Issue 1/2015
Content (355 Articles)
Being a bridge: Swedish antenatal care midwives’ encounters with Somali-born women and questions of violence; a qualitative study
Ulrika Byrskog, Pia Olsson, Birgitta Essén, Marie-Klingberg Allvin
Barriers and facilitators related to use of prenatal care by inner-city women: perceptions of health care providers
Maureen I Heaman, Wendy Sword, Lawrence Elliott, Michael Moffatt, Michael E Helewa, Heather Morris, Patricia Gregory, Lynda Tjaden, Catherine Cook
Sero-conversion rate of Syphilis and HIV among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Tanzania: a need for re-screening at delivery
John DT Lawi, Mariam M Mirambo, Moke Magoma, Martha F Mushi, Hyasinta M Jaka, Balthazary Gumodoka, Stephen E Mshana
The use of balloons for uterine cervical ripening is associated with an increased risk of umbilical cord prolapse: population based questionnaire survey in Japan
Junichi Hasegawa, Akihiko Sekizawa, Tomoaki Ikeda, Mitsuhiko Koresawa, Isamu Ishiwata, Masakiyo Kawabata, Katsuyuki Kinoshita
A prospective cohort study of depression in pregnancy, prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic population
Nilam Shakeel, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Line Sletner, Kari Slinning, Egil W Martinsen, Ingar Holme, Anne Karen Jenum
Assessing post-abortion care in health facilities in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study
Nasratullah Ansari, Partamin Zainullah, Young Mi Kim, Hannah Tappis, Adrienne Kols, Sheena Currie, Jaime Haver, Jos van Roosmalen, Jacqueline EW Broerse, Jelle Stekelenburg
Gestational weight gain among American Samoan women and its impact on delivery and infant outcomes
Nicola L Hawley, William Johnson, Chantelle N Hart, Elizabeth W Triche, John Ah Ching, Bethel Muasau-Howard, Stephen T McGarvey
Small for gestational age births among South Indian women: temporal trend and risk factors from 1996 to 2010
Tunny Sebastian, Bijesh Yadav, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan, Reeta Vijayaselvi, Ruby Jose
“We have been working overnight without sleeping”: traditional birth attendants’ practices and perceptions of post-partum care services in rural Tanzania
Gladys R Mahiti, Angwara D Kiwara, Columba K Mbekenga, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Isabel Goicolea
Determinants of use of skilled birth attendant at delivery in Makueni, Kenya: a cross sectional study
Anne Gitimu, Christine Herr, Happiness Oruko, Evalin Karijo, Richard Gichuki, Peter Ofware, Alice Lakati, Josephat Nyagero
Progression from gestational diabetes to type 2 diabetes in one region of Scotland: an observational follow-up study
Claire E Eades, Maggie Styles, Graham P Leese, Helen Cheyne, Josie MM Evans
Implementation of the WHO safe childbirth checklist program at a tertiary care setting in Sri Lanka: a developing country experience
Malitha Patabendige, Hemantha Senanayake
Victorian paramedics’ encounters and management of women in labour: an epidemiological study
Gayle McLelland, Amee Morgans, Lisa McKenna
Determinants of delays in travelling to an emergency obstetric care facility in Herat, Afghanistan: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data and spatial modelling
Atsumi Hirose, Matthias Borchert, Jonathan Cox, Ahmad Shah Alkozai, Veronique Filippi
Pregnant women’s preference and factors associated with institutional delivery service utilization in Debra Markos Town, North West Ethiopia: a community based follow up study
Hinsermu Bayu, Mulatu Adefris, Abdella Amano, Mulunesh Abuhay
Clinician-centred interventions to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC): a systematic review
Ingela Lundgren, Valerie Smith, Christina Nilsson, Katri Vehvilainen-Julkunen, Jane Nicoletti, Declan Devane, Annette Bernloehr, Evelien van Limbeek, Joan Lalor, Cecily Begley
Quality of intrapartum care by skilled birth attendants in a refugee clinic on the Thai-Myanmar border: a survey using WHO Safe Motherhood Needs Assessment
Gabie Hoogenboom, May Myo Thwin, Kris Velink, Marijke Baaijens, Prakaykaew Charrunwatthana, François Nosten, Rose McGready
A qualitative study exploring the determinants of maternal health service uptake in post-conflict Burundi and Northern Uganda
Primus Che Chi, Patience Bulage, Henrik Urdal, Johanne Sundby
Supporting aboriginal knowledge and practice in health care: lessons from a qualitative evaluation of the strong women, strong babies, strong culture program
Anne Lowell, Sue Kildea, Marlene Liddle, Barbara Cox, Barbara Paterson
Risk-adjusted operative delivery rates and maternal-neonatal outcomes as measures of quality assessment in obstetric care: a multicenter prospective study
Gianpaolo Maso, Lorenzo Monasta, Monica Piccoli, Luca Ronfani, Marcella Montico, Francesco De Seta, Sara Parolin, Caterina Businelli, Laura Travan, Salvatore Alberico
Contribution of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain to adverse neonatal outcomes: population attributable fractions for Canada
Susie Dzakpasu, John Fahey, Russell S Kirby, Suzanne C Tough, Beverley Chalmers, Maureen I Heaman, Sharon Bartholomew, Anne Biringer, Elizabeth K Darling, Lily S Lee, Sarah D McDonald
Symphysis-fundus height measurement to predict small-for-gestational-age status at birth: a systematic review
Aase Serine D Pay, Johanna Wiik, Bjørn Backe, Bo Jacobsson, Annika Strandell, Atle Klovning
Impact of maternity care policy in Catalonia: a retrospective cross-sectional study of service delivery in public and private hospitals
Ramón Escuriet-Peiró, Josefina Goberna-Tricas, Maria J Pueyo-Sanchez, Neus Garriga-Comas, Immaculada Úbeda-Bonet, Carmen Caja-López, Isabel Espiga-López, Vicente Ortún-Rubio
Prior cesarean section is associated with increased preeclampsia risk in a subsequent pregnancy
Geum Joon Cho, Log Young Kim, Kyung-Jin Min, Ye Na Sung, Soon-Cheol Hong, Min-Jeong Oh, Hong-Seog Seo, Hai-Joong Kim
Stress matters! Psychophysiological and emotional loadings of pregnant women undergoing fetal magnetic resonance imaging
Birgit Derntl, Jacqueline Krajnik, Kathrin Kollndorfer, Manfred Bijak, Ursula Nemec, Katharina Leithner, Daniela Prayer, Veronika Schöpf
Barriers and facilitators to antenatal and delivery care in western Kenya: a qualitative study
Linda Mason, Stephanie Dellicour, Feiko Ter Kuile, Peter Ouma, Penny Phillips-Howard, Florence Were, Kayla Laserson, Meghna Desai
Factors affecting institutional delivery in rural Chitwan district of Nepal: a community-based cross-sectional study
Rajani Shah, Eva A Rehfuess, Mahesh K Maskey, Rainald Fischer, Prem B Bhandari, Maria Delius
Uterine artery Doppler in the management of early pregnancy loss: a prospective, longitudinal study
Luís Guedes-Martins, Joaquim P Saraiva, Ana R Gaio, Ana Reynolds, Filipe Macedo, Henrique Almeida
Factors associated with childbirth self-efficacy in Australian childbearing women
Lianne Schwartz, Jocelyn Toohill, Debra K Creedy, Kathleen Baird, Jenny Gamble, Jennifer Fenwick
Urinary cortisol and depression in early pregnancy: role of adiposity and race
John W Luiza, Marcia J Gallaher, Robert W Powers
The impact of first birth obstetric anal sphincter injury on the subsequent birth: a population-based linkage study
Amanda J Ampt, Christine L Roberts, Jonathan M Morris, Jane B Ford
Placental inflammation is associated with rural and remote residence in the Northern Territory, Australia: a cross-sectional study
Cecelia M O’Brien, Susan Arbuckle, Sujatha Thomas, Jurgen Rode, Robin Turner, Heather E Jeffery
The influence of preferred place of birth on the course of pregnancy and labor among healthy nulliparous women: a prospective cohort study
Tamar M van Haaren-ten Haken, Marijke Hendrix, Luc J Smits, Marianne J Nieuwenhuijze, Johan L Severens, Raymond G de Vries, Jan G Nijhuis
Unsafe abortion in Kenya: a cross-sectional study of abortion complication severity and associated factors
Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Brooke A Levandowski, Hailemichael Gebreselassie, Michael Mutua, Shukri F Mohamed, Caroline Egesa, Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage
Epigenetic regulation of lncRNA connects ubiquitin-proteasome system with infection-inflammation in preterm births and preterm premature rupture of membranes
Xiucui Luo, Jing Pan, Leilei Wang, Peirong Wang, Meijiao Zhang, Meilin Liu, Ziqing Dong, Qian Meng, Xuguang Tao, Xinliang Zhao, Julia Zhong, Weina Ju, Yang Gu, Edmund C Jenkins, W Ted Brown, Qingxi Shi, Nanbert Zhong
Adherence, tolerance and effectiveness of two different pelvic support belts as a treatment for pregnancy-related symphyseal pain - a pilot randomized trial
Natasha AMS Flack, E Jean C Hay-Smith, Mark D Stringer, Andrew R Gray, Stephanie J Woodley
Causes of perinatal mortality and associated maternal complications in a South African province: challenges in predicting poor outcomes
Emma R Allanson, Mari Muller, Robert C Pattinson
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth reviewer acknowledgement 2014
Nawsheen Boodhun
Triple return on investment: the cost and impact of 13 interventions that could prevent stillbirths and save the lives of mothers and babies in South Africa
Julia Michalow, Lumbwe Chola, Shelley McGee, Aviva Tugendhaft, Robert Pattinson, Kate Kerber, Karen Hofman
Designs of two randomized, community-based trials to assess the impact of influenza immunization during pregnancy on respiratory illness among pregnant women and their infants and reproductive outcomes in rural Nepal
James M Tielsch, Mark Steinhoff, Joanne Katz, Janet A Englund, Jane Kuypers, Subarna K Khatry, Laxman Shrestha, Steven C LeClerq
Obstetric care providers are able to assess psychosocial risks, identify and refer high-risk pregnant women: validation of a short assessment tool – the KINDEX Greek version
Andria Spyridou, Maggie Schauer, Martina Ruf-Leuschner
Variation in referrals to secondary obstetrician-led care among primary midwifery care practices in the Netherlands: a nationwide cohort study
Pien M Offerhaus, Caroline Geerts, Ank de Jonge, Chantal WPM Hukkelhoven, Jos WR Twisk, Antoine LM Lagro-Janssen
Regional differences in severe postpartum hemorrhage: a nationwide comparative study of 1.6 million deliveries
Babette W Prick, Joost F von Schmidt auf Altenstadt, Chantal WPM Hukkelhoven, Gouke J Bonsel, Eric AP Steegers, Ben W Mol, Joke M Schutte, Kitty WM Bloemenkamp, Johannes J Duvekot
Sexuality among fathers of newborns in Jamaica
Peter B Gray, Jody-Ann Reece, Charlene Coore-Desai, Twana Dinnall-Johnson, Sydonnie Pellington, Maureen Samms-Vaughan
Effect of external airflow resistive load on postural and exercise-associated cardiovascular and pulmonary responses in pregnancy: a case control study
