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  1. To identify incidence and underlying risk factors for unsuspected placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) and compare the maternal outcomes between suspected and unsuspected cases in three large academic referral cent...

    Authors: Jianlin Zhao, Qin Li, E Liao, Haijun Shi, Xin Luo, Lan Zhang, Hongbo Qi, Hua Zhang and Junnan Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:76
  2. Abortion and its complications are challenges that endanger women's health, especially in developing countries. It seems that the application of mhealth technology can be useful as a safe and affordable strate...

    Authors: Zahra Zolfaqari, Haleh Ayatollahi, Fahimeh Ranjbar and Arezoo Abasi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:73
  3. Pregnant people who use unregulated drugs (PPWUD) are at high risk of health complications yet experience a range of barriers to sexual and reproductive health care. Given that improving maternal health and ac...

    Authors: Holly Mathias, Lesley Ann Foster and Ashleigh Rushton
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:72
  4. Pregnant women with hypertensive disorders are at increased risk for inflammatory diseases and oxidative stress. The dilemma raised by the best dosage of calcium supplementation on these factors is evident. Th...

    Authors: Erica de Brito Pitilin, Filomena Marafon, Beatriz da Silva Rosa Bonadiman, Bruno Bordin Pelazza, Micheli Mainardi Pillat, Jéssica Dotto de Lara, Patrícia Pereira de Oliveira, Margarete Dulce Bagatini and Janine Schirmer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:71
  5. A safe and satisfactory childbirth experience with the least amount of pain constitutes one of the main domains of reproductive healthcare. The most important aspect of labor pain management is the moral and p...

    Authors: Parvin Yadollahi, Leila Bozorgian and Roksana Janghorban
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:70
  6. In Switzerland, foreigners account for 25.3% of the permanent resident population, and the fertility rate of migrant women is higher than that of Swiss women. However, migrant women from non-European countries...

    Authors: Dingcui Cai, Paulina Villanueva, Hong Lu, Basile Zimmermann and Antje Horsch
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:69
  7. Improving the understanding of non-clinical factors that lead to the increasing caesarean section (CS) rates in many low- and middle-income countries is currently necessary to meet the challenge of implementin...

    Authors: Camille Etcheverry, Ana Pilar Betrán, Myriam de Loenzien, Michael Robson, Charles Kaboré, Pisake Lumbiganon, Guillermo Carroli, Quoc Nhu Hung Mac, Celina Gialdini and Alexandre Dumont
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:67
  8. Hyperglycemia during pregnancy leads to adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Thus, strict monitoring of blood glucose levels is warranted. This study aims to determine the association of early to mid-pregnancy...

    Authors: Muhammad Imran Nisar, Sayan das, Rasheda Khanam, Javairia Khalid, Swagata Chetia, Tarik Hasan, Shahira Shahid, Msafiri Ladislaus Marijani, Salahuddin Ahmed, Farah Khalid, Said Mohammed Ali, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Usma Mehmood, Arup Dutta, Sayedur Rahman, Muhammad Farrukh Qazi…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:66
  9. Observational studies and randomized controlled trials have found evidence that higher maternal circulating cortisol levels in pregnancy are associated with lower offspring birth weight. However, it is possibl...

    Authors: WD Thompson, RM Reynolds, RN Beaumont, NM Warrington, J Tyrrell, AR Wood, DM Evans, TJ McDonald, AH Hattersley, RM Freathy, DA Lawlor and MC Borges
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:65
  10. Pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period cause significant physical and psychological changes in mothers, leading to changes in their sexual self-concept and adverse effects on their sexual self-confid...

    Authors: Mana Musavi, Mitra Rahimzadeh, Monirolsadate Hosseini Tabaghdeh and Sara Esmaelzadeh Saeieh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:64
  11. Restriction in the growth of the fetus is a leading cause of stillbirth, neonatal mortality, and short- and long-term morbidity. Documented existing scientific evidence have shown the effects of maternal drugs...

    Authors: Amsalu Taye Wondemagegn, Miressa Bekana, Yonas Bekuretsion and Mekbeb Afework
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:63
  12. Tanzania has one of the highest burdens of perinatal mortality, with a higher risk among urban versus rural women. To understand the characteristics of perinatal mortality in urban health facilities, study obj...

    Authors: Brenda Sequeira Dmello, Thomas Wiswa John, Natasha Housseine, Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch, Jos van Roosmalen, Thomas van den Akker, Monica Lauridsen Kujabi, Charles Festo, Daniel Nkungu, Zainab Muniro, Idrissa Kabanda, Rukia Msumi, Luzango Maembe, Mtingele Sangalala, Ester Hyera, Joyce Lema…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:62
  13. One of the main challenges of many societies in reducing and ageing of the population is marriage at an advanced age in women and decrease of producing offspring due to the concern of increasing the probabilit...

