Issue 1/2017
Content (432 Articles)
Perceptions and experiences of using a nipple shield among parents and staff – an ethnographic study in neonatal units
Renée Flacking, Fiona Dykes
Paradox of the institution: findings from a hospital labour ward ethnography
Elizabeth C Newnham, Lois V McKellar, Jan I Pincombe
Maternal Asian ethnicity and obstetric intrapartum intervention: a retrospective cohort study
Maya Reddy, Euan M. Wallace, Joanne C. Mockler, Lynne Stewart, Michelle Knight, Ryan Hodges, Sasha Skinner, Miranda Davies-Tuck
The impact of national prenatal screening on the time of diagnosis and outcome of pregnancies affected with common trisomies, a cohort study in the Northern Netherlands
Katelijne Bouman, Marian K. Bakker, Erwin Birnie, Lies ter Beek, Caterina M. Bilardo, Irene M. van Langen, Hermien E. K. de Walle
Why women do not ask for information on preconception health? A qualitative study
Renata Bortolus, Nadia C. Oprandi, Francesca Rech Morassutti, Luca Marchetto, Francesca Filippini, Eleonora Agricola, Alberto E. Tozzi, Carlo Castellani, Faustina Lalatta, Bruno Rusticali, Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo
“Not just a normal mum”: a qualitative investigation of a support service for women who are pregnant subsequent to perinatal loss
Pamela Meredith, Trish Wilson, Grace Branjerdporn, Jenny Strong, Laura Desha
Association between infection and fever in terminations of pregnancy using misoprostol: a retrospective cohort study
Tobias A. J. Nijman, Kevin G. J. A. Voogdt, Pim W. Teunissen, Patrick J. (JP) van der Voorn, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Petra C. A. M. Bakker
Antenatal care trial interventions: a systematic scoping review and taxonomy development of care models
Andrew Symon, Jan Pringle, Soo Downe, Vanora Hundley, Elaine Lee, Fiona Lynn, Alison McFadden, Jenny McNeill, Mary J Renfrew, Mary Ross-Davie, Edwin van Teijlingen, Heather Whitford, Fiona Alderdice
The effect of induction method in twin pregnancies: a secondary analysis for the twin birth study
Elad Mei-Dan, Elizabeth V. Asztalos, Andrew R. Willan, Jon F. R. Barrett
Combining adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes for women exposed to antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy, using a latent trait model
Xuerong Wen, Abraham Hartzema, Joseph A. Delaney, Babette Brumback, Xuefeng Liu, Robert Egerman, Jeffrey Roth, Rich Segal, Kimford J. Meador
Patterns of gestational diabetes diagnosis inside and outside of clinical guidelines
Jacinda M. Nicklas, Chloe A. Zera, Janet Lui, Ellen W. Seely
Perspectives, preferences and needs regarding early prediction of preeclampsia in Dutch pregnant women: a qualitative study
Neeltje M. T. H. Crombag, Marije Lamain-de Ruiter, Anneke Kwee, Peter C. J. I. Schielen, Jozien M. Bensing, Gerard H. A. Visser, Arie Franx, Maria P. H. Koster
Prevalence of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress in Australian midwives: a cross-sectional survey
D. K. Creedy, M. Sidebotham, J. Gamble, Julie Pallant, J. Fenwick
Are freestanding midwifery units a safe alternative to obstetric units for low-risk, primiparous childbirth? An analysis of effect differences by parity in a matched cohort study
Louise Fischer Christensen, Charlotte Overgaard
Why women bleed and how they are saved: a cross-sectional study of caesarean section near-miss morbidity
S. Maswime, E. J. Buchmann
Pregnant human peripheral leukocyte migration during several late pregnancy clinical conditions: a cross-sectional observational study
Jun Takeda, Xin Fang, David M. Olson
Risk factors for severe postpartum hemorrhage: a case-control study
Lill Trine Nyfløt, Irene Sandven, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Silje Pettersen, Iqbal Al-Zirqi, Margit Rosenberg, Anne Flem Jacobsen, Siri Vangen
Subgroup identification of early preterm birth (ePTB): informing a future prospective enrichment clinical trial design
Chuanwu Zhang, Lili Garrard, John Keighley, Susan Carlson, Byron Gajewski
Women’s preferences for childbirth experiences in the Republic of Ireland; a mixed methods study
Patricia Larkin, Cecily M. Begley, Declan Devane
Self-reported diabetes during pregnancy in the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: extent and social determinants
Lumbwe Chola, Chipo Mutyambizi, Ronel Sewpaul, Whadi-ah Parker, Zandile Mchiza, Demetre Labadarios, Charles Hongoro
Women’s descriptions of childbirth trauma relating to care provider actions and interactions
Rachel Reed, Rachael Sharman, Christian Inglis
Rates and trends in cesarean sections between 2008 and 2012 in Iraq
Nazar P. Shabila
Use of antidepressants during pregnancy in the Netherlands: observational study into postpartum interventions
Noera Kieviet, Fokke de Jong, Fedde Scheele, Koert M. Dolman, Adriaan Honig
Student midwives’ perceptions on the organisation of maternity care and alternative maternity care models in the Netherlands - a qualitative study
J. Catja Warmelink, T. Paul de Cock, Yvonne Combee, Marloes Rongen, Therese A. Wiegers, Eileen K. Hutton
Validity of gestational age estimates by last menstrual period and neonatal examination compared to ultrasound in Vietnam
Nicholas P. Deputy, Phuong H. Nguyen, Hoa Pham, Son Nguyen, Lynnette Neufeld, Reynaldo Martorell, Usha Ramakrishnan
Geographic information system for improving maternal and newborn health: recommendations for policy and programs
Yordanos B. Molla, Barbara Rawlins, Prestige Tatenda Makanga, Marc Cunningham, Juan Eugenio Hernández Ávila, Corrine Warren Ruktanonchai, Kavita Singh, Sylvia Alford, Mira Thompson, Vikas Dwivedi, Allisyn C. Moran, Zoe Matthews
Erratum to: Does acupuncture have a role in the treatment of threatened miscarriage? Findings from a feasibility randomised trial and semi-structured participant interviews
Debra Betts, Caroline A. Smith, Hannah G. Dahlen
Mothers’ accounts of the impact on emotional wellbeing of organised peer support in pregnancy and early parenthood: a qualitative study
Jenny McLeish, Maggie Redshaw
Assessment of quality of care among in-patients with postpartum haemorrhage and severe pre-eclampsia at st. Francis hospital nsambya: a criteria-based audit
Alfred Lumala, Peter Sekweyama, Andrew Abaasa, Humphrey Lwanga, Romano Byaruhanga
Primary prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus through nutritional factors: a systematic review
Mikel Donazar-Ezcurra, Cristina López-del Burgo, Maira Bes-Rastrollo
A realist review of the partograph: when and how does it work for labour monitoring?
Carol Bedwell, Karen Levin, Celia Pett, Dame Tina Lavender
Testing a cognitive model to predict posttraumatic stress disorder following childbirth
Lydia King, Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg, Antje Horsch
Differences in spatial distributions of iron supplementation use among pregnant women and associated factors in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2011 national population based survey
Demewoz Haile, Lianna Tabar, Yihunie Lakew
Maternal sepsis complicating arabin cervical pessary placement for the prevention of preterm birth: a case report
Begoña Martinez de Tejada
Providing lipid-based nutrient supplement during pregnancy does not reduce the risk of maternal P falciparum parasitaemia and reproductive tract infections: a randomised controlled trial
Minyanga Nkhoma, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, Kathryn G. Dewey, Austrida Gondwe, John Mbotwa, Stephen Rogerson, Steve M. Taylor, Kenneth Maleta
Weighing as a stand-alone intervention does not reduce excessive gestational weight gain compared to routine antenatal care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Shanna M. Fealy, Rachael M. Taylor, Maralyn Foureur, John Attia, Lyn Ebert, Alessandra Bisquera, Alexis J. Hure
Do experiences with pregnancy, birth and postnatal care in Norway vary by the women’s geographic origin? a comparison of cross-sectional survey results
Ingeborg S. Sjetne, Hilde H. Iversen
Design and rationale of a large, international, prospective cohort study to evaluate the occurrence of malformations and perinatal/neonatal death using insulin detemir in pregnant women with diabetes in comparison with other long-acting insulins
Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Henning Andersen, Sofia I. I. Kring, Peter Damm
The relationship between midwife-led group-based versus conventional antenatal care and mode of birth: a matched cohort study
Lauren Kearney, Mary Kynn, Alison Craswell, Rachel Reed
Emergency obstetric and neonatal care availability, use, and quality: a cross-sectional study in the city of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2011
Abel Mukengeshayi Ntambue, Françoise Kaj Malonga, Karen D. Cowgill, Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet, Philippe Donnen
Maternal intake of seafood and supplementary long chain n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids and preterm delivery
Anne Lise Brantsæter, Linda Englund-Ögge, Margareta Haugen, Bryndis Eva Birgisdottir, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Verena Sengpiel, Ronny Myhre, Jan Alexander, Roy M. Nilsen, Bo Jacobsson, Helle Margrete Meltzer
Rapid reduction of maternal mortality in Uganda and Zambia through the saving mothers, giving life initiative: results of year 1 evaluation
Florina Serbanescu, Howard I. Goldberg, Isabella Danel, Tadesse Wuhib, Lawrence Marum, Walter Obiero, James McAuley, Jane Aceng, Ewlyn Chomba, Paul W. Stupp, Claudia Morrissey Conlon
EVERREST prospective study: a 6-year prospective study to define the clinical and biological characteristics of pregnancies affected by severe early onset fetal growth restriction
Rebecca Spencer, Gareth Ambler, Jana Brodszki, Anke Diemert, Francesc Figueras, Eduard Gratacós, Stefan R. Hansson, Kurt Hecher, Angela Huertas-Ceballos, Neil Marlow, Karel Marsál, Eva Morsing, Donald Peebles, Carlo Rossi, Neil J. Sebire, John F. Timms, Anna L. David
Unplanned pregnancy and subsequent psychological distress in partnered women: a cross-sectional study of the role of relationship quality and wider social support
Katherine Barton, Maggie Redshaw, Maria A. Quigley, Claire Carson
Fathers’ views and experiences of their own mental health during pregnancy and the first postnatal year: a qualitative interview study of men participating in the UK Born and Bred in Yorkshire (BaBY) cohort
Z. Darwin, P. Galdas, S. Hinchliff, E. Littlewood, D. McMillan, L. McGowan, S. Gilbody
The use of the mHealth program Smarter Pregnancy in preconception care: rationale, study design and data collection of a randomized controlled trial
Matthijs R. van Dijk, Elsje C. Oostingh, Maria P. H. Koster, Sten P. Willemsen, Joop S. E. Laven, Régine P. M. Steegers-Theunissen
Decreased neonatal pain response after vaginal-operative delivery with Kiwi OmniCup versus metal ventouse
E. A. Huhn, E. Visca, D. R. Vogt, S. von Felten, E. M. Tinner Oehler, C. Bührer, D. Surbek, R. Zimmermann, I. Hoesli
The effectiveness of introducing Group Prenatal Care (GPC) in selected health facilities in a district of Bangladesh: study protocol
Marufa Sultana, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Nausad Ali, Sayem Ahmed, Ziaul Islam, Jahangir A. M. Khan, Abdur Razzaque Sarker
Pregnant women’s preferences for and concerns about preterm birth prevention: a cross-sectional survey
Vanessa Ha, Sarah D. McDonald
Morbidity and mortality among very preterm singletons following fertility treatment in Australia and New Zealand, a population cohort study
Alex Y Wang, Abrar A. Chughtai, Kei Lui, Elizabeth A. Sullivan
Specialist antenatal clinics for women at high risk of preterm birth: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative research
Reem Malouf, Maggie Redshaw
Quality and uptake of antenatal and postnatal care in Haiti
Kelsey R. Mirkovic, Eva Lathrop, Erin N. Hulland, Reginald Jean-Louis, Daniel Lauture, Ghislaine Desinor D’Alexis, Endang Handzel, Reynold Grand-Pierre
Pregnancy in fanconi anaemia with bone marrow failure: a case report and review of the literature
Flavia Sorbi, Federico Mecacci, Alessandro Di Filippo, Massimiliano Fambrini
Caesarean deliveries in China
Xin Wang, Susan Hellerstein, Lei Hou, Liying Zou, Yan Ruan, Weiyuan Zhang
Unpredictability dictates quality of maternal and newborn care provision in rural Tanzania-A qualitative study of health workers’ perspectives
Ulrika Baker, Farida Hassan, Claudia Hanson, Fatuma Manzi, Tanya Marchant, Stefan Swartling Peterson, Ingrid Hylander
A survey of healthcare providers’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain relief in labor for women in Ethiopia
Mary McCauley, Catriona Stewart, Birhanu Kebede
Effects of an antenatal mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting programme on the postpartum experiences of mothers: a qualitative interview study
Françoise Roy Malis, Thorsten Meyer, Mechthild M. Gross
Framework for the establishment of a feasible, tailored and effective perinatal education programme
Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Carmen Paz-Pascual, Gonzalo Grandes, Maite Espinosa
Accuracy of clinical fetal weight estimation by Midwives
Assaad Kesrouani, Chady Atallah, Ramzi AbouJaoude, Norma Assaf, Hanaa Khaled, Elie Attieh
Pregnancy termination for fetal abnormality: are health professionals’ perceptions of women’s coping congruent with women’s accounts?
