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  1. Caesarean section (CS) rates are increasing worldwide and the most common reason is repeat CS following previous CS. For most women a vaginal birth after a previous CS (VBAC) is a safe option. However, the rat...

    Authors: Ingela Lundgren, Patricia Healy, Margaret Carroll, Cecily Begley, Andrea Matterne, Mechthild M. Gross, Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Jane Nicoletti, Sandra Morano, Christina Nilsson and Joan Lalor
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2016 16:350
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Current guidelines for second stage management do not provide guidance for community birth providers about when best to transfer women to hospital care for prolonged second stage. Our goal was to increase the ...

    Authors: Nancy A. Niemczyk, Dianxu Ren and Susan R. Stapleton
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:99
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  3. Current evidence for optimal management of fetal nuchal cord detected after the head has birthed supports techniques that avoid ligation of the umbilical cord circulation. Routine audit found frequent unsafe m...

    Authors: Megan Parr, Colley Paw Dabu, Nan San Wai, Paw Si Say, Ma Ner, Nay Win Tun, Aye Min, Mary Ellen Gilder, François H Nosten and Rose McGready
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:76
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  4. There is limited research examining midwives' education, knowledge and practice around immersion in water for labour or birth. Our aim was to address this gap in evidence and build knowledge around this import...

    Authors: Lucy Lewis, Yvonne L. Hauck, Janice Butt, Chloe Western, Helen Overing, Corrinne Poletti, Jessica Priest, Dawn Hudd and Brooke Thomson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:249
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Although a number of antenatal and intrapartum interventions have shown some evidence of impact on stillbirth incidence, much confusion surrounds ideal strategies for delivering these interventions within heal...

    Authors: Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Gary L Darmstadt, Rachel A Haws, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob and Joy E Lawn
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009 9(Suppl 1):S7
    Content type: Review of strategies Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  6. The purpose of this systematic review (PROSPERO Ref: CRD42017053264) was to describe and interpret the qualitative research on parent’s decision-making and informed choice about their pregnancy and birth care....

    Authors: Cassandra Yuill, Christine McCourt, Helen Cheyne and Nathalie Leister
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:343
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Interventions can be lifesaving when properly implemented but can also put the lives of both mother and child at risk by disrupting normal physiological childbirth when used indiscriminately without indication...

    Authors: Kıymet Yeşilçiçek Çalik, Özlem Karabulutlu and Canan Yavuz
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:415
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. While there has been a trend for greater number of women to deliver at health facilities across Tanzania, mothers and their family members continue to face mistreatment with respectful maternity care during ch...

    Authors: Lilian T. Mselle, Thecla W. Kohi and Justine Dol
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:231
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Social media offer women a space to discuss birth-related fears and experiences. This is particularly the case during the COVID-19 pandemic when measures to contain the spread of the virus and high rates of in...

    Authors: Céline Miani, Antonia Leiße, Lisa Wandschneider and Stephanie Batram-Zantvoort
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:32
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. Overwhelmingly, women in Middle Eastern countries experience birth as dehumanising and disrespectful. Women’s stories can be a very powerful way of informing health services about the impact of the care they r...

    Authors: Suha Abed Almajeed Abdallah Hussein, Hannah G. Dahlen, Olayide Ogunsiji and Virginia Schmied
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:357
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Antenatal Care (ANC) during pregnancy can play an important role in the uptake of evidence-based services vital to the health of women and their infants. Studies report positive effects of ANC on use of facili...

    Authors: Jesmin Pervin, Allisyn Moran, Monjur Rahman, Abdur Razzaque, Lynn Sibley, Peter K Streatfield, Laura J Reichenbach, Marge Koblinsky, Daniel Hruschka and Anisur Rahman
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2012 12:111
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Newborn deaths comprise nearly half of under-5 deaths in Ghana, despite the fact that skilled birth attendants (SBAs) are present at 68% of births, which implies that evidence-based care during labor, birth and t...

    Authors: Patricia P. Gomez, Allyson R. Nelson, Amos Asiedu, Etta Addo, Dora Agbodza, Chantelle Allen, Martha Appiagyei, Cynthia Bannerman, Patience Darko, Julia Duodu, Fred Effah and Hannah Tappis
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:72
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  13. Rates of cesarean deliveries have been increasing, and contributes to the rising number of elective cesarean deliveries in subsequent pregnancies with associated maternal and neonatal risks. Multiple guideline...