    Authors: Fatemeh Imanparast, Bahman Hashemi, Fatemeh Mokhtari, Pegah Mohaghegh, Fereshteh Farzan Azar and Fatemeh Mehvari
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:61
  14. Present evidence suggests that the Doppler ultrasonographic indices, such as carotid artery blood flow (CABF) and velocity time integral (VTI), had the ability to predict fluid responsiveness in non-obstetric ...

    Authors: Shaobing Dai, Chun Wang, Xia Tao, Jianjun Shen and Lili Xu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:60
  15. True umbilical cord knot (TUCK) is a rare finding that often leads to intensified surveillance and patient anxiety. This study sought to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and obstetric and neonatal outcome...

    Authors: Ohad Houri, Or Bercovich, Avital Wertheimer, Anat Pardo, Alexandra Berezowsky, Eran Hadar and Alyssa Hochberg
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:59
  16. Since the unexplained in vitro fertilization failure occurs frequently, it is of great importance and clinical value to identify potential underlying predictors. This study aimed to explore whether the percent...

    Authors: Chuyan Li, Ya Ni, Lingnv Yao, Jiajie Fang, Nan Jiang, Jing Chen, Wenqin Lin, Hanchen Ni and Haiyan Zheng
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:58
  17. Improving noninvasive antenatal diagnosis of fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) can assist in the evaluation of prenatal risk and reduce perinatal outcomes. This study aimed to determine whether solub...

    Authors: Violeta Gulbiniene, Irena Dumalakiene, Greta Balciuniene, Ingrida Pilypiene, Ieva Narkeviciute, Vitalij Novickij, Gintautas Vysniauskis and Diana Ramasauskaite
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:54
  18. Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) carries an increased risk of maternal-fetal mortality and morbidity, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features for PAS have been used for preoperative identification. This s...

    Authors: Yongfei Yue, Xiaoyan Wang, Liping Zhu, Chengfeng Liu, Dali Chen, Yanli Lu and Baoquan Liang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:52
  19. In the United Kingdom, roughly 1 in 250 babies are stillborn each year. Most women who experience stillbirth become pregnant again – 80% within a year of loss. Presently, obstetric-led care is recommended; tho...

    Authors: Kajal K Tamber, Rebecca Barron, Emma Tomlinson and Alexander EP Heazell
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:51
  20. Respectful maternity care is a crucial part of quality care and is associated with better health outcomes. Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, reports from across the world indicated that infection containment mea...

    Authors: Hagar Palgi-Hacker, Emma Sacks and Megan Landry
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:50
  21. Respectful maternity care (RMC) remains a key challenge in Afghanistan, despite progress on improving maternal and newborn health during 2001—2021. A qualitative study was conducted in 2018 to provide evidence...

    Authors: Partamin Manalai, Nasratullah Ansari, Hannah Tappis, Young Mi Kim, Jelle Stekelenburg, Jos van Roosmalen and Sheena Currie
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:48
  22. There is increasing evidence that a companionship is an important tool for improving the quality of care provided to pregnant women during the labour and delivery process. The literature review shows very limi...

    Authors: Nasar Alwahaibi, Rodina AL-Julandani and Alzarah Al-Kalbani
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:47
  23. Some studies indicate that pregnant Kenyan women were concerned about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposure during maternity care. We assessed concern regarding COVID-19 exposure and any impact on anten...

    Authors: Catherine Wexler, May Maloba, Sharon Mokua, Shadrack Babu, Nicodemus Maosa, Vincent Staggs, Kathy Goggin, Harshdeep Acharya, Emily A. Hurley and Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:46
  24. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is an idiopathic disease of pregnancy. Little is known about how it specifically affects pregnancies resulting from in vitro fertilization (IVF). Our aim is to evalu...

    Authors: Ying Zhu, Le Xu, Rajluxmee Beejadhursing and Fei Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:44
  25. Despite efforts, Uganda has not met the World Health Organization target of < 12 newborn deaths per 1,000 live births. Severe maternal morbidity or ‘near miss’ is a major contributor to adverse perinatal outco...

    Authors: Mark Jjuuko, Henry Mark Lugobe, Richard Migisha, David Collins Agaba, Leevan Tibaijuka, Musa Kayondo, Joseph Ngonzi, Paul Kato Kalyebara and Hamson Kanyesigye
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:42
  26. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that women with HIV breastfeed for a minimum of one year. In contrast, United Kingdom (UK) guidelines encourage formula feeding, but breastfeeding can be supporte...

    Authors: Bakita Kasadha, Shema Tariq, Nell Freeman-Romilly, Catherine Pope, Angelina Namiba, Farai Nyatsanza, Lisa Hinton and Tanvi Rai
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:41
  27. Proper knowledge about postpartum depression (PPD) will help recognize symptoms and encourage women to seek the needed professional help. Until now, there has been a scarcity of research on the literacy level ...

    Authors: Deemah AlAteeq, Ebtesam Almajed, Alya AlZabin, Aisha AlOtaibi, Rawan Bin Salamah, Shahad AlDhafyan, Wijdan A. AlMutiri, Asma AlHarbi, Norah AlQntash, Reem AlTamimi, Raghad AlRasheed and Amel Fayed
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:40
  28. Anaemia during pregnancy causes adverse outcomes to the woman and the foetus, including anaemic heart failure, prematurity, and intrauterine growth restriction. Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the leading cau...

