Assessment of childbirth preparation classes: a parallel convergent mixed study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A cultural preference for sons has been well documented in India, resulting in skewed sex ratios, especially exhibited in northwest India. Previous research has shown that family sex composition is associated with family planning (FP) use and couples' desire for more children. This study examines family sex ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Calhoun LM,Nanda P,Speizer IS,Jain M

更新日期：2013-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaginal examination (VE), is a frequent procedure during childbirth. It is the most accepted ways to assess progress during childbirth, but its repetition at short intervals has no value. Over years, VE continued to be plagued by a nature that implies negative feelings and experiences of women. The aim of th...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Hassan SJ,Sundby J,Husseini A,Bjertness E

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice and timing of routine antenatal visits for healthy pregnant women, introduced arbitrarily and without evidence of effectiveness, have become entrenched in obstetric practice over the last century. In 2001 the large, cluster randomized WHO Antenatal Care Trial concluded that a goal-orientated package of an...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Hofmeyr GJ,Hodnett ED

更新日期：2013-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with high fertility and fast population growth rate. It is also one of the countries with high maternal and child mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa Family planning is a crucial strategy to halt the fast population growth, to reduce child mortality and...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Mohammed A,Woldeyohannes D,Feleke A,Megabiaw B

更新日期：2014-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Ethiopia besides the very low health seeking behavior of young people, they do not have access to sexual and reproductive health information and even the existing health services are adult-centered. Furthermore, health providers are not well equipped in addressing young people sexual and reproductive heal...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Ayehu A,Kassaw T,Hailu G

更新日期：2016-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well-established that couples' fecundities vary widely. Each couple has a relatively constant monthly probability of conceiving, which can vary from zero to quite high. This underlying probability is usually expressed as the time (number of menstrual cycles) the couple requires to conceive. Couples wit...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Dahlberg J,Andersson G

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest maternal mortality ratio at 500 deaths per 100,000 live births. In Mozambique maternal mortality is estimated at 249-480 per 100,000 live births and eclampsia is the third leading cause of death. The objective of this study was to describe the community understanding of pre...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Boene H,Vidler M,Sacoor C,Nhama A,Nhacolo A,Bique C,Alonso P,Sawchuck D,Qureshi R,Macete E,Menéndez C,von Dadelszen P,Sevene E,Munguambe K

更新日期：2016-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare providers have a responsibility to provide pain management support to women during labor. Labor pain management in low and middle income countries primarily relies on non-pharmacological methods, as there is little access to pharmacologic pain management. This study aimed to determine the utilizat...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Getu AA,Getie SA,Gela GB,Maseresha EA,Feleke BE,Muna AM

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As per the World Health Organization, the nutritional status of women of reproductive age is important, as effects of undernutrition are propagated to future generations. More than one-third of Indian women in the reproductive age group are in a state of chronic nutritional deficiency during the preconceptio...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Mastiholi SC,Somannavar MS,Vernekar SS,Yogesh Kumar S,Dhaded SM,Herekar VR,Lander RL,Hambidge MK,Krebs NF,Goudar SS

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound during antenatal care (ANC) is proposed as a strategy for increasing hospital deliveries for complicated pregnancies and improving maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. The First Look study was a cluster-randomized trial conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Kenya, Pakistan a...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Franklin HL,Mirza W,Swanson DL,Newman JE,Goldenberg RL,Muyodi D,Figueroa L,Nathan RO,Swanson JO,Goldsmith N,Kanaiza N,Naqvi F,Pineda IS,López-Gomez W,Hamsumonde D,Bolamba VL,Fogleman EV,Saleem S,Esamai F,Liechty EA

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We thank Bijlmakers et al. for their interest in our article, "A never-before opportunity to strengthen investment and action on adolescent contraception, and what we must do to make full use of it", and are grateful for the opportunity to respond to their four key assertions. RESPONSE:First, we fully agree...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Chandra-Mouli V,Plesons M,Sullivan E,Gonsalves L,Say L

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify all the records within the Brazilian Hospital Information System (HIS) that contained information suggestive of severe maternal morbidity (near miss); to describe the diagnoses and procedures used; to identify variables associated with maternal death. METHODS:A descriptive population study with ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Sousa MH,Cecatti JG,Hardy EE,Serruya SJ

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Bangladesh, abortion is restricted except to save the life of a woman, but menstrual regulation is allowed to induce menstruation and return to non-pregnancy after a missed period. MR services are typically provided through the Directorate General of Family Planning, while postabortion care services for i...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Biswas KK,Pearson E,Shahidullah SM,Sultana S,Chowdhury R,Andersen KL

更新日期：2017-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Brazil, high contraceptive prevalence rates coexist with high rates of unintended pregnancies. Contraceptive discontinuation may explain this context, but few studies have focused on highly educated young women in countries with low unmet need for modern contraception. This paper explores frequency and as...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： do Nascimento Chofakian CB,Moreau C,Borges ALV,Dos Santos OA

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated that it is common for women to report inconsistent fertility motivations and family planning behaviors. This study examines these inconsistencies among urban Honduran women interviewed at two points in time and presents reasons for inconsistent fertility motivations and contr...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Speizer IS,Irani L,Barden-O'Fallon J,Levy J

