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  1. The uptake of skilled pregnancy care in rural areas of Nigeria remains a challenge amid the various strategies aimed at improving access to skilled care. The low use of skilled health care during pregnancy, ch...

    Authors: Ogochukwu Udenigwe, Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta F. C. Ntoimo, Wilson Imongan, Brian Igboin and Sanni Yaya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:20
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Many maternal factors are known to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, but studies about paternal factors yielded inconsistent conclusions. The study was to assess whether paternal factors are associate...

    Authors: Jing Li, Jie Qiu, Ling Lv, Baohong Mao, Lei Huang, Tao Yang, Cheng Wang and Qing Liu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:19
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  3. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a highly prevalent mental health problem that affects parental health with implications for child health in infancy, childhood, adolescence and beyond. The primary aim of this st...

    Authors: Ryan Chow, Eileen Huang, Allen Li, Sophie Li, Sarah Y. Fu, Jin S. Son and Warren G. Foster
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:18
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  4. Trial of labor after a previous cesarean delivery (TOLAC) has reduced the rate of cesarean sections (CS). Nevertheless, the widespread use of TOLAC has been limited by an increase in adverse outcomes, the most...

    Authors: Huan ZHANG, Haiyan LIU, Shouling LUO and Weirong GU
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:11
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  5. Racial disparities in adverse perinatal outcomes have been studied in other countries, but little has been done for the Canadian population. In this study, we sought to examine the disparities in adverse perin...

    Authors: Na Zeng, Erica Erwin, Wendy Wen, Daniel J. Corsi, Shi Wu Wen and Yanfang Guo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:9
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  6. There are fundamental and rapid changes in body shape during pregnancy, some of which persist for an extended time after delivery and may cause dissatisfaction with body shape. Therefore, we conducted this stu...

    Authors: Mehrri Tavakoli, Seyedeh Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady and Leila Amiri Farahani
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:8
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Numerous changes occur in different aspects of women’s lives in the postpartum period. Women’s adjusting with problems and taking advantage of this opportunity can develop their personality. In this regard, ac...

    Authors: Mahboobeh Asadi, Mahnaz Noroozi and Mousa Alavi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:7
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  8. Premature birth can affect maternal mental health. Considering that the mental health disorder in mothers may play a vital role in the growth and development of their children, therefore, this study was conduc...

    Authors: Leila Seiiedi-Biarag, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Khalil Esmaeilpour and Shirin Hasanpour
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:6
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  9. The rate at which mothers experience a cesarean section in the absence of medical signs is growing worldwide. Women’s beliefs and intentions play an essential role in the request or choice of a delivery method...

    Authors: Seyed Abolhassan Naghibi, Maryam Khazaee-Pool and Mahmood Moosazadeh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:5
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  10. Per UNICEF’s Nurturing Care Framework, early childhood development (ECD) begins during pregnancy and many lower-resource settings need data to inform their programs for optimal child development. The maternal-...

    Authors: Jessica Mackness, John A. Gallis, Raymond Kofi Owusu, Mohammed Ali, Safiyatu Abubakr-Bibilazu, Haliq Adam, Raymond Aborigo, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Margaret Lillie, Elena McEwan, John Hembling, Lavanya Vasudevan and Joy Noel Baumgartner
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:4
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  11. Women’s empowerment, and maternal and neonatal health are important targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. Our objective is to examine the relationship between women’s empowerment and elective cesarean ...

    Authors: Myriam de Loenzien, Quoc Nhu Hung Mac and Alexandre Dumont
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:3
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  12. Globally, maternal health remains a major priority. Most of maternal deaths globally occur in sub-Saharan Africa, with most of these deaths linked to lack of access to antenatal care and skilled assistance dur...

    Authors: Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Collins Adu, Eugene Budu, John Elvis Hagan Jr, Thomas Schack and Sanni Yaya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:2
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  13. Maternal and child health care services are available in both public and private facilities in Nepal. Studies have not yet looked at trends in maternal and child health service use over time in Nepal. This pap...

    Authors: Ramesh Prasad Adhikari, Manisha Laxmi Shrestha, Emily N. Satinsky and Nawaraj Upadhaya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:1
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  14. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Carla Tatiana Garcia Barreto, Felipe Guimarães Tavares, Mariza Theme-Filha, Yasmin Nascimento Farias, Lídia de Nazaré Pantoja and Andrey Moreira Cardoso
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:781
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:748

  15. Maternal feeding anxiety (FA) was prevalent during puerperium and might affect infant feeding practices. This study was aimed to investigate the FA status in Chinese postpartum women and its relationship with ...

    Authors: Jing Sun, Yimin Zhu, Yongjin Li, Niuniu Li, Tan Liu, Xiao Su, Zhiyong Dai, Yanchun Zhang, Lina Pan, Wei Jiang and Wenli Zhu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:780
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  16. Both genetic susceptibility and dysregulated lipid metabolism are important susceptibilities to preeclampsia. In the study, we devote to investigate the associations of FOXO3 and TLR7 genetic polymorphisms wit...