    Authors: Ochuwa Adiketu Babah, Opeyemi Rebecca Akinajo, Lenka Beňová, Claudia Hanson, Ajibola Ibraheem Abioye, Victoria Olawunmi Adaramoye, Titilope A. Adeyemo, Mobolanle Rasheedat Balogun, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Hadiza S. Galadanci, Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, Bosede Bukola Afolabi and Elin C. Larsson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:39
  29. The risk factors associated with niche on the cesarean scar have been reported, however, the degree of these factors associated with large niche and the accumulation effects of these risk factors on the develo...

    Authors: Jing Wang, Ye He, Mengyuan Zhang, Fen Huang, Yuanyuan Wu, Mingjun Hu, Yuanyuan Yang, Wenwen Wei, Qiushi Pang and Zhaolian Wei
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:38
  30. Although the majority of Ghanaian women receive antenatal care (ANC), many exhibit low health literacy by misinterpreting and incorrectly operationalizing ANC messages, leading to poor maternal and newborn hea...

    Authors: Jody R. Lori, Vida Ami Kukula, Liya Liu, Veronica E.A. Apetorgbor, Bidisha Ghosh, Elizabeth Awini, Nancy Lockhart, Georgina Amankwah, Ruth Zielinski, Cheryl A. Moyer and John Williams
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:37
  31. It is unclear whether the effects of abnormal gestational weight gain (GWG) on birth outcomes are differently in women with different maternal ages. This study aimed to investigate maternal age-specific associ...

    Authors: Yidi Wang, Yunhui Gong, Yujie Xu, Xiaoyu Wang, Shufang Shan, Guo Cheng and Ben Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:36
  32. Preterm birth (PTB) is the single most important cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity in high income countries. In Australia, 8.6% of babies are born preterm but substantial variability exists between St...

    Authors: Kiarna Brown, Carina Cotaru and Michael Binks
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:33
  33. Timely and adequate Antenatal Care (ANC) effectively prevents adverse pregnancy outcomes and is crucial for decreasing maternal and neonatal mortality. High-parity women (5 + children) are at higher risk of ma...

    Authors: Godfrey Tumwizere, Martin K. Mbonye and Patricia Ndugga
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:32
  34. Early recognition of haemodynamic instability after birth and prompt interventions are necessary to reduce adverse maternal outcomes due to postpartum haemorrhage. Obstetric shock Index (OSI) has been recommen...

    Authors: David Collins Agaba, Henry Mark Lugobe, Richard Migisha, Mark Jjuuko, Pascal Saturday, Dean Kisombo, Subira Mlangwa Atupele, Justus Kirabira, Matthew Tumusiime, Godfrey Katamba, Godfrey Mugyenyi, Sezalio Masembe, Musa Kayondo and Joseph Ngonzi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:31
  35. Endometrioid carcinoma with sex cord-like formations and hyalinization of the uterine corpus, or corded and hyalinized endometrioid adenocarcinoma (CHEC), is a rare morphological variant of endometrioid carcin...

    Authors: Qujia Gama, Shuhan Luo, Pengfei Wu, Lulu Wang, Sijia Liu, Hongwei Zhang, Li Sun, Yiqin Wang, Min Yu, Xiaojun Chen, Weiwei Shan and Xuezhen Luo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:30
  36. Low birth weight (LBW) rates are high in the northern region of Ghana, as is tolerance for intimate partner violence (IPV). However, the relationship between the two incidents has not been established. This st...

    Authors: Mary Rachael Kpordoxah, Abraham Awonboro Adiak, Abdul-Nasir Issah, Daudi Yeboah, Nashiru Abdulai and Michael Boah
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:29
  37. Breastfeeding practices are influenced by the maternal-infant bond relationship. Mothers of preterm infants in the puerperium face many challenges and support is needed to maintain breastfeeding after hospital...

    Authors: Xin Jiang, Hui Jiang, Shan Shan Shan and Rong Huang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:28
  38. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication. Lacking of prognostic factors and models renders prediction of outcomes difficult. This study aims to explore...

    Authors: QiaoZhen Peng, TeXuan Zhu, JingRui Huang, YueLan Liu, Jian Huang and WeiShe Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:27
  39. To explore the association between liver metabolism-related indicators in maternal serum and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NHB), and further investigate the predictive value of these indicators in NHB-related a...

    Authors: Xizhenzi Fan, Huijuan Rong, Yingying Wang, Mingwei Li, Wenhui Song, Achou Su and Tianxiao Yu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:26
  40. As maternal mortality and morbidity rates stagnate or increase worldwide, there is an urgent need to address health system issues that impede access to high-quality care. Learning from efforts to address the v...

    Authors: Celia Karp, Erika M. Edwards and Hannah Tappis
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:21

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