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  1. Eating Disorders (ED) are mental health disorders that typically effect women of childbearing age and are associated with adverse maternal and infant outcomes. UK healthcare guidance recommends routine enquiry...

    Authors: Amanda Bye, Jill Shawe, Debra Bick, Abigail Easter, Megan Kash-Macdonald and Nadia Micali
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:114
  2. We sought to determine if female community health volunteers (FCHVs) and literate women in Nepal can accurately determine success of medical abortion (MA) using a symptom checklist, compared to experienced abo...

    Authors: Kathryn L. Andersen, Mary Fjerstad, Indira Basnett, Shailes Neupane, Valerie Acre, Sharad Sharma and Emily Jackson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:161
  3. In low income countries, many low birth weight newborns often miss the chance for survival sooner or later. Others who survive would also face increased risks in later life. Though not adequately documented in...

    Authors: Samson Kastro, Tsegaye Demissie and Bereket Yohannes
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:160
  4. Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a serious complication of early pregnancy. In low-income countries diagnosis of EP is difficult and it is a major contributor to maternal mortality. We aimed to assess and improve the...

    Authors: R. Mooij, G. C. Mgalega, I. H. Mwampagatwa, J. van Dillen and J. Stekelenburg
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:159
  5. Maternal and infant mortality remains high in Nigeria primarily due to low use of skilled birth attendants. Huge disparities exist between southern and northen Nigeria on use of skilled birth attendants with s...

    Authors: George I. Eluwa, Sylvia B. Adebajo, Kwasi Torpey, Oladapo Shittu, Shittu Abdu-Aguye, Daniel Pearlman, Umma Bawa, Aira Olorukooba, Hadiza Khamofu and Robert Chiegli
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:158
  6. The first child’s birth is for most mothers a profound experience carrying the potential to change life orientations and values. However, little is known of how becoming a mother influences the existential dim...

    Authors: Christina Prinds, Ole Mogensen, Niels Christian Hvidt and Mette Bliddal
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:157
  7. Antenatal depression is associated with harmful consequences for both the mother and child. One intervention that might be effective is participation in regular physical activity although data on this question...

    Authors: Amanda Daley, Muhammad Riaz, Sarah Lewis, Paul Aveyard, Tim Coleman, Isaac Manyonda, Robert West, Beth Lewis, Bess Marcus, Adrian Taylor, Judith Ibison, Andrew Kent and Michael Ussher
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:156
  8. Obstetric fistula is a debilitating childbearing injury that results from poorly managed obstructed labour, leading to the development of holes between the vagina and bladder and/or rectum. Effects of this inj...

    Authors: Eniya Lufumpa, Lucy Doos and Antje Lindenmeyer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:155
  9. The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) Collaboration” in 2012. The SCC is designed to contribute to quality care by providing reminders of evidence-based practices fo...

    Authors: Pedro J. Saturno-Hernández, María Fernández-Elorriaga, Ismael Martínez-Nicolás and Ofelia Poblano-Verástegui
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:154
  10. Pregnant women are vulnerable to a wide range of oral health conditions that could be harmful to their own health and future child. Despite the usefulness of regular dental service utilization in prevention an...

    Authors: Hoda Bahramian, Simin Z. Mohebbi, Mohammad Reza Khami and Rocio Beatriz Quinonez
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:153
  11. The World Health Organization (WHO) adopted more stringent diagnostic criteria for GDM in 2013, to improve pregnancy outcomes. However, there is no global consensus on these new diagnostic criteria, because of...

    Authors: Eva A. R. Goedegebure, Sarah H. Koning, Klaas Hoogenberg, Fleurisca J. Korteweg, Helen L. Lutgers, Mattheus J. M. Diekman, Eva Stekkinger, Paul P. van den Berg and Joost J. Zwart
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:152
  12. We piloted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing pregnancy outcomes among women with booking gestational diabetes (GDM) receiving immediate or deferred treatment.

    Authors: David Simmons, Jodie Nema, Chloe Parton, Lisa Vizza, Annette Robertson, Rohit Rajagopal, Jane Ussher and Janette Perz
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:151
  13. Research suggests that birth companionship, and in particular, continuous support during labor and delivery, can improve women’s childbirth experience and birth outcomes. Yet, little is known about the extent ...

    Authors: Patience Afulani, Caroline Kusi, Leah Kirumbi and Dilys Walker
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:150
  14. Misoprostol vaginal insert for induction of labor has been recently reported to be superior to dinoprostone vaginal insert in a phase III trial, but has never been compared to vaginal misoprostol in another ga...