    Authors: Aireen Wingert, Cydney Johnson, Robin Featherstone, Meghan Sebastianski, Lisa Hartling and R. Douglas Wilson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:452
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Measurement of respectful care at exit interview after hospital birth is challenging, and women generally reported 100 ... Specific questions, with stratification by mode of birth, women’s age and ethnicity, are ...

    Authors: Rejina Gurung, Harriet Ruysen, Avinash K. Sunny, Louise T. Day, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Mats Målqvist, Binda Ghimire, Dela Singh, Omkar Basnet, Srijana Sharma, Theresa Shaver, Allisyn C. Moran, Joy E. Lawn and Ashish KC
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21(Suppl 1):228
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 1

  15. Genito-urinary fistulas may occur as complications of obstetric surgery. Location and circumstances can indicate iatrogenic origin as opposed to pressure necrosis following prolonged, obstructed labor.

    Authors: Carrie J. Ngongo, Thomas J. I. P. Raassen, Marietta Mahendeka, Ladeisha Lombard and Jos van Roosmalen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:541
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  16. Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of preventable maternal mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends uterotonic administration for every woman after birth to prevent PPH....

    Authors: Harriet Ruysen, Josephine Shabani, Claudia Hanson, Louise T. Day, Andrea B. Pembe, Kimberly Peven, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Nishant Thakur, Kizito Shirima, Tazeen Tahsina, Rejina Gurung, Menna Narcis Tarimo, Allisyn C. Moran and Joy E. Lawn
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21(Suppl 1):230
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 1

  17. Under-five mortality in Kenya has declined over the past two decades. However, the reduction in the neonatal mortality rate has remained stagnant. In a country with weak civil registration and vital statistics...

    Authors: Beatrice Olack, Nicole Santos, Mary Inziani, Vincent Moshi, Polycarp Oyoo, Grace Nalwa, Linet Christopher OumaOtare, Dilys Walker and Phelgona A. Otieno
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:536
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa remains high despite global efforts to reduce it. In order to lower maternal morbidity and mortality in the immediate term, reduction of delay in the prov...

    Authors: Ellen JT Nelissen, Estomih Mduma, Hege L Ersdal, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Jos JM van Roosmalen and Jelle Stekelenburg
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013 13:141
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. This study offers valuable insight into a newly researched subject in Cyprus, which is necessary for advancing perinatal care in Cyprus. The findings indicate that women need evidence-based information, guideline...

    Authors: Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Constantina Katsie, Maria Papadopoulou, Maria Dolores Christofi and Andri Christoforou
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:766
    Content type: Research Published on:

  20. The most common reason for caesarean section (CS) is repeat CS following previous CS. Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) rates vary widely in different healthcare settings and countries. Obtaining de...

    Authors: Ingela Lundgren, Evelien van Limbeek, Katri Vehvilainen-Julkunen and Christina Nilsson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 15:196
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Home births in high risk pregnancies and unassisted childbirth seem to be increasing in the Netherlands. Until now there were no qualitative data on women’s motivations for these choices in the Dutch maternity...

    Authors: Martine Hollander, Esteriek de Miranda, Jeroen van Dillen, Irene de Graaf, Frank Vandenbussche and Lianne Holten
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:423
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. We aimed to develop and validate a nomogram for effective prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and guide future clinical application.

    Authors: Hua-Le Zhang, Liang-Hui Zheng, Li-Chun Cheng, Zhao-Dong Liu, Lu Yu, Qin Han, Geng-Yun Miao and Jian-Ying Yan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:538
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Healthcare costs have substantially increased in recent years, threatening the population health. Obstetric care is a significant contributor to this scenario since it represents 20% of healthcare. The rate of...

    Authors: Romulo Negrini, Raquel Domingues da Silva Ferreira and Daniela Zaros Guimarães
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:333
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. Healthy women with low risk singleton pregnancies are offered a midwife-led birth model at our department. Exclusion criteria for midwife-led births include a range of abnormalities in medical history and duri...

