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In Australia, women who give birth are transitioned from maternity services to child and health services once their baby is born. This horizontal integration of services is known as Transition of Care (ToC). L...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:151
While the use of creatine in human pregnancy is yet to be fully evaluated, its long-term use in healthy adults appears to be safe, and its well documented neuroprotective properties have recently been extended...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:150
Most studies examining determinants of rising rates of caesarean section have examined patterns in documented reasons for caesarean over time in a single location. Further insights could be gleaned from cross-...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:149
Obesity during pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes for the offspring and mother. Lifestyle interventions in pregnancy such as antenatal exercise, are proposed to improve both short- and long-term hea...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:148
In obstetrics, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness studies often present several specific outcomes with likely contradicting results and may not reflect what is important for women. A birth-specific outcome m...
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Air pollution is a major health challenge worldwide and has previously been strongly associated with adverse reproductive health. This study aimed to examine the association between spontaneous abortion and se...
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Coordination between the autonomous professional groups in midwifery and obstetrics is a key debate in the Netherlands. At the same time, it remains unclear what the current coordination challenges are.
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Geophagy, a form of pica, is the deliberate consumption of soil and is relatively common across Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, pregnant women commonly eat soil sticks sold in the market (pemba), soil from walls...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:144
Childbirth assistance in highly technological settings and existing variability in the interventions performed are cause for concern. In recent years, numerous recommendations have been made concerning the imp...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:143
The triple risk model for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been useful in understanding its pathogenesis. Risk factors for late stillbirth are well established, especially relating to maternal and fetal...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:142
Several European countries report differences in risk of maternal mortality between immigrants from low- and middle-income countries and host country women. The present study identified suboptimal factors rela...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:141
Contemporary obstetrics in sub-Saharan Africa is yet to meet the analgesic needs of most women during child birth for a satisfactory birth experience and expectedly, obstetricians have a major role to play in ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:140
Reliable, timely information is the foundation of decision making for functioning health systems; the quality of decision making rests on quality data. Routine monitoring, reporting, and review of cesarean sec...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:139
Maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may independently influence offspring fat mass and metabolic disease susceptibility. In this pilot study, body composition and fat distribution in offsp...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:138
Evidence shows that the three delays, delay in 1) deciding to seek medical care, 2) reaching health facilities and 3) receiving adequate obstetric care, are still contributing to maternal deaths in low-income ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:137
In addition to increasing the risk of adverse birth outcomes, diabetes in pregnancy is thought to be an important driver of the epidemic of type 2 diabetes affecting Canada’s First Nations population. The rela...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:136
The overall caesarean rate in France has increased from 14.3% in 1994–1996 to 21.0% in 2010. This increased rate is a concern in all developed countries: delivery by caesarean induces both short- and long-term...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:135
Preeclampsia and eclampsia, which are the most frequent hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, are associated with renal involvements. We aimed to assess the time trend in blood pressure levels, renal function a...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:134
The incidence of severe maternal morbidity is increasing in high-income countries. However, little has been known about the impact on postnatal morbidity, particularly on psychological health outcomes. The obj...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:133
Although research has established the profound effects that intimate partner abuse can have on postpartum mental health, little is known regarding how this association may change as a function of the timing an...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:132
To address it's persistently high maternal mortality rate of 276/100,000 live births, the government of Pakistan created a new cadre of community based midwives (CMW). One expectation is that CMWs will improve...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:131
It is estimated that 18.5 million Caesarean Sections (CS) are conducted annually worldwide and about one-third of them are done without medical indications and described as “unnecessary”. Although developed co...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:130
Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPCR) interventions are widely promoted by governments and international agencies to reduce maternal and neonatal health risks in developing countries; however, t...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:129
Babies born after midtrimester preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) are at risk to develop neonatal pulmonary hypoplasia. Perinatal mortality and morbidity after this complication is high. Oligohydra...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:128
Maternal self-reports, used for the detection of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), may lack validity, necessitating the use of an objective biomarker. The detection of fatty acid ethyl esters (products of non-o...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:127
To study pregnancy and delivery outcomes in nulliparous women with severe FOC (fear of childbirth), all of whom had received routine treatment for their FOC and to make comparisons with a healthy reference gro...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:126
Guidelines recommend that, in the absence of compelling medical indications (low risk) elective caesarean section should occur after 38 completed weeks gestation. However, implementation of these guidelines wi...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:125
In vitro and in vivo analyses differ between the number of milk ducts found in the lactating breast, and there is a lack of knowledge as to whether or not external factors in the mother or the child affect the...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:124
The overarching goal of this study was to qualitatively assess baseline knowledge and perceptions regarding preterm birth (PTB) and oral health in an at-risk, low resource setting surrounding Lilongwe, Malawi....
