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  1. Stigma and bias experienced during prenatal care can affect quality of care and, ultimately, the health of pregnant women with obesity and their infants. We sought to 1) better understand the bias and stigma t...

    Authors: Danielle J. Hurst, Nicholas B. Schmuhl, Corrine I. Voils and Kathleen M. Antony

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:139

    Content type: Research

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  2. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with illicit drug use among pregnant women who are socioeconomically vulnerable. While it is assumed that the impact of ACEs on illicit drug use in pregnancy...

    Authors: Cheryl L. Currie and Suzanne C. Tough

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:133

    Content type: Research article

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  4. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Yulong Zhang, Jiacheng Chen, Tingting Liao, Siwen Chen, Jianying Yan and Xiaoqian Lin

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:131

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:724

  5. Ectopic pregnancy is an abnormal condition in which implantation of the blastocyst occurs outside the endometrium of the uterus. It is gynecological important, particularly in the developing world, because of ...

    Authors: Urge Gerema, Tilahun Alemayehu, Getachew Chane, Diliab Desta and Amenu Diriba

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:130

    Content type: Research article

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  6. The Gambia is a male-dominant society in which the cultural norms empower husbands to decide when and where their wives seek care, yet they are not always involved in maternal health care services. Therefore, ...

    Authors: Haddy Tunkara- Bah, Florence O. Adeyemo and Friday E. Okonofua

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:129

    Content type: Research article

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  7. Maternal mortality remains a pressing concern across Sub-Sahara Africa. The ‘Three Delays Model’ suggests that maternal deaths are a consequence of delays in: seeking care, reaching medical care and receiving ...

    Authors: Faye Forbes, Karen Wynter, Berihun M. Zeleke and Jane Fisher

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:128

    Content type: Research article

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  8. According to the World Health Organization, smoking is the most important risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes in industrialized nations. As the individual factors (body mass index – BMI (kg/m2) – and cigar...

    Authors: Veronika Günther, Ibrahim Alkatout, Christoph Vollmer, Nicolai Maass, Alexander Strauss and Manfred Voigt

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:127

    Content type: Research article

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  9. To determine the effects of maternal age at first cesarean on maternal complications and adverse outcomes of pregnancy with the second cesarean.

    Authors: Shilei Bi, Lizi Zhang, Jingsi Chen, Minshan Huang, Lijun Huang, Shanshan Zeng, Yulian Li, Yingyu Liang, Jinping Jia, Suiwen Wen, Yinli Cao, Shaoshuai Wang, Xiaoyan Xu, Ling Feng, Xianlan Zhao, Yangyu Zhao…

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:126

    Content type: Research article

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  10. Neonatal near miss is a neonate who nearly died but survived from a severe complication occurred during pregnancy, birth or within 0–28 days of extra-uterine life. However, there is no available data that quan...

    Authors: Anteneh Fikrie Tekola, Genet Baye, Elias Amaje and Kebede Tefera

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:125

    Content type: Research article

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  11. Women in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rates of morbidity and mortality during childbirth globally. Despite increases in facility-based childbirth, gaps in quality of care at facilities have limited redu...

    Authors: Adeline A. Boatin, Joseph Ngonzi, Blair J. Wylie, Henry M. Lugobe, Lisa M. Bebell, Godfrey Mugyenyi, Sudi Mohamed, Kenia Martinez, Nicholas Musinguzi, Christina Psaros, Joshua P. Metlay and Jessica E. Haberer

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:124

    Content type: Study protocol

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  13. Maternal deaths among young women (15–24 years) shares 38% of total maternal mortality in India. Utilizing maternal health care services can reduce a substantial proportion of maternal mortality. However, ther...

    Authors: Pooja Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar Singh and Pragya Singh

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:122

    Content type: Research article

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  14. Anesthesia in lactating women is frequently indicated for time-sensitive procedures such as postpartum tubal ligation. Ketamine and diazepam are two of the most commonly used anesthetic agents in low resource ...

    Authors: Mary Ellen Gilder, Nay Win Tun, Annabelle Carter, Ferdinand Frederik Som Ling Tan, Aung Myat Min, Hsa Eh, Pan Aye, Verena I. Carrara, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon and Rose McGready

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:121

    Content type: Research article

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  15. The interaction of hormonal factors are crucial for good foetal development. During the second trimester of gestation, most of the main physiological processes of foetal development occur. Therefore, the aim o...