    Authors: Ann-Katrin Morr, Nicole Malah, Andrea Manuela Messer, Annina Etter, Martin Mueller, Luigi Raio and Daniel Surbek
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:728
    Content type: Research Published on:

  25. Five key themes emerged in relation to women’s experience with PNA: holding unrealistic expectations of birth and motherhood; stigma; the importance of ... inclusion of authentic peer experiences. Thus, deliverin...

    Authors: Virginia Harrison, Donna Moore and Lisa Lazard
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:363
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. The experience of HIV stigma during intrapartum care can impact women’s trust in the health care system and undermine their long-term commitment to HIV care engagement. Delivery of respectful maternity care (R...

    Authors: Melissa H. Watt, Linda M. Minja, Mariam Barabara, Pendo Mlay, Maya J. Stephens, Gaudensia Olomi, Janeth Mlay, Virginie Marchand, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Olivia R. Hanson and Susanna R. Cohen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:181
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  27. Midwife facilitated, group models of antenatal care have emerged as an alternative to conventional care both within Australia and internationally. Group antenatal care can be offered in a number of different w...

    Authors: Lauren Kearney, Mary Kynn, Alison Craswell and Rachel Reed
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:39
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) and Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality targets cannot be achieved without high quality, equitable coverage of interventions at and around the time of birth. This paper p...

    Authors: Kim E Dickson, Mary V Kinney, Sarah G Moxon, Joanne Ashton, Nabila Zaka, Aline Simen-Kapeu, Gaurav Sharma, Kate J Kerber, Bernadette Daelmans, A Metin Gülmezoglu, Matthews Mathai, Christabel Nyange, Martina Baye and Joy E Lawn
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 15(Suppl 2):S1
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 15 Supplement 2

  30. Women across the world value choice and control throughout their maternity care experiences. In response to this health policy and frameworks are adapting and developing. The concepts of choice and control are...

    Authors: Patricia Leahy-Warren, Helen Mulcahy, Paul Corcoran, Róisín Bradley, Mary O’Connor and Rhona O’Connell
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:667
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. The efficacious interventions identified in the previous article of this report will fail unless they are delivered at high and equitable coverage. This article discusses critical delivery constraints and stra...

    Authors: Cesar G Victora and Craig E Rubens
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10(Suppl 1):S4
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 1

  32. The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG5) aims at improving maternal health. Globally, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) declined from 400 to 260 per 100000 live births between 1990 and 2008. During the sa...

    Authors: Eyob Zere, Doyin Oluwole, Joses M Kirigia, Chris N Mwikisa and Thomas Mbeeli
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2011 11:34
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Etiopathogenesis of preterm birth (PTB) is multifactorial, with a universe of risk factors interplaying between the mother and the environment. It is of utmost importance to identify the most informative facto...

    Authors: Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa, Cesare Miglioli, Martina Caglioni, Francesca Tiberio, Kelsey H.H. Mosser, Edoardo Vignotto, Matteo Canini, Cristina Baldoli, Andrea Falini, Massimo Candiani and Paolo Cavoretto
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:306
    Content type: Research Published on:

  34. Population-based household surveys, notably the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), remain the main source of maternal and newborn health data for many low- and ...

    Authors: Shafiqul Ameen, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Kimberly Peven, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Louise T. Day, Josephine Shabani, Ashish KC, Dorothy Boggs, Donat Shamba, Tazeen Tahsina, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Sojib Bin Zaman, Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Anisuddin Ahmed, Omkar Basnet, Honey Malla…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21(Suppl 1):238
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 1

  35. The immediate postpartum period is a very crucial phase for both the life of the mother and her newborn baby. Anemia is the most indirect leading cause of maternal mortality. However, anemia in the immediate p...

    Authors: Aysheshim Asnake Abneh, Tadele Derbew Kassie and Sintayehu Shiferaw Gelaw
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:317
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. To assess the impact of a web-based decision aid on patient-centered decision making outcomes among women considering a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) versus planned repeat cesarean delivery.

    Authors: Kartik K. Venkatesh, Suzanne Brodney, Michael J. Barry, Jamie Jackson, Kiira M. Lyons, Asha N. Talati, Thomas S. Ivester, Maria C. Munoz, John M. Thorp and Wanda K. Nicholson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:650
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. Several societies and associations have produced and disseminated clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, the quality of such guidelines has not been appraised so ...

