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  1. Despite research suggesting an association between certain herb use during pregnancy and delivery and postnatal complications, herbs are still commonly used among pregnant women in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). Thi...

    Authors: R. Fukunaga, D. Morof, C. Blanton, A. Ruiz, G. Maro and F. Serbanescu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:122
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  2. Adolescent pregnancy is an important health and social issue that affects both individual and social well-being. However, deriving a national estimate is challenging in a country with multiple incomplete natio...

    Authors: Bunyarit Sukrat, Chusak Okascharoen, Sasivimol Rattanasiri, Wichai Aekplakorn, Jiraporn Arunakul, Kittipong Saejeng, Dankmar Böhning and Ammarin Thakkinstian
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:120
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  3. Previous studies showed that thyroid dysfunction in women with gestational hypertension could negatively affect maternal and fetal outcomes. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether thyroid dysfunction a...

    Authors: Juan Gui, Wangming Xu and Jie Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:119
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  4. In Denmark, 13% of all children are born by non-Western immigrant women. The public antenatal care has not adapted to this increased diversity of women. Compared to women coming from Western countries, non-Wes...

    Authors: Helle Johnsen, Nazila Ghavami Kivi, Cecilie H. Morrison, Mette Juhl, Ulla Christensen and Sarah F. Villadsen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:118
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  5. Pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and rectus abdominis muscles (RAM) of pregnant diabetic rats exhibit atrophy, co-localization of fast and slow fibers and an increased collagen type I/III ratio. However, the role of...

    Authors: Marilza V. C. Rudge, Fátima P. Souza, Joelcio F. Abbade, Raghavendra L. S. Hallur, João Paulo C. Marcondes, Fernanda Piculo, Gabriela Marini, Giovana Vesentini, Lehana Thabane, Steven S. Witkin, Iracema M. P. Calderon, Angélica M. P. Barbosa, M. V. Rudge, A. M. P. Barbosa, I. M. P. Calderon, F. P. Souza…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:117
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  6. Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified by the author that the age of women from the Result section was incorrectly tagged as references.

    Authors: Ulrika Moll, Håkan Olsson and Mona Landin-Olsson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:116
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    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:74

  7. This review aimed to identify and synthesise evidence of Muslim women’s experiences of maternity services in the UK. A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence, unrestricted by type of ...

    Authors: Tasneema Firdous, Zoe Darwin and Shaima M. Hassan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:115
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  8. The increasing rate of caesarean deliveries (CD) has become a serious concern for public health experts globally. Despite this health concern, research on factors associated CD in many low- and -middle countri...

    Authors: Abdul-Aziz Seidu, John Elvis Hagan Jr., Wonder Agbemavi, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edmond Banafo Nartey, Eugene Budu, Francis Sambah and Thomas Schack
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:114
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  9. Perinatal health-seeking behaviours are influenced by various factors, including personal beliefs. South Asian women, who often live within a wide kinship system, can be influenced by the advice and guidance o...

    Authors: Sujane Kandasamy, Rebecca Anglin, Leila Gaind, Dipika Desai, Gita Wahi, Milan Gupta and Sonia S. Anand
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:113
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  10. Women who receive negative results from non-invasive prenatal genetic testing (NIPT) may find that they later have mixed or ambivalent feelings, for example, feelings of accepting NIPT and regretting undergoin...

    Authors: Junko Yotsumoto, Akihiko Sekizawa, Satomi Inoue, Nobuhiro Suzumori, Osamu Samura, Takahiro Yamada, Kiyonori Miura, Hideaki Masuzaki, Hideaki Sawai, Jun Murotsuki, Haruka Hamanoue, Yoshimasa Kamei, Toshiaki Endo, Akimune Fukushima, Yukiko Katagiri, Naoki Takeshita…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:112
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  11. For the first time, we aimed to introduce a model for prediction of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), using existing sonography indices.

    Authors: Mahboobeh Boroomand fard, Maryam Kasraeian, Homeira Vafaei, Mojgan Akbarzadeh Jahromi, Payam Arasteh, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki and Peyman Arasteh
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:111
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  12. Return to work is often cited as a reason for early cessation of breastfeeding (BF). Our objectives were to study the time span during which women employed prior to pregnancy returned to work according to BF d...

