi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:415
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. In the African region, 5.6% of pregnancies are estimated to be complicated by preeclampsia and 2.9% by eclampsia, with almost one in ten maternal deaths being associated with hypertensive disorders. In Sierra ...

    Authors: N. Stitterich, J. Shepherd, M. M. Koroma and S. Theuring
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:413
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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