    Authors: Mengxing Zhang, Yingfeng Zhou, Jie Zhong, Kairong Wang, Yan Ding, Li Li and Xiuhong Pan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:478
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Women’s fears and attitudes to childbirth may influence the maternity care they receive and the outcomes of birth. This study aimed to develop profiles of women according to their attitudes regarding birth and...

    Authors: Helen M Haines, Christine Rubertsson, Julie F Pallant and Ingegerd Hildingsson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2012 12:55
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Parents today have several options for the management of their infant’s cord blood during the third stage of labour. Parents can choose to have their infant’s cord clamped early or to have deferred cord clampi...

    Authors: Lisa Peberdy, Jeanine Young, Debbie Massey and Lauren Kearney
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:410
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. There is an urgent global call for health systems to strengthen access to quality sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health, particularly for the most vulnerable. Professional midwives with...

    Authors: Rondi Anderson, Sojib Bin Zaman, Abdun Naqib Jimmy, Jonathan M Read and Mark Limmer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:712
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. There is a gap in knowledge and understanding relating to the experiences of women exposed to the opportunity of waterbirth. Our aim was to explore the perceptions and experiences of women who achieved or did ...

    Authors: Lucy Lewis, Yvonne L. Hauck, Caroline Crichton, Courtney Barnes, Corrinne Poletti, Helen Overing, Louise Keyes and Brooke Thomson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:23
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Disadvantaged pregnant women and new mothers are at increased risk of psychosocial stress, anxiety and depression. As well as affecting birth outcomes and child development, poor maternal emotional wellbeing c...

    Authors: Jenny McLeish and Maggie Redshaw
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:21
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. The foetal growth standards for Indian children which are available today suffer due to methodological problems. These are, for example, not adhering to the WHO recommendation to base gestational age on the nu...

    Authors: Velusamy Saravana Kumar, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan, Tunny Sebastian, Annie Regi, Jiji Mathew and Ruby Jose
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013 13:38
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. The trends of increasing use of cesarean section (CS) with a decrease in assisted vaginal birth (vacuum extraction or forceps) is a major concern in health care systems all over the world, particularly in low-...

    Authors: Assen Kamwesigye, Barbara Nolens, Herbert Kayiga, Moses Muriuki, Wani Muzeyi and Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:98
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. Compliance with standards of care is required for sustained improvement in the quality of delivery services. It thus represents a key challenge to improving maternal survival and meeting the Sustainable Develo...

    Authors: Sabita Tuladhar, Maria Delius, Matthias Siebeck, Cornelia Oberhauser, Deepak Paudel and Eva Rehfuess
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:132
    Content type: Research Published on:

  46. Postnatal care (PNC) is an important set of services offered to the mother and her newborn baby immediately after birth for the first six weeks to prevent maternal and neonatal complications and death. This qu...

    Authors: Cephas Sialubanje, Jeanette L. Kaiser, Thandiwe Ngoma, Lawrence Mwananyanda, Rachel M. Fong, Davidson H. Hamer and Nancy A. Scott
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:39
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. Consensus was reached on 45 quality criteria statements and 4 competency statements. SDM in maternity care is a dynamic process that starts in antenatal care and ends after birth. Experts agreed that the regular ...

    Authors: Marianne J Nieuwenhuijze, Irene Korstjens, Ank de Jonge, Raymond de Vries and Antoine Lagro-Janssen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:223
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Most women in the UK give birth in a hospital labour ward, following which they are transferred to a postnatal ward and discharged home within 24 to 48 hours of the birth. Despite policy and guideline recommen...

    Authors: Debra Bick, Trevor Murrells, Annette Weavers, Val Rose, Julie Wray and Sarah Beake
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2012 12:41
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. It is important to know the decay of knowledge, skills, and confidence over time to provide evidence-based guidance on timing of follow-up training. Studies addressing retention of simulation-based education r...

    Authors: Ellen Nelissen, Hege Ersdal, Estomih Mduma, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Jacqueline Broerse, Jos van Roosmalen and Jelle Stekelenburg
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 15:190
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Humanizing birth means considering women's values, beliefs, ... and respecting their dignity and autonomy during the birthing process. Reducing over-medicalized childbirths, empowering women and the use of evidence-based

    Authors: Roxana Behruzi, Marie Hatem, William Fraser, Lise Goulet, Masako Ii and Chizuru Misago
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:25
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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