    Authors: Katia Castetbon, Julie Boudet-Berquier and Benoit Salanave
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:110
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  13. Chromosomal microarray (CMA) has been shown to be cost-effective over karyotyping in invasive prenatal diagnosis for pregnancies with fetal ultrasound anomalies. Yet, information regarding preceding and subseq...

    Authors: Claudia Ching Yan Chung, Kelvin Yuen Kwong Chan, Pui Wah Hui, Patrick Kwok Cheung Au, Wai Keung Tam, Samuel Kai Man Li, Gordon Ka Chun Leung, Jasmine Lee Fong Fung, Marcus Chun Yin Chan, Ho Ming Luk, Annisa Shui Lam Mak, Kwok Yin Leung, Mary Hoi Yin Tang, Brian Hon Yin Chung and Anita Sik Yau Kan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:109
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  14. Non-obstetric surgery conducted during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes like small for gestational age, preterm birth, and miscarriage. Mechanisms are unclear but possibly longer lasti...

    Authors: Anne Staub Rasmussen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Niels Uldbjerg and Mette Nørgaard
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:108
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  15. Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains a leading cause of maternal mortality. Many trials assessing interventions to prevent PPH base their data on low risk women. It is important to consider the impact data col...

    Authors: Lydia Hawker and Andrew Weeks
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:107
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  16. Maternal overweight and obesity are related to several health risks in the periods before, during and after pregnancy including a higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia and preterm birth. A...

    Authors: Y. E. G. Timmermans, K. D. G. van de Kant, J. S. M. Krumeich, L. J. I. Zimmermann, E. Dompeling, B. W. Kramer, L. L. J. Maassen, M. A. E. Spaanderman and A. C. E. Vreugdenhil
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:105
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  17. It is well known that second-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MS-AFP) is a predictor for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), such as preterm birth, stillbirth, preeclampsia and small for gestational ...

    Authors: Jilin Hu, Jinman Zhang, Guilin He, Shu Zhu, Xinhua Tang, Jie Su, Qian Li, Yamin Kong and Baosheng Zhu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:104
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  18. Striae gravidarum are a common occurrence in pregnancy and many women use a topical product to prevent their development or lessen their appearance if they do develop. There is a lack of evidence on the effect...

    Authors: Miriam Brennan, Mike Clarke, Declan Devane and Maura Dowling
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:103
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  19. Inappropriate gestational weight gain in pregnancy may negatively impact health outcomes for mothers and babies. While optimal gestational weight gain is often not acheived, effective counselling by antenatal ...

    Authors: Beth Murray-Davis, Howard Berger, Nir Melamed, Karizma Mawjee, Maisah Syed, Jon Barrett, Joel G. Ray, Michael Geary and Sarah D. McDonald
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:102
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  20. The UK National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE) publish guidance aimed at standardising practice. Evidence regarding how well recommendations are implemented and what clinicians think about gui...

    Authors: Diane Farrar, Derek Tuffnell and Trevor A. Sheldon
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:101
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  21. Tanzania’s One Plan II health sector program aims to increase facility deliveries from 50 to 80% from 2015 to 2020. Success is uneven among certain Maasai pastoralist women in Northern Tanzania who robustly pr...

    Authors: Paul D. Mosley, Kisiaya Saruni and Bernadetha Lenga
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:100
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  22. Sedentary behavior (SED) is a potential risk factor for poor pregnancy outcomes. We evaluated the validity of several common and one new method to assess SED across three trimesters of pregnancy.

    Authors: Bethany Barone Gibbs, Joshua L. Paley, Melissa A. Jones, Kara M. Whitaker, Christopher P. Connolly and Janet M. Catov
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:99
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  23. Maternal behaviours during pregnancy have short- and long-term consequences for maternal and infant health. Pregnancy is an ideal opportunity to encourage positive behaviour change. Despite this, limited infor...