Jung-Hyun Kim, Raymond J Roberge, Jeffrey B Powell
A community-based assessment of correlates of facility delivery among HIV-infected women in western Kenya
John Kinuthia, Pamela Kohler, John Okanda, George Otieno, Frank Odhiambo, Grace John-Stewart
A qualitative study on barriers in the prevention of anaemia during pregnancy in public health centres: perceptions of Indonesian nurse-midwives
Widyawati Widyawati, Suze Jans, Sutarti Utomo, Jeroen van Dillen, ALM Lagro Janssen
Successful prevention of exacerbation of thrombocytopenia in a pregnant patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura by anticoagulation treatment
Michi Hisano, Nobuhiro Tsukada, Haruhiko Sago, Koushi Yamaguchi
Preferences for infant delivery site among pregnant women and new mothers in Northern Karnataka, India
Sharon G Bruce, Andrea K Blanchard, Kaveri Gurav, Anuradha Roy, Krishnamurthy Jayanna, Haranahalli L Mohan, Banadakoppa M Ramesh, James F Blanchard, Stephen Moses, Lisa Avery
Person-centred care in interventions to limit weight gain in pregnant women with obesity - a systematic review
Ellinor K Olander, Marie Berg, Christine McCourt, Eric Carlström, Anna Dencker
Successful five-item triage for the broad spectrum of mental disorders in pregnancy – a validation study
Chantal Quispel, Tom AJ Schneider, Witte JG Hoogendijk, Gouke J Bonsel, Mijke P Lambregtse-van den Berg
Change in level of physical activity during pregnancy in obese women: findings from the UPBEAT pilot trial
Louise Hayes, Catherine Mcparlin, Tarja I Kinnunen, Lucilla Poston, Stephen C Robson, Ruth Bell
Increasing uptake of influenza vaccine by pregnant women post H1N1 pandemic: a longitudinal study in Melbourne, Australia, 2010 to 2014
Elizabeth Anne McCarthy, Wendy Elizabeth Pollock, Lauren Tapper, Maree Sommerville, Susan McDonald
Evaluation of the quality of guidelines for the management of reduced fetal movements in UK maternity units
Stephanie Jokhan, Melissa K Whitworth, Felicity Jones, Ashleigh Saunders, Alexander E P Heazell
Effects of preconception counseling on maternal health care of migrant women in China: a community-based, cross-sectional survey
Xiaofang You, Hui Tan, Shiyun Hu, Jianmei Wu, Hong Jiang, Aiping Peng, Yue Dai, Ling Wang, Sufang Guo, Xu Qian
Women and healthcare providers’ perceptions of a midwife-led unit in a Swiss university hospital: a qualitative study
Françoise Maillefer, Claire de Labrusse, Laura Cardia-Vonèche, Patrick Hohlfeld, Beat Stoll
Lifestyle and health status in a sample of Swedish women four years after pregnancy: a comparison of women with a history of normal pregnancy and women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus
Margareta Persson, Anna Winkvist, Ingrid Mogren
Incident reviews in UK maternity units: a systematic appraisal of the quality of local guidelines
Anjali Shah, Olaa Mohamed-Ahmed, Philippe Peirsegaele, Charlotte McClymont, Marian Knight
Maternal safety of the delayed-release doxylamine and pyridoxine combination for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; a randomized placebo controlled trial
Gideon Koren, Shannon Clark, Gary D V Hankins, Steve N Caritis, Jason G Umans, Menachem Miodovnik, Donald R Mattison, Ilan Matok
The validity of a food frequency questionnaire as a measure of PUFA status in pregnancy
Gordon Parker, Georgia McClure, Bronwyn D Hegarty, Isabelle Granville Smith
A prospective cohort study comparing the reactogenicity of trivalent influenza vaccine in pregnant and non-pregnant women
Annette K Regan, Lauren Tracey, Christopher C Blyth, Donna B Mak, Peter C Richmond, Geoffrey Shellam, Caroline Talbot, Paul V Effler
Levels and determinants of continuum of care for maternal and newborn health in Cambodia-evidence from a population-based survey
Wenjuan Wang, Rathavuth Hong
Effect of maternal skin-to-skin contact on decolonization of Methicillin-Oxacillin-Resistant Staphylococcus in neonatal intensive care units: a randomized controlled trial
Fernando Lamy Filho, Sílvia Helena Cavalcante de Sousa, Isolina Januária Sousa Freitas, Zeni Carvalho Lamy, Vanda Maria Ferreira Simões, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Marco Antônio Barbieri
Erratum: Cost-effectiveness of strategies to improve the utilization and provision of maternal and newborn health care in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review
Lindsay Mangham-Jefferies, Catherine Pitt, Simon Cousens, Anne Mills, Joanna Schellenberg
Too few staff, too many patients: a qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and on quality of care in Malawi
Susan Bradley, Francis Kamwendo, Effie Chipeta, Wanangwa Chimwaza, Helen de Pinho, Eilish McAuliffe
Maternal lifestyle characteristics during pregnancy, and the risk of obesity in the offspring: a study of 5,125 children
Stamatis P Mourtakos, Konstantinos D Tambalis, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, George Antonogeorgos, Giannis Arnaoutis, Konstantinos Karteroliotis, Labros S Sidossis
Prevalence of prescribing in pregnancy using the Irish primary care research network: a pilot study
Paul Dillon, Kirsty K O’Brien, Ronan McDonnell, Erica Donnelly-Swift, Rose Galvin, Adam Roche, Kate Cronin, David R Walsh, Rowan Schelten, Susan Smith, Tom Fahey
Prevalence and risk factors for non-use of antenatal care visits: analysis of the 2010 South Sudan household survey
Ngatho S Mugo, Michael J Dibley, Kingsley E Agho
Comparing type 1 and type 2 diabetes in pregnancy- similar conditions or is a separate approach required?
Lisa A Owens, Jon Sedar, Louise Carmody, Fidelma Dunne
Validation of thoracic impedance cardiography by echocardiography in healthy late pregnancy
Jordan PR McIntyre, Kevin M Ellyett, Edwin A Mitchell, Gina M Quill, John MD Thompson, Alistair W Stewart, Robert N Doughty, Peter R Stone
Understanding multifactorial influences on the continuum of maternal weight trajectories in pregnancy and early postpartum: study protocol, and participant baseline characteristics
Tiffany A Moore Simas, Silvia Corvera, Mary M Lee, NingNing Zhang, Katherine Leung, Barbara Olendzki, Bruce Barton, Milagros C Rosal
Bemiparin versus enoxaparin as thromboprophylaxis following vaginal and abdominal deliveries: a prospective clinical trial
Shahla K Alalaf, Rojan K Jawad, Parez R Muhammad, Mahabad S Ali, Namir G Al Tawil
Preeclampsia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Dessie referral hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: a hospital-based study
Gizachew Assefa Tessema, Abebe Tekeste, Tadesse Awoke Ayele
Barriers to providing quality emergency obstetric care in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Healthcare providers’ perspectives on training, referrals and supervision, a mixed methods study
Anne Austin, Hanna Gulema, Maria Belizan, Daniela S Colaci, Tamil Kendall, Mahlet Tebeka, Mengistu Hailemariam, Delayehu Bekele, Lia Tadesse, Yemane Berhane, Ana Langer
Transforming maternal and newborn health social norms and practices to increase utilization of health services in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative review
Fahmida Taleb, Janet Perkins, Nabeel Ashraf Ali, Cecilia Capello, Muzahid Ali, Carlo Santarelli, Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque
Birth weight by gestational age and congenital malformations in Northern Ethiopia
Hayelom K Mekonen, Balkachew Nigatu, Wouter H Lamers
Knowledge of obstetric danger signs among child bearing age women in Goba district, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Daniel Bogale, Desalegn Markos
Decision-making and evidence use during the process of prenatal record review in Canada: a multiphase qualitative study
Sonia Semenic, Nancy Edwards, Shahirose Premji, Joanne Olson, Beverly Williams, Phyllis Montgomery
“My midwife said that having a glass of red wine was actually better for the baby”: a focus group study of women and their partner’s knowledge and experiences relating to alcohol consumption in pregnancy
Fiona Crawford-Williams, Mary Steen, Adrian Esterman, Andrea Fielder, Antonina Mikocka-Walus
Changes in maternal hemoglobin during pregnancy and birth outcomes
Seung Chik Jwa, Takeo Fujiwara, Yuji Yamanobe, Kazuto Kozuka, Haruhiko Sago
How UK internet websites portray breast milk expression and breast pumps: a qualitative study of content
Rhona J McInnes, Alix Arbuckle, Pat Hoddinott
An audit of the initial resuscitation of severely ill patients presenting with septic incomplete miscarriages at a tertiary hospital in South Africa
Hennie Lombaard, Sumaiya Adam, Jennifer Makin, Patricia Sebola
Factors associated with ultrasound-aided detection of suboptimal fetal growth in a malaria-endemic area in Papua New Guinea
Holger Werner Unger, Maria Ome-Kaius, Stephan Karl, Dupain Singirok, Peter Siba, Jane Walker, Regina Alice Wangnapi, Ivo Mueller, Stephen John Rogerson
Effects of early pregnancy BMI, mid-gestational weight gain, glucose and lipid levels in pregnancy on offspring’s birth weight and subcutaneous fat: a population-based cohort study
Christine Sommer, Line Sletner, Kjersti Mørkrid, Anne Karen Jenum, Kåre Inge Birkeland
Impact of unintended pregnancy on maternal mental health: a causal analysis using follow up data of the Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC)
Jinwook Bahk, Sung-Cheol Yun, Yu-mi Kim, Young-Ho Khang
Childbirth experience questionnaire: validating its use in the United Kingdom
Kate F Walker, Philippa Wilson, George J Bugg, Anna Dencker, Jim G Thornton
Exploration of perceptions and decision-making processes related to childbirth in rural Sierra Leone
Laura Treacy, Mette Sagbakken
A questioned authority meets well-informed pregnant women – a qualitative study examining how midwives perceive their role in dietary counselling
Anna-Lena Wennberg, Åsa Hörnsten, Katarina Hamberg
Women’s experiences of planning a vaginal breech birth in Australia
Caroline SE Homer, Nicole P Watts, Karolina Petrovska, Chauncey M Sjostedt, Andrew Bisits
Prenatal screening of cytogenetic anomalies – a Western Indian experience
Frenny Sheth, Mizanur Rahman, Thomas Liehr, Manisha Desai, Bhumika Patel, Chirag Modi, Sunil Trivedi, Jayesh Sheth
Antibiotic prophylaxis for caesarean section at a Ugandan hospital: a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of administration time on the incidence of postoperative infections
Lomangisi D Dlamini, Musa Sekikubo, Janat Tumukunde, Charles Kojjo, Davidson Ocen, Agnes Wabule, Arthur Kwizera
Maternal creatine homeostasis is altered during gestation in the spiny mouse: is this a metabolic adaptation to pregnancy?