    Authors: Silvia Alonso, Sara Caceres, Daniel Vélez, Luis Sanz, Gema Silvan, Maria Jose Illera and Juan Carlos Illera

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:120

    Content type: Research article

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  16. Worldwide, only 41 % of infants are exclusively breastfed for the first six months while South Africa has an alarming figure of only 12 %. First-time mothers are inexperienced in the initiation and maintenance...

    Authors: Dasheka Zukiswa Theodorah and Rala Ntombana Mc’Deline

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:119

    Content type: Research article

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  17. Peripartum depression is a common disorder with very high potential hazards for both the patients and their babies. The typical treatment options include antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy. However,...

    Authors: Hyune June Lee, Sung Min Kim and Ji Yean Kwon

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:118

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Before 2010, there were no regulations in Turkey regarding the number of embryos to be transferred in one cycle. In March 2010, regulations restricting this number were implemented by the Turkish Ministry of H...

    Authors: Semra Kahraman, Ipek Nur Balin Duzguner, Soner Duzguner, Yucel Sahin and Cihat Sen

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:117

    Content type: Research article

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  19. In Ecuador eclampsia and preeclampsia were identified as the third cause of maternal death. Like other Latin-American countries, Ecuador has human settlements living from 0 to more than 4000 m of altitude and ...

    Authors: Eduardo Tejera, Maria Eugenia Sánchez, Aquiles R. Henríquez-Trujillo, Yunierkis Pérez-Castillo and Marco Coral-Almeida

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:116

    Content type: Research article

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  20. We aimed to evaluate the association of isolated fetal microcephaly measured by ultrasound prior to delivery at term with mode of delivery and perinatal outcome.

    Authors: Ron Bardin, Eyal Krispin, Lina Salman, Inbal Navon, Anat Shmueli, Sharon Perlman, Yinon Gilboa and Eran Hadar

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:115

    Content type: Research article

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  21. This retrospective study aimed to identify possible intensification of mental health difficulties among women seeking support in the postpartum period during the epidemic state in Poland. We assumed that the e...

    Authors: Magdalena Chrzan-Dętkoś, Tamara Walczak-Kozłowska and Małgorzata Lipowska

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:114

    Content type: Research article

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  22. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mood disorder that affects behavioural, physical and mental health of women and newborn after childbirth. Although a wide range of research have been conducted on mater...

    Authors: Demelash Woldeyohannes, Yohannes Tekalegn, Biniyam Sahiledengle, Dejene Ermias, Tekele Ejajo and Lillian Mwanri

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:113

    Content type: Research article

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  23. Global crises inevitably increase levels of anxiety in postpartum populations. Effective and efficient measurement is therefore essential. This study aimed to create a 12-item research short form of the 51-ite...

    Authors: Sergio A. Silverio, Siân M. Davies, Paul Christiansen, Marta E. Aparicio-García, Alessandra Bramante, Ping Chen, Natalia Costas-Ramón, Carolina de Weerth, Anna M. Della Vedova, Lilliam Infante Gil, Hellen Lustermans, Jaqueline Wendland, Jihong Xu, Jason C. G. Halford, Joanne A. Harrold and Victoria Fallon

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:112

    Content type: Research article

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  25. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) can cause premature delivery and stillbirth. Previous studies have reported that mutations in ABC transporter genes strongly influence the transport of bile salts. H...

    Authors: Xianxian Liu, Hua Lai, Siming Xin, Zengming Li, Xiaoming Zeng, Liju Nie, Zhengyi Liang, Meiling Wu, Jiusheng Zheng and Yang Zou

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:110

    Content type: Research article

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  26. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema and Misganaw Gebrie Worku

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:109

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:12

  27. As pregnancy is a physiological prothrombotic state, pregnant women may be at increased risk of developing coagulopathic and/or thromboembolic complications associated with COVID-19.

    Authors: Juliette Servante, Gill Swallow, Jim G. Thornton, Bethan Myers, Sandhya Munireddy, A. Kinga Malinowski, Maha Othman, Wentao Li, Keelin O’Donoghue and Kate F. Walker

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:108

    Content type: Research article

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  28. Composite outcomes are increasingly being used in obstetric trials. The aim of this systematic review is to critically appraise the use of composite outcomes in obstetric RCTs with an intention of identifying ...