    Authors: Marion Murphy, Sheena McHugh, Linda M. O’Keeffe, Richard A. Greene, Paul Corcoran and Patricia M. Kearney
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:98
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  24. All pregnancies are at risk and have to be attended by skilled professionals. In Ethiopia however nearly half (45.7%) of the women were giving birth at home after antenatal care (ANC) visits in which skilled p...

    Authors: Atalay Goshu Muluneh, Yaregal Animut and Tadesse Awoke Ayele
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:97
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  25. Circadian rhythm plays an important role as our internal body’s clock that synchronizes behavior and physiology according to the external 24-h light-dark cycle. Past studies have associated disrupted circadian...

    Authors: Satvinder Kaur, Ai Ni Teoh, Nurul Husna Mohd Shukri, Siti Raihanah Shafie, Normina Ahmad Bustami, Masaki Takahashi, Pei Jean Lim and Shigenobu Shibata
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:96
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  26. There is uncertainty regarding the status of emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) in the Cameroonian context where maternal and neonatal mortality are persistently high. This study sought to evaluate ...

    Authors: Reine Suzanne Kadia, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Christian Akem Dimala, Desmond Aroke, Noel Vogue and Bruno Kenfack
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:95
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  27. Preventing unintended pregnancy is an important issue for women undergoing bariatric surgery, not only to avoid an adverse fetal outcome but to also ensure maximum weight loss for mother. Current guidelines st...

    Authors: Alireza Khalaj, Fatemeh Ghadimi, Majid Valizadeh and Maryam Barzin
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:94
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  28. Nut butter-based Ready to Use Supplemental Foods (RUSF) are an effective way to add nutrients and calories to diets of malnourished and food insecure populations. The RUSF formulations have been further modifi...

    Authors: Catherine Chunda-Liyoka, Mwansa Ketty Lubeya, Mercy Imakando, Sophia Kisling, Sonoor Majid, Mary S. Willis, Charles Wood, Chipepo Kankasa and Concetta C. DiRusso
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:93
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  29. Regular physical activity (PA) has health benefits, including reducing the risk of complications during pregnancy. In Ethiopia, little is known about PA status and its determinants among pregnant women. The pu...

    Authors: Teklehaimanot Tekle Hailemariam, Yosef Sibhatu Gebregiorgis, Berihu Fisseha Gebremeskel, Tsiwaye Gebreyesus Haile and Theresa Monaco Spitznagle
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:92
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  30. Preterm birth in the United States is associated with maternal clinical factors such as diabetes, hypertension and social factors including race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. In California, 8.7% of all...

    Authors: Brittany N. Edwards, Monica R. McLemore, Kimberly Baltzell, Allen Hodgkin, Olga Nunez and Linda S. Franck
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:91
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  32. The provision of quality health services has been a global priority to reduce neonatal and maternal deaths. In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), the coverage of institutional childbirth stayed at a l...

    Authors: Sayaka Horiuchi, Bounthanome Nakdouangma, Thipphaphone Khongsavat, Shogo Kubota and Kazue Yamaoka
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:89
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  33. Maternal and child mortality remain a global health concern despite different interventions that have been implemented to address this issue. Adequate antenatal care (ANC) is crucial in reducing maternal and n...

    Authors: Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Germaine Tuyisenge, Celestin Hategeka and Mohammad Ehsanul Karim
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:88
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  34. CXCL12(chemokine ligand 12, CXCL12) and its receptors CXCR4 are widely expressed in maternal-fetal interface and plays an adjust role in materno-fetal dialogue and immune tolerance during early pregnancy. This...

    Authors: Jiayi Zheng, Danni Qu, Chen Wang, Ling Ding and Wenhui Zhou
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:87
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  35. In Ethiopia, approximately three-fourths of mothers do not deliver in health facilities. Disrespect and abuse during childbirth fallouts in underutilization of institutional delivery that upshots maternal morb...

    Authors: Agegnehu Bante, Kedir Teji, Berhanu Seyoum and Abera Mersha
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:86
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  36. In order improve the quality of birth care and women satisfaction with birthing process it is recommended that every woman should be offered the option to experience labour and childbirth with a companion of h...

