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  1. Water immersion during labour can provide benefits including reduced need for regional analgesia and a shorter labour. However, in the United Kingdom a minority of women use a pool for labour or birth, with po...

    Authors: Sarah Milosevic, Susan Channon, Jacqueline Hughes, Billie Hunter, Mary Nolan, Rebecca Milton and Julia Sanders
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:719
  2. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) affect 5–10% of pregnant women. Women after HDP have 2–3 times increased risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes, as soon as 5–10 years after pregnancy. Australian h...

    Authors: Heike Roth, Caroline S. E. Homer, Clare Arnott, Lynne Roberts, Mark Brown and Amanda Henry
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:717
  3. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) has been related to vitamin D binding protein (GC) gene polymorphism, demographics and lifestyle factors in different populations. However, previous studies only focused on demographic ...

    Authors: Siew-Siew Lee, King-Hwa Ling, Maiza Tusimin, Raman Subramaniam, Kartini Farah Rahim and Su-Peng Loh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:714
  4. Poor women in hard-to-reach areas are least likely to receive healthcare and thus carry the burden of maternal and perinatal mortality from complications of childbirth. This study evaluated the effect of an en...

    Authors: Duncan N. Shikuku, Geofrey Tanui, Mercy Wabomba, Dennis Wanjala, Josephine Friday, Taphroze Peru, Evelyne Atamba and Kenneth Sisimwo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:708
  5. Maternal undernutrition is highly prevalent in underdeveloped countries. Hence, this study was intended to determine the prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among pregnant women visiting ANC cl...

    Authors: Mohammed Muze, Mubarek Yesse, Shemsu Kedir and Abdilmejid Mustefa
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:707
  6. The reactivity of the pulmonary vascular bed to the administration of oxygen is well established in the post-natal circulation. The vasoreactivity demonstrated by the fetal pulmonary artery Doppler waveform in...

    Authors: Ann McHugh, Colm Breatnach, Neidin Bussmann, Orla Franklin, Afif El-Khuffash and Fionnuala M. Breathnach
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:706
  7. During pregnancy, about 10 to 20% of women experience depressive symptoms. Subclinical depression increases the risk of peripartum depression, maternal neuro-endocrine dysregulations, and adverse birth and inf...

    Authors: Anke B. Witteveen, Jens Henrichs, Annika L. Walker, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer, Huibert Burger, Yvonne Fontein-Kuipers, Francois G. Schellevis, Claire A.I. Stramrood, Miranda Olff, Corine J. Verhoeven and Ank de Jonge
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:705
  8. Trauma, natural and man-made catastrophic events can be predictors of postpartum psychological distress. In a public health response due to coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, the Italian government imposed a l...

    Authors: Luca Ostacoli, Stefano Cosma, Federica Bevilacqua, Paola Berchialla, Marialuisa Bovetti, Andrea Roberto Carosso, Francesca Malandrone, Sara Carletto and Chiara Benedetto
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:703
  9. In the Twin Birth Study, women at 320/7–386/7 weeks of gestation, in whom the first twin was in cephalic presentation, were randomized to planned vaginal delivery or cesarean section. The study found no significa...

    Authors: C Dougan, L Gotha, N Melamed, A Aviram, EV Asztalos, S Anabusi, AR Willan, JFR Barrett and E Mei-Dan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:702
  10. There is an unquestionable need to adapt health care to the needs of each woman, to foster her self-confidence and provide her with the autonomy to manage her own maternity. This involves empowering her to cho...

    Authors: Carmen Paz-Pascual, Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Maite Espinosa and Paola Bully
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:701
  11. The annual rate of stillbirth in Sweden has remained largely unchanged for the past 30 years. In Sweden, there is no national audit system for stillbirths. The aim of the study was to determine if a regional m...

    Authors: I. Sterpu, J. Bolk, S. Perers Öberg, I. Hulthén Varli and E. Wiberg Itzel
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:700
  12. Adolescent pregnancy is a public health concern in Malawi as it is associated with high risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Almost 29% of adolescent women aged 15–19 years are already mothers and adolescent f...