Caroline Lafarge, Kathryn Mitchell, Andrew C. G. Breeze, Pauline Fox
Erratum to: Maternal intake of seafood and supplementary long chain n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids and preterm delivery
Anne Lise Brantsæter, Linda Englund-Ögge, Margareta Haugen, Bryndis Eva Birgisdottir, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Verena Sengpiel, Ronny Myhre, Jan Alexander, Roy M. Nilsen, Bo Jacobsson, Helle Margrete Meltzer
Assessment of DHA on reducing early preterm birth: the ADORE randomized controlled trial protocol
Susan E. Carlson, Byron J. Gajewski, Christina J. Valentine, Lynette K. Rogers, Carl P. Weiner, Emily A. DeFranco, Catalin S. Buhimschi
A narrative synthesis of factors that affect women speaking up about early warning signs and symptoms of pre-eclampsia and responses of healthcare staff
Wendy Carter, Debra Bick, Nicola Mackintosh, Jane Sandall
Afghan migrants face more suboptimal care than natives: a maternal near-miss audit study at university hospitals in Tehran, Iran
Soheila Mohammadi, Soraya Saleh Gargari, Masoumeh Fallahian, Carina Källestål, Shirin Ziaei, Birgitta Essén
Factors influencing utilisation of maternal health services by adolescent mothers in Low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Oluwasola Eniola Banke-Thomas, Aduragbemi Oluwabusayo Banke-Thomas, Charles Anawo Ameh
Congenital tuberculosis in an extremely preterm infant conceived after in vitro fertilization: case report
Veronica Samedi, Stephen K. Field, Essa Al Awad, Gregory Ratcliffe, Kamran Yusuf
Factors associated with low birth weight in Nepal using multiple imputation
Usha Singh, Attachai Ueranantasun, Metta Kuning
Umbilical cord-care practices in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Patricia S. Coffey, Siobhan C. Brown
Women’s experiences of personalised support for asthma care during pregnancy: A systematic review of the literature
Graham R. Williamson, Anita O’Connor, Elmslie-Jones Kayleigh
Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among reproductive age women in Raya Kobo district of Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study
Nigus Bililign, Tesfahun Mulatu
Family-centred interventions by primary healthcare services for Indigenous early childhood wellbeing in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States: a systematic scoping review
Janya McCalman, Marion Heyeres, Sandra Campbell, Roxanne Bainbridge, Catherine Chamberlain, Natalie Strobel, Alan Ruben
Duration of second stage of labor and instrumental delivery as risk factors for severe perineal lacerations: population-based study
Marija Simic, Sven Cnattingius, Gunnar Petersson, Anna Sandström, Olof Stephansson
Labour pain experiences and perceptions: a qualitative study among post-partum women in Ghana
Lydia Aziato, Angela Kwartemaa Acheampong, Kitimdow Lazarus Umoar
Trial of labour after caesarean section and the risk of neonatal and infant death: a nationwide cohort study
Sinéad M. O’Neill, Esben Agerbo, Ali S. Khashan, Patricia M. Kearney, Tine Brink Henriksen, Richard A. Greene, Louise C. Kenny
The burden of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: severe impacts on quality of life, daily life functioning and willingness to become pregnant again – results from a cross-sectional study
Kristine Heitmann, Hedvig Nordeng, Gro C. Havnen, Anja Solheimsnes, Lone Holst
A decade of progress providing safe abortion services in Ethiopia: results of national assessments in 2008 and 2014
Yohannes Dibaba, Sally Dijkerman, Tamara Fetters, Ann Moore, Hailemichael Gebreselassie, Yirgu Gebrehiwot, Janie Benson
Impact of the roll out of comprehensive emergency obstetric care on institutional birth rate in rural Nepal
Sheela Maru, Alex Harsha Bangura, Pooja Mehta, Deepak Bista, Lynn Borgatta, Sami Pande, David Citrin, Sumesh Khanal, Amrit Banstola, Duncan Maru
Validation of serum progesterone <35nmol/L as a predictor of miscarriage among women with threatened miscarriage
Sze Min Lek, Chee Wai Ku, John C. Allen Jr, Rahul Malhotra, Nguan Soon Tan, Truls Østbye, Thiam Chye Tan
Preferences for birth center care in the Netherlands: an exploration of ethnic differences
Dominique Lescure, Sanneke Schepman, Ronald Batenburg, Therese A. Wiegers, Ellen Verbakel
“Nothing’s actually happened to me.”: the experiences of fathers who found childbirth traumatic
Jody Etheridge, Pauline Slade
Antepartum complications and perinatal mortality in rural Bangladesh
Rasheda Khanam, Saifuddin Ahmed, Andreea A. Creanga, Nazma Begum, Alain K. Koffi, Arif Mahmud, Heather Rosen, Abdullah H. Baqui
Option B+ for prevention of vertical HIV transmission has no influence on adverse birth outcomes in a cross-sectional cohort in Western Uganda
Eva M. Rempis, Alexandra Schnack, Sarah Decker, Vera Braun, John Rubaihayo, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Priscilla Busingye, Gundel Harms, Stefanie Theuring
Economic evaluation of a behavioral intervention versus brief advice for substance use treatment in pregnant women: results from a randomized controlled trial
Xiao Xu, Kimberly A. Yonkers, Jennifer Prah Ruger
Research on the expression of integrin β3 and leukaemia inhibitory factor in the decidua of women with cesarean scar pregnancy
Zhi-Da Qian, Yue Weng, Chun-Fen Wang, Li-Li Huang, Xiao-Ming Zhu
Case review of perinatal deaths at hospitals in Kigali, Rwanda: perinatal audit with application of a three-delays analysis
Aimable Musafili, Lars-Åke Persson, Cyprien Baribwira, Jessica Påfs, Patrick Adam Mulindwa, Birgitta Essén
Healthcare workers’ behaviors and personal determinants associated with providing adequate sexual and reproductive healthcare services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Kim Jonas, Rik Crutzen, Bart van den Borne, Priscilla Reddy
Prodromal symptoms, health care seeking in response to symptoms and associated factors in eclamptic patients
Wondimu Gudu
Erratum to: Quality and uptake of antenatal and postnatal care in Haiti
Kelsey R. Mirkovic, Eva Lathrop, Erin N. Hulland, Reginald Jean-Louis, Daniel Lauture, Ghislaine Desinor D’Alexis, Endang Handzel, Reynold Grand-Pierre
Adaptation of non-technical skills behavioural markers for delivery room simulation
Fabrizio Bracco, Michele Masini, Gabriele De Tonetti, Francesca Brogioni, Arianna Amidani, Sara Monichino, Alessandra Maltoni, Andrea Dato, Claudia Grattarola, Massimo Cordone, Giancarlo Torre, Claudio Launo, Carlo Chiorri, Danilo Celleno
Use of a patient decision aid for prenatal screening for Down syndrome: what do pregnant women say?
Maria Esther Leiva Portocarrero, Anik M. C. Giguère, Johanie Lépine, Mirjam M. Garvelink, Hubert Robitaille, Agathe Delanoë, Isabelle Lévesque, Brenda J. Wilson, François Rousseau, France Légaré
Enhanced recovery after elective caesarean: a rapid review of clinical protocols, and an umbrella review of systematic reviews
Ellena Corso, Daniel Hind, Daniel Beever, Gordon Fuller, Matthew J. Wilson, Ian J. Wrench, Duncan Chambers
Assessing emergency obstetric and newborn care: can performance indicators capture health system weaknesses?
Andrea Solnes Miltenburg, Richard Forget Kiritta, Thabea Benedicto Bishanga, Jos van Roosmalen, Jelle Stekelenburg
Risk factors associated with adverse perinatal outcome in planned vaginal breech labors at term: a retrospective population-based case-control study
Georg Macharey, Mika Gissler, Veli-Matti Ulander, Leena Rahkonen, Mervi Väisänen-Tommiska, Mika Nuutila, Seppo Heinonen
Facilitators and barriers to uptake and adherence to lifelong antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected pregnant women in Uganda: a qualitative study
Esther Buregyeya, Rose Naigino, Aggrey Mukose, Fred Makumbi, Godfrey Esiru, Jim Arinaitwe, Joshua Musinguzi, Rhoda K. Wanyenze
A comparison of intrapartum interventions and adverse outcomes by parity in planned freestanding midwifery unit and alongside midwifery unit births: secondary analysis of ‘low risk’ births in the birthplace in England cohort
Jennifer Hollowell, Yangmei Li, Kathryn Bunch, Peter Brocklehurst
Feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention for pregnant women - the Fit4Two randomised controlled trial
Melanie Hayman, Peter Reaburn, Matthew Browne, Corneel Vandelanotte, Stephanie Alley, Camille E. Short
Women’s perceptions of discussions about gestational weight gain with health care providers during pregnancy and postpartum: a qualitative study
Hara Nikolopoulos, Maria Mayan, Jessica MacIsaac, Terri Miller, Rhonda C. Bell
A structural equation analysis on the relationship between maternal health services utilization and newborn health outcomes: a cross-sectional study in Eastern Uganda
Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Robert Wamala, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Moses Tetui, Suzanne N. Kiwanuka, Peter Waiswa, Leonard K. Atuhaire
Why do women choose an unregulated birth worker to birth at home in Australia: a qualitative study
Elizabeth Christine Rigg, Virginia Schmied, Kath Peters, Hannah Grace Dahlen
Maternal characteristics and obstetrical complications impact neonatal outcomes in Indonesia: a prospective study
Trisari Anggondowati, Ayman A. E. El-Mohandes, S. Nurul Qomariyah, Michele Kiely, Judith J. Ryon, Reginald F. Gipson, Benjamin Zinner, Anhari Achadi, Linda L. Wright
Midwife-led maternity care in Ireland – a retrospective cohort study
Anna Dencker, Valerie Smith, Colette McCann, Cecily Begley
Manifestations and drivers of mistreatment of women during childbirth in Kenya: implications for measurement and developing interventions
Charlotte E. Warren, Rebecca Njue, Charity Ndwiga, Timothy Abuya
What influences birth place preferences, choices and decision-making amongst healthy women with straightforward pregnancies in the UK? A qualitative evidence synthesis using a ‘best fit’ framework approach
Kirstie Coxon, Alison Chisholm, Reem Malouf, Rachel Rowe, Jennifer Hollowell
Relationships between parental sleep quality, fatigue, cognitions about infant sleep, and parental depression pre and post-intervention for infant behavioral sleep problems
Wendy A. Hall, Melissa Moynihan, Radhika Bhagat, Joanne Wooldridge
Chewing gum for intestinal function recovery after caesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zunjia Wen, Meifen Shen, Chao Wu, Jianping Ding, Binbin Mei
Maternal 27-hydroxycholesterol concentrations during the course of pregnancy and in pregnancy pathologies
Brigitte Sophia Winkler, Ulrich Pecks, Laila Najjari, Nicola Kleine-Eggebrecht, Nicolai Maass, Markus Mohaupt, Geneviève Escher
Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption habits from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy among Norwegian women
Marianne Skreden, Elling Bere, Linda R. Sagedal, Ingvild Vistad, Nina C. Øverby
An abdominal ectopic pregnancy following a frozen-thawed ART cycle: a case report and review of the literature
Atsushi Yanaihara, Shirei Ohgi, Kenichirou Motomura, Yuko Hagiwara, Tae Mogami, Keisuke Saito, Takumi Yanaihara
High sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Temeke municipal health facilities, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cross sectional study
Joel Manyahi, Yohannes Msigwa, Francis Mhimbira, Mtebe Majigo
Factors associated with recovery from 1 minute Apgar score <4 in live, singleton, term births: an analysis of Malaysian National Obstetrics Registry data 2010–2012
Ravichandran Jeganathan, Shamala D. Karalasingam, Julia Hussein, Pascale Allotey, Daniel D. Reidpath
Impact of maternal respiratory infections on low birth weight - a community based longitudinal study in an urban setting in Pakistan
Asad Ali, Umber Zaman, Sadia Mahmud, Gul-e-Shehwar Zahid, Momin Kazi, William A. Petri, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Anita Zaidi, Molly A. Hughes
Building a research registry for studying birth complications and outcomes in six Palestinian governmental hospitals
Sahar Hassan, Ase Vikanes, Katariina Laine, Khaled Zimmo, Mohammad Zimmo, Espen Bjertness, Erik Fosse
Maternal weight status and responsiveness to preterm infant behavioral cues during feeding
Evanthia A. Arianas, Kristin M. Rankin, Kathleen F. Norr, Rosemary C. White-Traut
Substantial out-of-pocket expenditure on maternity care practitioner consultations and treatments during pregnancy: estimates from a nationally-representative sample of pregnant women in Australia