Stacey J Ellery, Domenic A LaRosa, Michelle M Kett, Paul A Della Gatta, Rod J Snow, David W Walker, Hayley Dickinson
Pregnant migrant and refugee women’s perceptions of mental illness on the Thai-Myanmar border: a qualitative study
Gracia Fellmeth, Emma Plugge, Moo Kho Paw, Prakaykaew Charunwatthana, François Nosten, Rose McGready
Maternal obesity, environmental factors, cesarean delivery and breastfeeding as determinants of overweight and obesity in children: results from a cohort
Daniel S Portela, Tatiana O Vieira, Sheila MA Matos, Nelson F de Oliveira, Graciete O Vieira
Barriers to antenatal care use in Nigeria: evidences from non-users and implications for maternal health programming
Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Erhabor Sunday Idemudia
Reference intervals for plasma sulfate and urinary sulfate excretion in pregnancy
Paul Anthony Dawson, Scott Petersen, Robyn Rodwell, Phillip Johnson, Kristen Gibbons, Avis McWhinney, Francis Gerard Bowling, Harold David McIntyre
Determinants of women’s satisfaction with maternal health care: a review of literature from developing countries
Aradhana Srivastava, Bilal I Avan, Preety Rajbangshi, Sanghita Bhattacharyya
Explanatory factors for first and second-generation non-western women’s inadequate prenatal care utilisation: a prospective cohort study
Agatha W Boerleider, Judith Manniën, Cherelle MV van Stenus, Therese A Wiegers, Esther I Feijen-de Jong, Evelien R Spelten, Walter LJM Devillé
A qualitative study exploring pregnant women’s weight-related attitudes and beliefs in UK: the BLOOM study
Uma Padmanabhan, Carolyn D Summerbell, Nicola Heslehurst
Modifiable barriers to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy: a qualitative study investigating first time mother’s views and experiences
Megan Connelly, Helen Brown, Paige van der Pligt, Megan Teychenne
Knowledge, attitude and experience of episiotomy use among obstetricians and midwives in Viet Nam
Anh T Trinh, Christine L Roberts, Amanda J Ampt
Long-term trends and seasonality of omphalocele during 1996–2010 in China: a retrospective analysis based on the hospital-based birth defects surveillance system
Xiaohong Li, Li Dai, Yanping Wang, Lin Yi, Changfei Deng, Kui Deng, Guangxuan Zhou, Qi Li, Zheng Liu, Ying Deng, Jun Zhu, Xiaosong Li
Quality of websites of obstetrics and gynecology departments: a cross-sectional study
Günther A Rezniczek, Laura Küppers, Hubertus Heuer, Lukas A Hefler, Bernd Buerkle, Clemens B Tempfer
Effect of an integrated maternal health intervention on skilled provider’s care for maternal health in remote rural areas of Bangladesh: a pre and post study
Nafisa Lira Huq, Anisuddin Ahmed, Nafis al Haque, Moyazzam Hossaine, Jamal Uddin, Faisal Ahmed, MA Quaiyum
Knowledge translation tool to improve pregnant women’s awareness of gestational weight gain goals and risks of gaining outside recommendations: a non-randomized intervention study
Sarah D McDonald, Christina K Park, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Keyna Bracken, Wendy Sword, Helen McDonald, Binod Neupane, Valerie H Taylor, Joseph Beyene, Valerie Mueller, Melissa Brouwers
Impact of a community-based perinatal and newborn preventive care package on perinatal and neonatal mortality in a remote mountainous district in Northern Pakistan
Zahid A Memon, Gul N Khan, Sajid B Soofi, Imam Y Baig, Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Psychological antecedents of excess gestational weight gain: a systematic review
Mufiza Zia Kapadia, Anca Gaston, Sherry Van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Joseph Beyene, Helen McDonald, Sarah D McDonald
Sociodemographic and clinical features of postpartum depression among Turkish women: a prospective study
Ayse Figen Turkcapar, Nezaket Kadıoğlu, Ebru Aslan, Suphi Tunc, Müjdegül Zayıfoğlu, Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu
QF2011: a protocol to study the effects of the Queensland flood on pregnant women, their pregnancies, and their children's early development
Suzanne King, Sue Kildea, Marie-Paule Austin, Alain Brunet, Vanessa E Cobham, Paul A Dawson, Mark Harris, Elizabeth M Hurrion, David P Laplante, Brett M McDermott, H David McIntyre, Michael W O’Hara, Norbert Schmitz, Helen Stapleton, Sally K Tracy, Cathy Vaillancourt, Kelsey N Dancause, Sue Kruske, Nicole Reilly, Laura Shoo, Gabrielle Simcock, Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay, Erin Yong Ping
Midwives’ perspectives of their ability to promote the oral health of pregnant women in Victoria, Australia
Adina Y Heilbrunn-Lang, Andrea M de Silva, Gillian Lang, Ajesh George, Allison Ridge, Maree Johnson, Sameer Bhole, Carole Gilmour
Erratum: A complex intervention to improve pregnancy outcome in obese women; the UPBEAT randomised controlled trial
Annette L Briley, Suzanne Barr, Shirlene Badger, Ruth Bell, Helen Croker, Keith M Godfrey, Bridget Holmes, Tarja I Kinnunen, Scott M Nelson, Eugene Oteng-Ntim, Nashita Patel, Stephen C Robson, Jane Sandall, Thomas Sanders, Naveed Sattar, Paul T Seed, Jane Wardle, Lucilla Poston
Influence of preeclampsia and gestational obesity in maternal and newborn levels of vitamin D
Homero Rabelo Pena, Marilia Carvalho de Lima, Katia Galeão Brandt, Margarida Maria Castro de Antunes, Giselia Alves Pontes da Silva
The quality of childbirth care in China: women’s voices: a qualitative study
Joanna Raven, Nynke van den Broek, Fangbiao Tao, Huang Kun, Rachel Tolhurst
“You have to go through it and have your children”: reproductive experiences among women with vulvodynia
Nora S. Johnson, Eileen M. Harwood, Ruby H.N. Nguyen
Effects of continuous midwifery labour support for women with severe fear of childbirth
Gunilla Sydsjö, Marie Blomberg, Sofie Palmquist, Louise Angerbjörn, Marie Bladh, Ann Josefsson
Acceptability of financial incentives for breastfeeding: thematic analysis of readers’ comments to UK online news reports
Emma L Giles, Matthew Holmes, Elaine McColl, Falko F Sniehotta, Jean M Adams
Social support among HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents in Umlazi, South Africa: changes in family and partner relationships during pregnancy and the postpartum period
Lauren M Hill, Suzanne Maman, Allison K Groves, Dhayendre Moodley
Low birth weight and prenatal care in Colombia: a cross-sectional study
Ángela María Pinzón-Rondón, Vivian Gutiérrez-Pinzon, Humberto Madriñan-Navia, Jennifer Amin, Paula Aguilera-Otalvaro, Alfonso Hoyos-Martínez
Empowering families by engaging and relating Murri way: a grounded theory study of the implementation of the Cape York Baby Basket program
Janya McCalman, Andrew Searles, Roxanne Bainbridge, Rachael Ham, Jacki Mein, Johanna Neville, Sandra Campbell, Komla Tsey
Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a European multi-country cross-sectional study
Mirjam Lukasse, Made Laanpere, Helle Karro, Hildur Kristjansdottir, Anne-Mette Schroll, An-Sofie Van Parys, Anne-Marie Wangel, Berit Schei
Caseload midwifery as organisational change: the interplay between professional and organisational projects in Denmark
Viola Burau, Charlotte Overgaard
Correlates of male involvement in maternal and newborn health: a cross-sectional study of men in a peri-urban region of Myanmar
Frances Ampt, Myo Myo Mon, Kyu Kyu Than, May May Khin, Paul A. Agius, Christopher Morgan, Jessica Davis, Stanley Luchters
Validating the British Columbia Perinatal Data Registry: a chart re-abstraction study
Gillian Frosst, Jennifer Hutcheon, KS Joseph, Brooke Kinniburgh, Cathe Johnson, Lily Lee
Severe fetal acidemia in cases of clinical chorioamnionitis in which the infant later developed cerebral palsy
Yoshio Matsuda, Masaki Ogawa, Akihito Nakai, Miki Tagawa, Michitaka Ohwada, Tsuyomu Ikenoue
Cost-effectiveness of invitation to food supplementation early in pregnancy combined with multiple micronutrients on infant survival: analysis of data from MINIMat randomized trial, Bangladesh
Rubina Shaheen, Lars Åke Persson, Shakil Ahmed, Peter Kim Streatfield, Lars Lindholm
A comparison of inpatient with outpatient balloon catheter cervical ripening: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Chris Wilkinson, Pamela Adelson, Deborah Turnbull
“You cannot know if it’s a baby or not a baby”: uptake, provision and perceptions of antenatal care and routine antenatal ultrasound scanning in rural Kenya
Dorothy A Oluoch, Nancy Mwangome, Bryn Kemp, Anna C Seale, Angela Koech, Aris T Papageorghiou, James A Berkley, Stephen H Kennedy, Caroline OH Jones
Paternal postnatal depression in Japan: an investigation of correlated factors including relationship with a partner
Akiko Nishimura, Yuichi Fujita, Mayumi Katsuta, Aya Ishihara, Kazutomo Ohashi
Trajectories of maternal sleep problems before and after childbirth: a longitudinal population-based study
Børge Sivertsen, Mari Hysing, Signe K. Dørheim, Malin Eberhard-Gran
Factors influencing the use of magnesium sulphate in pre-eclampsia/eclampsia management in health facilities in Northern Nigeria: a mixed methods study
Olugbenga Oguntunde, Zulfiya Charyeva, Molly Cannon, William Sambisa, Nosakhare Orobaton, Ibrahim A Kabo, Kamil Shoretire, Saba’atu E Danladi, Nurudeen Lawal, Habib Sadauki
Opportunities to improve postpartum care for mothers and infants: design of context-specific packages of postpartum interventions in rural districts in four sub-Saharan African countries
Els Duysburgh, Birgit Kerstens, Seni Kouanda, Charles Paulin Kaboré, Danielle Belemsaga Yugbare, Peter Gichangi, Gibson Masache, Beatrice Crahay, Gilda Gondola Sitefane, Nafissa Bique Osman, Severiano Foia, Henrique Barros, Sofia Castro Lopes, Susan Mann, Bejoy Nambiar, Tim Colbourn, Marleen Temmerman
Factors associated with cesarean delivery in public and private hospitals in a city of northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Graciete Oliveira Vieira, Lorena Gabriel Fernandes, Nelson Fernandes de Oliveira, Luciana Rodrigues Silva, Tatiana de Oliveira Vieira
Influence of exercise mode on pregnancy outcomes: ENHANCED by Mom project
Carmen Moyer, Jeffrey Livingston, Xiangming Fang, Linda E May
Soluble receptors for advanced glycation end products and receptor activator of NF-κB ligand serum levels as markers of premature labor
Rafał Rzepka, Barbara Dołęgowska, Daria Sałata, Aleksandra Rajewska, Marta Budkowska, Leszek Domański, Sebastian Kwiatkowski, Wioletta Mikołajek-Bedner, Andrzej Torbé
Study protocol. TRAAP - TRAnexamic Acid for Preventing postpartum hemorrhage after vaginal delivery: a multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Loïc Sentilhes, Valérie Daniel, Astrid Darsonval, Philippe Deruelle, Delphine Vardon, Franck Perrotin, Camille Le Ray, Marie-Victoire Senat, Norbert Winer, Françoise Maillard, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux
Induction of twin pregnancy and the risk of caesarean delivery: a cohort study
Maria Jonsson
Incidence of obstetrical thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a retrospective study within thrombocytopenic pregnant women. A difficult diagnosis and a treatable disease
Yahsou Delmas, Sébastien Helou, Pierre Chabanier, Anne Ryman, Fanny Pelluard, Dominique Carles, Pierre Boisseau, Agnès Veyradier, Jacques Horovitz, Paul Coppo, Christian Combe
Pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among women experiencing nausea only or nausea and vomiting during pregnancy in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Arthur Chortatos, Margaretha Haugen, Per Ole Iversen, Åse Vikanes, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Elisabeth Krefting Bjelland, Per Magnus, Marit B. Veierød
The impact of an exercise intervention on C - reactive protein during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial
Marquis Hawkins, Barry Braun, Bess H. Marcus, Edward Stanek III, Glenn Markenson, Lisa Chasan-Taber
Determinants of use of care provided by complementary and alternative health care practitioners to pregnant women in primary midwifery care: a prospective cohort study
Esther I Feijen-de Jong, Danielle EMC Jansen, Frank Baarveld, Evelien Spelten, François Schellevis, Sijmen A Reijneveld
Unconditional and conditional standards for fetal abdominal circumference and estimated fetal weight in an ethnic Chinese population: a birth cohort study
Ying Xu, Ngee Lek, Yin Bun Cheung, Arijit Biswas, Lin Lin Su, Kenneth Y. C. Kwek, George S. H. Yeo, Shu-E Soh, Seang-Mei Saw, Peter D. Gluckman, Yap-Seng Chong
Staff perspectives of barriers to women accessing birthing services in Nepal: a qualitative study
Lesley Milne, Edwin van Teijlingen, Vanora Hundley, Padam Simkhada, Jillian Ireland
Mothers’ perspectives on the perinatal loss of a co-twin: a qualitative study
Judy Richards, Ruth Graham, Nicholas D Embleton, Claire Campbell, Judith Rankin
Preterm birth and future risk of maternal cardiovascular disease – is the association independent of smoking during pregnancy?