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:123
The Brazilian Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity was established in 27 centers in different regions of Brazil to investigate the frequency of severe maternal morbidity (near-miss and potenti...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:122
The number of routine antenatal visits provided to low risk nulliparous women has been reduced in the UK, acknowledging this change in care may result in women being less satisfied with their care and having p...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:121
Caesarean section (CS) rates especially without medical indication are rising worldwide. Most of indications for CS are relative and CS rates for various indications vary widely. There is an increasing tendency t...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:120
Recent studies suggest that excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) leads to adverse maternal and fetal outcomes including weight retention in the mother and an increased risk of childhood obesity in the offsp...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:119
Health workforce shortages are key obstacles to the achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals. Task shifting is seen as a way to improve access to pregnancy and childbirth care. However, t...
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The literature shows a variable and inconsistent relationship between socioeconomic position and preterm birth. We examined risk factors for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth, with a focus on socioecono...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:117
Neonatal deaths account for over 40% of all under-5 year deaths; their reduction is increasingly critical for achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. An estimated 3 million newborns die annually during their ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:116
Iron deficiency is a common nutritional deficiency amongst women of childbearing age. Peri-partum iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is associated with significant maternal, fetal and infant morbidity. Current opti...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:115
Neonatal mortality has remained resistant to change in the wake of declining child mortality. Suboptimal newborn care practices are predisposing factors to neonatal mortality. Adherence to four ANC consultatio...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:114
Cardiovascular adaptions, such as cardiac and uterine spiral arterial remodeling, and aortic arterial stiffening during pregnancy have been extensively investigated, while the interactions between the elastic ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:113
Congenital malformations occur in 3-4% of live births. Their prenatal detection is performed by ultrasound screening. Any announcement about a suspected malformation is a source of stress for the parents, and ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:112
Research directed to optimizing maternal nutrition commencing prior to conception remains very limited, despite suggestive evidence of its importance in addition to ensuring an optimal nutrition environment in...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:111
This research aimed to assess the effect of health care provider education on the accuracy of post partum blood loss estimation.
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Nepal is on track to achieve MDG 5 but there is a huge sub-national disparity with existing high maternal mortality in western and hilly regions. The national priority is to reduce this disparity to achieve th...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:109
Provision of quality emergency obstetric care relies upon the presence of skilled health attendants working in an environment where drugs and medical supplies are available when needed and in adequate quantity...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:108
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) increases the risk of spontaneous preterm deliveries (PD) in developed countries. Its prevalence varies with ethnicity, socioeconomic conditions and gestational age. Aerobic vaginitis ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:107
Overweight and obese women are known to be at increased risk of caesarean birth. This study estimates the contribution of prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) to caesarean birth...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:106
Information tracking changes of birthweight is scarce in China. To examine trends of low birthweight (birthweight < 2500 g) and macrosomia (birthweight ≥ 4000 g) and potential risk factors in Beijing, hospital...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:105
To assess the association of maternal hyperuricemia with adverse pregnancy outcome and neonatal metabolic, neurologic and respiratory disturbances in normotensive singleton pregnant women.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:104
Continuity of care during labour is important for women. Women with an intrapartum referral from primary to secondary care look back more negatively on their birh experience compared to those who are not refer...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:103
Adolescent pregnancies are a growing public health problem in Cameroon. We sought to study the outcome of such pregnancies, in order to inform public health action.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:102
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