    Authors: Daniele Bolla, Saskia Vanessa Weissleder, Anda-Petronela Radan, Maria Luisa Gasparri, Luigi Raio, Martin Müller and Daniel Surbek
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:149
  15. Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is common and contributes to the development of obesity in women and their offspring. Electronic or e-health interventions have the potential to reach large groups of wo...

    Authors: Christine M. Olson, Susan W. Groth, Meredith L. Graham, Jennifer E. Reschke, Myla S. Strawderman and Isabel Diana Fernandez
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:148
  16. The ePartogram is a tablet-based application developed to improve care for women in labor by addressing documented challenges in partograph use. The application is designed to provide real-time decision suppor...

    Authors: Lindsay Elizabeth Litwin, Christina Maly, Asma Ramadan Khamis, Cyndi Hiner, Jérémie Zoungrana, Khadija Mohamed, Mary Drake, Michael Machaku, Mustafa Njozi, Salhiya Ali Muhsin, Yusuph K. Kulindwa and Patricia P. Gomez
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:147
  17. We investigated whether various inflammatory and immune proteins in plasma predict intra-amniotic infection and imminent preterm delivery in women with preterm labor and compared their predictive ability with ...

    Authors: Hyunsoo Park, Kyo Hoon Park, Yu Mi Kim, Song Yi Kook, Se Jeong Jeon and Ha-Na Yoo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:146
  18. Complications during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period present a significant and complex public health problem in low income countries such as Ethiopia. One strategy endorsed by the World Health ...

    Authors: Faye Forbes, Karen Wynter, Catherine Wade, Berihun M. Zeleke and Jane Fisher
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:145
  19. Limited evidences were reported about the risk of pre-pregnancy hair dye use or irregular menstruation with abnormal birth weight during pregnancy, and their joint effects were also unknown. The aim of our stu...

    Authors: Chao Jiang, Qingzhi Hou, Yaling Huang, Juan Ye, Xiaolian Qin, Yu Zhang, Wen Meng, Qiuyan Wang, Yonghua Jiang, Haiying Zhang, Mujun Li, Zengnan Mo and Xiaobo Yang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:144
  20. Early treatment with tranexamic acid reduces deaths due to bleeding after post-partum haemorrhage. We report the prevalence of haematological, coagulation and fibrinolytic abnormalities in Nigerian women with ...

    Authors: Ian Roberts, Haleema Shakur, Bukola Fawole, Modupe Kuti, Oladapo Olayemi, Adenike Bello, Olayinka Ogunbode, Taiwo Kotila, Chris O. Aimakhu, Tolulase Olutogun, Beverley J. Hunt and Sumaya Huque
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:143
  21. Spousal support is important during delivery since it satisfies the women and their spouses. Thus both women and their spouses should be included, where appropriate, in research on labour and birth. This descr...

    Authors: Sermin Timur Taşhan and Yıldız Duru
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:142
  22. Transient hyperprolactinemia was proven to adversely affect the outcome of IVF. We aimed to identify changes in serum prolactin levels in patients undergoing ICSI, and to evaluate the effect of these changes o...

    Authors: Ahmed Kamel, Ayman A. Halim, Mohamed Shehata, Salwa AlFarra, Yahia El-faissal, Wafaa Ramadan and Ahmed M. Hussein
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:141
  23. This study was conducted to compare neonatal complications in scheduled cesarean sections (CS) between 38 and 39 gestational weeks with CS performed after 39 gestational weeks in Iranian low -risk pregnant women.

    Authors: Reihaneh Pirjani, Motahareh Afrakhteh, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Shahin Nariman, Mahboobeh Shirazi, Ashraf Moini and Ladan Hosseini
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:140
  24. Infection with vaginal microorganisms during labour can lead to maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.

    Authors: Charlotte Bell, Laura Hughes, Trevor Akister, Vin Ramkhelawon, Amie Wilson and David Lissauer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:139
  25. The importance of engaging men in maternal and child health programs is well recognised internationally. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), men’s involvement in maternal and child health services remains limited and b...

    Authors: Jessica Davis, Cathy Vaughan, Justine Nankinga, Lisa Davidson, Hellen Kigodi, Eileen Alalo, Liz Comrie-Thomson and Stanley Luchters
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:138
  26. To better understand previous associations reported regarding nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) and pelvic girdle pain (PGP), an investigation into timing of symptom onset for NVP and PGP in pregnancy, as...