    Authors: Lucy Ida Kululanga, Alice Kadango, Gaily Lungu, Diana Jere, Matthews Ngwale and Lily Caroline Kumbani
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:699
  13. Full dilatation caesarean sections are associated with recurrent early spontaneous preterm birth and late miscarriage. The risk following first stage caesarean sections, are less well defined, but appears to b...

    Authors: Naomi Carlisle, Agnieszka Glazewska-Hallin, Lisa Story, Jenny Carter, Paul T. Seed, Natalie Suff, Lucie Giblin, Jana Hutter, Raffaele Napolitano, Mary Rutherford, Daniel C. Alexander, Nigel Simpson, Amrita Banerjee, Anna L. David and Andrew H. Shennan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:698
  14. Under the Children Act 1989, local authorities in Wales, UK, can issue care proceedings if they are concerned about the welfare of a child, which can lead to removal of a child from parents. For mothers at ris...

    Authors: L. J. Griffiths, R. D. Johnson, K. Broadhurst, S. Bedston, L. Cusworth, B. Alrouh, D. V. Ford and A. John
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:697
  15. The World Health Organization does not recommend dilatation and sharp curettage (D&C) for the surgical treatment of miscarriage during the first trimester because this may cause Asherman’s syndrome due to endo...

    Authors: Toshiyuki Kakinuma, Kaoru Kakinuma, Yuuka Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Kawarai, Koyomi Saito, Motomasa Ihara, Yoshio Matsuda, Ikuo Sato, Michitaka Ohwada, Kaoru Yanagida and Hirokazu Tanaka
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:695
  16. In 2015, the stillbirth rate after 28 weeks (late gestation) in Australia was 35% higher than countries with the lowest rates globally. Reductions in late gestation stillbirth rates have steadily improved in A...

    Authors: C. J. Andrews, D. Ellwood, P. F. Middleton, A. Gordon, M. Nicholl, C. S. E. Homer, J. Morris, G. Gardener, M. Coory, M. Davies-Tuck, F. M. Boyle, E. Callander, A. Bauman and V. J. Flenady
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:694
  17. Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable brain harm and cognitive impairment in children. Portuguese women of childbearing age, pregnant women and their progeny were shown to have inadequate i...

    Authors: Maria Lopes-Pereira, Susana Roque, Patrício Costa, Anna Quialheiro, Nadine Correia Santos, Ana Goios, Laura Vilarinho, Margarida Correia-Neves and Joana Almeida Palha
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:693
  18. Exposure to environmental stressors can lead to shorter leukocyte telomere length and increase the risk of chronic diseases. Preservation of leukocyte telomere length by reducing oxidative stress exposure and ...

    Authors: Etienne Nsereko, Aline Uwase, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Stephen Rulisa, David Ntirushwa, Patricia Moreland, Elizabeth J. Corwin, Nicole Santos, Jue Lin, Jyu-Lin Chen, Manasse Nzayirambaho and Janet M. Wojcicki
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:692
  19. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is an iatrogenic condition characterized by capillary hyperpermeability which can be predicted by preovulatory ovarian responses such as number of follicles. A variety ...

    Authors: Miaad Jabbar Alhilali, Abbas Parham, Armin Attaranzadeh, Malihe Amirian and Mohammad Azizzadeh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:691
  20. This study aims to explore the relationships between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain (GWG), rate of GWG during the second and third trimesters (GWGrate) and birth weight among Chinese...

    Authors: Yawen Wang, Haihui Ma, Yahui Feng, Yongle Zhan, Sansan Wu, Shuya Cai, Yingjie Shi, Yunli Chen, Liangkun Ma and Yu Jiang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:690
  21. Propionic acidemia (PA) is a severe monogenic disorder characterized by a deficiency of the mitochondrial protein propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) enzyme, which is caused by mutations in the PCCA or PCCB gene. Pre...