Jon Adams, Amie Steel, Jane Frawley, Alex Broom, David Sibbritt
Using a quality improvement model to enhance providers’ performance in maternal and newborn health care: a post-only intervention and comparison design
Firew Ayalew, Gizachew Eyassu, Negash Seyoum, Jos van Roosmalen, Eva Bazant, Young Mi Kim, Alemnesh Tekleberhan, Hannah Gibson, Ephrem Daniel, Jelle Stekelenburg
Beliefs and practices during pregnancy, post-partum and in the first days of an infant’s life in rural Cambodia
Claudia Turner, Sreymom Pol, Kamsan Suon, Leakhena Neou, Nicholas P. J. Day, Michael Parker, Patricia Kingori
Maternal and fetal outcomes of uterine rupture and factors associated with maternal death secondary to uterine rupture
Geremew Astatikie, Miteku Andualem Limenih, Mihiretu Kebede
Centering and Racial Disparities (CRADLE study): rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial of centeringpregnancy and birth outcomes
Liwei Chen, Amy H. Crockett, Sarah Covington-Kolb, Emily Heberlein, Lu Zhang, Xiaoqian Sun
Case-crossover study to examine the change in postpartum risk of pulmonary embolism over time
Grégoire Ficheur, Alexandre Caron, Jean-Baptiste Beuscart, Laurie Ferret, Yu-Jin Jung, Charles Garabedian, Régis Beuscart, Emmanuel Chazard
Knowledge and attitude regarding pharmacogenetics among formerly pregnant women in the Netherlands and their interest in pharmacogenetic research
Aizati N. A. Daud, Eefke L. Bergsma, Jorieke E. H. Bergman, Hermien E. K. De Walle, Wilhelmina S. Kerstjens-Frederikse, Bert J. Bijker, Eelko Hak, Bob Wilffert
Birth by caesarean section and school performance in Swedish adolescents- a population-based study
Eileen A. Curran, Louise C. Kenny, Christina Dalman, Patricia M. Kearney, John F. Cryan, Timothy G. Dinan, Ali S Khashan
The Pregnancy Environment and Lifestyle Study (PETALS): a population-based longitudinal multi-racial birth cohort
Yeyi Zhu, Monique M. Hedderson, Juanran Feng, Ashley A. Mevi, Assiamira Ferrara
Talking about intimate partner violence in multi-cultural antenatal care: a qualitative study of pregnant women’s advice for better communication in South-East Norway
Lisa Maria Garnweidner-Holme, Mirjam Lukasse, Miriam Solheim, Lena Henriksen
Protocol for evaluation of the continuum of primary care in the case of a miscarriage in the emergency room: a mixed-method study
Francine de Montigny, Chantal Verdon, Diane Dubeau, Annie Devault, Martin St-André, Éric Tchouaket Nguemeleu, Carl Lacharité
Traditional Birth Attendant reorientation and Motherpacks incentive’s effect on health facility delivery uptake in Narok County, Kenya: An impact analysis
John Emmanuel Kitui, Vaughan Dutton, Dirk Bester, Rachel Ndirangu, Susan Wangai, Stephen Ngugi
Association between maternal social deprivation and prenatal care utilization: the PreCARE cohort study
Clémentine Gonthier, Candice Estellat, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux, Béatrice Blondel, Toni Alfaiate, Thomas Schmitz, Jean-François Oury, Laurent Mandelbrot, Dominique Luton, Philippe Ravaud, Elie Azria
Management of suspected primary Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in Norway: twenty years of experience of amniocentesis in a low-prevalence population
Gry Findal, Anne Helbig, Guttorm Haugen, Pål A. Jenum, Babill Stray-Pedersen
Comparison of rapid immunoassays for rupture of fetal membranes
Irogue Igbinosa, Ferney A. Moore III, Cheri Johnson, Jon E. Block
The effectiveness of double incision technique in uterus preserving surgery for placenta percreta
Ibrahim Polat, Burak Yücel, Ali Gedikbasi, Halil Aslan, Aysun Fendal
When is the use of pacifiers justifiable in the baby-friendly hospital initiative context? A clinician’s guide
Welma Lubbe, Wilma ten Ham-Baloyi
Impacts of counseling on knowledge, attitude and practice of medication use during pregnancy
Ramesh Devkota, G. M. Khan, Kadir Alam, Binaya Sapkota, Deepa Devkota
Development and evaluation of training resources to prepare health professionals for counselling pregnant women about non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome: a mixed methods study
Kerry Oxenford, Rebecca Daley, Celine Lewis, Melissa Hill, Lyn S. Chitty
Risk factors for postpartum depression among Chinese women: path model analysis
Shiping Liu, Yan Yan, Xiao Gao, Shiting Xiang, Tingting Sha, Guangyu Zeng, Qiong He
Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention for obstetric and neonatal care in selected public health facilities across six states of India
Enisha Sarin, Subir K. Kole, Rachana Patel, Ankur Sooden, Sanchit Kharwal, Rashmi Singh, Mirwais Rahimzai, Nigel Livesley
A description of the methods of the aspirin supplementation for pregnancy indicated risk reduction in nulliparas (ASPIRIN) study
Matthew K. Hoffman, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Bhalachandra S. Kodkany, Norman Goco, Marion Koso-Thomas, Menachem Miodovnik, Elizabeth M. McClure, Dennis D. Wallace, Jennifer J. Hemingway-Foday, Antoinette Tshefu, Adrien Lokangaka, Carl L. Bose, Elwyn Chomba, Musaku Mwenechanya, Waldemar A. Carlo, Ana Garces, Nancy F. Krebs, K. Michael Hambidge, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Archana Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Fabian Esamai, Edward A. Liechty, Robert Silver, Richard J. Derman
Personal and environmental factors associated with the utilisation of maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia
Cephas Sialubanje, Karlijn Massar, Davidson H. Hamer, Robert A. C. Ruiter
Intravenous iron sucrose v/s oral ferrous fumarate for treatment of anemia in pregnancy. A randomized controlled trial
Shruti B. Bhavi, Purushottam B. Jaju
Understanding coping strategies during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a qualitative study of women living with HIV in rural Uganda
Scholastic Ashaba, Angela Kaida, Bridget Frances Burns, Kasey O’Neil, Emma Dunkley, Christina Psaros, Jasmine Kastner, Alexander C. Tsai, David R. Bangsberg, Lynn T. Matthews
Barriers and facilitators related to the uptake of four strategies to prevent neonatal early-onset group B haemolytic streptococcus disease: a qualitative study
Diny G. E. Kolkman, Margot A. H. Fleuren, Maurice G. A. J. Wouters, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Marlies E. B. Rijnders
Benefits of preparing for childbirth with mindfulness training: a randomized controlled trial with active comparison
Larissa G. Duncan, Michael A. Cohn, Maria T. Chao, Joseph G. Cook, Jane Riccobono, Nancy Bardacke
Active delivery of the anterior arm and incidence of second-degree perineal tears: a clinical practice evaluation
Nicolas Mottet, Marine Bonneaud, Astrid Eckman-Lacroix, Rajeev Ramanah, Didier Riethmuller
Determinants of poor utilization of antenatal care services among recently delivered women in Rwanda; a population based study
Akashi Andrew Rurangirwa, Ingrid Mogren, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Joseph Ntaganira, Gunilla Krantz
Ethnic differences in folic acid supplement use in a population-based cohort of pregnant women in Norway
Tarja I. Kinnunen, Line Sletner, Christine Sommer, Martine C. Post, Anne Karen Jenum
Institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors among women of reproductive age in the mobile pastoral community of the Liban District in Guji Zone, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Wako Golicha Wako, Dejene Hailu Kassa
Use of Rapid Ascertainment Process for Institutional Deaths (RAPID) to identify pregnancy-related deaths in tertiary-care obstetric hospitals in three departments in Haiti
Andrew T. Boyd, Erin N. Hulland, Reynold Grand’Pierre, Floris Nesi, Patrice Honoré, Reginald Jean-Louis, Endang Handzel
Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage by community-based auxiliary midwives in hard-to-reach areas of Myanmar: a qualitative inquiry into acceptability and feasibility of task shifting
Kyu Kyu Than, Yasmin Mohamed, Victoria Oliver, Theingi Myint, Thazin La, James G. Beeson, Stanley Luchters
Expect With Me: development and evaluation design for an innovative model of group prenatal care to improve perinatal outcomes
Shayna D. Cunningham, Jessica B. Lewis, Jordan L. Thomas, Stephanie A. Grilo, Jeannette R. Ickovics
Study protocol: evaluation of the probiotic Lactobacillus Fermentum CECT5716 for the prevention of mastitis in breastfeeding women: a randomised controlled trial
Diana M. Bond, Jonathan M. Morris, Natasha Nassar
Maternal care quality in near miss and maternal mortality in an academic public tertiary hospital in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a retrospective cohort study
Yuli Mawarti, Adi Utarini, Mohammad Hakimi
Is quality of care a key predictor of perinatal health care utilization and patient satisfaction in Malawi?
Andreea A. Creanga, Sara Gullo, Anne K. Sebert Kuhlmann, Thumbiko W. Msiska, Christine Galavotti
The contribution of the foreign population to the high level of infant mortality in Switzerland: a demographic analysis
Philippe Wanner, Paola Bollini
Quality of antenatal care predicts retention in skilled birth attendance: a multilevel analysis of 28 African countries
Adanna Chukwuma, Adaeze C. Wosu, Chinyere Mbachu, Kelechi Weze
The prediction, diagnosis and management of complications in monochorionic twin pregnancies: the OMMIT (Optimal Management of Monochorionic Twins) study
Fiona L. Mackie, R. Katie Morris, Mark D. Kilby
INTER-ACT: prevention of pregnancy complications through an e-health driven interpregnancy lifestyle intervention – study protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Annick Bogaerts, Lieveke Ameye, Margriet Bijlholt, Kelly Amuli, Dorine Heynickx, Roland Devlieger
Incidence of influenza virus infection among pregnant women: a systematic review
Mark A. Katz, Bradford D. Gessner, Jeanene Johnson, Becky Skidmore, Marian Knight, Niranjan Bhat, Helen Marshall, David J. Horne, Justin R. Ortiz, Deshayne B. Fell
Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies amongst women attending antenatal clinics in Pakistan
Muhammad Atif Habib, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Sidrah Nausheen, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Muhammad Sajid, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Kirsten I Black
The meaning of labour pain: how the social environment and other contextual factors shape women’s experiences
Laura Y. Whitburn, Lester E. Jones, Mary-Ann Davey, Rhonda Small
Uterus preserving surgery versus hysterectomy in the treatment of refractory postpartum haemorrhage in two tertiary maternity units in Cameroon: a cohort analysis of perioperative outcomes
Julius Sama Dohbit, Pascal Foumane, Elie Nkwabong, Christelle Ogolong Kamouko, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Bernard Otabela, Emile Mboudou
Factors associated with utilization of skilled service delivery among women in rural Northern Ghana: a cross sectional study
William Gudu, Bright Addo
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Is early intervention using Mansoura-VV uterine compression sutures an effective procedure in the management of primary atonic postpartum hemorrhage? : a prospective study
Abd Elaziz A. El Refaeey, Hosam Abdelfattah, Alaa Mosbah, Anas M. Gamal, Emad Fayla, Waleed Refaie, Abdelhady Zaied, Rafik I. Barakat, Amal K. Seleem, Mohammed Maher
Protocol for the Emory University African American Vaginal, Oral, and Gut Microbiome in Pregnancy Cohort Study
Elizabeth J. Corwin, Carol J. Hogue, Bradley Pearce, Cherie C. Hill, Timothy D. Read, Jennifer Mulle, Anne L. Dunlop
Being in limbo: Women’s lived experiences of pregnancy at 41 weeks of gestation and beyond – A phenomenological study
Anna Wessberg, Ingela Lundgren, Helen Elden
High maternal mortality in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria estimated using the sisterhood method
Vandana Sharma, Willa Brown, Muhammad Abdullahi Kainuwa, Jessica Leight, Martina Bjorkman Nyqvist
Characteristics of patients receiving midwife-led prenatal care in Canada: results from the Maternity Experiences Survey (MES)
Peri Abdullah, Sabrina Gallant, Naseem Saghi, Alison Macpherson, Hala Tamim
‘It is a difficult topic’ – a qualitative study of midwives´ experiences with routine antenatal enquiry for intimate partner violence
L. Henriksen, L.M Garnweidner-Holme, K.K Thorsteinsen, M. Lukasse
Increased postpartum haemorrhage, the possible relation with serotonergic and other psychopharmacological drugs: a matched cohort study