Anh D. Ngo, Jian Sheng Chen, Gemma Figtree, Jonathan M. Morris, Christine L. Roberts
Development and initial testing of a GDM information website for multi-ethnic women with GDM
Mary Carolan-Olah, Cheryl Steele, Gillian Krenzin
Risk factors for antepartum stillbirth: a case-control study in Nepal
Ashish KC, Viktoria Nelin, Johan Wrammert, Uwe Ewald, Ravi Vitrakoti, Geha Nath Baral, Mats Målqvist
UK women’s experiences of breastfeeding and additional breastfeeding support: a qualitative study of Baby Café services
Rebekah Fox, Sarah McMullen, Mary Newburn
The Dutch Birth Centre Study: study design of a programmatic evaluation of the effect of birth centre care in the Netherlands
Marieke A.A. Hermus, Therese A. Wiegers, Marit F. Hitzert, Inge C. Boesveld, M. Elske van den Akker-van Marle, Henk A. Akkermans, Marc A. Bruijnzeels, Arie Franx, Johanna P. de Graaf, Marlies E.B. Rijnders, Eric A.P. Steegers, Karin M. van der Pal-de Bruin
Skin, thermal and umbilical cord care practices for neonates in southern, rural Zambia: a qualitative study
Emma Sacks, William J. Moss, Peter J. Winch, Philip Thuma, Janneke H. van Dijk, Luke C. Mullany
The study of women, infant feeding and type 2 diabetes after GDM pregnancy and growth of their offspring (SWIFT Offspring study): prospective design, methodology and baseline characteristics
Erica P. Gunderson, Shanta R. Hurston, Kathryn G. Dewey, Myles S. Faith, Nancy Charvat-Aguilar, Vicky C. Khoury, Van T. Nguyen, Charles P. Quesenberry Jr
A cross-sectional analysis of perinatal depressive symptoms among Punjabi-speaking women: are they at risk?
Raman Sanghera, Sabrina T. Wong, Helen Brown
What is the impact of interventions that prevent fetal mortality on the increase of preterm live births in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil?
Gizelton Pereira Alencar, Zilda Pereira da Silva, Patrícia Carla Santos, Priscila Ribeiro Raspantini, Barbara Laisa Alves Moura, Marcia Furquim de Almeida, Felipe Parra do Nascimento, Laura C Rodrigues
A cross sectional comparison of postnatal care quality in facilities participating in a maternal health voucher program versus non-voucher facilities in Kenya
Charlotte E Warren, Timothy Abuya, Lucy Kanya, Francis Obare, Rebecca Njuki, Marleen Temmerman, Ben Bellows
The relationship of women’s status and empowerment with skilled birth attendant use in Senegal and Tanzania
Kyoko Shimamoto, Jessica D. Gipson
Case report of nipple shield trauma associated with breastfeeding an infant with high intra-oral vacuum
Sharon L. Perrella, Ching T. Lai, Donna T. Geddes
Milk ejection patterns: an intra- individual comparison of breastfeeding and pumping
Hazel Gardner, Jacqueline C Kent, Ching Tat Lai, Leon R Mitoulas, Mark D Cregan, Peter E Hartmann, Donna T Geddes
Proyecto Mamá: a lifestyle intervention in overweight and obese Hispanic women: a randomised controlled trial – study protocol
Lisa Chasan-Taber, Bess H. Marcus, Milagros C. Rosal, Katherine L. Tucker, Sheri J. Hartman, Penelope Pekow, Edward Stanek III, Barry Braun, Caren G. Solomon, JoAnn E. Manson, Sarah L. Goff, Glenn Markenson
Physical activity, depressed mood and pregnancy worries in European obese pregnant women: results from the DALI study
Linda de Wit, Judith G. M. Jelsma, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Annick Bogaerts, David Simmons, Gernot Desoye, Rosa Corcoy, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Jürgen Harreiter, Andre van Assche, Roland Devlieger, Dirk Timmerman, David Hill, Peter Damm, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Ewa Wender-Ozegowska, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Pablo Rebollo, Annunziata Lapolla, Maria G. Dalfrà, Stefano Del Prato, Alessandra Bertolotto, Fidelma Dunne, Dorte M. Jensen, Liselotte Andersen, Frank J. Snoek
A study to prolong breastfeeding duration: design and rationale of the Parent Infant Feeding Initiative (PIFI) randomised controlled trial
Bruce R. Maycock, Jane A. Scott, Yvonne L. Hauck, Sharyn K. Burns, Suzanne Robinson, Roslyn Giglia, Anita Jorgensen, Becky White, Annegrete Harries, Satvinder Dhaliwal, Peter A. Howat, Colin W. Binns
Contraceptive adoption in the extended postpartum period is low in Northwest Ethiopia
Zelalem Birhanu Mengesha, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Senafikish Amsalu Feleke
Agreement between self-reported perinatal outcomes and administrative data in New South Wales, Australia
Ellie Gresham, Peta Forder, Catherine L. Chojenta, Julie E. Byles, Deborah J. Loxton, Alexis J. Hure
The role of husbands in maternal health and safe childbirth in rural Nepal: a qualitative study
Sarah Lewis, Andrew Lee, Padam Simkhada
Immigrants from conflict-zone countries: an observational comparison study of obstetric outcomes in a low-risk maternity ward in Norway
Kjersti S. Bakken, Ola H. Skjeldal, Babill Stray-Pedersen
Gestational weight gain information: seeking and sources among pregnant women
Jane C. Willcox, Karen J. Campbell, Elizabeth A. McCarthy, Martha Lappas, Kylie Ball, David Crawford, Alexis Shub, Shelley A. Wilkinson
Birth location preferences of mothers and fathers in rural Ghana: Implications for pregnancy, labor and birth outcomes
Leslie E. Cofie, Clare Barrington, Kavita Singh, Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, Akalpa Akaligaung
Changes in the biochemical and immunological components of serum and colostrum of overweight and obese mothers
Mahmi Fujimori, Eduardo L. França, Vanessa Fiorin, Tassiane C. Morais, Adenilda C. Honorio-França, Luiz C. de Abreu
Erratum: Pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among women experiencing nausea only or nausea and vomiting during pregnancy in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Arthur Chortatos, Margaretha Haugen, Per Ole Iversen, Åse Vikanes, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Elisabeth Krefting Bjelland, Per Magnus, Marit B. Veierød
Physical fitness, serum relaxin and duration of gestation
Eva Thorell, Laura Goldsmith, Gerson Weiss, Per Kristiansson
How do Malawian women rate the quality of maternal and newborn care? Experiences and perceptions of women in the central and southern regions
Christabel Kambala, Julia Lohmann, Jacob Mazalale, Stephan Brenner, Manuela De Allegri, Adamson S. Muula, Malabika Sarker
Boosting facility deliveries with results-based financing: a mixed-methods evaluation of the government midwifery incentive scheme in Cambodia
Por Ir, Catherine Korachais, Kannarath Chheng, Dirk Horemans, Wim Van Damme, Bruno Meessen
Parent’s experiences of counselling and their need for support following a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease - a qualitative study in a Swedish context
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Stina Järvholm, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Lars-Åke Mattson, Mats Mellander
An international internet survey of the experiences of 1,714 mothers with a late stillbirth: the STARS cohort study
Jane Warland, Louise M. O’Brien, Alexander E. P. Heazell, Edwin A. Mitchell
How intra-familial decision-making affects women’s access to, and use of maternal healthcare services in Ghana: a qualitative study
John Kuumuori Ganle, Bernard Obeng, Alexander Yao Segbefia, Vitalis Mwinyuri, Joseph Yaw Yeboah, Leonard Baatiema
Maternal history of childhood sexual abuse and preterm birth: an epidemiologic review
Adaeze C. Wosu, Bizu Gelaye, Michelle A. Williams
Effectiveness of a normative nutrition intervention (diet, physical activity and breastfeeding) on maternal nutrition and offspring growth: the Chilean maternal and infant nutrition cohort study (CHiMINCs)