    Authors: Ye Tian, Guojie Wang, Wujuan Shi and Xiaohong Bai
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:689
  22. The prenatal diagnosis of microhydranencephaly is important and needs to be distinguished from anencephaly, because unlike anencephaly, fetuses with microhydranencephaly can survive after birth. Herein, we rep...

    Authors: Takahiro Omoto, Toshifumi Takahashi, Keiya Fujimori and Shogo Kin
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:688
  23. To identify risk factors associated with a composite adverse maternal outcomes in women undergoing intrapartum cesarean birth.

    Authors: Margo S. Harrison, Ana Pilar Betrán, Krithika Suresh, Joshua P. Vogel, Robert L. Goldenberg and A. Metin Gülmezoglu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:687
  24. The current maternal mortality ratio in Uganda is 336 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Infant mortality is 43 deaths per 1000 live births, with 42% of the mortality occurring during the neonatal period...

    Authors: Geoffrey Babughirana, Sanne Gerards, Alex Mokori, Elisha Nangosha, Stef Kremers and Jessica Gubbels
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:686
  25. Preeclampsia is associated with increased arterial stiffness during pregnancy. However, data on the longitudinal change in arterial stiffness after delivery in women with preeclampsia are lacking. In this pilo...

    Authors: Sehun KIM, Hyun Ja LIM, Jeung-Ran KIM, Kyung Joon OH, Joon-Seok HONG and Jung-Won SUH
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:685
  26. Pregnancy among adolescents, whether intended or not, is a public health concern as it is generally considered high risk for both mothers and their newborns. In Zambia, where many women engage in early sexual ...

    Authors: Tannia Tembo, Aybüke Koyuncu, Haoran Zhuo, Martha Mwendafilumba and Albert Manasyan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:684
  27. Adequate antenatal care (ANC) services are key for early identification of pregnancy related risk factors and maintaining women’s health during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess the influence of ANC provid...

    Authors: G. K. Baldewsingh, B. C. Jubitana, E. D. van Eer, A. Shankar, A. D. Hindori-Mohangoo, H. H. Covert, L. Shi, M. Y. Lichtveld and C. W. R. Zijlmans
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:683
  28. sub-Saharan African Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries (sSA LLMICs) have the highest burden of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in the world. Timely and appropriate maternal referral to a suit...

    Authors: Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Carolyne Njue, Nguyen Toan Tran and Angela Dawson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:682
  29. Downstream remodeling of the spiral arteries (SpA) decreases utero-placental resistance drastically, allowing sustained and increased blood flow to the placenta under all circumstances. We systematically evalu...

    Authors: Veronique Schiffer, Laura Evers, Sander de Haas, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Salwan Al-Nasiry and Marc Spaanderman
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:680
  30. To date, the rates of potentially life-threatening condition (PTLC), maternal near miss (MNM) and maternal deaths in pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and variables associated to it have n...

    Authors: Luiza Russo de Morais, Beatriz Costa Patz, Felipe Favorette Campanharo, Patricia Médici Dualib, Sue Yazaki Sun and Rosiane Mattar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:679
  31. Reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity is a major global health priority. However, much remains unknown regarding factors associated with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) among childbearing women in the Rwan...

    Authors: Oliva Bazirete, Manassé Nzayirambaho, Aline Umubyeyi, Marie Chantal Uwimana and Marilyn Evans
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:678
  32. In developing countries, abortion is often unsafe and a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality accounting for about 8% (4.7–13.2%) of maternal mortality worldwide. Internationally, safe abortion...

    Authors: Mihretu Molla Enyew
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:676
  33. COVID-19 may predispose pregnant women to higher risks of severe disease and poorer neonatal outcome. Psychological sequalae of this pandemic may pose a greater conundrum than its clinical aspects. It is curre...

    Authors: Ryan Wai Kheong Lee, See Ling Loy, Liying Yang, Jerry Kok Yen Chan and Lay Kok Tan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:675
  34. Instrumental deliveries are an unavoidable part of obstetric practice. Dedicated training is needed for each instrument. To identify when a trainee resident can be entrusted with instrumental deliveries by Suz...