Hanna M. Heller, Anita C. J. Ravelli, Andrea H. L. Bruning, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Fedde Scheele, Maria G. van Pampus, Adriaan Honig
The effect of a prenatal lifestyle intervention on glucose metabolism: results of the Norwegian Fit for Delivery randomized controlled trial
Linda R. Sagedal, Ingvild Vistad, Nina C. Øverby, Elling Bere, Monica K. Torstveit, Hilde Lohne-Seiler, Elisabet R. Hillesund, Are Pripp, Tore Henriksen
Exploring the strategies that midwives in British Columbia use to promote normal birth
Michelle M. Butler
Postpartum hemorrhage prevention in Nepal: a program assessment
Swaraj Pradhan Rajbhandari, Kamal Aryal, Wendy R. Sheldon, Bharat Ban, Senendra Raj Upreti, Kiran Regmi, Shilu Aryal, Beverly Winikoff
Prescription drug use during pregnancy in Southern Tigray region, North Ethiopia
Fantahun Molla, Admassu Assen, Solomon Abrha, Birhanetensay Masresha, Arega Gashaw, Abrham Wondimu, Yared Belete, Wondim Melkam
Healthcare interventions for the prevention and control of gestational diabetes mellitus in China: a scoping review
Tingting Xu, Yasheng He, Livia Dainelli, Kai Yu, Patrick Detzel, Irma Silva-Zolezzi, Sheri Volger, Hai Fang
Prevalence of pregnancy-relevant infections in a rural setting of Ghana
Fabian Völker, Paul Cooper, Oliver Bader, Angela Uy, Ortrud Zimmermann, Raimond Lugert, Uwe Groß
Erratum to: Maternal near miss and mortality due to postpartum infection: a cross-sectional analysis from Rwanda
Denis Rwabizi, Stephen Rulisa, Aidan Findlater, Maria Small
A questionnaire for assessing breastfeeding intentions and practices in Nigeria: validity, reliability and translation
Andy Emmanuel, Sheila E. Clow
Labour management guidelines for a Tanzanian referral hospital: The participatory development process and birth attendants’ perceptions
Nanna Maaløe, Natasha Housseine, Jos van Roosmalen, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl, Rashid Saleh Khamis, Birgitte Bruun Nielsen, Tarek Meguid
The magnitude and correlates of Parvovirus B19 infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Mwanza, Tanzania
Mariam M. Mirambo, Fatma Maliki, Mtebe Majigo, Martha F. Mushi, Nyambura Moremi, Jeremiah Seni, Dismas Matovelo, Stephen E. Mshana
Planned home compared with planned hospital births: mode of delivery and Perinatal mortality rates, an observational study
Jacoba van der Kooy, Erwin Birnie, Semiha Denktas, Eric A.P Steegers, Gouke J. Bonsel
Functionality and acceptability of a wireless fetal heart rate monitoring device in term pregnant women in rural Southwestern Uganda
Godfrey R Mugyenyi, Esther C Atukunda, Joseph Ngonzi, Adeline Boatin, Blair J. Wylie, Jessica E. Haberer
Evaluation of obstetricians’ surgical decision making in the management of uterine rupture
Justus Ndulue Eze, Okechukwu Bonaventure Anozie, Osaheni Lucky Lawani, Emmanuel Okechukwu Ndukwe, Uzoma Maryrose Agwu, Johnson Akuma Obuna
Omega-3 supplementation from pregnancy to postpartum to prevent depressive symptoms: a randomized placebo-controlled trial
Juliana dos Santos Vaz, Dayana Rodrigues Farias, Amanda Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Gilberto Kac
Associations between perceptions of care and women’s childbirth experience: a population-based cross-sectional study in Rwanda
Judith U. Mukamurigo, Marie Berg, Joseph Ntaganira, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Anna Dencker
Through the client’s eyes: using narratives to explore experiences of care transfers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the neonatal period
Cherelle M.V. van Stenus, Mark Gotink, Magda M. Boere-Boonekamp, Anneke Sools, Ariana Need
On predicting time to completion for the first stage of spontaneous labor at term in multiparous women
Björn Gunnarsson, Eirik Skogvoll, Ingibjörg Hanna Jónsdóttir, Jo Røislien, Alexander Kr Smárason
Is time of birth a predictor of adverse perinatal outcome? A hospital-based cross-sectional study in a low-resource setting, Tanzania
Andrew Mgaya, Januarius Hinju, Hussein Kidanto
Non-malarial infectious diseases of antenatal care in pregnant women in Franceville, Gabon
Irene Pegha Moukandja, Edgard Brice Ngoungou, Guy Joseph Lemamy, Ulrick Bisvigou, Antoine Gessain, Fousseyni S. Toure Ndouo, Mirdad Kazanji, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki
Unmet need for contraception and its association with unintended pregnancy in Bangladesh
Ghose Bishwajit, Shangfeng Tang, Sanni Yaya, Zhanchun Feng
A novel tamponade agent for management of post partum hemorrhage: adaptation of the Xstat mini-sponge applicator for obstetric use
Maria I. Rodriguez, Jeffrey T. Jensen, Kenton Gregory, Mary Bullard, Paul Longo, Jerry Heidel, Alison Edelman
A case of acute Sheehan’s syndrome and literature review: a rare but life-threatening complication of postpartum hemorrhage
Shinya Matsuzaki, Masayuki Endo, Yutaka Ueda, Kazuya Mimura, Aiko Kakigano, Tomomi Egawa-Takata, Keiichi Kumasawa, Kiyoshi Yoshino, Tadashi Kimura
The experiences of women with maternal near miss and their perception of quality of care in Kelantan, Malaysia: a qualitative study
Mohd Noor Norhayati, Nik Hussain Nik Hazlina, Ab Razak Asrenee, Zaharah Sulaiman
Survey of maternal sleep practices in late pregnancy in a multi-ethnic sample in South Auckland, New Zealand
Robin S. Cronin, Carol Chelimo, Edwin A. Mitchell, Kara Okesene-Gafa, John M. D. Thompson, Rennae S. Taylor, B. Lynne Hutchison, Lesley M. E. McCowan
Evaluation of a low-cost, low-power syringe pump to deliver magnesium sulfate intravenously to pre-eclamptic women in a Malawian referral hospital
Erica Skerrett, Edward Kommwa, Kelley Maynard, Alexa Juarez, Ronald Mataya, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Z. Maria Oden
Erratum to: Incidence of influenza virus infection among pregnant women: a systematic review
Mark A. Katz, Bradford D. Gessner, Jeanene Johnson, Becky Skidmore, Marian Knight, Niranjan Bhat, Helen Marshall, David J. Horne, Justin R. Ortiz, Deshayne B. Fell
Erratum to: Relationships between parental sleep quality, fatigue, cognitions about infant sleep, and parental depression pre and post-intervention for infant behavioral sleep problems
Wendy A. Hall, Melissa Moynihan, Radhika Bhagat, Joanne Wooldridge
Validating the WHO maternal near miss tool: comparing high- and low-resource settings
Tom Witteveen, Hans Bezstarosti, Ilona de Koning, Ellen Nelissen, Kitty W. Bloemenkamp, Jos van Roosmalen, Thomas van den Akker
The effect of an elective cesarean section on maternal request on peripartum anxiety and depression in women with childbirth fear: a systematic review
Renske M. Olieman, Femke Siemonsma, Margaux A. Bartens, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Fedde Scheele, Adriaan Honig
An exploratory study of men’s companionship, perceptions and experiences during pregnancy and delivery in Uganda
H. Lwanga, L. Atuyambe, H. Sempewo, A. Lumala, R. N. B. Byaruhanga
Incidence, management and outcome of women requiring massive transfusion after childbirth in the Netherlands: secondary analysis of a nationwide cohort study between 2004 and 2006
Paul I. Ramler, Thomas van den Akker, Dacia D. C. A. Henriquez, Joost J. Zwart, Jos van Roosmalen
Quality of care provided in two Scottish rural community maternity units: a retrospective case review
Sara Denham, Tracy Humphrey, Ruth Taylor
Utilization of HIV testing services among pregnant mothers in low income primary care settings in northern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Yihun Mulugeta Alemu, Fentie Ambaw, Annelies Wilder-Smith
Understanding factors affecting collaboration between midwives and other health care professionals in a birth center and its affiliated Quebec hospital: a case study
Roxana Behruzi, Stephanie Klam, Marleen Dehertog, Vania Jimenez, Marie Hatem
Experiences of Austrian mothers with mobility or sensory impairments during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium: a qualitative study
Barbara Schildberger, Christoph Zenzmaier, Martina König-Bachmann
Timing of delivery in a high-risk obstetric population: a clinical prediction model
Dane A. De Silva, Sarka Lisonkova, Peter von Dadelszen, Anne R. Synnes, Laura A. Magee
Measuring women’s childbirth experiences: a systematic review for identification and analysis of validated instruments
Helena Nilvér, Cecily Begley, Marie Berg
‘Both parents should care for babies’: A cross-sectional, cross-cultural comparison of adolescents’ breastfeeding intentions, and the influence of shared-parenting beliefs
Vivien Swanson, Leena Hannula, Linda Eriksson, Malin Häggkvist Wallin, Joan Strutton
Risk of unsafe abortion associated with long-term contraception behaviour: a case control study from Sri Lanka
Carukshi Arambepola, Lalini C Rajapaksa
Antenatal depressive symptoms and utilisation of delivery and postnatal care: a prospective study in rural Ethiopia
Tesera Bitew, Charlotte Hanlon, Eskinder Kebede, Simone Honikman, Michael N. Onah, Abebaw Fekadu
The Raine study had no evidence of significant perinatal selection bias after two decades of follow up: a longitudinal pregnancy cohort study
Scott W. White, Peter R. Eastwood, Leon M. Straker, Leon A. Adams, John P. Newnham, Stephen J. Lye, Craig E. Pennell
Management of persistent caesarean scar pregnancy after curettage treatment failure
Zhi-Da Qian, Yue Weng, Yong-Jiang Du, Chun-Fen Wang, Li-Li Huang
Evidence of lower oxygen reserves during labour in the growth restricted human foetus: a retrospective study
Silvia Parisi, Clara Monzeglio, Rossella Attini, Marilisa Biolcati, Bianca Masturzo, Manuela Mensa, Marina Mischinelli, Eleonora Pilloni, Tullia Todros
Defining and describing birth centres in the Netherlands - a component study of the Dutch Birth Centre Study
M.A.A. Hermus, I.C. Boesveld, M. Hitzert, A. Franx, J.P. de Graaf, E.A.P. Steegers, T.A. Wiegers, K.M. van der Pal-de Bruin
Knowledge and provision of misoprostol among pharmacy workers in Senegal: a cross sectional study
Kate Reiss, Katharine Footman, Eva Burke, Nafissatou Diop, Ramatoulaye Ndao, Babacar Mane, Maaike van Min, Thoai D. Ngo
Evaluating the comparative effectiveness of different demand side interventions to increase maternal health service utilization and practice of birth spacing in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: an innovative, mixed methods approach
Mari Dumbaugh, Wyvine Bapolisi, Jennie van de Weerd, Michel Zabiti, Paula Mommers, Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka, Sonja Merten
Identifying maternal needs following childbirth: A qualitative study among mothers, fathers and professionals
J. Slomian, P. Emonts, L. Vigneron, A. Acconcia, F. Glowacz, J. Y. Reginster, M. Oumourgh, O. Bruyère
Social and demographic drivers of trend and seasonality in elective abortions in Denmark
Tim A. Bruckner, Laust H. Mortensen, Ralph A. Catalano
A multi-centre, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial to compare a cervical pessary with a cervical cerclage in the prevention of preterm delivery in women with short cervical length and a history of preterm birth – PC study
Bouchra Koullali, Liselotte E.M. van Kempen, Maud D. van Zijl, Christiana A. Naaktgeboren, Ewoud Schuit, Dick J. Bekedam, Maureen T.M. Franssen, Sebastiaan W.A. Nij Bijvank, Marieke Sueters, Marchien van Baal, Marjon A. de Boer, Angelo B. Hooker, Brenda B.J. Hermsen, Toon A.A.M. Toolenaar, Joost J. Zwart, David P. van der Ham, Flip W. van der Made, Federico Prefumo, Begoña Martinez de Tejada, Dimitri N.M. Papatsonis, Anjoke J.M. Huisjes, Liesbeth H.C.J. Scheepers, Marion E. van Hoorn, Tom H.M. Hasaart, Nico W.E. Schuitemaker, Karlijn C. Vollebregt, Moira A. Müller, Inge M. Evers, Marinka S. Post, Karin de Boer, Henricus Visser, Nico A. Mensing van Charante, Josje Langenveld, Nicole Y.C. Steemers, Ben W.J. Mol, Martijn A. Oudijk, Eva Pajkrt
The third delay: understanding waiting time for obstetric referrals at a large regional hospital in Ghana
David M. Goodman, Emmanuel K. Srofenyoh, Adeyemi J. Olufolabi, Sung Min Kim, Medge D. Owen
A cost effectiveness analysis of midwife psycho-education for fearful pregnant women – a health system perspective for the antenatal period
J Toohill, E Callander, J Gamble, DK Creedy, J Fenwick
Lower mortality is observed among low birth weight young infants who have received home-based care by female community health volunteers in rural Nepal