Maria Luisa Garmendia, Camila Corvalan, Marcela Araya, Paola Casanello, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Ricardo Uauy
Barriers and enablers to implementing antenatal magnesium sulphate for fetal neuroprotection guidelines: a study using the theoretical domains framework
Emily Bain, Tanya Bubner, Pat Ashwood, Emer Van Ryswyk, Lucy Simmonds, Sally Reid, Philippa Middleton, Caroline A. Crowther
Determining effects of areca (betel) nut chewing in a prospective cohort of pregnant women in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Maria Ome-Kaius, Holger W Unger, Dupain Singirok, Regina A Wangnapi, Sarah Hanieh, Alexandra J Umbers, Julie Elizah, Peter Siba, Ivo Mueller, Stephen J Rogerson
Erratum: Feasibility and acceptability of a novel, computerized screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol and sweetened beverage use in pregnancy
Madhabika B. Nayak, Rachael A. Korcha, Lee A. Kaskutas, Lyndsay A. Avalos
Variation in hospital caesarean section rates for women with at least one previous caesarean section: a population based cohort study
Kathrin Schemann, Jillian A. Patterson, Tanya A. Nippita, Jane B. Ford, Christine L. Roberts
Qualitative website analysis of information on birth after caesarean section
Valerie L. Peddie, Natalie Whitelaw, Grant P. Cumming, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Mairead Black
Disabled women’s experiences of accessing and utilising maternity services when they are affected by domestic abuse: a critical incident technique study
Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Jenna P. Breckenridge, John Devaney, Thilo Kroll, Anne Lazenbatt, Julie Taylor
A questionnaire to measure women’s experiences with pregnancy, birth and postnatal care: instrument development and assessment following a national survey in Norway
Ingeborg S. Sjetne, Hilde H. Iversen, Johanne G. Kjøllesdal
Association of maternal anemia with other risk factors in occurrence of Great obstetrical syndromes at university clinics, Kinshasa, DR Congo
Barthélémy Tandu-Umba, Andy Muela Mbangama
Preterm birth among the hmong, other Asian subgroups and non-hispanic whites in California
Zoua M. Vang, Irma T. Elo, Makoto Nagano
The estimated incidence of induced abortion in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Shukri F. Mohamed, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Ann M. Moore, Michael Mutua, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Abdhalah K. Ziraba, Akinrinola Bankole, Susheela D. Singh, Caroline Egesa
Influence of antenatal physical exercise on haemodynamics in pregnant women: a flexible randomisation approach
Rhiannon Emma Carpenter, Simon J. Emery, Orhan Uzun, Lindsay A. D’Silva, Michael J. Lewis
Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy: a multi-center case-control study
Cheng Li, Wei-Hong Zhao, Qian Zhu, Shu-Jun Cao, Hua Ping, Xiaowei Xi, Guo-Juan Qin, Ming-Xing Yan, Duo Zhang, Jun Qiu, Jian Zhang
Exploring the intangible economic costs of stillbirth
Chidubem B. Ogwulu, Louise J. Jackson, Alexander E.P. Heazell, Tracy E. Roberts
Association between adverse pregnancy outcome and imbalance in angiogenic regulators and oxidative stress biomarkers in gestational hypertension and preeclampsia
Cornelius A. Turpin, Samuel A. Sakyi, William KBA Owiredu, Richard KD. Ephraim, Enoch O. Anto
Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth: retention of knowledge, skills, and confidence nine months after obstetric simulation-based training
Ellen Nelissen, Hege Ersdal, Estomih Mduma, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Jacqueline Broerse, Jos van Roosmalen, Jelle Stekelenburg
Serum screening in first trimester to predict pre-eclampsia, small for gestational age and preterm delivery: systematic review and meta-analysis
Yan Zhong, Fufan Zhu, Yiling Ding
Maternal psychiatric disease and epigenetic evidence suggest a common biology for poor fetal growth
Timothy H. Ciesielski, Carmen J. Marsit, Scott M. Williams
Obstetric fistula in low-resource countries: an under-valued and under-studied problem – systematic review of its incidence, prevalence, and association with stillbirth
Karen D. Cowgill, Jennifer Bishop, Amanda K. Norgaard, Craig E. Rubens, Michael G. Gravett
The re-enactment of childhood sexual abuse in maternity care: a qualitative study
Elsa Montgomery, Catherine Pope, Jane Rogers
A routine tool with far-reaching influence: Australian midwives’ views on the use of ultrasound during pregnancy
Kristina Edvardsson, Ingrid Mogren, Ann Lalos, Margareta Persson, Rhonda Small
Clinicians’ views of factors of importance for improving the rate of VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean section): a qualitative study from countries with high VBAC rates
Ingela Lundgren, Evelien van Limbeek, Katri Vehvilainen-Julkunen, Christina Nilsson
A qualitative exploration of the emotional wellbeing and support needs of new mothers from Afghanistan living in Melbourne, Australia
Alana Russo, Belinda Lewis, Andrew Joyce, Belinda Crockett, Stanley Luchters
High risk for obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders among overweight and obese pregnant women
Jayne R. Rice, Gloria T. Larrabure-Torrealva, Miguel Angel Luque Fernandez, Mirtha Grande, Vicky Motta, Yasmin V. Barrios, Sixto Sanchez, Bizu Gelaye, Michelle A. Williams
Knowledge and future preference of Chinese women in a major public hospital in Hong Kong after undergoing non-invasive prenatal testing for positive aneuploidy screening: a questionnaire survey
Kam On Kou, Chung Fan Poon, Wai Ching Tse, Shui Lam Mak, Kwok Yin Leung
Challenges and opportunities for implementing evidence-based antenatal care in Mozambique: a qualitative study
Adriano Biza, Ingeborg Jille-Traas, Mercedes Colomar, Maria Belizan, Jennifer Requejo Harris, Beatrice Crahay, Mario Merialdi, My Huong Nguyen, Fernando Althabe, Alicia Aleman, Eduardo Bergel, Alicia Carbonell, Leonardo Chavane, Therese Delvaux, Diederike Geelhoed, Metin Gülmezoglu, Celsa Regina Malapende, Armando Melo, Nafissa Bique Osman, Mariana Widmer, Marleen Temmerman, Ana Pilar Betrán
Differences in perinatal morbidity and mortality on the neighbourhood level in Dutch municipalities: a population based cohort study
Amber A. Vos, Semiha Denktaş, Gerard JJM Borsboom, Gouke J. Bonsel, Eric AP Steegers
Immediate postplacental insertion of a copper intrauterine device: a pilot study to evaluate expulsion rate by mode of delivery
Ayhan Sucak, Sarp Ozcan, Şevki Çelen, Turhan Çağlar, Gonca Göksu, Nuri Danışman
Maternal near miss and mortality in a tertiary care hospital in Rwanda
Stephen Rulisa, Immaculee Umuziranenge, Maria Small, Jos van Roosmalen
Psychological, cultural and neuroendocrine profiles of risk for preterm birth
R. Jeanne Ruiz, Alok Kumar Dwivedi, Indika Mallawaarachichi, Hector G. Balcazar, Raymond P. Stowe, Kimberly S. Ayers, Rita Pickler
Alcohol consumption among pregnant women in Northern Tanzania 2000–2010: a registry-based study
Alexander Blaauw Isaksen, Truls Østbye, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Anne Kjersti Daltveit
Women’s reasons for, and experiences of, choosing a homebirth following a caesarean section
Hazel Keedle, Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns, Hannah G Dahlen
Pregnant womens’ concerns when invited to a randomized trial: a qualitative case control study
Katrien Oude Rengerink, Sabine Logtenberg, Lotty Hooft, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Ben Willem Mol
Consumption of indigenous medicines by pregnant women in North India for selecting sex of the foetus: what can it lead to?
Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi, Preeti H. Negandhi, Abhijit Ganguli, Sapna Chopra, Navraj Sandhu, Ravi Kant Gupta, Sanjay Zodpey, Amarjeet Singh, Arun Singh, Rakesh Gupta
Exploring the views and experiences of callers to the PANDA Post and Antenatal Depression Association Australian National Perinatal Depression Helpline: a cross-sectional survey
Laura J. Biggs, Touran Shafiei, Della A. Forster, Rhonda Small, Helen L. McLachlan
Incidence and determinants of severe maternal morbidity: a transversal study in a referral hospital in Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
Alberto Pereira Madeiro, Andréa Cronemberger Rufino, Érica Zânia Gonçalves Lacerda, Laís Gonçalves Brasil
Under-utilization of antenatal care services in Timor-Leste: results from Demographic and Health Survey 2009–2010
Vishnu Khanal, Jonia Lourenca Nunes Brites da Cruz, Shiva Raj Mishra, Rajendra Karkee, Andy H. Lee
Reproductive healthcare utilization in urban poor settlements of Delhi: Baseline survey of ANCHUL (Ante Natal and Child Health care in Urban Slums) project
Niveditha Devasenapathy, Suparna Ghosh Jerath, Elizebeth Allen, Saket Sharma, Anuraj H. Shankar, Sanjay Zodpey
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with eclampsia and severe pre-eclampsia in a rural hospital in Western Tanzania: a retrospective medical record study
Rob Mooij, Joseph Lugumila, Masumbuko Y. Mwashambwa, Ipyana H. Mwampagatwa, Jeroen van Dillen, Jelle Stekelenburg
Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: psychometric testing in an Australia population
Wendy Sword, Maureen Heaman, Mary Anne Biro, Caroline Homer, Jane Yelland, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Amanda Bradford-Janke
Classification of substandard factors in perinatal care: development and multidisciplinary inter-rater agreement of the Groningen-system
Mariet Th. van Diem, Albertus Timmer, Sanne J. Gordijn, Klasien A. Bergman, Fleurisca J. Korteweg, Joke Ravise, Ellen Vreugdenhil, Jan Jaap H.M. Erwich
Reasons for home delivery and use of traditional birth attendants in rural Zambia: a qualitative study
Cephas Sialubanje, Karlijn Massar, Davidson H. Hamer, Robert AC Ruiter
Pregnancy outcomes before and after institution of a specialised twins clinic: a retrospective cohort study
Amanda Henry, Nicole Lees, Kendall J. Bein, Beverley Hall, Veronica Lim, Katie Qiao Chen, Alec W Welsh, Lisa Hui, Antonia W. Shand
A successful pregnancy and parturition in a patient with anuria undergoing maintenance hemodialysis for 6 years: a case report of a 3-year-follow-up
Panxi Yu, Wenqi Diao, Qionglan Tang, Xuefeng Jiang
The MamaMiso study of self-administered misoprostol to prevent bleeding after childbirth in rural Uganda: a community-based, placebo-controlled randomised trial
Andrew D. Weeks, James Ditai, Sam Ononge, Brian Faragher, Laura J. Frye, Jill Durocher, Florence M. Mirembe, Josaphat Byamugisha, Beverly Winikoff, Zarko Alfirevic
Myometrial contractility influences oxytocin receptor (OXTR) expression in term trophoblast cells obtained from the maternal surface of the human placenta
Dariusz Szukiewicz, Anna Bilska, Tarun Kumar Mittal, Aleksandra Stangret, Jaroslaw Wejman, Grzegorz Szewczyk, Michal Pyzlak, Jacek Zamlynski
Fear of childbirth and elective caesarean section: a population-based study
Hege Therese Størksen, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Samantha S. Adams, Siri Vangen, Malin Eberhard-Gran
Maternal associated factors of low birth weight: a hospital based cross-sectional mixed study in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Meresa Gebremedhin, Fentie Ambaw, Eleni Admassu, Haileselassie Berhane
Intra-abdominal pressure in third trimester pregnancy complicated by acute pancreatitis: an observational study
Liqun Sun, Weiqin Li, Fuxi Sun, Yanxia Geng, Zhihui Tong, Jieshou Li
The effect of a multi-component intervention on disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Kenya
Timothy Abuya, Charity Ndwiga, Julie Ritter, Lucy Kanya, Ben Bellows, Nancy Binkin, Charlotte E. Warren
Maternal health care seeking by rural Tibetan women: characteristics of women delivering at a newly-constructed birth center in western China
Kunchok Gyaltsen, Jessica D. Gipson, Lhusham Gyal, Tsering Kyi, Andrew L. Hicks, Anne R. Pebley
Specific antenatal interventions for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) pregnant women at high risk of poor birth outcomes in the United Kingdom: a scoping review
Rebecca Garcia, Nasreen Ali, Chris Papadopoulos, Gurch Randhawa
Cultural Competence among Maternal Healthcare Providers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross sectional Study
Amanu Aragaw, Tegbar Yigzaw, Desalegn Tetemke, Wubalem G/Amlak
Body mass index at age 18–20 and later risk of spontaneous abortion in the Health Examinees Study (HEXA)
Sun Jae Jung, Sue Kyung Park, Aesun Shin, Sang-Ah Lee, Ji-Yeob Choi, Yun-Chul Hong, Keun-Young Yoo, Jong-Koo Lee, Daehee Kang
Unexpected consequences: women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour
Kenneth Finlayson, Soo Downe, Susan Hinder, Helen Carr, Helen Spiby, Peter Whorwell
Is accurate and reliable blood loss estimation the 'crucial step' in early detection of postpartum haemorrhage: an integrative review of the literature
Angela Hancock, Andrew D. Weeks, Dame Tina Lavender
Examining inequalities in uptake of maternal health care and choice of provider in underserved urban areas of Mumbai, India: a mixed methods study
Glyn Alcock, Sushmita Das, Neena Shah More, Ketaki Hate, Sharda More, Shanti Pantvaidya, David Osrin, Tanja AJ Houweling
How many preterm births in England are due to excision of the cervical transformation zone? Nested case control study
R. Wuntakal, Alejandra Castanon, R. Landy, P. Sasieni
The association between temporal changes in the use of obstetrical intervention and small- for-gestational age live births
Amy Metcalfe, Sarka Lisonkova, KS Joseph
Postnatal depressive symptoms amongst women in Central Vietnam: a cross-sectional study investigating prevalence and associations with social, cultural and infant factors
Linda Murray, Michael P. Dunne, Thang Van Vo, Phuong Nguyen Thi Anh, Nigar G. Khawaja, Thanh Ngoc Cao
Factors associated with postpartum hemorrhage maternal death in referral hospitals in Senegal and Mali: a cross-sectional epidemiological survey
Julie Tort, Patrick Rozenberg, Mamadou Traoré, Pierre Fournier, Alexandre Dumont
Why do women invest in pre-pregnancy health and care? A qualitative investigation with women attending maternity services
Geraldine Barrett, Jill Shawe, Beth Howden, Dilisha Patel, Obiamaka Ojukwu, Pranav Pandya, Judith Stephenson
The association between pelvic girdle pain and sick leave during pregnancy; a retrospective study of a Norwegian population
Stefan Malmqvist, Inger Kjaermann, Knut Andersen, Inger Økland, Jan Petter Larsen, Kolbjørn Brønnick
Changes in equity of maternal, newborn, and child health care practices in 115 districts of rural Ethiopia: implications for the health extension program
Ali Mehryar Karim, Addis Tamire, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Wuleta Betemariam
Maternal risk factors and perinatal outcomes among pacific islander groups in Hawaii: a retrospective cohort study using statewide hospital data
Ann Lee Chang, Eric Hurwitz, Jill Miyamura, Bliss Kaneshiro, Tetine Sentell
Placental vascularization alterations in hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy (HDCP) and small for gestational age with HDCP using three-dimensional power doppler in a prospective case control study
Ting Yuan, Ting Zhang, Zhen Han
Factors associated with delays in seeking post abortion care among women in Kenya
Michael M. Mutua, Beatrice W. Maina, Thomas O. Achia, Chimaraoke O. Izugbara
Frequency, risk factors and feto-maternal outcomes of abruptio placentae in Northern Tanzania: a registry-based retrospective cohort study
Godwin S. Macheku, Rune Nathaniel Philemon, Olola Oneko, Pendo S. Mlay, Gileard Masenga, Joseph Obure, Michael Johnson Mahande
Home birth without skilled attendants despite millennium villages project intervention in Ghana: insight from a survey of women’s perceptions of skilled obstetric care
Emmanuel Kweku Nakua, Justice Thomas Sevugu, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Easmon Otupiri, Heather R. Lipkovich, Ellis Owusu-Dabo
Risk of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and Cervical Neoplasia after Pregnancy
Helen Trottier, Marie-Hélène Mayrand, Maria Luiza Baggio, Lenice Galan, Alex Ferenczy, Luisa L. Villa, Eduardo L. Franco
Exercise during pregnancy: knowledge and beliefs of medical practitioners in South Africa: a survey study
Estelle D. Watson, Brydie Oddie, Demitri Constantinou
Association between maternal HIV infection and low birth weight and prematurity: a meta-analysis of cohort studies
Peng-Lei Xiao, Yi-Biao Zhou, Yue Chen, Mei-Xia Yang, Xiu-Xia Song, Yan Shi, Qing-Wu Jiang
Adverse obstetric outcomes in pregnancies resulting from oocyte donation: a retrospective cohort case study in Sweden
Evangelia Elenis, Agneta Skoog Svanberg, Claudia Lampic, Alkistis Skalkidou, Helena Åkerud, Gunilla Sydsjö
Midwives’ intrapartum monitoring process and management resulting in emergency referrals in Tanzania: a qualitative study
Kana Shimoda, Sebalda Leshabari, Shigeko Horiuchi, Yoko Shimpuku, Junko Tashiro
Impact of gestational weight gain on obstetric and neonatal outcomes in obese diabetic women
Inês Gante, Njila Amaral, Jorge Dores, Maria C. Almeida
Household food insecurity and mental distress among pregnant women in Southwestern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study design
Mulusew G. Jebena, Mohammed Taha, Motohiro Nakajima, Andrine Lemieux, Fikre Lemessa, Richard Hoffman, Markos Tesfaye, Tefera Belachew, Netsanet Workineh, Esayas Kebede, Teklu Gemechu, Yinebeb Tariku, Hailemariam Segni, Patrick Kolsteren, Mustafa al’Absi
The meaning of a very positive birth experience: focus groups discussions with women
Annika Karlström, Astrid Nystedt, Ingegerd Hildingsson
Birth position and obstetric anal sphincter injury: a population-based study of 113 000 spontaneous births
Charlotte Elvander, Mia Ahlberg, Li Thies-Lagergren, Sven Cnattingius, Olof Stephansson
Caesarean section rates in Mozambique
Qian Long, Taina Kempas, Tavares Madede, Reija Klemetti, Elina Hemminki
A case series study on the effect of Ebola on facility-based deliveries in rural Liberia
Jody R. Lori, Sarah Danielson Rominski, Joseph E. Perosky, Michelle L. Munro, Garfee Williams, Sue Anne Bell, Aloysius B. Nyanplu, Patricia NM Amarah, Carol J. Boyd
Exercise intervention during pregnancy can be used to manage weight gain and improve pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Chen Wang, Weiwei Zhu, Yumei Wei, Hui Feng, Rina Su, Huixia Yang
Obesity and normal birth: A qualitative study of clinician’s management of obese pregnant women during labour
Angela Kerrigan, Carol Kingdon, Helen Cheyne
Peer support during pregnancy and early parenthood: a qualitative study of models and perceptions
Jenny McLeish, Maggie Redshaw
Longitudinal adherence to antiretroviral drugs for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zambia
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Early postnatal demoralisation among primiparous women in the community: measurement, prevalence and associated factors