    Authors: Dylan Herman, Kar Yee Lor, Abdul Qadree, Daphne Horn and Rohan D’Souza

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:107

    Content type: Research article

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  29. Iodine deficiency (ID) is a global public health problem and its impact is more pronounced in low-income countries. During pregnancy, iodine requirement is known to elevate sharply, making pregnant women, espe...

    Authors: Robel Hussen kabthymer, Mohammed Feyisso Shaka, Getnet Melaku Ayele and Bereket Geze malako

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:106

    Content type: Research article

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  30. Malaria infection during pregnancy is of public health importance as it poses risk to the pregnant woman, her foetus and the newborn child. Intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy using sulphadoxine...

    Authors: Benjamin Kwasi Amoako and Francis Anto

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:105

    Content type: Research article

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  31. The third Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 development agenda aims to reduce maternal and newborn deaths. Pregnant women’s understanding of danger signs is an important factor in seeking timely care durin...

    Authors: Saran Tenzin Tamang, Thinley Dorji, Sonam Yoezer, Thinley Phuntsho and Phurb Dorji

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:104

    Content type: Research article

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  32. This study aimed to explore women’s views on the acceptability of different techniques for managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean; and the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a trial in this area.

    Authors: Gabriella Romano, Eleanor Mitchell, Rachel Plachcinski, Natalie Wakefield, Kate Walker and Susan Ayers

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:103

    Content type: Research article

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  33. How to best support pregnant women in making truly autonomous decisions which accord with current consent law is poorly understood and problematic for them and their healthcare professionals. This observationa...

    Authors: Jacqueline A. Nicholls, Anna L. David, Joseph Iskaros, Dimitrios Siassakos and Anne Lanceley

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:102

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  34. Monozygotic twins are nearly identical in genotype and phenotype because monozygotic twins arise from one fertilized oocyte. In all cases of discordant karyotype in monozygotic twins, trisomy 21 accounts for a...

    Authors: Dingya Cao, Jimei Sun, Nan Li, Zhihua Li, Weiqiang Liu and Min Chen

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:101

    Content type: Case report

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  35. Appropriate breastfeeding is vital for infant and young child nutrition. Annually, oral clefts affect 0.73 per 1000 children in Uganda. Despite this low incidence, children with a cleft face breastfeeding diff...

    Authors: Maureen Nabatanzi, Gloria Kimuli Seruwagi, Florence Basiimwa Tushemerirwe, Lynn Atuyambe and David Lubogo

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:100

    Content type: Research article

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  36. Chorangiosis is a vascular change involving the terminal chorionic villi in the placenta. It results from longstanding, low-grade hypoxia in the placental tissue, and is associated with such conditions as intr...

    Authors: Homeira Vafaei, Zinat Karimi, Mojgan Akbarzadeh-Jahromi and Fatemeh Asadian

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:99

    Content type: Research article

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  37. This study estimated the prevalence of curable sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections (STIs/RTIs) among pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in rural Zambia, evaluated the effectivenes...

    Authors: Enesia Banda Chaponda, Jane Bruce, Charles Michelo, Daniel Chandramohan and R. Matthew Chico

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:98

    Content type: Research article

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  38. Maternal mortality is a public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region most affected worldwide by maternal mortality, and preeclampsia is o...

    Authors: Oleg Iris Hounkpatin, Salimanou Ariyoh Amidou, Yessito Corine Houehanou, Philippe Lacroix, Pierre Marie Preux, Dismand Stephan Houinato and Holy Bezanahary

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:97

    Content type: Research article

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  39. Offspring of women with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of fetal growth patterns which are associated with perinatal morbidity. Our aim was to compare rates of large- and small-for-gestational age (LGA; ...

    Authors: Claire L. Meek, Rosa Corcoy, Elizabeth Asztalos, Laura C. Kusinski, Esther López, Denice S. Feig and Helen R. Murphy

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:96

    Content type: Research article

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  40. A bicornuate uterus often results in infertility. While reconstructive procedures may facilitate pregnancy, spontaneous abortion or serious pregnancy complications may occur. We present a case of a bicornuate ...