    Authors: Denis Kampayana Kashaija, Lilian Teddy Mselle and Dickson Ally Mkoka
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:85
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Newborn mortality in Oceania declined slower than other regions in the past 25 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the Early Essential Newborn Care program (EENC) in 2015 in Solomon Islands, ...

    Authors: Shidan Tosif, Anna Jatobatu, Anita Maepioh, Amy Gray, Howard Sobel, Priya Mannava and Trevor Duke
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:84
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  38. All non-sensitized Rhesus D (RhD)-negative pregnant women in Germany receive antenatal anti-D prophylaxis without knowledge of fetal RhD status. Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) of cell-free fetal DNA in m...

    Authors: Britta Runkel, Gregor Bein, Wiebke Sieben, Dorothea Sow, Stephanie Polus and Daniel Fleer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:83
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  39. Water requirements increases with gestational age. Insufficient water intake causes dehydration, which may adversely affect maternal health and birth outcomes. However, few related studies have been conducted....

    Authors: Na Zhang, Fan Zhang, Su Chen, Feng Han, Guotian Lin, Yufei Zhai, Hairong He, Jianfen Zhang and Guansheng Ma
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:82
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  40. The prevalence of both placenta previa and cesarean are on the rise. Multiple adverse outcomes are critically increased when placenta previa is subsequent to prior cesarean. The purpose of the present study is...

    Authors: Bin Liu, Songqing Deng, Meifang Lin, Yimin Chen, Jian Cai, Jianbo Yang, Jinxin Zhang, Jianjian Cui, Lixia Shen, Hongning Xie and Zilian Wang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:81
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Preeclampsia (PE) is a serious complication of pregnancy and one of the main causes of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in the world. Finding a biomarker with high sensitivity and specificity coul...

    Authors: Pooneh Nikuei, Minoo Rajaei, Nasibeh Roozbeh, Fatemeh Mohseni, Fatemeh Poordarvishi, Mohsen Azad and Solmaz Haidari
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:80
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) - a transitory form of diabetes induced by pregnancy - has potentially important short and long-term health consequences for both the mother and her baby. There is no global...

    Authors: Louise Craig, Rebecca Sims, Paul Glasziou and Rae Thomas
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:76
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Evidenced-based practice is a key component of quality care. However, studies in the Philippines have identified gaps between evidence and actual maternity practices. This study aims to describe the practice o...

    Authors: Chisato Masuda, Shirley Kristine Ferolin, Ken Masuda, Chris Smith and Mitsuaki Matsui
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:78
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  45. Hospital admission during pregnancy complications is considered to be an event of significant impact. Besides conventional in-clinic maternal and fetal monitoring, recent technologies enable home-based telemon...

    Authors: J. F. M. van den Heuvel, C. J. Teunis, A. Franx, N. M. T. H. Crombag and M. N. Bekker
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:77
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Stillbirths bring grief to both mother and family but have been underreported in Cameroon. We aimed at determining the stillbirth rates and associated risk factors in the Buea Regional Hospital (BRH) and the L...

    Authors: Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Edwin Nkwelle Ewane and Nicholas Tendongfor
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:75
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  47. Overweight and gestational diabetes are risk factors for pregnancy complications. We hypothesized that the metabolic impact of overweight on pregnancy outcome, would be different if it was combined with a pred...

    Authors: Ulrika Moll, Håkan Olsson and Mona Landin-Olsson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:74
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:116

  48. Gestational diabetes mellitus is a leading medical condition woman encounter during pregnancy with serious short- and long-term consequences for maternal morbidity. However, limited evidence was available on p...

    Authors: Achenef Asmamaw Muche, Oladapo O. Olayemi and Yigzaw Kebede Gete
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:73
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  49. Salpingectomy-associated uterine rupture during intrauterine pregnancy is rare in the clinic. We report a case of pregnancy with bilateral rupture of the uterine horns after bilateral salpingectomy.

    Authors: Jinhua Dong, Yunfei Cao, Qiang Ma, Lili Xue and Weiying Zhu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:71
    Content type: Case report Published on:
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