更新日期：2009-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pakistan has high maternal mortality, particularly in the rural areas. The delay in decision making to seek medical care during obstetric emergencies remains a significant factor in maternal mortality. METHODS:We present results from an experimental study in rural Pakistan. Village clusters were randomly as...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Midhet F,Becker S

更新日期：2010-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low-income countries and is a significant contributor to severe maternal morbidity and long-term disability. Carbetocin may be an underused uterotonic for prevention of PPH. A number of studies are being conducted that may challenge t...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Theunissen FJ,Chinery L,Pujar YV

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent girls between 15 and 19 years give birth to around 16 million babies each year, around 11% of births worldwide. We sought to determine whether adolescent mothers are at higher risk of maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes compared with mothers aged 20-24 years in a prospective, population-based ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Althabe F,Moore JL,Gibbons L,Berrueta M,Goudar SS,Chomba E,Derman RJ,Patel A,Saleem S,Pasha O,Esamai F,Garces A,Liechty EA,Hambidge K,Krebs NF,Hibberd PL,Goldenberg RL,Koso-Thomas M,Carlo WA,Cafferata ML,Buekens P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men in northern Nigeria are considered the leaders and ultimate decision makers, including decisions about health-related behaviours of their wives and children. Yet many men in the region consider pregnancy and childbirth to be in the woman's domain (even if she cannot make related decisions), and may not s...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Oguntunde O,Nyenwa J,Yusuf FM,Dauda DS,Salihu A,Sinai I

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe health complications, deeply rooted in many Sub-Saharan African countries. In The Gambia, the prevalence of FGM/C is 78.3% in women aged between 15 and 49 years. The objective of this study is to perform a first evaluatio...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Kaplan A,Hechavarría S,Martín M,Bonhoure I

更新日期：2011-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Humanitarian crises and migration make girls and women more vulnerable to poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. Nevertheless, there is still a dearth of information on SRH outcomes and access to SRH services among refugee girls and young women in Africa. We conducted a mixed-methods study to as...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Ivanova O,Rai M,Mlahagwa W,Tumuhairwe J,Bakuli A,Nyakato VN,Kemigisha E

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, about 50% of all new cases of HIV occur in youth between age 15 and 24 years. Studies in various sub-Saharan African countries show that both out of school and in school adolescents and youth are engaged in risky sexual behaviors. School-based health education has been a cornerstone of youth-focus...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Menna T,Ali A,Worku A

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth is the main cause of morbidity and mortality during the perinatal period. Classical risk factors are held responsible for only 1/3 of preterm births and no current intervention has produced an appreciable reduction of this event. It is necessary to explore new hypotheses and mechanisms of causa...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： da Silva AA,Simões VM,Barbieri MA,Cardoso VC,Alves CM,Thomaz EB,de Sousa Queiroz RC,Cavalli RC,Batista RF,Bettiol H

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy and parenthood are known to be high-risk times for mental health. However, less is known about the mental health of pregnant adolescents or adolescent parents. Despite the substantial literature on the risks associated with adolescent pregnancy, there is limited evidence on best practices for preve...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Laurenzi CA,Gordon S,Abrahams N,du Toit S,Bradshaw M,Brand A,Melendez-Torres GJ,Tomlinson M,Ross DA,Servili C,Carvajal-Aguirre L,Lai J,Dua T,Fleischmann A,Skeen S

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy as one of the critical stages of life carries a high risk to the health of pregnant women. The amount of weight gained during pregnancy can affect the woman and her infant health immediately or in the future. The present study is conducted to design and explore the effectiveness of an educational i...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Shahnazi H,Abdolalian N,Kazemi A,Hassanzadeh A

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 2.7 million neonatal deaths occur annually, with highest rates of neonatal mortality in countries that have recently experienced conflict. Constant instability in South Sudan further strains a weakened health system and poses public health challenges during the neonatal period. We aimed to desc...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Sami S,Kerber K,Kenyi S,Amsalu R,Tomczyk B,Jackson D,Dimiti A,Scudder E,Meyers J,Umurungi JPC,Kenneth K,Mullany LC

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many women in Russia rely on abortion as a primary birth control method. Although refusal to use contraceptives, including condoms, may undermine public health efforts to decrease HIV sexual risk behaviors, few studies have investigated the risk factors associated with abortion among women at high risk for H...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Abdala N,Zhan W,Shaboltas AV,Skochilov RV,Kozlov AP,Krasnoselskikh TV

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women with disabilities are less likely to receive maternal healthcare services compared to women without disabilities. While few studies have reviewed healthcare experience of women with disabilities, no studies have been conducted to understand provider's attitude towards disability in Nepal, yet the attit...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Devkota HR,Murray E,Kett M,Groce N

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been few studies to examine antenatal predictors of incident postnatal depression, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this study was to investigate antenatal predictors of incident and persistent maternal depression in a rural Ethiopian community in order to infor...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Bitew T,Hanlon C,Medhin G,Fekadu A

更新日期：2019-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most complications during labour and childbirth could be averted with timely interventions by skilled healthcare providers. Yet, the quality and outcomes of childbirth care remains suboptimal in many health facilities in low-resource settings. To accelerate the reduction of childbirth-related maternal, fetal...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Bohren MA,Oladapo OT,Tunçalp Ö,Wendland M,Vogel JP,Tikkanen M,Fawole B,Mugerwa K,Souza JP,Bahl R,Gülmezoglu AM,WHO BOLD Research Group.

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00