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  1. Childbirth remains a uniquely multifaceted, mental-cognitive and a major life experience to women. It is composed of a variety of psycho social and emotional aspects and creates memories, sometimes bad experie...

    Authors: Agani Afaya, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Elizabeth A. Baku, Richard Adongo Afaya, Mavis Ofori, Samuel Agyeibi, Frederick Boateng, Rosemond Ohwui Gamor, Elsie Gyasi-Kwofie and Prudence P. Mwini Nyaledzigbor
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:8
  2. The prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in Ethiopia ranges from 2.2 to 18.3%. However, so far little is known about the adverse perinatal outcomes of pregnancy-induced hypertension in Tigray regional ...

    Authors: Abadi Kidanemariam Berhe, Abiodun O. Ilesanmi, Christopher O. Aimakhu and Afework Mulugeta
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 20:7
  3. The 90% effective dose (ED90) of oxytocin infusion has been previously estimated to be 16.2 IU h− 1. However, bolus administration of oxytocin prior to the infusion may decrease the infusion dose required. The ai...

    Authors: Xiao Wei Qian, Dan M. Drzymalski, Chang Cheng Lv, Fei He Guo, Lu Yang Wang and Xin Zhong Chen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 20:6
  4. The early postpartum period is the most stressful period for a new mother, who is assuming new roles and responsibilities in life, and must deal with the demands from her newborn baby and her own care needs. L...

    Authors: Xiao Xiao, Fei-wan Ngai, She-ning Zhu and Alice Yuen Loke
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 20:5
  5. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a highly morbid condition in which treatment exists, but the pregnancy remains high-risk until delivery. It may have serious sequelae, including fetal death, and in the...

    Authors: Fiona L. Mackie, Helen Pattison, Jelena Jankovic, R. Katie Morris and Mark D. Kilby
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 20:4
  6. Premature birth is the main cause of mortality in children under 1 year, and vitamin D deficiency during gestation is associated with prematurity. The effects of vitamin D are mediated by its receptor, which i...

    Authors: Letícia Veríssimo Dutra, Fernando Alves Affonso-Kaufman, Fernanda Ramires Cafeo, Milene Saori Kassai, Caio Parente Barbosa, Francisco Winter Santos Figueiredo, Fabíola Isabel Suano-Souza and Bianca Bianco
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 20:3
  7. To establish the changes in perinatal morbidity and mortality in twin pregnancies in Finland, a retrospective register research was conducted. Our extensive data from a 28-year study period provide important i...

    Authors: Annu-Riikka Susanna Rissanen, Riina Maria Jernman, Mika Gissler, Irmeli Katriina Nupponen and Mika Erkki Nuutila
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 20:2

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:438

  8. Urinary tract infection (UTI) in pregnancy, including asymptomatic bacteriuria, is associated with maternal morbidity and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth and low birthweight. In low-middle ...

    Authors: Anne CC Lee, Luke C. Mullany, Alain K. Koffi, Iftekhar Rafiqullah, Rasheda Khanam, Lian V. Folger, Mahmoodur Rahman, Dipak K. Mitra, Alain Labrique, Parul Christian, Jamal Uddin, Parvez Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed, Arif Mahmud, Sushil K. DasGupta, Nazma Begum…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 20:1
  9. Birth asphyxia is a major contributor to neonatal mortality worldwide. In Ethiopia, birth asphyxia remains a severe condition that leads to significant mortality and morbidity. This study aims to assess the pr...

    Authors: Ritbano Ahmed Abdo, Hassen Mosa Halil, Biruk Assefa Kebede, Abebe Alemu Anshebo and Negeso Gebeyehu Gejo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:536
  10. Given the sudden and unexpected nature of an emergency caesarean section (EmCS) coupled with an increased risk of psychological distress, it is particularly important to understand the psychosocial outcomes fo...

    Authors: Madeleine Benton, Amy Salter, Nicole Tape, Chris Wilkinson and Deborah Turnbull
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:535
  11. Pain control and the stress associated with labor and delivery are among the most important issues of health care system. Use of distraction techniques during childbirth is reported to reduce pain and stress o...