    Authors: Xuefeng Pan, Benjie Wei, Hong Wang, Lingyu Ma, Zhaoli Du and Ying Chen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:779
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  17. Despite the extensive research on fertility desires among women the world over, there is a relative dearth of literature on the desire for more children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study, therefore, exam...

    Authors: Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Ebenezer Agbaglo and Sanni Yaya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:778
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  19. To determine whether advanced maternal age (AMA) causes changes in the maternal serum markers of Trisomy 21, 18 and open neural tube defects (ONTD) during the second trimester of pregnancy. Our research aims t...

    Authors: Yiming Chen, Xue Wang, Liyao Li, Sha Lu and Zhifen Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:776
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  20. In contrast to severe gestational hypertension, it is questioned whether antihypertensive medication for mild to moderate gestational hypertension prevents adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. Hypertensive...

    Authors: Eva Mulder, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Evine Appelman, Sander van Kuijk, Luc Smits, Rogier van der Zanden, Joris van Drongelen and Marc Spaanderman
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:775
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  21. The fetal adrenal gland is a highly vascularized organs and develops two recognizable distinct zones in uetro, inner fetal zone (FZ) and outer definitive zone (DZ). Based on the region supplied, middle adrenal...

    Authors: Ran Xu, Ziling Zhu, Wenjuan Tang, Qichang Zhou and Shi Zeng
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:774
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  22. The decision to initiate pharmacotherapy is integral in the care for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We sought to compare pregnancy outcomes between two threshold percentages of elevat...

    Authors: Rachel K. Harrison, Meredith Cruz, Ashley Wong, Caroline Davitt and Anna Palatnik
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:773
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  23. May-Hegglin anomaly is an autosomal dominant inherited condition, characterized by thrombocytopenia, giant platelets and Dohle-like bodies. Incidence is unknown and affected individuals can show from mild to m...

    Authors: Giulio Giordano, Giovanni L. Tiscia, Giovanni Favuzzi, Elena Chinni, Mariano Intrieri, Mario Mastroianno, Letizia Di Meglio, Maurizio Margaglione and Elvira Grandone
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:772
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  24. As cannabis consumption is increasing globally, including among pregnant women, there is a critical need to understand the effects of cannabis on fetal development and birth outcomes. We had two objectives: to...

    Authors: Camilla A. Michalski, Rayjean J. Hung, Ryan A. Seeto, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Jennifer D. Brooks, Joanna Henderson, Robert Levitan, Stephen J. Lye, Stephen G. Matthews and Julia A. Knight
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:771
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  25. Improvements in medical technologies have seen over-medicalization of childbirth. Caesarean section (CS) is a lifesaving procedure proven effective in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality across the globe...

    Authors: Valentina Laurita Longo, Emmanuel Nene Odjidja, Thierry Kamba Beia, Manuela Neri, Karina Kielmann, Irene Gittardi, Amanda Isabella Di Rosa, Michela Boldrini, Gian Benedetto Melis, Giovanni Scambia and Antonio Lanzone
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:770
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Pregnancy is a stress test of maternal thyroid function. The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in pregnant women is high. Subclinical hypothyroidism occurs in 10% of all pregnancies. Effects of hypothyroidism ...

    Authors: Kalpana Mahadik, Payal Choudhary and P. K. Roy
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:769
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  28. Cesarean section (CS) is an important indicator of access to, and quality of maternal health services. The World Health Organization recommends the Robson ten group classification system as a global standard f...

    Authors: Ferid A. Abubeker, Biruck Gashawbeza, Thomas Mekuria Gebre, Mekitie Wondafrash, Alula M. Teklu, Demis Degu and Delayehu Bekele
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:767
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  29. Maternal wellbeing and quality of life (QOL) are increasingly being recognized as important for healthy pregnancies. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a pharmacist consultation on pregnant...

    Authors: Maria Bich-Thuy Truong, Elin Ngo, Hilde Ariansen, Ross T. Tsuyuki and Hedvig Nordeng
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:766
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  30. Men’s participation in perinatal care is one of the key factors in promoting maternal and neonatal health. The effects of various methods of training on men’s knowledge and attitude about participation in peri...

    Authors: Vahideh Firouzan, Mahnaz Noroozi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand and Ziba Farajzadegan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:765
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  31. Preterm birth (occurring before 37 completed weeks of gestation) affects 15 million infants annually, 7.5% of which die due to related complications. The detection and early diagnosis are therefore paramount i...

    Authors: Evangelia Elenis, Anna-Karin Wikström and Marija Simic
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:764
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  33. There are unique challenges to parenting in residency and there is limited data to guide policy regarding lactation facilities and support for female physicians-in-training. We aimed to assess issues surroundi...

    Authors: Gabrielle W. Peters, Aleksandra Kuczmarska-Haas, Emma B. Holliday and Lindsay Puckett
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:762
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  34. The absence of suitable care during the postpartum period might result in substantial ill-health and even the demise of newborns. So, identifying and intervening thus factors increase postnatal newborn care ut...