    Authors: Arthur Chortatos, Per Ole Iversen, Margaretha Haugen, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Elisabeth Krefting Bjelland and Marit B. Veierød
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:137
  27. Preterm birth is a major public health problem in developed countries. In this context, we have conducted research into outpatient monitoring of uterine electrical activity in women at risk of preterm delivery...

    Authors: C. Muszynski, T. Happillon, K. Azudin, J.-B. Tylcz, D. Istrate and C. Marque
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:136
  28. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of septicemia, meningitis, and pneumonia in neonates. Maternal colonization with GBS is the principal risk factor for early-onset disease in infants. Group B St...

    Authors: Solomon Assefa, Kassu Desta and Tsehaynesh Lema
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:135
  29. Neonatal mortality is a global challenge, with an estimated 1.3 million intrapartum stillbirths in 2015. The majority of these were found in low resource settings with limited options to intrapartum fetal hear...

    Authors: Paschal Francis Mdoe, Hege L. Ersdal, Estomih R. Mduma, Jeffrey M. Perlman, Robert Moshiro, Peter T. Wangwe and Hussein Kidanto
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:134
  30. Low birth weight has important short- and long-term health implications. Previously it has been shown that pregnancies affected by hyperemesis gravidarum in the mother are at higher risk of having low birth we...

    Authors: Clive J. Petry, Ken K. Ong, Kathryn Beardsall, Ieuan A. Hughes, Carlo L. Acerini and David B. Dunger
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:133
  31. Uterine rupture in the non-laboring uterus is a rare occurrence, which can lead to significant morbidity and mortality for the mother and fetus. Management of this presentation is complex at pre-viable gestati...

    Authors: Lesley Hawkins, Deborah Robertson, Helena Frecker, Howard Berger and Abheha Satkunaratnam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:132
  32. In 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended delayed umbilical cord clamping for at least 30–60 s for all infants. However, there is limited data regarding the maternal safety of delayed cord clampi...

    Authors: Chayatat Ruangkit, Matthew Leon, Kasim Hassen, Katherine Baker, Debra Poeltler and Anup Katheria
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:131
  33. In our ‘Primary Outcomes’ we made a typographical error [1]; the mean weekly weight gain should read >0.27 kg instead of >0.22 kg. The ‘Primary Outcomes’ should read as follows

    Authors: Karaponi Okesene-Gafa, Minglan Li, Rennae S. Taylor, John M. D. Thompson, Caroline A. Crowther, Christopher J. D. McKinlay and Lesley M. E. McCowan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:130

    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2016 16:373

  34. Ultrasonography is essential in the prenatal diagnosis and care for the pregnant mothers. However, the measurements obtained often contain a small percentage of unavoidable error that may have serious clinical...

    Authors: Sam Ali, Rosemary Kusaba Byanyima, Sam Ononge, Jerry Ictho, Jean Nyamwiza, Emmanuel Lako Ernesto Loro, John Mukisa, Angella Musewa, Annet Nalutaaya, Ronald Ssenyonga, Ismael Kawooya, Benjamin Temper, Achilles Katamba, Joan Kalyango and Charles Karamagi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:129
  35. While HIV and unintended pregnancies are both occupational risks faced by female sex workers, the epidemiology of pregnancy and its drivers in this population remains understudied. This includes Cambodia, wher...

    Authors: Putu Duff, Jennifer L. Evans, Ellen S. Stein, Kimberly Page and Lisa Maher
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:128
  36. To develop effective health promotional and preventive prenatal programs, it is important to understand perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy, including exercise and sport parti...

    Authors: Lene A. H. Haakstad, Ingvild Vistad, Linda Reme Sagedal, Hilde Lohne-Seiler and Monica K. Torstveit
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:127
  37. Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of infections in newborns worldwilde. Prenatal GBS screening of pregnant women for vaginal-rectal colonization is recommended in m...

    Authors: Eliane Saori Otaguiri, Ana Elisa Belotto Morguette, Alexandre Tadachi Morey, Eliandro Reis Tavares, Gilselena Kerbauy, Rosângela S. L. de Almeida Torres, Mauricio Chaves Júnior, Maria Cristina Bronharo Tognim, Viviane Monteiro Góes, Marco Aurélio Krieger, Marcia Regina Eches Perugini, Lucy Megumi Yamauchi and Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:126
  38. Research has shown that use of antenatal services by pregnant women and delivery in health facilities with skilled birth attendants contribute to better delivery outcomes. However, a gap exists in Ghana betwee...