    Authors: Perrine COSTE MAZEAU, Nedjma BOUKEFFA, Nathalie TICAUD BOILEAU, Samantha HUET, Maud TRAVERSE, Jean-Luc EYRAUD, Alexine LAGUERRE, Cyrille CATALAN and Cécilia RIEDL
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:674
  35. The effect and extent of abnormal placental perfusion (APP) on the risk of male hypospadias are poorly understood. We compared the prevalence of male hypospadias in the offspring of women with APP and quantify...

    Authors: Chen Zhu, Bin Zhang, Ting Peng, Ming-Qing Li, Yun-Yun Ren and Jiang-Nan Wu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:673
  36. Fear of childbirth is one of the life challenges the women encounter during pregnancy. It is an important source of distress for the women and their families and also increases the odds of obstetric complicati...

    Authors: Tiruset Gelaw, Teklemariam Gultie Ketema, Kassaw Beyene, Mekdes Kondale Gurara and Gebresilasea Gendisha Ukke
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:672
  37. One approach for improving breastfeeding support and alleviating breastfeeding disparities is the implementation of a clinic-based peer counselor. Our objective was to assess the “real life” effects of an auto...

    Authors: Noelle G. Martinez, Angelina Strohbach, Fengling Hu and Lynn M. Yee
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:671
  38. The current evidence about anemia and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy remains elusive in China. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of anemia and IDA and their risk factors...

    Authors: Jing Tan, Guolin He, Yana Qi, Hongmei Yang, Yiquan Xiong, Chunrong Liu, Wen Wang, Kang Zou, Andy H. Lee, Xin Sun and Xinghui Liu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:670
  39. Childbirth preparation classes can reduce pregnant women’s anxiety and fear for their childbirth. However, to evaluate women’s feedback and their satisfaction with these classes, there is a need for a standard...

    Authors: Robab Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh, Shahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi and Mojgan Mirghafourvand
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:669
  40. The fullPIERS risk prediction model was developed to identify which women admitted with confirmed diagnosis of preeclampsia are at highest risk of developing serious maternal complications. The model discrimin...

    Authors: U. Vivian Ukah, Beth A. Payne, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Lucy C. Chappell, Paul T. Seed, Frances Inez Conti-Ramsden, J. Mark Ansermino, Laura A. Magee and Peter von Dadelszen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:668
  41. Unplanned pregnancy is a significant public health issue in both low- and high-income countries. The burden of unplanned pregnancy is reflected in women opting for pregnancy terminations and it can be detrimen...

    Authors: Iddamalgoda Dissanayakage Jayani Chalindra Ranatunga and Kapila Jayaratne
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:667
  42. The aim of this study was to determine the secondary sex ratio (SSR) of offspring in assisted reproduction technology (ART) in Jilin Province, China, and to analyse the influencing factors associated with SSR.

    Authors: Mohan Wang, Xiangyin Liu, Han Zhang, Leilei Li, Ruizhi Liu, Hongguo Zhang and Yang Yu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:666
  43. Iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy (IDAP) affects 11–18% of Australian pregnancies and is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. National prescribing data suggests the use of intravenous iron in pregnan...

    Authors: Sarah Smith-Wade, Giselle Kidson-Gerber, Antonia Shand, Luke Grzeskowiak and Amanda Henry
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:665
  44. The recent use of antenatal care (ANC) has steadily improved in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), but postnatal care (PNC) has been widely underutilized. Most maternal and newborn deaths occur during th...

    Authors: Medge D. Owen, Elizabeth Colburn, Cecilia Tetteh and Emmanuel K. Srofenyoh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:664
  45. Human implantation is a complex process requiring synchrony between a healthy embryo and a functionally competent or receptive endometrium. In order to assess endometrial receptivity in Assisted Reproductive T...

    Authors: Renato Silva Martins, António Helio Oliani, Denise Vaz Oliani and José Martinez de Oliveira
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:663

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