    Authors: Chengyan Zhang, Xiaoxin Wang, Haili Jiang, Lei Hou and Liying Zou

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:95

    Content type: Case report

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  41. An increasing number of techniques have been used for prenatal diagnosis of genetic abnormalities. Our initial objective was to explore the value of the BACs-on-Beads (BoBs) assay for the prenatal diagnosis of...

    Authors: Jianlong Zhuang, Chunnuan Chen, Yuying Jiang, Qi Luo, Shuhong Zeng, Chunling Lv, Yuanbai Wang and Wanyu Fu

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:94

    Content type: Research article

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  42. Mens’attendance with their pregnant partners at facility-based antenatal care (ANC) visits is important for maternal and child health and gender equality yet remains uncommon in parts of rural Tanzania. This s...

    Authors: Maendeleo Boniphace, Dismas Matovelo, Rose Laisser, Hadija Swai, Victoria Yohani, Sylvia Tinka, Lusako Mwaikasu, Hannah Mercader, Jennifer L. Brenner and Jennifer Mitchell

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:93

    Content type: Research article

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  43. Sexual health is a multidimensional phenomenon constructed by personal, social, and cultural factors but continues to be studied with a biomedical approach. During the postpartum period, a woman transitions to...

    Authors: Lidia Pardell-Dominguez, Patrick A. Palmieri, Karen A. Dominguez-Cancino, Doriam E. Camacho-Rodriguez, Joan E. Edwards, Jean Watson and Juan M. Leyva-Moral

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:92

    Content type: Research article

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  44. Currently, there is a disagreement between guidelines regarding platelet count cut-off values as a sign of maternal organ damage in pre-eclampsia; the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidel...

    Authors: Michinori Mayama, Mamoru Morikawa, Takashi Yamada, Takeshi Umazume, Kiwamu Noshiro, Kinuko Nakagawa, Yoshihiro Saito, Kentaro Chiba, Satoshi Kawaguchi and Hidemichi Watari

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:91

    Content type: Research article

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  45. Preterm birth is a major challenge in obstetric and perinatal care. It is the leading cause of neonatal death. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of oral dydrogesterone on latency perio...

    Authors: Suparudeewan Thongchan and Vorapong Phupong

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:90

    Content type: Research article

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  46. As the birth policy has been adjusted from one-child-one-couple to universal two-child-one-couple in China, there is an increasing number of women undergoing a second pregnancy after a previous cesarean sectio...

    Authors: Zhong-chen Luo, Xu Liu, Anni Wang, Jian-qiong Li, Ze-hong Zheng, Sun Guiyu, Ting Lou, Jin Pang and Xiao-ling Bai

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:89

    Content type: Research article

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  47. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women bear considerable physical and psychological stress because of their special conditions, which combined with other stress factors such as violence, makes their situ...

    Authors: Somayyeh Naghizadeh, Mojgan Mirghafourvand and Roghaye Mohammadirad

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:88

    Content type: Research article

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  48. Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) is widely used as the alternative choice for pregnant women at high-risk of fetal aneuploidy. However, whether NIPS has a good detective efficiency for pregnant women at ...

    Authors: Hui Zhu, Xiaoxiao Jin, Yuqing Xu, Weihua Zhang, Xiaodan Liu, Jinglei Jin, Yeqing Qian and Minyue Dong

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:86

    Content type: Research article

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  49. Acceptance of smoking cessation support during antenatal care and associated quitting behaviours of pregnant Aboriginal women or women having an Aboriginal baby has not been investigated. This study aimed to d...

    Authors: Justine B. Daly, Sarah Dowe, Belinda Tully, Flora Tzelepis, Christophe Lecathelinais and Karen Gillham

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:85

    Content type: Research article

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  50. Women frequently complain of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) during pregnancy due to multiple physiological and potentially pathological changes. Still, there is limited data on the characteristics of LUTS...

    Authors: Jaffar H. Saffarini, Qais T. Ahmad, Ahmad M. Samara, Dima S. Jabri, Zaina H. Safarini, Yousra M. Banijaber, Ahmad Jaradat, Faris Abushamma and Sa’ed H. Zyoud

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:84

    Content type: Research article

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