    Authors: Paria Amiri, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Khalil Esmaeilpour, Mahin Kamalifard and Reyhaneh Ivanbagha
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:534
  12. In 2015, Nigeria’s estimated 317,700 stillbirths accounted for 12.2% of the 2.6 million estimated global stillbirths. This suggests that Nigeria still makes substantial contribution to the global burden of sti...

    Authors: Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Rosemary Ogu, Hadiza Galadanci, Gana Mohammed, Durodola Adetoye, Eghe Abe, Ola Okike, Kingsley Agholor, Rukiyat Abdus-salam and Abdullahi Randawa
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:533
  13. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is one of the most important causative agents of neonatal sepsis. As administration of prophylactic antibiotics during labor can prevent GBS infection, routine screening for this bacte...

    Authors: Laura L. Vieira, Amanda V. Perez, Monique M. Machado, Michele L. Kayser, Daniela V. Vettori, Ana Paula Alegretti, Charles F. Ferreira, Janete Vettorazzi and Edimárlei G. Valério
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:532
  14. The incidence of PAS disorders increased rapidly in recent years, and introvoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI has been applied in the assessment of placenta. The study aims to investigate whether the parameter...

    Authors: Tao Lu, Hong Pu, Kui-de Li, Jie Mei, Meng-wei Huang and Shao-yu Wang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:531
  15. Decreased birth satisfaction has been associated with labor induction. Yet, there is a paucity of data evaluating risk factors for decreased satisfaction associated with labor induction. We aimed to determine ...

    Authors: Rebecca F. Hamm, Sindhu K. Srinivas and Lisa D. Levine
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:530
  16. To systematically review the literature on clinical interventions that influence vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rates.

    Authors: Aireen Wingert, Lisa Hartling, Meghan Sebastianski, Cydney Johnson, Robin Featherstone, Ben Vandermeer and R. Douglas Wilson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:529
  17. We report a process to identify and prioritise research questions in preterm birth that are most important to people affected by preterm birth and healthcare practitioners in the United Kingdom and Republic of...

    Authors: Sandy Oliver, Seilin Uhm, Lelia Duley, Sally Crowe, Anna L. David, Catherine P. James, Zoe Chivers, Gill Gyte, Chris Gale, Mark Turner, Bev Chambers, Irene Dowling, Jenny McNeill, Fiona Alderdice, Andrew Shennan and Sanjeev Deshpande
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:528
  18. Candida is the commonest opportunistic fungi in human. Candida species cause diverse types of diseases. Vaginal candidiasis has been reported as one of the most common type of fungal diseases among pregnant women...

    Authors: Alem Tsega and Feleke Mekonnen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:527
  19. Worldwide approximately 2.6 million are stillborn, mostly occurring in developing countries. In the great part these deaths are inexplicable. The evenness and standardisation of the diagnostic criteria are pre...

    Authors: Anna M. Lavezzi, Francesco Piscioli, Teresa Pusiol, Gianfranco Jorizzo and Stefano Ferrero
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:526
  20. A growing body of evidence is beginning to highlight how mass incarceration shapes inequalities in population health. Non-Hispanic blacks are disproportionately affected by incarceration and criminal law enfor...

    Authors: Lauren Dyer, Rachel Hardeman, Dovile Vilda, Katherine Theall and Maeve Wallace
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:525
  21. Myocardial deformation imaging offers the potential to measure myocardial function. Remodelling, the change in size, shape and function, appears as a result of pressure or volume changes and is thought to be t...

    Authors: Noortje H. M. van Oostrum, S. Guid Oei and Judith O. E. H. van Laar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:524
  22. Giant ovarian cyst is very rare in gravid-puerperium period. It is a cause of a maternal-fetal morbidity. We report a case of a giant benign ovarian cyst in gravid-puerperium period which was diagnosed and man...

    Authors: Sibraogo Kiemtoré, Hyacinthe Zamané, Yobi Alexis Sawadogo, Rodrigue Sansan Sib, Evelyne Komboigo, Ali Ouédraogo and Blandine Bonané
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:523
  23. Pregnancy management in women with Wilson disease (WD) remains an important clinical problem. This research was conducted to investigate how to avoid worsening of WD symptoms during pregnancy and increase preg...