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Prevalence and predictors of unintended pregnancy among women: an analysis of the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey
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Socio-demographic inequalities across a range of health status indicators and health behaviours among pregnant women in prenatal primary care: a cross-sectional study
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Exclusive breastfeeding after home versus hospital birth in primary midwifery care in the Netherlands
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Mothers’ accounts of their stillbirth experiences and of their subsequent relationships with their living infant: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
A. Meltem Üstündağ – Budak, Michael Larkin, Gillian Harris, Jacqueline Blissett
Risk factors for low birth weight in Bale zone hospitals, South-East Ethiopia : a case–control study
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Lifestyle intervention to prevent excessive maternal weight gain: mother and infant follow-up at 12 months postpartum
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Relationship between maternal obesity and prenatal, metabolic syndrome, obstetrical and perinatal complications of pregnancy in Indiana, 2008–2010
Shingairai A. Feresu, Yi Wang, Stephanie Dickinson
Increased maternal TSH and decreased maternal FT4 are associated with a higher operative delivery rate in low-risk pregnancies: A prospective cohort study
L. Monen, VJ Pop, TH Hasaart, H. Wijnen, SG Oei, SM Kuppens
Evaluation of the impact of breast milk expression in early postpartum period on breastfeeding duration: a prospective cohort study
Beiqi Jiang, Jing Hua, Yijing Wang, Yun Fu, Zhigang Zhuang, Liping Zhu
Screening for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: a structured review and gap analysis against UK national screening criteria
Ruramayi Rukuni, Marian Knight, Michael F Murphy, David Roberts, Simon J Stanworth
A retrospective study on perineal lacerations in vaginal delivery and the individual performance of experienced mifwives
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Differences in pregnancy outcomes and characteristics between insulin- and diet-treated women with gestational diabetes
Katrien Benhalima, Karolien Robyns, Paul Van Crombrugge, Natascha Deprez, Bruno Seynhave, Roland Devlieger, Johan Verhaeghe, Chantal Mathieu, Frank Nobels
Influencing factors for high quality care on postpartum haemorrhage in the Netherlands: patient and professional perspectives
Mallory D. Woiski, Evelien Belfroid, Janine Liefers, Richard P. Grol, Hubertina C. Scheepers, Rosella P. Hermens
Agreement between transperineal ultrasound measurements and digital examinations of cervical dilatation during labor
Sigurlaug Benediktsdottir, Torbjørn M. Eggebø, Kjell Å. Salvesen
Health related quality of life two to five years after gestational diabetes mellitus: cross-sectional comparative study in the ATLANTIC DIP cohort
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Nurses and midwives professional support increases with improved attitudes - design and effects of a longitudinal randomized controlled process-oriented intervention
Anette C Ekström, Stina Thorstensson
Management of Foley catheter induction among nulliparous women: a retrospective study
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Associations between gestational anthropometry, maternal HIV, and fetal and early infancy growth in a prospective rural/semi-rural Tanzanian cohort, 2012-13
Amanda L. Wilkinson, Sarah H. Pedersen, Mark Urassa, Denna Michael, Jim Todd, Safari Kinung’hi, John Changalucha, Joann M. McDermid
Intimate partner violence and psychosocial health, a cross-sectional study in a pregnant population
An-Sofie Van Parys, Ellen Deschepper, Kristien Michielsen, Anna Galle, Kristien Roelens, Marleen Temmerman, Hans Verstraelen
Adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural Uganda (1996–2013): trends and associated factors from serial cross sectional surveys
Gershim Asiki, Kathy Baisley, Rob Newton, Lena Marions, Janet Seeley, Anatoli Kamali, Lars Smedman
The relative importance of maternal body mass index and glucose levels for prediction of large-for-gestational-age births
Kerstin Berntorp, Eva Anderberg, Rickard Claesson, Claes Ignell, Karin Källén
Relationship between body mass index and mean arterial pressure in normotensive and chronic hypertensive pregnant women: a prospective, longitudinal study
Luís Guedes-Martins, Mariana Carvalho, Catarina Silva, Ana Cunha, Joaquim Saraiva, Filipe Macedo, Henrique Almeida, A. Rita Gaio
Determinants of postnatal care use at health facilities in rural Tanzania: multilevel analysis of a household survey
Diwakar Mohan, Shivam Gupta, Amnesty LeFevre, Eva Bazant, Japhet Killewo, Abdullah H Baqui
Case-control study of glucocorticoid receptor and corticotrophin-releasing hormone receptor gene variants and risk of perinatal depression
Ene-Choo Tan, Tze-Ern Chua, Theresa M. Y. Lee, Hui-San Tan, Joe L. Y. Ting, Helen Y. Chen
Effects of a midwife psycho-education intervention to reduce childbirth fear on women’s birth outcomes and postpartum psychological wellbeing
Jennifer Fenwick, Jocelyn Toohill, Jenny Gamble, Debra K. Creedy, Anne Buist, Erika Turkstra, Anne Sneddon, Paul A. Scuffham, Elsa L. Ryding
Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of fetal scalp blood lactate measurement to reduce caesarean sections during labour: the Flamingo trial [ACTRN12611000172909]
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Predictors of breastfeeding initiation in Hong Kong and Mainland China born mothers
Kris Yuet Wan Lok, Dorothy Li Bai, Marie Tarrant
Losing women along the path to safe motherhood: why is there such a gap between women’s use of antenatal care and skilled birth attendance? A mixed methods study in northern Uganda
Erin Anastasi, Matthias Borchert, Oona M. R. Campbell, Egbert Sondorp, Felix Kaducu, Olivia Hill, Dennis Okeng, Vicki Norah Odong, Isabelle L. Lange
Low birth weight in a sub-urban area of Cameroon: an analysis of the clinical cut-off, incidence, predictors and complications
Tsi Njim, Julius Atashili, Robinson Mbu, Simeon-Pierre Choukem
What should we do to optimise outcome in twin pregnancy complicated with placenta percreta? A case report
Mehmet Aral Atalay, Fatma Oz Atalay, Bilge Cetinkaya Demir
We are also interested in how fathers feel: a qualitative exploration of child health center nurses’ recognition of postnatal depression in fathers
Kina Hammarlund, Emilie Andersson, Hanna Tenenbaum, Annelie J. Sundler
Supporting parents following pregnancy loss: a cross-sectional study of telephone peer supporters
Frances M. Boyle, Allyson J. Mutch, Elizabeth A. Barber, Christine Carroll, Julie H. Dean
Obstetric and psychosocial risk factors for Australian-born and non-Australian born women and associated pregnancy and birth outcomes: a population based cohort study
Hannah Grace Dahlen, Bryanne Barnett, Jane Kohlhoff, Maya Elizabeth Drum, Ana Maria Munoz, Charlene Thornton
The triple threat of pregnancy, HIV infection and malaria: reported causes of maternal mortality in two nationwide health facility assessments in Mozambique, 2007 and 2012
Patricia E. Bailey, Emily Keyes, Allisyn C. Moran, Kavita Singh, Leonardo Chavane, Baltazar Chilundo
Fertility desires, family planning use and pregnancy experience: longitudinal examination of urban areas in three African countries
Ilene S. Speizer, Peter Lance
The cervix as a natural tamponade in postpartum hemorrhage caused by placenta previa and placenta previa accreta: a prospective study
Saad A. A. El Gelany, Ahmed R. Abdelraheim, Mo’men M. Mohammed, Mohammed T. Gad El-Rab, Ayman M. Yousef, Emad M. Ibrahim, Eissa M. Khalifa
A cross sectional study of maternal ‘near-miss’ cases in major public hospitals in Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria
Hyam Bashour, Ghada Saad-Haddad, Jocelyn DeJong, Mohammed Cherine Ramadan, Sahar Hassan, Miral Breebaart, Laura Wick, Nevine Hassanein, Mayada Kharouf
Demand-side interventions for maternal care: evidence of more use, not better outcomes
Taylor E. Hurst, Katherine Semrau, Manasa Patna, Atul Gawande, Lisa R. Hirschhorn
Variation in the association between socioeconomic status and breastfeeding practices by immigration status in Taiwan: a population based birth cohort study
Wen-chi Wu, Jennifer Chun-Li Wu, Tung-liang Chiang
Magnitude and factors associated with institutional delivery service utilization among childbearing mothers in Cheha district, Gurage zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study
Feleke Habte, Meaza Demissie
The association between fine particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and preterm birth: a meta-analysis
Xiaoli Sun, Xiping Luo, Chunmei Zhao, Rachel Wai Chung Ng, Chi Eung Danforn Lim, Bo Zhang, Tao Liu
Improvements in fetal heart rate analysis by the removal of maternal-fetal heart rate ambiguities
Paula Pinto, Cristina Costa-Santos, Hernâni Gonçalves, Diogo Ayres-De-Campos, João Bernardes
Prevention of bacterial infections in the newborn by pre-delivery administration of azithromycin: Study protocol of a randomized efficacy trial
Anna Roca, Claire Oluwalana, Bully Camara, Abdoulie Bojang, Sarah Burr, Timothy M.E. Davis, Robin Bailey, Beate Kampmann, Jenny Mueller, Christian Bottomley, Umberto D’Alessandro
Correlating mechanical work with energy consumption during gait throughout pregnancy
Zarko Krkeljas, Sarah Johanna Moss
Two sides of the same coin – an interview study of Swedish obstetricians’ experiences using ultrasound in pregnancy management
Annika Åhman, Margareta Persson, Kristina Edvardsson, Ann Lalos, Sophie Graner, Rhonda Small, Ingrid Mogren
Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: cost consequences analysis of misoprostol in low-resource settings
Danielle L. Lang, Fei-Li Zhao, Jane Robertson
Direct observation of respectful maternity care in five countries: a cross-sectional study of health facilities in East and Southern Africa
Heather E. Rosen, Pamela F. Lynam, Catherine Carr, Veronica Reis, Jim Ricca, Eva S. Bazant, Linda A. Bartlett
Sexual life and dysfunction after maternal morbidity: a systematic review
Carla B. Andreucci, Jamile C. Bussadori, Rodolfo C. Pacagnella, Doris Chou, Veronique Filippi, Lale Say, Jose G. Cecatti
Changes in detection of birth defects and perinatal mortality after introduction of prenatal ultrasound screening in the Kola Peninsula (North-West Russia): combination of two birth registries
Vitaly A. Postoev, Andrej M. Grjibovski, Evert Nieboer, Jon Øyvind Odland
Deprivation and poor psychosocial support are key determinants of late antenatal presentation and poor fetal outcomes-a combined retrospective and prospective study
Habiba Kapaya, Erin Mercer, Francesca Boffey, Georgina Jones, Caroline Mitchell, Dilly Anumba
Medication use during pregnancy, gestational age and date of delivery: agreement between maternal self-reports and health database information in a cohort
Federica Edith Pisa, Anica Casetta, Elena Clagnan, Elisa Michelesio, Liza Vecchi Brumatti, Fabio Barbone
Use of mouth rinse during pregnancy to improve birth and neonatal outcomes: a randomized controlled trial