    Authors: Michael Boah, Abraham B. Mahama and Emmanuel A. Ayamga
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:125
  39. Epidural analgesia represents one of the most effective pharmacological ways to relieve labour pain. Women’s awareness regarding the use of epidurals is increasing. As the decision to use epidural analgesia du...

    Authors: Maha Heshaam Alakeely, Arwa khalaf Almutari, Ghadah Abdulrhman Alhekail, Zainah Ahmad Abuoliat, Alaa Althubaiti, Laila Abdul-Rahman AboItai and Hanan Al-Kadri
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:124
  40. Basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) is a primary health care level initiative promoted in low- and middle-income countries to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Tailored support, including ...

    Authors: Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Ali Mehryar Karim, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Nebreed Fesseha Zemichael, Tewabech Gebrekiristos Wereta, Deepthi Wickremasinghe, Zinar Nebi Keweti, Zewditu Kebede and Wuleta Aklilu Betemariam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:123
  41. Delivery by skilled birth attendants (SBAs) is strongly recommended to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. The percentage of births attended by SBAs is low in Bangladesh (42% in 2014), though this rate var...

    Authors: Gulam Muhammed Al Kibria, Vanessa Burrowes, Allysha Choudhury, Atia Sharmeen, Swagata Ghosh and Anna Kalbarczyk
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:122
  42. Pregnancy is a time of enormous body transformation. For those with an eating disorder during pregnancy this time of transformation can be distressing and damaging to both the mother and the child. In this met...

    Authors: Sarah Fogarty, Rakime Elmir, Phillipa Hay and Virginia Schmied
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:121
  43. Adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes among women with psychosis, particularly affective psychosis, has rarely been studied at the population level. We aimed to assess the risk of adverse obstetric and neona...

    Authors: Qiu-Yue Zhong, Bizu Gelaye, Gregory L. Fricchione, Paul Avillach, Elizabeth W. Karlson and Michelle A. Williams
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:120
  44. Population-based prenatal screening has become a common and widely available obstetrical practice in majority of developed countries. Under the patient autonomy principle, women should understand the screening...

    Authors: An Chen, Henni Tenhunen, Paulus Torkki, Antti Peltokorpi, Seppo Heinonen, Paul Lillrank and Vedran Stefanovic
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:119
  45. The aim of the study was to investigate the accuracy of ultrasound-derived estimated fetal weight (EFW) and to determine its impact on management and outcome of delivery.

    Authors: Johannes Stubert, Adam Peschel, Michael Bolz, Änne Glass and Bernd Gerber
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:118
  46. During pregnancy, the need for certain nutrients increases. This study assessed the prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with dietary supplement use in a representative sample of pregnant women ...

    Authors: Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista, Héctor Reynaldo Triana-Reina, Emilio González-Jiménez, Jacqueline Schmidt-RioValle and Katherine González-Ruíz
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:117
  47. Following publication of the original article [1], it was noted that the formatting of the authors’ manes was inconsistent with that of the other articles in the series.

    Authors: Helen Smith, Anayda Portela and Cicely Marston
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:116

    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:280

  48. The CRADLE-3 trial is a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial aiming to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity by implementing a novel vital sign device (CRADLE Vital Sign Alert) and training package into...

    Authors: Nicola Vousden, Elodie Lawley, Hannah L. Nathan, Paul T. Seed, Adrian Brown, Tafadzwa Muchengwa, Umesh Charantimath, Mrutyunjaya Bellad, Muchabayiwa Francis Gidiri, Shivaprasad Goudar, Lucy C. Chappell, Jane Sandall and Andrew H. Shennan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:115
  49. Anaemia in pregnant women is a public health problem, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and related risk factors of anaemia during pregnancy in a large mult...

    Authors: Li Lin, Yumei Wei, Weiwei Zhu, Chen Wang, Rina Su, Hui Feng and Huixia Yang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:111
  50. Thailand recommends influenza vaccination among pregnant women. We conducted a cohort study to determine if the prevalence of adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) with influenza vaccine among Thai pre...

    Authors: Suvanna Asavapiriyanont, Wanitchaya Kittikraisak, Piyarat Suntarattiwong, Darunee Ditsungnoen, Surasak Kaoiean, Podjanee Phadungkiatwatana, Nattinee Srisantiroj, Tawee Chotpitayasunondh, Fatimah S. Dawood and Kim A. Lindblade
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:110

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