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From 2014 to 2016, the largest Ebola outbreak in history threatened Sierra Leone and its neighbouring countries, Guinea and Liberia. The Ebola outbreak impacted pregnant adolescent girl’s access to prenatal ca...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:37
Fragile and conflict-affected states contribute with more than 60% of the global burden of maternal mortality. There is an alarming need for research exploring maternal health service access and quality and ad...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:36
Preterm birth is defined as the birth of a baby before 37 completed weeks of gestation. Worldwide, prematurity is the second foremost cause of death in children under the age of 5 years. Preterm birth also giv...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:35
Although uterine fibroids are a common gynecologic neoplasm, uterine diverticulum accompanied by a uterine fibroid is unique. In addition, pregnancy complicated with uterine diverticulum is extremely rare. We ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:34
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) has been reported to play a key role in placental development during normal pregnancy. However, the question of whether endometrial IDO expression affects in vitro fertilizati...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:33
Underweight and overweight may affect reproduction and interfere with treatment of infertility. In the present retrospective analysis, we sought to evaluate the effect of low body mass index (BMI) on pregnancy...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:32
Pregnancy associated cancer (PAC) may lead to adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes. This study aims to assess the association between PACs and adverse perinatal outcomes [i.e. labor induction, iatrogenic de...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:31
This paper reports the development of a co-produced e-resource to support those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse through pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. These are times of major transition for any...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:30
Historically, men’s experiences of grief following pregnancy loss and neonatal death have been under-explored in comparison to women. However, investigating men’s perspectives is important, given potential gen...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:29
Most previous studies conducted in non-Middle Eastern populations have suggested that an increase in the number of parity/live birth(s) leads to cardiovascular disease (CVD) development, although their finding...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:28
Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is a fatal disease resulting from hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Spontaneous pregnancy rate of women with TB is low; furthermore, live birth, spontaneous ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:27
Maternal mortality is high in Ghana, averaging 310 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017. This is partly due to inadequate postnatal care especially among rural communities. Ghana can avert the high ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:26
Globally, approximately 15 million babies are born preterm every year. Complications of prematurity are the leading cause of under-five mortality. There is overwhelming evidence from low, middle, and high-inco...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:25
The maternal use of paracetamol during pregnancy has been associated with the development of preeclampsia. This study aims to clarify whether the connection is causal or whether it is due to reverse causation.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:24
Increasing worldwide rates of cesarean section are of global concern. In recent years, cesarean births upon maternal request have become a hotly debated issue. Hence, this study aimed to explore maternal reaso...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:23
Postnatal care (PNC) visits provide a huge benefit for ensuring appropriate breastfeeding practices, to monitor the overall health status of the newborn, to timely diagnose and intervene birth-related complica...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:22
The association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and childhood body weight remains controversial, and additional study is needed, especially in Asian populations.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:21
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:20
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:19
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:18
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the induction of labour in mid-trimester pregnancy using a double-balloon catheter (DBC) within 12 h versus within 12–24 h.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:17
This study aimed at determining the predictive value of human chorionic gonadotropin and progesterone levels on pregnancy outcomes in patients receiving in vitro fertilization due to fallopian tube associated inf...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:16
Mental health in China is a significant issue, and perinatal depression has been recognized as a concern, as it may affect pregnancy outcomes. There are growing calls to address China’s mental health system ca...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:15
This study aims to investigate galectin-1 (Gal-1) expression in the serum and placenta of pregnant women with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and its significance.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:14
Low birth weight rates are increasing in both developed and developing countries. Although several maternal factors have been identified as associated with low birth weight, little is known of economic or orga...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:13
Unlike infant and child mortality, neonatal mortality has declined steadily in Ethiopia. Despite the large-scale investment made by Ethiopia to improve the health of newborns and infants, it is among the regio...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:12
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:11
Nausea and vomiting are experienced by most women during pregnancy. The onset is usually related to Last Menstrual Period (LMP) the date of which is often unreliable. This study describes the time to onset of ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:10
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:9
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:8
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:7
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:6
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:5
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-...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:4
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 ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:3
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:2
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:1
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:781
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 ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:780
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:779
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:778
To design and develop an intervention to support women with symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnancy.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:777
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:776
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:775
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:774
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:773
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:772
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...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:771
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 ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:769
The primary aim of the study is to report cases of monozygotic dichorionic-diamniotic (DC-DA) pregnancies after single frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:768
Citation Impact
2.239 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.082 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.469 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.275 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
2,732,798 Downloads
2,867 Altmetric mentions