    Authors: Xu-En Yu, Min Pan, Yong-Zhu Han, Ren-Min Yang, Juan Wang and Shan Gao
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:522
  24. Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that the name of one author was spelled incorrectly as Kidanemariam Berhe Tekola, when the correct spelling is Kidanemaryam Berhe Tekola.

    Authors: Freweini Gebrearegay Tela, Afework Mulugeta Bezabih, Amaha Kahsay Adhanu and Kidanemaryam Berhe Tekola
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:521

    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:219

  25. Abuse against women in labor starts with subtle forms of discrimination that can turn into overt violence. Therefore it is crucial to work towards prevention and elimination of disrespect and ill-treatment in ...

    Authors: Barbara Baranowska, Antonina Doroszewska, Urszula Kubicka-Kraszyńska, Joanna Pietrusiewicz, Iwona Adamska-Sala, Anna Kajdy, Dorota Sys, Urszula Tataj-Puzyna, Grażyna Bączek and Susan Crowther
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:520
  26. In Syria, there are no previous studies on postpartum depression. The aim of this study is was identify the prevalence of postpartum depression and investigate its risk factors among Syrian women seen at the P...

    Authors: Mayada Roumieh, Hyam Bashour, Mayada Kharouf and Salah Chaikha
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:519
  27. Intrapartum fetal mortality can be prevented by quality emergency obstetrics and newborn care (EmONC) during pregnancy and childbirth. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a low-dose high-frequency onsite...

    Authors: Duncan N. Shikuku, Rita Mukosa, Taphroze Peru, Alice Yaite, Janerose Ambuchi and Kenneth Sisimwo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:518
  28. Maternal undernutrition is highly prevalent in resource-poor settings. Hence, this study was intended to determine factors associated with the dietary practice and nutritional status of pregnant women in Dessi...

    Authors: Tona Zema Diddana
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:517
  29. To scale up a comprehensive way of implementation to reduce neonatal mortality evaluation of factors for neonatal near-miss cases is very important. Certain studies were done in assessing near-miss cases, but ...

    Authors: Abera Mersha, Agegnehu Bante and Shitaye Shibiru
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:516
  30. Men’s involvement in obstetrics care is an important strategy in reducing preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. This is particularly important in developing countries where men often make decision on f...

    Authors: Addisu Gize, Alemtsehay Eyassu, Balkachew Nigatu, Mekonen Eshete and Nebiyou Wendwessen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:515
  31. Paucity of data on state-wide maternal mortality in Nigeria hampers planning, monitoring and evaluation of the impact of interventions. The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths in Ondo State was initiated...

    Authors: Lawal Oyeneyin, Thomas van den Akker, Oladipo Durojaiye, Ola Obaado, Francis Akanbiemu, Yetunde Olagbuji, Isaac Aladeniyi, Majeed Oyeneyin and Olajumoke Aladenola
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:514
  32. In New South Wales (NSW) Australia, women at low risk of complications can choose from three birth settings: home, birth centre and hospital. Between 2000 and 2012, around 6.4% of pregnant women planned to giv...

    Authors: Vanessa L. Scarf, Rosalie Viney, Serena Yu, Maralyn Foureur, Chris Rossiter, Hannah Dahlen, Charlene Thornton, Seong Leang Cheah and Caroline S. E. Homer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:513
  33. Unplanned out-of-hospital birth is generally assumed to occur for women who are multiparous, have a history of a short pushing phase of labour or are experiencing a precipitate birth. However, there is little ...

    Authors: Belinda Flanagan, Bill Lord, Rachel Reed and Gail Crimmins
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:490
  34. Perinatal grief is a process that affects families in biological, psychological, social and spiritual terms. It is estimated that every year there are 2.7 million perinatal deaths worldwide and 4.43 deaths for...

    Authors: Marcos Camacho-Ávila, Cayetano Fernández-Sola, Francisca Rosa Jiménez-López, José Granero-Molina, Isabel María Fernández-Medina, Laura Martínez-Artero and José Manuel Hernández-Padilla
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:512
  35. The World Health Organization recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed until the age of six months. Breastfeeding is generally understood to mean the provision of human breastmilk to the infant by dire...