Dinesh Neupane, Penny Dawson, Robin Houston, Liladhar Dhakal, Jaganath Sharma, KC Gargi, Christina Lagos, Vishnu Khanal, Shiva Raj Mishra, Per Kallestrup
Factors associated with maternal mortality in Malawi: application of the three delays model
Florence Mgawadere, Regine Unkels, Abigail Kazembe, Nynke van den Broek
Cost-effectiveness of an ambulance-based referral system for emergency obstetrical and neonatal care in rural Ethiopia
Sandro Accorsi, Edgardo Somigliana, Hagos Solomon, Tsegaye Ademe, Jofrey Woldegebriel, Biadgo Almaz, Mohammed Zemedu, Fabio Manenti, Akalu Tibebe, Pasquale Farese, Aberra Seifu, Serena Menozzi, Giovanni Putoto
Mother’s education and the risk of several neonatal outcomes: an evidence from an Italian population-based study
Anna Cantarutti, Matteo Franchi, Matteo Monzio Compagnoni, Luca Merlino, Giovanni Corrao
Maternal obesity and its effect on labour duration in nulliparous women: a retrospective observational cohort study
Karen Louise Ellekjaer, Thomas Bergholt, Ellen Løkkegaard
Low dose aspirin in the prevention of recurrent spontaneous preterm labour – the APRIL study: a multicenter randomized placebo controlled trial
Laura Visser, Marjon A. de Boer, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Tobias A. J. Nijman, Marieke A. C. Hemels, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp, Judith E. Bosmans, Marjolein Kok, Judith O. van Laar, Marieke Sueters, Hubertina Scheepers, Joris van Drongelen, Maureen T. M. Franssen, J. Marko Sikkema, Hans J. J. Duvekot, Mireille N. Bekker, Joris A. M. van der Post, Christiana Naaktgeboren, Ben W. J. Mol, Martijn A. Oudijk
Patterns and predictors of analgesic use in pregnancy: a longitudinal drug utilization study with special focus on women with migraine
Gerd-Marie Eskerud Harris, Mollie Wood, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Christofer Lundqvist, Hedvig Nordeng
Home delivery among antenatal care booked women in their last pregnancy and associated factors: community-based cross sectional study in Debremarkos town, North West Ethiopia, January 2016
Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye, Zerfu Mulaw Endale, Temesgen Worku Gudayu, Melese Siyoum Desta
Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus based on various screening strategies in western Kenya: a prospective comparison of point of care diagnostic methods
Sonak D. Pastakia, Benson Njuguna, Beryl Ajwang’ Onyango, Sierra Washington, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Wycliffe K Kosgei, Ponnusamy Saravanan
Correlates of facility delivery for rural HIV-positive pregnant women enrolled in the MoMent Nigeria prospective cohort study
Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, Christopher Isah, Chinenye Fan-Osuala, Salome Erekaha, Habib O. Ramadhani, Udochisom Anaba, Olusegun A. Adeyemi, Grace Manji-Obadiah, Daniel Lee, Llewellyn J. Cornelius, Manhattan Charurat
Improving health literacy through group antenatal care: a prospective cohort study
Jody R. Lori, Henrietta Ofosu-Darkwah, Carol J. Boyd, Tanima Banerjee, Richard M. K. Adanu
Satisfaction with caregivers during labour among low risk women in the Netherlands: the association with planned place of birth and transfer of care during labour
Caroline C. Geerts, Jeroen van Dillen, Trudy Klomp, Antoine L. M. Lagro-Janssen, Ank de Jonge
Identification of barriers and facilitators for optimal cesarean section care: perspective of professionals
Sonja Melman, Rachel Hellen Petra Schreurs, Carmen Desiree Dirksen, Anneke Kwee, Jan Gerrit Nijhuis, Nicol Anna Cornelia Smeets, Hubertina Catharina Johanna Scheepers, Rosella Petronella Maria Gemma Hermens
The role of vitamin D in pre-eclampsia: a systematic review
Juhi M. Purswani, Pooja Gala, Pratibha Dwarkanath, Heather M. Larkin, Anura Kurpad, Saurabh Mehta
Working for patient safety: a qualitative study of women’s help-seeking during acute perinatal events
Nicola Mackintosh, Susanna Rance, Wendy Carter, Jane Sandall
Implementing maternal death surveillance and response: a review of lessons from country case studies
Helen Smith, Charles Ameh, Natalie Roos, Matthews Mathai, Nynke van den Broek
‘To be able to support her, I must feel calm and safe’: pregnant women’s partners perceptions of professional support during pregnancy
Caroline Bäckström, Stina Thorstensson, Lena B. Mårtensson, Rebecca Grimming, Yrsa Nyblin, Marie Golsäter
Pregnancy outcomes in patients with acute kidney injury during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Youxia Liu, Xinxin Ma, Jie Zheng, Xiangchun Liu, Tiekun Yan
Study protocol for a comparative effectiveness trial of two models of perinatal integrated psychosocial assessment: the PIPA project
Nicole Reilly, Emma Black, Georgina M. Chambers, Virginia Schmied, Stephen Matthey, Josephine Farrell, Dawn Kingston, Andrew Bisits, Marie-Paule Austin
The prevalence and risk factors of preterm small-for-gestational-age infants: a population-based retrospective cohort study in rural Chinese population
Shi Chen, Rong Zhu, Huijuan Zhu, Hongbo Yang, Fengying Gong, Linjie Wang, Yu Jiang, Bill Q. Lian, Chengsheng Yan, Jianqiang Li, Qing Wang, Shi-kun Zhang, Hui Pan
Carriage and serotype distribution of Streptococcus agalactiae in third trimester pregnancy in southern Ghana
Hans-Christian Slotved, Nicholas T. K. D. Dayie, Josephine A. N. Banini, Niels Frimodt-Møller
Approaches to health-care provider education and professional development in perinatal depression: a systematic review
Laura E. Legere, Katherine Wallace, Angela Bowen, Karen McQueen, Phyllis Montgomery, Marilyn Evans
Maternal depression in Syrian refugee women recently moved to Canada: a preliminary study
Asma Ahmed, Angela Bowen, Cindy Xin Feng
Magnesium sulfate for 6 vs 24 hours post delivery in patients who received magnesium sulfate for less than 8 hours before birth: a randomized clinical trial
Paulino Vigil-De Gracia, Ricardo Ramirez, Yarelys Durán, Arelis Quintero
Longer travel time to district hospital worsens neonatal outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional study of the effect of delays in receiving emergency cesarean section in Rwanda
Joseph Niyitegeka, Georges Nshimirimana, Allison Silverstein, Jackline Odhiambo, Yihan Lin, Theoneste Nkurunziza, Robert Riviello, Stephen Rulisa, Paulin Banguti, Hema Magge, Martin Macharia, Regis Habimana, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier
Advanced abdominal pregnancy, with live fetus and severe preeclampsia, case report
Fekade Getachew Hailu, Getnet Tesfaye Yihunie, Ahmed Amdihun Essa, Walelign kindie Tsega
Uptake of external cephalic version for term breech presentation: an Australian population study, 2002–2012
Yu Sun Bin, Christine L. Roberts, Michael C. Nicholl, Jane B. Ford
Factors associated with perinatal mortality among public health deliveries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, an unmatched case control study
Yemisrach Getiye, Mesganaw Fantahun
Use of cervicovaginal PAMG-1 protein as a predictor of delivery within seven days in pregnancies at risk of premature birth
Yasemin Çekmez, Gürkan Kıran, Esra Tuştaş Haberal, Merve Dizdar
Adverse events in women and children who have received intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis treatment: a systematic review
Farah Seedat, Chris Stinton, Jacoby Patterson, Julia Geppert, Bee Tan, Esther R. Robinson, Noel Denis McCarthy, Olalekan A. Uthman, Karoline Freeman, Samantha Ann Johnson, Hannah Fraser, Colin Stewart Brown, Aileen Clarke, Sian Taylor-Phillips
Incident HIV during pregnancy and early postpartum period: a population-based cohort study in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Terusha Chetty, Alain Vandormael, Claire Thorne, Anna Coutsoudis
Iodine nutritional status of women in their first trimester of pregnancy in Catalonia
Maria Teresa Torres, Lidia Francés, Lluis Vila, Josep María Manresa, Gemma Falguera, Gemma Prieto, Roser Casamitjana, Pere Toran, Montse Abella, Nuria Sampedro, Glòria Miralpeix, Montse Villanueva, Concepción Manzano, Judit Cos, Pilar Soteras, Fermina Casas, Coloma Graells, Mireia Llucià, Rosalia Ibars, Encarna López, Montserrat Manzanares, Irene Lorente, Eva Artieda, Meritxell Casajoana, Dolors Muñoz, Llucia Burgos, Angelica Hidalgo, Anna Fusté, Dolors Lladó, Rosa Subirats, Angelina Masoliver, Imma Trujillo, Rosa Banús, Dolors Salas, Montse Pujol, Dolors Grau, Roser Sanglas, Anabel Mayos, Náyade Crespo, Rosa Codina, Rosa Forn, Montserrat Galí, Antonia Hidalgo, Teresa Macià, Mercè Vendrell, Montserrat Sallent, Montserrat Ribera, Rosa Oller, Teresa Riba, Esther Romero, Adelaida Expósito, Encarnació Santaeulàlia, Anna Vilaseca, Dolors Guix, Gemma Olivera, Merche García, Rosa Sans, Marta Roman, Mª Jose Vila, Maite Martinez, Esther Serrano, Sonia Díaz, Carolina Alcaine, Susana Sancho, Remei Fenollosa, Encarna Gascón, Núria Risques, Araceli Santamaria, Remei Corominas, Xavi Espada, Maria Helena Perez, Concepción de la Fuente, Assumpta Prats, Maria Rosa Cabedo, Carme Magem, Mercedes Vigil, Carmen Biern, Montse Bach, Joana Relat, Engracia Coll, Carmen Bayascas, Olga Ezquerro, Patricia Reategui, Anna Campos, Rosa Bach, Inés Molina, Eva Martinez, Anna Bartolí, Rosa Ferrer, Rocio Hernandez
Causal explanations of miscarriage amongst Qataris
Susie Kilshaw, Nadia Omar, Stella Major, Mona Mohsen, Faten El Taher, Halima Al Tamimi, Kristina Sole, Daniel Miller
A cross sectional study of maternal near miss and mortality at a rural tertiary centre in southern nigeria
Ikechukwu Innocent Mbachu, Chukwuemeka Ezeama, Kelechi Osuagwu, Osita Samuel Umeononihu, Chibuzor Obiannika, Nkeiru Ezeama
Care of the mother-infant dyad: a novel approach to conducting and evaluating neonatal resuscitation simulation training in Bihar, India
Brennan Vail, Hilary Spindler, Melissa C. Morgan, Susanna R. Cohen, Amelia Christmas, Pramod Sah, Malay B. Shah, Aritra Das, Dilys M. Walker
Women’s satisfaction with intrapartum care in St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College Addis Ababa Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Tangute Demas, Tewodros Getinet, Delayehu Bekele, Teshome Gishu, Malede Birara, Yemesrach Abeje
Geographical differences in perinatal health and child welfare in the Netherlands: rationale for the healthy pregnancy 4 all-2 program
Adja J. M. Waelput, Meertien K. Sijpkens, Jacqueline Lagendijk, Minke R. C. van Minde, Hein Raat, Hiske E. Ernst-Smelt, Marlou L. A. de Kroon, Ageeth N. Rosman, Jasper V. Been, Loes C. M. Bertens, Eric A. P. Steegers
Factors influencing timely initiation and completion of gestational diabetes mellitus screening and diagnosis - a qualitative study from Tamil Nadu, India
Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Thilde Rheinländer, Anil Kapur, Peter Damm, Veerasamy Seshiah, Ib C. Bygbjerg
Arabin cervical pessary for prevention of preterm birth in cases of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated by fetoscopic LASER coagulation: the PECEP LASER randomised controlled trial
Carlota Rodó, Sílvia Arévalo, Liesbeth Lewi, Isabel Couck, Bettina Hollwitz, Kurt Hecher, Elena Carreras
The specific and combined role of domestic violence and mental health disorders during pregnancy on new-born health
Alexandre Archanjo Ferraro, Luis Augusto Rohde, Guilherme Vanoni Polanczyk, Adriana Argeu, Euripides Constantino Miguel, Sandra Josefina Ferraz Ellero Grisi, Bacy Fleitlich-Bilyk
Progesterone in women with arrested premature labor, a report of a randomised clinical trial and updated meta-analysis
Stephen Wood, Yacov Rabi, Selphee Tang, Rollin Brant, Susan Ross
Developing quality indicators for assessing quality of birth centre care: a mixed- methods study
Inge C. Boesveld, Marieke A. A. Hermus, Hanneke J. de Graaf, Marit Hitzert, Karin M. van der Pal-de Bruin, Raymond G. de Vries, Arie Franx, Therese A. Wiegers
Trial of labour or elective repeat caesarean delivery:are women making an informed decision at Kenyatta national hospital?
Phocas Biraboneye S, Omondi Ogutu, Jos van Roosmalen, Samson Wanjala, Kizito Lubano, John Kinuthia
Quality of Midwife-provided Intrapartum Care in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Tegbar Yigzaw, Fantu Abebe, Lalem Belay, Yewulsew Assaye, Equlinet Misganaw, Ashebir Kidane, Desalegn Ademie, Jos van Roosmalen, Jelle Stekelenburg, Young-Mi Kim
Demand-side financing for maternal and newborn health: what do we know about factors that affect implementation of cash transfers and voucher programmes?