    Authors: Abdu Seid and Mohammed Ahmed
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:761
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  35. Maternal healthcare services in Indonesia have seen dramatic improvements over the past 25 years and yet there is still room for improvement. The perception, by the women, of the perinatal care provided, is a ...

    Authors: Kazuko Tanaka, Ni Made Dian Kurniasari, Desak Nyoman Widyanthini, Ni Luh Putu Suariyani, Rina Listyowati, Akimi Urayama, I. Made Ady Wirawan and Koichi Yoshimura
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:760
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  36. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a pregnancy-specific carbohydrate intolerance Which can cause a large number of perinatal and postpartum complications. The members of Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β...

    Authors: Yinglei Xu, Chunlian Wei, Cuijiao Wu, Mengmeng Han, Jingli Wang, Huabin Hou, Lu Zhang, Shiguo Liu and Ying Chen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:759
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  37. Anxiety among women in the perinatal period is common. Assessing the severity of perinatal anxiety will help monitor the progress of the patient through the stages of anxiety and facilitated the treatment. Thi...

    Authors: Hoda Jradi, Thikrayat Alfarhan and Anas Alsuraimi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:758
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  38. Global health policy recommends exclusive breastfeeding until infants are 6 months. Little is known about the cost-effectiveness of breastfeeding promotion strategies. This paper presents a systematic search a...

    Authors: Elizabeth M. Camacho and Hannah Hussain
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:757
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  39. Simulation-based training in neonatal resuscitation is more effective when reinforced by both practice and continuous improvement processes. We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of a quality improvement progra...

    Authors: Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung, Omkar Basnet, Joar Eilevstjønn, Helge Myklebust, Sakina Girnary, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Dela Singh, Laxman Bastola, Prajwal Paudel, Sandhya Baral and Ashish KC
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:756
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  40. Gestational weight interventions are important in maternity care to counteract adverse pregnancy events. However, qualitative findings indicate potential obstacles in the implementation of interventions due to...

    Authors: Anne Christenson, Jarl Torgerson and Erik Hemmingsson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:755
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women and newborns is incompletely understood. Preliminary data shows a rather fluctuating course of the disease from asymptomatic or mild symptoms to maternal de...

    Authors: Amal Ayed, Alia Embaireeg, Asmaa Benawadh, Wadha Al-Fouzan, Majdeda Hammoud, Monif Al-Hathal, Abeer Alzaydai, Ashraf Ahmad and Mariam Ayed
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:754
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  42. Pakistan is among those countries where the number of caesarean section births has increased unusually in the past two decades. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to analyse the trend of caesarean sect...

    Authors: Aaisha Amjad, Abeeha Imran, Nabeeha Shahram, Rubeena Zakar, Ahmed Usman, Muhammad Zakria Zakar and Florian Fischer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:753
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  43. If not detected and treated, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can cause serious pregnancy complications such as macrosomia, preeclampsia, and fetal/neonatal mortality. Many studies have examined underlying ...

    Authors: Esra Ozbasli, Ozguc Takmaz, Emine Karabuk and Mete Gungor
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:752
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  44. Sacrococcygeal teratoma is one of the most common congenital tumors in newborns and infancy. The incidence is 1 per 20,000–40,000 live births. Ultrasonography is an optimal method for prenatal screening and di...

    Authors: Qing Hu, Yiyun Yan, Hua Liao, Hongyan Liu, Haiyan Yu and Fumin Zhao
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:751
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  46. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of second-degree perineal tears, obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASI), and high vaginal tears in primiparous women, and to examine how sociodemographic a...

    Authors: Markus Harry Jansson, Karin Franzén, Ayako Hiyoshi, Gunilla Tegerstedt, Hedda Dahlgren and Kerstin Nilsson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:749
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Low birthweight (LBW) remains an important global health problem, associated with a range of adverse life-course health outcomes. Evidence suggests that LBW is a relevant determinant of morbidity and mortality...

    Authors: Carla Tatiana Garcia Barreto, Felipe Guimarães Tavares, Mariza Theme-Filha, Yasmin Nascimento Farias, Lídia de Nazaré Pantoja and Andrey Moreira Cardoso
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:748
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:781

  48. While pregnancy-related malignancies are quite rare, their incidence is increasing and thus affecting more and more women nowadays. Their management, however, with both chemotherapy and supportive agents remai...

    Authors: Flora Zagouri, Nikolaos Dedes, Alkistis Papatheodoridi, Michael Liontos and Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:747
    Content type: Review Published on:

  49. The aim of this study was to compare rates of induction and subsequent caesarean delivery among nulliparous women with private versus publicly funded health care at a single institution. This is a retrospectiv...

    Authors: Simon Craven, Fionnuala Byrne, Rhona Mahony and Jennifer M. Walsh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:746
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Most studies have shown that maternal age is associated with birth weight. However, the specific relationship between each additional year of maternal age and birth weight remains unclear. The study aimed to a...

    Authors: Shanshan Wang, Liren Yang, Li Shang, Wenfang Yang, Cuifang Qi, Liyan Huang, Guilan Xie, Ruiqi Wang and Mei Chun Chung
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:744
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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