    Authors: Leah Strauch, Linda Sweet, Hayley Scott and Amanda Müller
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:511
  36. Although vaccination of pregnant women against influenza is recommended, the vaccination rate remains low. We conducted a study to identify determinants of influenza vaccination uptake in pregnancy in order to...

    Authors: Stéphanie Bartolo, Emilie Deliege, Ophélie Mancel, Philippe Dufour, Sophie Vanderstichele, Marielle Roumilhac, Yamina Hammou, Sophie Carpentier, Rodrigue Dessein, Damien Subtil and Karine Faure
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:510
  37. Plasma volume expansion is an important physiologic change across gestation. High or low expansion has been related to adverse pregnancy outcomes, yet there is a limited understanding of normal/healthy plasma ...

    Authors: Sixtus Aguree and Alison D. Gernand
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:508
  38. Early postpartum facility discharge negatively impacts mothers’ proper and effective use postnatal care. Cognizant of these facts, home-based postnatal care practices have been promoted to complement facility-...

    Authors: Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Chalachew Bekele Shiferaw and Alemayehu Worku
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:507
  39. Vitamin A deficiency is known for its adverse health consequences, such as blindness, growth retardation and death. To curb the problem, Ethiopia has implemented various public health measures although little ...

    Authors: Abebaw Baytekus, Amare Tariku and Ayal Debie
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:506
  40. Spontaneous formation of urinoma is a rare condition, especially for pregnant women. We report a patient in the third trimester of pregnancy with a spontaneous renal rupture who then develops a urinoma from ur...

    Authors: Ya Chen, Yun Fang Yan, Ying Zhang, Xianming Carroll, Hui Rong Li, Li Tao, Mei Guo Sun and Sandra Leeper-Woodford
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:505
  41. Stunted growth in early infancy is a public health problem in low-and-middle income countries. Evidence suggests heavy agricultural work during pregnancy is inversely associated with maternal body mass index (...

    Authors: Rebecca Pradeilles, Elizabeth Allen, Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah, Azmat Budhani, Rashid Mehmood, Sidra Mazhar, Ayesha Mysorewala, Saba Aslam, Alan D. Dangour and Elaine Ferguson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:504
  42. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility, safety and outcome of the embolization of non-gonadal collateral supplying gestational sac (GS) in addition to uterine artery embolization (UAE), followed b...

    Authors: Guodong Zhang, Jijun Li, Jun Tang, Lei Zhang, Dechao Wang and Zengtao Sun
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:502
  43. Maternal heart rate artefact is a signal processing error whereby the fetal heart rate is masked by the maternal pulse, potentially leading to danger by failure to recognize an abnormal fetal heart rate or a p...

    Authors: Daniel J. Kiely, Lawrence W. Oppenheimer and James C. Dornan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:501
  44. The use of tobacco products including Swedish snus (moist snuff) in pregnancy may cause adverse health outcomes. While smoking prevalence has decreased among fertile women in Norway, snus use has increased dur...

    Authors: Ellen Rygh, Frode Gallefoss and Liv Grøtvedt
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:500
  45. The technique used in the repair of a perineal injury resulting from childbirth could avoid discomfort and morbidity during the postpartum period. Recent studies show inconsistent results and support the need ...

    Authors: Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano, Beatriz Arredondo-López, Leticia Molina-Garcia, Ana Maria Cámara-Jurado, Eva Cocera-Ruiz and Miguel Rodríguez-Delgado
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:499
  46. The trial of labor after cesarean section (TOLAC) is a relatively new technique in mainland of China, and epidural analgesia is one of the risk factors for uterine rupture. This study aimed to evaluate the eff...

    Authors: Jing Sun, Xuetao Yan, Aiwu Yuan, Xiaolei Huang, Yuci Xiao, Liwei Zou, Danyong Liu, Ting Huang, Zhao Zheng and Yuantao Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:498
  47. Prolonged latent phase of labor is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Preliminary data indicate that labor induction for prolonged latent phase may reduce cesarean delivery. We performed a...

    Authors: Patrick Naveen Sargunam, Lindy Li Mei Bak, Peng Chiong Tan, Narayanan Vallikkannu, Mat Adenan Noor Azmi, Syeda Nureena Zaidi, Sandar Tin Win and Siti Zawiah Omar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:493

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