Benjamin M. Hunter, Susan F. Murray
Midwives’ and patients’ perspectives on disrespect and abuse during labor and delivery care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Sahai Burrowes, Sarah Jane Holcombe, Dube Jara, Danielle Carter, Katheryn Smith
Principles and processes behind promoting awareness of rights for quality maternal care services: a synthesis of stakeholder experiences and implementation factors
Asha S. George, Casey Branchini
Companion of choice at birth: factors affecting implementation
Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian, Anayda Portela
Evaluation of the mobile nurse training (MNT) intervention – a step towards improvement in intrapartum practices in Bihar, India
Aritra Das, Dipty Nawal, Manoj Kumar Singh, Morchan Karthick, Parika Pahwa, Malay Bharat Shah, Tanmay Mahapatra, Kunal Ranjan, Indrajit Chaudhuri
Interventions to provide culturally-appropriate maternity care services: factors affecting implementation
Eleri Jones, Samantha R. Lattof, Ernestina Coast
Factors affecting effective community participation in maternal and newborn health programme planning, implementation and quality of care interventions
Lisa Howard-Grabman, Andrea Solnes Miltenburg, Cicely Marston, Anayda Portela
Understanding the implementation of maternity waiting homes in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative thematic synthesis
Loveday Penn-Kekana, Shreya Pereira, Julia Hussein, Hannah Bontogon, Matthew Chersich, Stephen Munjanja, Anayda Portela
Factors influencing implementation of interventions to promote birth preparedness and complication readiness
Andrea Solnes Miltenburg, Yadira Roggeveen, Jos van Roosmalen, Helen Smith
Implementing the WHO integrated tool to assess quality of care for mothers, newborns and children: results and lessons learnt from five districts in Malawi
Helen Smith, Atnafu Getachew Asfaw, Kyaw Myint Aung, Lastone Chikoti, Florence Mgawadere, Luigi d’Aquino, Nynke van den Broek
Maternal and perinatal outcome after previous caesarean section in rural Rwanda
Richard Kalisa, Stephen Rulisa, Jos van Roosmalen, Thomas van den Akker
Sociodemographic factors and pregnancy outcomes associated with prepregnancy obesity: effect modification of parity in the nationwide Epifane birth-cohort
Julie Boudet-Berquier, Benoit Salanave, Jean-Claude Desenclos, Katia Castetbon
The role of Community Mobilization in maternal care provision for women in sub-Saharan Africa- A systematic review of studies using an experimental design
Choolwe Muzyamba, Wim Groot, Sonila M. Tomini, Milena Pavlova
Maternal mortality audit in Suriname between 2010 and 2014, a reproductive age mortality survey
Lachmi R. Kodan, Kim J. C. Verschueren, Jos van Roosmalen, Humphrey H. H. Kanhai, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp
Knowledge of obstetric danger signs among recently-delivered women in Chamwino district, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Deogratius Bintabara, Rose N. M. Mpembeni, Ahmed Abade Mohamed
The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI)
Colin R. Martin, Caroline Hollins Martin, Maggie Redshaw
Patterns and determinants of pathways to reach comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care (CEmONC) in South Sudan: qualitative diagrammatic pathway analysis
Khalifa Elmusharaf, Elaine Byrne, Ayat AbuAgla, Amal AbdelRahim, Mary Manandhar, Egbert Sondorp, Diarmuid O’Donovan
Development of a questionnaire for assessing the childbirth experience (QACE)
Pierre Carquillat, Françoise Vendittelli, Thomas Perneger, Marie-Julia Guittier
Improving implementation of health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health
H. J. Smith, A. G. Portela, C. Marston
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia caused by anti-HPA antibodies in pregnant Chinese women: a study protocol for a multicentre, prospective cohort trial
Li Chen, Zhiwei Liu, Tiemei Liu, Xianjun Ma, Meiying Rao, Yongjun Wang, Bo Sun, Wen Yin, Jun Zhang, Beizhan Yan, Xiaojuan Li, Qiushi Wang, Lei Zhang, Jun Wen, Fenghua Liu, Peng Wang, Yaming Wei, Yuanshuai Huang, Jiang Wu, Yi Guo, Yinlan Kang, Xiaochuan Song, Xiangfu Liu, Genling Zhang, Tingting Xie, Yonggeng Chen, Xiaojing Zeng, Zhongjun Li
Midwives’ experiences of performing maternal observations and escalating concerns: a focus group study
Justine Jeffery, Alistair Hewison, Laura Goodwin, Sara Kenyon
“Engaging with birth stories in pregnancy: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of women’s experiences across two generations”
Lesley Kay, Soo Downe, Gill Thomson, Kenny Finlayson
Pessary or Progesterone to Prevent Preterm delivery in women with short cervical length: the Quadruple P randomised controlled trial
Maud D. van Zijl, Bouchra Koullali, Christiana A. Naaktgeboren, Ewoud Schuit, Dick J. Bekedam, Etelka Moll, Martijn A. Oudijk, Wilhelmina M. van Baal, Marjon A. de Boer, Henricus Visser, Joris van Drongelen, Flip W. van de Made, Karlijn C. Vollebregt, Moira A. Muller, Mireille N. Bekker, Jozien T. J. Brons, Marieke Sueters, Josje Langenveld, Maureen T. Franssen, Nico W. Schuitemaker, Erik van Beek, Hubertina C. J. Scheepers, Karin de Boer, Eveline M. Tepe, Anjoke J. M. Huisjes, Angelo B. Hooker, Evelyn C. J. Verheijen, Dimitri N. Papatsonis, Ben Willem J. Mol, Brenda M. Kazemier, Eva Pajkrt
Obstetric professionals’ perceptions of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome: clinical usefulness compared with existing tests and ethical implications
Olivia Miu Yung Ngan, Huso Yi, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Daljit Sahota, Shenaz Ahmed
Determinants of physical activity frequency and provider advice during pregnancy
Eilann C. Santo, Peter W. Forbes, Emily Oken, Mandy B. Belfort
Impact of multi-professional, scenario-based training on postpartum hemorrhage in Tanzania: a quasi-experimental, pre- vs. post-intervention study
Signe Egenberg, Gileard Masenga, Lars Edvin Bru, Torbjørn Moe Eggebø, Cecilia Mushi, Deodatus Massay, Pål Øian
Signal functions for emergency obstetric care as an intervention for reducing maternal mortality: a survey of public and private health facilities in Lusaka District, Zambia
Tannia Tembo, Gershom Chongwe, Bellington Vwalika, Lungowe Sitali
Vaginal delivery: how does early hospital discharge affect mother and child outcomes? A systematic literature review
Nadia Benahmed, Lorena San Miguel, Carl Devos, Nicolas Fairon, Wendy Christiaens
Maternal body mass index and access to antenatal care: a retrospective analysis of 619,502 births in England
Charlotte Barber, Judith Rankin, Nicola Heslehurst
Health professional’s knowledge and use of the partograph in public health institutions in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Haymanot Mezmur, Agumasie Semahegn, Balewgizie Sileshi Tegegne
Obstetric care providers’ knowledge, practice and associated factors towards active management of third stage of labor in Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia
Zelalem Tenaw, Zemenu Yohannes, Abdela Amano
Is a motivational interviewing based lifestyle intervention for obese pregnant women across Europe implemented as planned? Process evaluation of the DALI study
Judith G. M. Jelsma, David Simmons, Nina Gobat, Stephen Rollnick, Kinga Blumska, Goele Jans, Sander Galjaard, Gernot Desoye, Rosa Corcoy, Fabiola Juarez, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Jürgen Harreiter, Andre van Assche, Roland Devlieger, Dirk Timmerman, David Hill, Peter Damm, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Ewa Wender-Ożegowska, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Annunziata Lapolla, Maria G. Dalfrà, Stefano del Prato, Alessandra Bertolotto, Fidelma Dunne, Dorte M. Jensen, Liselotte Andersen, Frank J. Snoek, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
THISTLE: trial of hands-on Interprofessional simulation training for local emergencies: a research protocol for a stepped-wedge clustered randomised controlled trial
Erik Lenguerrand, Catherine Winter, Karen Innes, Graeme MacLennan, Dimitrios Siassakos, Pauline Lynch, Alan Cameron, Joanna Crofts, Alison McDonald, Kirsty McCormack, Mark Forrest, John Norrie, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Tim Draycott
Institutional maternal and perinatal deaths: a review of 40 low and middle income countries
Patricia E. Bailey, Wasihun Andualem, Michel Brun, Lynn Freedman, Sourou Gbangbade, Malick Kante, Emily Keyes, Edwin Libamba, Allisyn C. Moran, Halima Mouniri, Dahada Ould el Joud, Kavita Singh
Prevalence and predictors of early gestational weight gain associated with obesity risk in a diverse Australian antenatal population: a cross-sectional study
K. Cheney, S. Berkemeier, K.A. Sim, A. Gordon, K. Black
An evaluation of Interprofessional group antenatal care: a prospective comparative study
Zoë G. Hodgson, Lee Saxell, Julian K. Christians
Safety and effectiveness of oral misoprostol for induction of labour in a resource-limited setting: a dose escalation study
Marilyn Morris, John W. Bolnga, Ovoi Verave, Jimmy Aipit, Allanie Rero, Moses Laman
Quality of antenatal care services and completion of four or more antenatal care visits in Ethiopia: a finding based on a demographic and health survey
Kindie Fentahun Muchie
Clinical performance and patient outcome after simulation-based training in prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage: an educational intervention study in a low-resource setting
Ellen Nelissen, Hege Ersdal, Estomih Mduma, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Jos Twisk, Jacqueline Broerse, Jos van Roosmalen, Jelle Stekelenburg
Epidemiological profile and obstetric outcomes of patients with peripartum congestive heart failure in Taiwan: a retrospective nationwide study
Ying-Jen Chang, Chung-Han Ho, Jen-Yin Chen, Ming-Ping Wu, Chia-Hung Yu, Jhi-Joung Wang, Chia-Ming Chen, Chin-Chen Chu
Cesarean section to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in China: A meta-analysis
Mei Yang, Qin Qin, Qiong Fang, Lixin Jiang, Shaofa Nie
Antenatal magnesium sulphate administration for fetal neuroprotection: a French national survey
Clément Chollat, Lise Le Doussal, Gaëlle de la Villéon, Delphine Provost, Stéphane Marret
“Love me, parents!”: impact evaluation of a national social and behavioral change communication campaign on maternal health outcomes in Tanzania
Michelle R. Kaufman, Jennifer J. Harman, Marina Smelyanskaya, Jennifer Orkis, Robert Ainslie
Risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury increases with maternal age irrespective of parity: a population-based register study
Ulla Waldenström, Cecilia Ekéus
Determinants of pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia among women attending delivery Services in Selected Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case control study
Teklit Grum, Abiy Seifu, Mebrahtu Abay, Teklit Angesom, Lidiya Tsegay
Nurse-midwives’ ability to diagnose acute third- and fourth-degree obstetric lacerations in western Kenya
Leeya F. Pinder, Kelsey H. Natsuhara, Thomas F. Burke, Svjetlana Lozo, Monica Oguttu, Leah Miller, Brett D. Nelson, Melody J. Eckardt
The design and implementation of an obstetric triage system for unscheduled pregnancy related attendances: a mixed methods evaluation
Sara Kenyon, Alistair Hewison, Sophie-Anna Dann, Jolene Easterbrook, Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, April Beckmann, Nina Johns
Grand multiparity and the possible risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: a dilemma to be deciphered
Ghadeer K. Al-Shaikh, Gehan H. Ibrahim, Amel A. Fayed, Hazem Al-Mandeel
Detection and risk stratification of women at high risk of preterm birth in rural communities near Nagpur, India
Archana Patel, Amber Abhijeet Prakash, Yamini V. Pusdekar, Hemant Kulkarni, Patricia Hibberd
Successful pregnancy and live birth from a hypogonadotropic hypogonadism woman with low serum estradiol concentrations despite numerous oocyte maturations: a case report
Kaori Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Imakawa, Chuyu Hayashi
Folic acid usage and associated factors in the prevention of neural tube defects among pregnant women in Ethiopia: cross-sectional study
Meselech Ambaw Dessie, Ejigu Gebeye Zeleke, Shimelash Bitew Workie, Ayanaw Worku Berihun
Human Development Index (HDI) of the maternal country of origin as a predictor of perinatal outcomes - a longitudinal study conducted in Spain
S. Garcia-Tizon Larroca, J. Arevalo-Serrano, A. Duran Vila, M. P. Pintado Recarte, I. Cueto Hernandez, A. Solis Pierna, S. Lizarraga Bonelli, J. De Leon-Luis
Development of quality indicators for low-risk labor care provided by midwives using a RAND-modified Delphi method
Kayo Ueda, Shosuke Ohtera, Misato Kaso, Takeo Nakayama
Glibenclamide and metfoRmin versus stAndard care in gEstational diabeteS (GRACES): a feasibility open label randomised trial
Rebecca M. Reynolds, Fiona C. Denison, Ed Juszczak, Jennifer L. Bell, Jessica Penneycard, Mark W. J. Strachan, Robert S. Lindsay, Claire I. Alexander, Corinne D. B. Love, Sonia Whyte, Fiona Mackenzie, Ben Stenson, Jane E. Norman
Variation in clinical decision-making for induction of labour: a qualitative study
Tanya A. Nippita, Maree Porter, Sean K. Seeho, Jonathan M. Morris, Christine L. Roberts
“Keeping family matters behind closed doors”: healthcare providers’ perceptions and experiences of identifying and managing domestic violence during and after pregnancy
Mary McCauley, Jennifer Head, Jaki Lambert, Shamsa Zafar, Nynke van den Broek
Factors determining satisfaction among facility-based maternity clients in Nepal
Suresh Mehata, Yuba Raj Paudel, Maureen Dariang, Krishna Kumar Aryal, Susan Paudel, Ranju Mehta, Stuart King, Sarah Barnett
Intermittent auscultation versus continuous fetal monitoring: exploring factors that influence birthing unit nurses’ fetal surveillance practice using theoretical domains framework