Hong Jiang, Xu Xiong, Pierre Buekens, Yi Su, Xu Qian
Pregnant women’s navigation of information on everyday household chemicals: phthalates as a case study
Justin M. Ashley, Alexandra Hodgson, Sapna Sharma, Jeff Nisker
Prophylactic antibiotics for manual removal of retained placenta during vaginal birth: a systematic review of observational studies and meta-analysis
Ezinne C. Chibueze, Alexander J. Q. Parsons, Erika Ota, Toshiyuki Swa, Olufemi T. Oladapo, Rintaro Mori
Vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia in early pregnancy
Abdulrahman Al-Ajlan, Soundararajan Krishnaswamy, Majed S. Alokail, Naji J. Aljohani, Amal Al-Serehi, Eman Sheshah, Naemah M. Alshingetti, Mona Fouda, Iqbal Z. Turkistani, Nasser M. Al-Daghri
Effectiveness and safety of misoprostol distributed to antenatal women to prevent postpartum haemorrhage after child-births: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial
Sam Ononge, Oona M. R. Campbell, Frank Kaharuza, James J. Lewis, Katherine Fielding, Florence Mirembe
A systematic review of randomised controlled trials on the effectiveness of exercise programs on Lumbo Pelvic Pain among postnatal women
Pei-Ching Tseng, Shuby Puthussery, Yannis Pappas, Meei-Ling Gau
Compliance with national recommendations for exercise during early pregnancy in a Danish cohort
Lotte Broberg, Anne S. Ersbøll, Mette G. Backhausen, Peter Damm, Ann Tabor, Hanne K Hegaard
Biomarkers of nutrition and stress in pregnant women with a history of eating disorders in relation to head circumference and neurocognitive function of the offspring
Saloua Koubaa, Tore Hällström, Kerstin Brismar, Per M Hellström, Angelica Lindén Hirschberg
The Norwegian preeclampsia family cohort study: a new resource for investigating genetic aspects and heritability of preeclampsia and related phenotypes
Linda Tømmerdal Roten, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen, Astrid Solberg Gundersen, Mona Høysæter Fenstad, Maria Lisa Odland, Kristin Melheim Strand, Per Solberg, Christian Tappert, Elisabeth Araya, Gunhild Bærheim, Ingvill Lyslo, Kjersti Tollaksen, Line Bjørge, Rigmor Austgulen
Neonatal near miss: a systematic review
Juliana P. Santos, Cynthia Pileggi-Castro, Jose S. Camelo Jr, Antonio A. Silva, Pablo Duran, Suzanne J. Serruya, Jose G. Cecatti
Treatment of nausea in pregnancy: a cross-sectional multinational web-based study of pregnant women and new mothers
Kristine Heitmann, Lone Holst, Angela Lupattelli, Caroline Maltepe, Hedvig Nordeng
Maternal super-obesity and perinatal outcomes in Australia: a national population-based cohort study
Elizabeth A. Sullivan, Jan E. Dickinson, Geraldine A Vaughan, Michael J. Peek, David Ellwood, Caroline SE Homer, Marian Knight, Claire McLintock, Alex Wang, Wendy Pollock, Lisa Jackson Pulver, Zhuoyang Li, Nasrin Javid, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Leonie Callaway
Implementation of a new prenatal care model to reduce office visits and increase connectivity and continuity of care: protocol for a mixed-methods study
Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Annie LeBlanc, Megan Branda, Roger W. Harms, Megan A. Morris, Kate Nesbitt, Bobbie S. Gostout, Lenae M. Barkey, Susan M. Sobolewski, Ellen Brodrick, Jonathan Inselman, Anne Baron, Angela Sivly, Misty Baker, Dawn Finnie, Rajeev Chaudhry, Abimbola O. Famuyide
Searching for the definition of macrosomia through an outcome-based approach in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Jiangfeng Ye, Maria Regina Torloni, Erika Ota, Kapila Jayaratne, Cynthia Pileggi-Castro, Eduardo Ortiz-Panozo, Pisake Lumbiganon, Naho Morisaki, Malinee Laopaiboon, Rintaro Mori, Özge Tunçalp, Fang Fang, Hongping Yu, João Paulo Souza, Joshua Peter Vogel, Jun Zhang
Towards a midwifery profession in Bangladesh – a systems approach for a complex world
Malin Upper Bogren, Helena Wigert, Lars Edgren, Marie Berg
Screening and treatment of maternal genitourinary tract infections in early pregnancy to prevent preterm birth in rural Sylhet, Bangladesh: a cluster randomized trial
Anne CC Lee, Mohammad A. Quaiyum, Luke C. Mullany, Dipak K. Mitra, Alain Labrique, Parvez Ahmed, Jamal Uddin, Iftekhar Rafiqullah, Sushil DasGupta, Arif Mahmud, Emilia H. Koumans, Parul Christian, Samir Saha, Abdullah H. Baqui
Alcohol consumption and binge drinking in early pregnancy. A cross-sectional study with data from the Copenhagen Pregnancy Cohort
Mette Langeland Iversen, Nina Olsén Sørensen, Lotte Broberg, Peter Damm, Morten Hedegaard, Ann Tabor, Hanne Kristine Hegaard
“You should go so that others can come”; the role of facilities in determining an early departure after childbirth in Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Shannon A. McMahon, Diwakar Mohan, Amnesty E. LeFevre, Idda Mosha, Rose Mpembeni, Rachel P. Chase, Abdullah H. Baqui, Peter J. Winch
Time trends and risk factor associated with premature birth and infants deaths due to prematurity in Hubei Province, China from 2001 to 2012
Haiqing Xu, Qiong Dai, Yusong Xu, Zhengtao Gong, Guohong Dai, Ming Ding, Christopher Duggan, Zubin Hu, Frank B. Hu
Understanding home delivery in a context of user fee reduction: a cross-sectional mixed methods study in rural Burkina Faso
Manuela De Allegri, Justin Tiendrebéogo, Olaf Müller, Maurice Yé, Albrecht Jahn, Valéry Ridde
Urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio in pregnant women after dipstick testing: prospective observational study
Yosuke Baba, Takahiro Yamada, Mana Obata-Yasuoka, Shun Yasuda, Yasumasa Ohno, Kosuke Kawabata, Shiori Minakawa, Chihiro Hirai, Hideto Kusaka, Nao Murabayashi, Yusuke Inde, Michikazu Nagura, Hiromi Hamada, Atsuo Itakura, Akihide Ohkuchi, Makoto Maeda, Norimasa Sagawa, Akihito Nakai, Soromon Kataoka, Keiya Fujimori, Yoshiki Kudo, Tomoaki Ikeda, Hisanori Minakami
Clinical impact of the disposable ventouse iCup® versus a metallic vacuum cup: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Véronique Equy, Sandra David-Tchouda, Michel Dreyfus, Didier Riethmuller, Françoise Vendittelli, Victoire Cabaud, Bruno Langer, Jennifer Margier, Jean-Luc Bosson, Jean-Patrick Schaal
Maternal death reviews at Bugando hospital north-western Tanzania: a 2008–2012 retrospective analysis
Moke Magoma, Antony Massinde, Charles Majinge, Richard Rumanyika, Albert Kihunrwa, Balthazar Gomodoka
Trends and outcomes of postpartum haemorrhage, 2003-2011
Jane B. Ford, Jillian A. Patterson, Sean K. M. Seeho, Christine L. Roberts
Prevalence of abnormal birth weight and related factors in Northern region, Ghana
Abdulai Abubakari, Gisela Kynast-Wolf, Albrecht Jahn
Folic acid supplementation, preconception body mass index, and preterm delivery: findings from the preconception cohort data in a Chinese rural population
Yuanyuan Wang, Zongfu Cao, Zuoqi Peng, Xiaona Xin, Ya Zhang, Ying Yang, Yuan He, Jihong Xu, Xu Ma
Innovative approaches for improving maternal and newborn health - A landscape analysis
Karsten Lunze, Ariel Higgins-Steele, Aline Simen-Kapeu, Linda Vesel, Julia Kim, Kim Dickson
Facility-based delivery in the context of Zimbabwe’s HIV epidemic – missed opportunities for improving engagement with care: a community-based serosurvey
Raluca Buzdugan, Sandra I. McCoy, Karen Webb, Angela Mushavi, Agnes Mahomva, Nancy S. Padian, Frances M. Cowan
Women’s experiences of transfer from primary maternity unit to tertiary hospital in New Zealand: part of the prospective cohort Evaluating Maternity Units study
Celia P. Grigg, Sally K. Tracy, Virginia Schmied, Amy Monk, Mark B. Tracy
Knowledge on preconceptional folic acid supplementation and intention to seek for preconception care among men and women in an urban city: a population-based cross-sectional study
Sevilay Temel, Özcan Erdem, Toon A. J. J. Voorham, Gouke J. Bonsel, Eric A. P. Steegers, Semiha Denktaş
Factors associated with compliance with the recommended frequency of postnatal care services in three rural districts of Tanzania
Almamy M. Kanté, Christine E. Chung, Anna M. Larsen, Amon Exavery, Kassimu Tani, James F. Phillips
Successful treatment of atypical cesarean scar defect using endoscopic surgery
Hirotaka Masuda, Hiroshi Uchida, Tetsuo Maruyama, Kenji Sato, Suguru Sato, Mamoru Tanaka
Screening high-risk clusters for developing birth defects in mothers in Shanxi Province, China: application of latent class cluster analysis
Hongyan Cao, Xiaoyuan Wei, Xingping Guo, Chunying Song, Yanhong Luo, Yuehua Cui, Xianming Hu, Yanbo Zhang
A retrospective cohort study of factors relating to the longitudinal change in birth weight
Kelly S. Gibson, Thaddeus P. Waters, Douglas D. Gunzler, Patrick M. Catalano
A comparison of beliefs about exercise during pregnancy between Chinese and Australian pregnant women
Kym J. Guelfi, Chen Wang, James A. Dimmock, Ben Jackson, John P. Newnham, Huixia Yang
Maternal cortisol and stress are associated with birth outcomes, but are not affected by lipid-based nutrient supplements during pregnancy: an analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial in rural Malawi
Christine P. Stewart, Brietta M. Oaks, Kevin D. Laugero, Ulla Ashorn, Ulla Harjunmaa, Chiza Kumwenda, David Chaima, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn, Kathryn G. Dewey
Magnesium sulphate for fetal neuroprotection: benefits and challenges of a systematic knowledge translation project in Canada
Katherine C. Teela, Dane A. De Silva, Katie Chapman, Anne R. Synnes, Diane Sawchuck, Melanie Basso, Robert M. Liston, Peter von Dadelszen, Laura A. Magee
After surgery: the effects of life-saving caesarean sections in Burkina Faso
Véronique Filippi, Rasmané Ganaba, Clara Calvert, Susan F. Murray, Katerini T. Storeng
When fetal hydronephrosis is suspected antenatally—a qualitative study
Marie Oscarsson, Tomas Gottvall, Katarina Swahnberg
Priorities and strategies for improving disabled women’s access to maternity services when they are affected by domestic abuse: a multi-method study using concept maps
Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Jenna P. Breckenridge, John Devaney, Fiona Duncan, Thilo Kroll, Anne Lazenbatt, Julie Taylor
Antenatal services for pregnant teenagers in Mbarara Municipality, Southwestern Uganda: health workers and community leaders’ views
Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Catherine Abaasa, Peace Byamukama Natukunda, Bob Harold Ashabahebwa, Dominic Allain
Amniotic fluid embolism: an Australian-New Zealand population-based study
Nolan McDonnell, Marian Knight, Michael J. Peek, David Ellwood, Caroline S. E. Homer, Claire McLintock, Geraldine Vaughan, Wendy Pollock, Zhuoyang Li, Nasrin Javid, Elizabeth Sullivan
Development of a scale to evaluate midwives’ beliefs about assessing alcohol use during pregnancy
Rochelle E. Watkins, Janet M. Payne, Tracy Reibel, Heather M. Jones, Amanda Wilkins, Raewyn Mutch, Carol Bower
Trial of improved practices approach to explore the acceptability and feasibility of different modes of chlorhexidine application for neonatal cord care in Pemba, Tanzania
Usha Dhingra, Sunil Sazawal, Pratibha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Said Mohammed Ali, Shaali Makame Ame, Saikat Deb, Atifa Mohammed Suleiman, Robert E. Black
Erratum: Unsafe abortion in rural Tanzania – the use of traditional medicine from a patient and a provider perspective
Vibeke Rasch, Pernille H. Sørensen, Anna R. Wang, Flora Tibazarwa, Anna K. Jäger