Andrea M. Patey, Janet A. Curran, Ann E. Sprague, Jill J. Francis, S. Michelle Driedger, France Légaré, Louise Lemyre, Marie-Pascale A. Pomey, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Jeremy Grimshaw, Michelle Driedger, Martin Eccles, Jill Francis, Gaston Godin, Steve Hanna, Marie Johnston, France Légaré, Louise Lemyre, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Anne Sales
Changing times? Gender roles and relationships in maternal, newborn and child health in Malawi
Lucinda Manda-Taylor, Daniel Mwale, Tamara Phiri, Aisling Walsh, Anne Matthews, Ruairi Brugha, Victor Mwapasa, Elaine Byrne
Woman-centred care during pregnancy and birth in Ireland: thematic analysis of women’s and clinicians’ experiences
Andrew Hunter, Declan Devane, Catherine Houghton, Annmarie Grealish, Agnes Tully, Valerie Smith
Severe hydronephrosis secondary to uterine artery pseudoaneurysm in the early second trimester of pregnancy: A case report
Tsukuru Amano, Shinsuke Tokoro, Shunichiro Tsuji, Takashi Inoue, Fuminori Kimura, Takashi Murakami
Parental perspectives on the awareness and delivery of preconception care
M. Poels, M. P. H. Koster, A. Franx, H. F. van Stel
A survey-based study of Zika virus communication preferences among pregnant women in Georgia, United States
Mallory K. Ellingson, Catherine M. Bonk, Allison T. Chamberlain
Mental health after first childbirth in women requesting a caesarean section; a retrospective register-based study
Louise Möller, Ann Josefsson, Marie Bladh, Caroline Lilliecreutz, Ellika Andolf, G. Sydsjö
Quality of perinatal care services from the user’s perspective: a Dutch study applies the World Health Organization’s responsiveness concept
Jacoba van der Kooy, Erwin Birnie, Nicole B. Valentine, Johanna P. de Graaf, Semiha Denktas, Eric A. P. Steegers, Gouke J. Bonsel
Maspin impairs the function of endothelial cells: an implying pathway of preeclampsia
Ying Zhang, Hao Liu, Xinwei Shi, Fuyuan Qiao, Wanjiang Zeng, Ling Feng, Dongrui Deng, Haiyi Liu, Yuanyuan Wu
Examining the provisional guidelines for weight gain in twin pregnancies: a retrospective cohort study
Olha Lutsiv, Adam Hulman, Christy Woolcott, Joseph Beyene, Lucy Giglia, B. Anthony Armson, Linda Dodds, Binod Neupane, Sarah D. McDonald
A systematic overview of the literature regarding group prenatal care for high-risk pregnant women
Brittany M. Byerley, David M. Haas
Chiropractic management of dominating one-sided pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women; a randomized controlled trial
Anne Marie Gausel, Inger Kjærmann, Stefan Malmqvist, Knut Andersen, Ingvild Dalen, Jan Petter Larsen, Inger Økland
Learning from deaths: Parents’ Active Role and ENgagement in The review of their Stillbirth/perinatal death (the PARENTS 1 study)
Danya Bakhbakhi, Dimitrios Siassakos, Christy Burden, Ffion Jones, Freya Yoward, Maggie Redshaw, Samantha Murphy, Claire Storey
Pregnancy-associated-cancer in the French West Indies (Martinique): maternal and neonatal outcomes
Kathleen Melan, Jean-Luc Volumenie, Gaël Wan-Ajouhu, Stephen Ulric-Gervaise, Jacqueline Veronique-Baudin, Clarisse Joachim
A qualitative inquiry on pregnant women’s preferences for mental health screening
Hamideh Bayrampour, Deborah A. McNeil, Karen Benzies, Charleen Salmon, Karen Gelb, Suzanne Tough
A randomized controlled double blind trial comparing the effects of the prophylactic antibiotic, Cefazolin, administered at caesarean delivery at two different timings (before skin incision and after cord clamping) on both the mother and newborn
Chinta Annie Jyothirmayi, Ajay Halder, Bijesh Yadav, Santosh Thomas Samuel, Anil Kuruvilla, Ruby Jose
Cesarean deliveries and maternal weight retention
Kandice A. Kapinos, Olga Yakusheva, Marianne Weiss
Implementing non-invasive prenatal testing into publicly funded antenatal screening services for Down syndrome and other conditions in Aotearoa New Zealand
Sara Filoche, Fiona Cram, Bev Lawton, Angela Beard, Peter Stone
Factors influencing the clinical decision-making of midwives: a qualitative study
Darie O. A. Daemers, Evelien B. M. van Limbeek, Hennie A. A. Wijnen, Marianne J. Nieuwenhuijze, Raymond G. de Vries
The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial
An-Sofie Van Parys, Ellen Deschepper, Kristien Roelens, Marleen Temmerman, Hans Verstraelen
Association between very advanced maternal age and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a cross sectional Japanese study
Kohei Ogawa, Kevin Y. Urayama, Shinji Tanigaki, Haruhiko Sago, Shoji Sato, Shigeru Saito, Naho Morisaki
Weight management during pregnancy: a qualitative study of women’s and care providers’ experiences and perspectives
Sara Holton, Christine East, Jane Fisher
Multidisciplinary consensus on screening for, diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction in the Netherlands
Viki Verfaille, Ank de Jonge, Lidwine Mokkink, Myrte Westerneng, Henriëtte van der Horst, Petra Jellema, Arie Franx, Joke Bais, Gouke J. Bonsel, Judith E. Bosmans, Jeroen van Dillen, Noortje T. L. van Duijnhoven, William A. Grobman, Henk Groen, Chantal W. P. M. Hukkelhoven, Trudy Klomp, Marjolein Kok, Marlou L. de Kroon, Maya Kruijt, Anneke Kwee, Sabina Ledda, Harry N. Lafeber, Jan M. van Lith, Ben Willem Mol, Bert Molewijk, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze, Guid Oei, Cees Oudejans, K. Marieke Paarlberg, Eva Pajkrt, Aris T. Papageorghiou, Uma M. Reddy, Paul A. O. M. De Reu, Marlies Rijnders, Alieke de Roon-Immerzeel, Connie Scheele, Sicco A. Scherjon, Rosalinde Snijders, Pim W. Teunissen, Hanneke W. Torij, Jos Twisk, Kristel C. Zeeman, Jun Zhang
Feasibility of a Smartphone website to support antenatal Perineal massage in pregnant women
Shoko Takeuchi, Shigeko Horiuchi
The MOVE-trial: Monocryl® vs. Vicryl Rapide™ for skin repair in mediolateral episiotomies: a randomized controlled trial
Roeland Odijk, Bernadette Hennipman, Melek Rousian, Khadija Madani, Marja Dijksterhuis, Jan Willem de Leeuw, Arjan van Hof
Piloting a mHealth intervention to improve newborn care awareness among rural Cambodian mothers: a feasibility study
Shan Huang, Mu Li
A ten-year study of midwife-led care at an Austrian tertiary care center: a retrospective analysis with special consideration of perineal trauma
Barbara Bodner-Adler, Oliver Kimberger, Julia Griebaum, Peter Husslein, Klaus Bodner
Retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature
Man Yang, Lamu Cidan, Dan Zhang
Women’s attitudes, experiences and compliance concerning the use of Mindfetalness- a method for systematic observation of fetal movements in late pregnancy
Anna Akselsson, Susanne Georgsson, Helena Lindgren, Karin Pettersson, Ingela Rådestad
Maternal and fetal blood lipid concentrations during pregnancy differ by maternal body mass index: findings from the ROLO study
Aisling A. Geraghty, Goiuri Alberdi, Elizabeth J. O’Sullivan, Eileen C. O’Brien, Brenda Crosbie, Patrick J. Twomey, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe
Do mobile clinics provide high-quality antenatal care? A comparison of care delivery, knowledge outcomes and perception of quality of care between fixed and mobile clinics in central Haiti
Erica Phillips, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Lesly Michaud, Gracia Lionel Fils Pierre, Francoise Vermeylen, David Pelletier
Fetal heart rate abnormalities during and after external cephalic version: Which fetuses are at risk and how are they delivered?
Simone M. Kuppens, Ida Smailbegovic, Saskia Houterman, Ingrid de Leeuw, Tom H. Hasaart
Associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior during pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus among Asian women in Singapore
Natarajan Padmapriya, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Shen Liang, See Ling Loy, Shirong Cai, Iris Shen Zhe, Kenneth Kwek, Keith M. Godfrey, Peter D. Gluckman, Seang Mei Saw, Yap-Seng Chong, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Allan Sheppard, Amutha Chinnadurai, Anne Eng Neo Goh, Anne Rifkin-Graboi, Anqi Qiu, Arijit Biswas, Bee Wah Lee, Birit F. P. Broekman, Boon Long Quah, Borys Shuter, Chai Kiat Chng, Cheryl Ngo, Choon Looi Bong, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry, Cornelia Yin Ing Chee, Yam Thiam Daniel Goh, Doris Fok, Fabian Yap, George Seow Heong Yeo, Helen Chen, Hugo P. S. van Bever, Iliana Magiati, Inez Bik Yun Wong, Ivy Yee-Man Lau, Jeevesh Kapur, Jenny L. Richmond, Joanna D. Holbrook, Joshua J. Gooley, Kok Hian Tan, Krishnamoorthy Niduvaje, Leher Singh, Lin Lin Su, Lourdes Mary Daniel, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Marielle V. Fortier, Mark Hanson, Mary Foong-Fong Chong, Mary Rauff, Mei Chien Chua, Michael Meaney, Mya Thway Tint, Neerja Karnani, Ngee Lek, Oon Hoe Teoh, P. C. Wong, Pratibha Agarwal, Rob M. van Dam, Salome A. Rebello, Shang Chee Chong, Shu-E Soh, Sok Bee Lim, Chin-Ying Stephen Hsu, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Walter Stunkel, Wee Meng Han, Wei Wei Pang, Yin Bun Cheung, Yiong Huak Chan, Yung Seng Lee
Establishing partnership with traditional birth attendants for improved maternal and newborn health: a review of factors influencing implementation
Tina Miller, Helen Smith
Intra- versus retroplacental hematomas: a retrospective case-control study on pregnancy outcomes
Johannes Ott, Philipp Pecnik, Regina Promberger, Sophie Pils, Julia Binder, Kinga M. Chalubinski
Trends in newborn umbilical cord care practices in Sokoto and Bauchi States of Nigeria: the where, who, how, what and the ubiquitous role of traditional birth attendants: a lot quality assurance sampling survey
Dele Abegunde, Nosa Orobaton, Katherine Beal, Amos Bassi, Moyosola Bamidele, Toyin Akomolafe, Francis Ohanyido, Olayinka Umar-Farouk, Saba’atu Danladi
Stillbirth is associated with perceived alterations in fetal activity – findings from an international case control study
Alexander E. P. Heazell, Jane Warland, Tomasina Stacey, Christin Coomarasamy, Jayne Budd, Edwin A. Mitchell, Louise M. O’Brien
Study protocol: the Labor Progression Study, LAPS - does the use of a dynamic progression guideline in labor reduce the rate of intrapartum cesarean sections in nulliparous women? A multicenter, cluster randomized trial in Norway
Stine Bernitz, Rebecka Dalbye, Pål Øian, Jun Zhang, Torbjørn Moe Eggebø, Ellen Blix
Level, causes, and risk factors of stillbirth: a population-based case control study from Chandigarh, India
Ariarathinam Newtonraj, Manmeet Kaur, Madhu Gupta, Rajesh Kumar
Measurement properties of comorbidity indices in maternal health research: a systematic review
Kazuyoshi Aoyama, Rohan D’Souza, Eiichi Inada, Stephen E. Lapinsky, Robert A. Fowler
Effect of frenotomy on breastfeeding variables in infants with ankyloglossia (tongue-tie): a prospective before and after cohort study
Kathryn Muldoon, Louise Gallagher, Denise McGuinness, Valerie Smith
A low-cost uterine balloon tamponade for management of postpartum hemorrhage: modeling the potential impact on maternal mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa
Tara Herrick, Mercy Mvundura, Thomas F. Burke, Elizabeth Abu-Haydar
Determinants of stillbirth among women deliveries at Amhara region, Ethiopia
Demeke Lakew, Dereje Tesfaye, Haile Mekonnen
Histologic chorioamnionitis does not modulate the oxidative stress and antioxidant status in pregnancies complicated by spontaneous preterm delivery
Laura Fernandes Martin, Natália Prearo Moço, Moisés Diôgo de Lima, Jossimara Polettini, Hélio Amante Miot, Camila Renata Corrêa, Ramkumar Menon, Márcia Guimarães da Silva
Neonatal outcomes of deliveries in occiput posterior position when delayed pushing is practiced: a cohort study
Kristina Dahlqvist, Maria Jonsson
Behaviour change interventions to reduce second-hand smoke exposure at home in pregnant women – a systematic review and intervention appraisal
Mukesh Dherani, Syeda Nosheen Zehra, Cath Jackson, Veena Satyanaryana, Rumana Huque, Prabha Chandra, Atif Rahman, Kamran Siddiqi
Video feedback promotes relations between infants and vulnerable first-time mothers: a quasi-experimental study
Ingeborg Hedegaard Kristensen, Marianne Simonsen, Tea Trillingsgaard, Hanne Kronborg
The impact of pregnancy loss on men’s health and wellbeing: a systematic review
Clemence Due, Stephanie Chiarolli, Damien W. Riggs
Predictors of prenatal care satisfaction among pregnant women in American Samoa
Oluwaseyi Adeyinka, Anne Marie Jukic, Stephen T. McGarvey, Bethel T. Muasau-Howard, Mata’uitafa Faiai, Nicola L. Hawley
Family context and individual situation of teens before, during and after pregnancy in Mexico City
Reyna Sámano, Hugo Martínez-Rojano, David Robichaux, Ana Lilia Rodríguez-Ventura, Bernarda Sánchez-Jiménez, Maria de la Luz Hoyuela, Estela Godínez, Selene Segovia
Maternal iodine status during lactation and infant weight and length in Henan Province, China
Jin Yang, Lin Zhu, Xiaofeng Li, Heming Zheng, Zhe Wang, Zongyu Hao, Yang Liu
Illness recognition and care seeking for maternal complications of pregnancy and birth in rural Amhara and Oromia Regional States of Ethiopia
Lynn Sibley, Yared Amare
A descriptive study of the health information needs of Kenyan women in the first 6 weeks postpartum
Everlyne Rotich, Liz Wolvaardt
Characterisation of sucking dynamics of breastfeeding preterm infants: a cross sectional study
Donna T. Geddes, Kok Chooi, Kathryn Nancarrow, Anna R. Hepworth, Hazel Gardner, Karen Simmer
Key bottlenecks to the provision of safe obstetric anaesthesia in low- income countries; a cross-sectional survey of 64 hospitals in Uganda
Isabella Epiu, Agnes Wabule, Andrew Kambugu, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Jossy Verel Bahe Tindimwebwa, Gerald Dubowitz
Perinatal outcomes of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Michael Y. Ntumy, Samuel A. Obed, Joseph D. Seffah
Experiences and wishes of women regarding systemic aspects of midwifery care in Germany: a qualitative study with focus groups
Elke Mattern, Susanne Lohmann, Gertrud M. Ayerle
Efficacy and safety of pertussis vaccination for pregnant women – a systematic review of randomised controlled trials and observational studies
Marie Furuta, Jacqueline Sin, Edmond S. W. Ng, Kay Wang
Associations of childhood maltreatment with pre-pregnancy obesity and maternal postpartum mental health: a cross-sectional study
Michaela Nagl, Franziska Lehnig, Holger Stepan, Birgit Wagner, Anette Kersting
Is the policy of allowing a female labor companion feasible in developing countries? Results from a cross sectional study among Sri Lankan practitioners
Hemantha Senanayake, Rajitha Dilhan Wijesinghe, Kesavan Rajasekharan Nayar
Comparing levocardia and dextrocardia in fetuses with heterotaxy syndrome: prenatal features, clinical significance and outcomes
Xiaofang Wang, Yifan Shi, Shi Zeng, Jiawei Zhou, Jia Zhou, Hongxia Yuan, Lin Wang, Weiyuan Shi, Qichang Zhou
Severe maternal outcomes and quality of care at district hospitals in Rwanda– a multicentre prospective case-control study
Felix Sayinzoga, Leon Bijlmakers, Koos van der Velden, Jeroen van Dillen
Correction to: Protocol for the Emory University African American Vaginal, oral, and gut microbiome in pregnancy cohort study
Elizabeth J. Corwin, Carol J. Hogue, Bradley Pearce, Cherie C. Hill, Timothy D. Read, Jennifer Mulle, Anne L. Dunlop
Exercise during pregnancy on maternal lipids: a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trial
Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Felipe Lobelo, Ana C. Aguilar-de Plata, Mikel Izquierdo, Antonio García-Hermoso
What is the safest mode of delivery for extremely preterm cephalic/non-cephalic twin pairs? A systematic review and meta-analyses
Catherine Dagenais, Anne-Mary Lewis-Mikhael, Marinela Grabovac, Amit Mukerji, Sarah D. McDonald
Associations of intimate partner violence with postnatal health practices in Bihar, India
Sabrina C. Boyce, Lotus McDougal, Jay G. Silverman, Yamini Atmavilas, Diva Dhar, Katherine Hay, Anita Raj
Lack of controlled studies investigating the risk of postpartum haemorrhage in cesarean delivery after prior use of oxytocin: a scoping review
Karin Bischoff, Monika Nothacker, Cornelius Lehane, Britta Lang, Joerg Meerpohl, Christine Schmucker
Pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and risk of preeclampsia: a birth cohort study in Lanzhou, China
Yawen Shao, Jie Qiu, Huang Huang, Baohong Mao, Wei Dai, Xiaochun He, Hongmei Cui, Xiaojuan Lin, Ling Lv, Dennis Wang, Zhongfeng Tang, Sijuan Xu, Nan Zhao, Min Zhou, Xiaoying Xu, Weitao Qiu, Qing Liu, Yawei Zhang
Maternal characteristics and birth outcomes resulting from births before arrival at health facilities in Nkangala District, South Africa: a case control study
Sikhulile Khupakonke, Andy Beke, Donald H. A. Amoko
Improving quality of care for maternal and newborn health: a pre-post evaluation of the Safe Childbirth Checklist at a hospital in Bangladesh
Herfina Y. Nababan, Rubana Islam, Shabnam Mostari, Md Tariqujjaman, Malabika Sarker, Mohammad Tajul Islam, Corrina Moucheraud
Economic evaluation of emergency obstetric care training: a systematic review
Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Megan Wilson-Jones, Barbara Madaj, Nynke van den Broek
Correlates of poor mental health in early pregnancy in obese European women
Matteo C. Sattler, Judith G. M. Jelsma, Annick Bogaerts, David Simmons, Gernot Desoye, Rosa Corcoy, Juan M. Adelantado, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Jürgen Harreiter, Frans A. van Assche, Roland Devlieger, Goele Jans, Sander Galjaard, David Hill, Peter Damm, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Ewa Wender-Ozegowska, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Kinga Blumska, Annunziata Lapolla, Maria G. Dalfrà, Alessandra Bertolotto, Fidelma Dunne, Dorte M. Jensen, Lise Lotte T. Andersen, Frank J. Snoek, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Large reductions in cesarean delivery rates in China: a qualitative study on delivery decision-making in the era of the two-child policy
Eileen Wang, Therese Hesketh
Changes in prevalence and perinatal outcomes of congenital hydrocephalus among Chinese newborns: a retrospective analysis based on the hospital-based birth defects surveillance system
Ling Yi, Chaomin Wan, Changfei Deng, Xiaohong Li, Kui Deng, Yi Mu, Jun Zhu, Qi Li, Yanping Wang, Li Dai
Placenta response of inflammation and oxidative stress in low-risk term childbirth: the implication of delivery mode
Yabin Hu, Kun Huang, Yuanfang Sun, Jianqing Wang, Yeqing Xu, Shuangqin Yan, Peng Zhu, Fangbiao Tao
Sexual dysfunction and mode of delivery in Chinese primiparous women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dazhi Fan, Song Li, Wen Wang, Guo Tian, Li Liu, Song Wu, Xiaoling Guo, Zhengping Liu
“The co-authors of pregnancy”: leveraging men’s sense of responsibility and other factors for male involvement in antenatal services in Kinshasa, DRC
Michelle M. Gill, John Ditekemena, Aimé Loando, Vicky Ilunga, Marleen Temmerman, Franck Fwamba
Could a remarkable decrease in leptin and insulin levels from colostrum to mature milk contribute to early growth catch-up of SGA infants?
Marina Nunes, Clécio Homrich da Silva, Vera Lucia Bosa, Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi, Isabel Cristina Ribas Werlang, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani, Amanda Ferreira, Fabiana Copes, Mariana Lopes de Brito, Monique Cabral Hahn, Salete de Matos, Sara Brunetto, Tanara Vogel Pinheiro, Thamíris Medeiros
The decision delivery interval in emergency caesarean section and its associated maternal and fetal outcomes at a referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Birjna A. Hirani, Bariki L. Mchome, Nicholaus S. Mazuguni, Michael J. Mahande
Factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness in Southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
Eshetu Andarge, Aderajew Nigussie, Mekitie Wondafrash
Fever in pregnancy and the risk of congenital malformations: a cohort study
L. Sass, S. K. Urhoj, J. Kjærgaard, J. W. Dreier, K. Strandberg-Larsen, A.-M. Nybo Andersen
Urothelial cells may indicate underlying bacteriuria in pregnancy at term: a comparative study
N. Liou, J. Currie, C. James, J. Malone-Lee, A. L. David
Intrapartum factors associated with neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: a case-controlled study
Vanessa E. Torbenson, Mary Catherine Tolcher, Kate M. Nesbitt, Christopher E. Colby, Sherif A. EL-Nashar, Bobbie S. Gostout, Amy L. Weaver, Michaela E. Mc Gree, Abimbola O. Famuyide
Reference ranges for foetal nasal bone length, prenasal thickness, and interocular distance at 18 to 24 weeks’ gestation in low-risk pregnancies
Ayşegül Altunkeser, M. Kazım Körez
Trend of caesarean deliveries in Egypt and its associated factors: evidence from national surveys, 2005–2014
Rami H. Al Rifai
Factors associated with postnatal care for newborns in Zambia: analysis of the 2013-14 Zambia demographic and health survey
Bupe B. Bwalya, Mulenga C. Mulenga, James N. Mulenga
Inclusion of men in maternal and safe motherhood services in inner-city communities in Ghana: evidence from a descriptive cross-sectional survey
Margaret Duah Atuahene, Sylvia Arde-Acquah, Nana Frema Atuahene, Martin Adjuik, John Kuumuori Ganle
Maternal vitamin D status, gestational diabetes and infant birth size
Helena H. Hauta-alus, Heli T. Viljakainen, Elisa M. Holmlund-Suila, Maria Enlund-Cerullo, Jenni Rosendahl, Saara M. Valkama, Otto M. Helve, Timo K. Hytinantti, Outi M. Mäkitie, Sture Andersson
Contraceptive use among lactating women in Ganta-Afeshum District, Eastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2015: a cross sectional study
Alem Gebremariam, Hadush Gebremariam
Socioeconomic inequality in periconceptional folic acid supplementation in China: a census of 0.9 million women in their first trimester of pregnancy
Min Liu, Jing Chen, Jue Liu, Shikun Zhang, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang
Women’s motivations for choosing a high risk birth setting against medical advice in the Netherlands: a qualitative analysis
Martine Hollander, Esteriek de Miranda, Jeroen van Dillen, Irene de Graaf, Frank Vandenbussche, Lianne Holten
Intravenous iron vs blood for acute post-partum anaemia (IIBAPPA): a prospective randomised trial
Seng Chua, Sarika Gupta, Jennifer Curnow, Beata Gidaszewski, Marjan Khajehei, Hayley Diplock
Structural and functional network characteristics and facility delivery among women in rural Ghana
Leslie E. Cofie, Clare Barrington, Kavita Singh, Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, Susan Ennett, Suzanne Maman
Determinants of unmet need for family planning in rural Burkina Faso: a multilevel logistic regression analysis
Joseph K. Wulifan, Albrecht Jahn, Hervé Hien, Patrick Christian Ilboudo, Nicolas Meda, Paul Jacob Robyn, T. Saidou Hamadou, Ousmane Haidara, Manuela De Allegri
Blood pressure self-monitoring in pregnancy (BuMP) feasibility study; a qualitative analysis of women’s experiences of self-monitoring
Lisa Hinton, Katherine L. Tucker, Sheila M. Greenfield, James A. Hodgkinson, Lucy Mackillop, Christine McCourt, Trisha Carver, Carole Crawford, Margaret Glogowska, Louise Locock, Mary Selwood, Kathryn S. Taylor, Richard J. McManus
Market mechanisms for newborn health in Nepal
Karsten Lunze, Rosie Dawkins, Abeezer Tapia, Sidharth Anand, Michael Chu, David E. Bloom
“Once the delivery is done, they have finished”: a qualitative study of perspectives on postnatal care referrals by traditional birth attendants in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
Adanna Chukwuma, Chinyere Mbachu, Jessica Cohen, Thomas Bossert, Margaret McConnell
How can we make international comparisons of infant mortality in high income countries based on aggregate data more relevant to policy?
Ania Zylbersztejn, Ruth Gilbert, Anders Hjern, Pia Hardelid
Effects of demand-side incentives in improving the utilisation of delivery services in Oyam District in northern Uganda: a quasi-experimental study
William Massavon, Calistus Wilunda, Maria Nannini, Robert Kaos Majwala, Caroline Agaro, Emanuela De Vivo, Peter Lochoro, Giovanni Putoto, Bart Criel
Implementation of the Robson classification in clinical practice:Lithuania’s experience
Justina Kacerauskiene, Egle Bartuseviciene, Dalia Regina Railaite, Meile Minkauskiene, Arnoldas Bartusevicius, Mindaugas Kliucinskas, Renata Simoliuniene, Ruta J. Nadisauskiene
“I am a person but I am not a person”: experiences of women living with obstetric fistula in the central region of Malawi
Josephine Changole, Viva Combs Thorsen, Ursula Kafulafula
Implementation of guidelines for multidisciplinary team management of pregnancy in women with pre-existing diabetes or cardiac conditions: results from a UK national survey
Cath Taylor, David R. McCance, Lucy Chappell, Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Sara A. Thorne, Khaled M. K. Ismail, James S. A. Green, Debra Bick
Risk factors and outcome of patients with eclampsia at a tertiary hospital in Egypt
Ahmad Mahran, Hashem Fares, Reham Elkhateeb, Mahmoud Ibrahim, Haitham Bahaa, Ahmad Sanad, Alaa Gamal, Mohamed Zeeneldin, Eissa Khalifa, Ahmed Abdelghany
Is unplanned out-of-hospital birth managed by paramedics ‘infrequent’, ‘normal’ and ‘uncomplicated’?
Belinda Flanagan, Bill Lord, Margaret Barnes
Spontaneous first trimester miscarriage rates per woman among parous women with 1 or more pregnancies of 24 weeks or more
Judy Slome Cohain , Rina E. Buxbaum, David Mankuta
“Hypothyroidism screening during first trimester of pregnancy”
María Castillo Lara, Ángel Vilar Sánchez, Consuelo Cañavate Solano, Estefanía Soto Pazos, María Iglesias Álvarez, Carmen González Macías, Carmen Ayala Ortega, Luis Javier Moreno Corral, Juan Jesús Fernández Alba
A pilot study to understand feasibility and acceptability of stool and cord blood sample collection for a large-scale longitudinal birth cohort
S. R. Bailey, C. L. Townsend, H. Dent, C. Mallet, E. Tsaliki, E. M. Riley, M. Noursadeghi, T. D. Lawley, A. J. Rodger, P. Brocklehurst, N. Field
STRIDER (Sildenafil TheRapy in dismal prognosis early onset fetal growth restriction): an international consortium of randomised placebo-controlled trials
A. Pels, L. C. Kenny, Z. Alfirevic, P. N. Baker, Peter von Dadelszen, C. Gluud, C. T. Kariya, B. W. Mol, A. T. Papageorghiou, A. G. van Wassenaer-Leemhuis, W. Ganzevoort, K. M. Groom
Women’s social networks and use of facility delivery services for uncomplicated births in North West Ethiopia: a community-based case-control study
Kerebih Asrese, Margaret E. Adamek
Blood pressure self-monitoring in pregnancy: examining feasibility in a prospective cohort study
Katherine L. Tucker, Kathryn S. Taylor, Carole Crawford, James A. Hodgkinson, Clare Bankhead, Tricia Carver, Elizabeth Ewers, Margaret Glogowska, Sheila M. Greenfield, Lucy Ingram, Lisa Hinton, Khalid S. Khan, Louise Locock, Lucy Mackillop, Christine McCourt, Alexander M. Pirie, Richard Stevens, Richard J. McManus
Successful anticoagulant therapy for disseminated intravascular coagulation during conservative management of placenta percreta: a case report and literature review
Shinya Matsuzaki, Kiyoshi Yoshino, Masayuki Endo, Takuji Tomimatsu, Tsuyoshi Takiuchi, Kazuya Mimura, Keiichi Kumasawa, Yutaka Ueda, Tadashi Kimura
Facility-imposed barriers to early utilization of focused antenatal care services in Mangochi District, Malawi – a mixed methods assessment
Kondwani Chidzammbuyo Mamba, Adamson S. Muula, William Stones
Adaptation of the WHO maternal near miss tool for use in sub–Saharan Africa: an International Delphi study
Abera K. Tura, Jelle Stekelenburg, Sicco A. Scherjon, Joost Zwart, Thomas van den Akker, Jos van Roosmalen, Sanne J. Gordijn
A pilot exploratory investigation on pregnant women’s views regarding STan fetal monitoring technology
Kate Bryson, Chris Wilkinson, Sabrina Kuah, Geoff Matthews, Deborah Turnbull