Epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections in pregnant women in Sana'a, Yemen.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Women with previous prenatal loss are at higher risk of preterm birth. A specialist antenatal clinic is considered as one approach to improve maternity and pregnancy outcomes. METHODS:A systematic review of quantitative, qualitat...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Malouf R,Redshaw M

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The expansion of primary health care services in Ethiopia made basic health services available and accessible. The Last Ten Kilometers (L10K) project has strengthened the primary health care system through implementing innovative strategies to engage local communities to improve maternal and newborn health c...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Tiruneh GT,Worku A,Berhane Y,Betemariam W,Demissie M

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antenatal care (ANC) is an important health service for women in developing countries, with numerous proven benefits. Global coverage of ANC has steadily increased over the past 30 years, in part due to increased community-based outreach. However, commensurate improvements in health outcomes such as reductio...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Phillips E,Stoltzfus RJ,Michaud L,Pierre GLF,Vermeylen F,Pelletier D

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate antenatal care is important to both the health of a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Given South Africa's high rate of cellphone penetration, mobile health interventions have been touted as a potentially powerful means to disseminate health information. This study aimed to increase antenatal heal...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Lau YK,Cassidy T,Hacking D,Brittain K,Haricharan HJ,Heap M

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify the emotional, social and psychological consequences and recovery process of anal incontinence (AI) following obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) and explore if this can be identified as a recognisable syndrome with visual representation. METHODS:A qualitative approach was adopted for this...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Keighley MR,Perston Y,Bradshaw E,Hayes J,Keighley DM,Webb S

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uterine rupture is a common complication in women attempting their first virginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) but the risk diminishes with subsequent VBACs. It occurs in rates of 0.5-9% and is influenced by various factors. CASE PRESENTATION:A unique case of uterine rupture in a Kenyan woman of Afr...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Mwenda AS

更新日期：2013-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to examine the relationships between various maternal socioeconomic status (SES) indicators and the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD). METHODS:This was a population-based retrospective cohort study, including all singleton stillbirths and live births in Ontario hospitals from April 1, ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Miao Q,Dunn S,Wen SW,Lougheed J,Reszel J,Lavin Venegas C,Walker M

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between gestational weight gain and neonatal body composition has been inconsistent, exposing the need for further research. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether gestational weight gain influences the body composition of full-term newborns and infants up to 4 months old. METHODS:A c...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Nehab SR,Villela LD,Soares FVM,Abranches AD,Araújo DMR,da Silva LML,Amaral YNV,Junior SCG,Meio MDBB,Moreira ME

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. with rates consistently higher among Hispanics as compared to non-Hispanic whites. Among Hispanic women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), 50% will go on to develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years of the index pregnancy. Altho...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Chasan-Taber L,Marcus BH,Rosal MC,Tucker KL,Hartman SJ,Pekow P,Braun B,Moore Simas TA,Solomon CG,Manson JE,Markenson G

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The vast majority of maternal deaths in low-and middle-income countries are preventable. Delay in obtaining access to appropriate health care is a fairly common problem which can be improved. The objective of this study was to explore the association between delay in providing obstetric health care and sever...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Pacagnella RC,Cecatti JG,Parpinelli MA,Sousa MH,Haddad SM,Costa ML,Souza JP,Pattinson RC,Brazilian Network for the Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity study group.

更新日期：2014-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection induced-inflammation and other risk factors for spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) and preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM) may cause a redox imbalance, increasing the release of free radicals and consuming antioxidant defenses. Oxidative stress, in turn, can initiate intracellular signaling...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Martin LF,Moço NP,de Lima MD,Polettini J,Miot HA,Corrêa CR,Menon R,da Silva MG

更新日期：2017-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When faced with an unintended pregnancy, some women choose to undergo an unsafe abortion, while others do not. This choice may depend on long-term contraception that shapes the fertility goals of women, along with many other risk factors. We assessed the risk for unsafe abortion associated with contraceptive...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Arambepola C,Rajapaksa LC

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the mode of delivery between planned home versus planned hospital births and to determine if differences in intervention rates could be interpreted as over- or undertreatment. METHODS:Intervention and perinatal mortality rates were obtained for 679,952 low-risk women from the Dutch Perinatal Regi...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： van der Kooy J,Birnie E,Denktas S,Steegers EAP,Bonsel GJ

更新日期：2017-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clean birth practices can prevent sepsis, one of the leading causes of both maternal and newborn mortality. Evidence suggests that clean birth kits (CBKs), as part of package that includes education, are associated with a reduction in newborn mortality, omphalitis, and puerperal sepsis. However, questions re...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Hundley VA,Avan BI,Ahmed H,Graham WJ,Birth Kit Working Group.

更新日期：2012-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Placenta percreta is a rare obstetric condition associated with the risk of massive intraoperative hemorrhage. Recently, conservative management of placenta percreta has been performed to reduce maternal morbidity. However, various complications have been reported during such management. Only a few cases of ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Matsuzaki S,Yoshino K,Endo M,Tomimatsu T,Takiuchi T,Mimura K,Kumasawa K,Ueda Y,Kimura T

更新日期：2017-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increased potential for negative pregnancy outcomes in both extremes of reproductive age is a well-debated argument. The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence and the outcome of pregnancies conceived at extreme maternal ages. METHODS:This retrospective study considered all single consecutive p...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Londero AP,Rossetti E,Pittini C,Cagnacci A,Driul L

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perinatal health-seeking behaviours are influenced by various factors, including personal beliefs. South Asian women, who often live within a wide kinship system, can be influenced by the advice and guidance of their mothers and/or mothers-in-law. METHODS:To explore the cultural health perceptions of South ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Kandasamy S,Anglin R,Gaind L,Desai D,Wahi G,Gupta M,Anand SS

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan African women are often treated as a single group in epidemiological studies of immigrant birth outcomes, potentially masking variations across countries. METHODS:Cross-sectional population-based study of 432,567 singleton births in Victoria, Australia comparing mothers born in one of four East ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Belihu FB,Davey MA,Small R

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression in pregnancy has adverse health outcomes for mothers and children. The magnitude and risk factors of maternal depression during pregnancy is less known in developing countries. This study examines the association between pregnancy intention, social support and depressive symptoms in pregnancy in E...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Dibaba Y,Fantahun M,Hindin MJ

更新日期：2013-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital malformations are structural, functional, and metabolic defects that develop during the organogenesis period and present at birth or later in life. There has been little research on congenital malformations in Ethiopia, knowledge on the incidence of birth defects at birth is unknown and the etiolo...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Mekonnen AG,Hordofa AG,Kitila TT,Sav A

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inappropriate gestational weight gain in pregnancy may negatively impact health outcomes for mothers and babies. While optimal gestational weight gain is often not acheived, effective counselling by antenatal health care providers is recommended. It is not known if gestational weight gain counselling practic...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Murray-Davis B,Berger H,Melamed N,Mawjee K,Syed M,Barrett J,Ray JG,Geary M,McDonald SD,for DOH-NET (Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension in Pregnancy Research Network) and SOON (Southern Ontario Obstetrical Network) Investigators™.

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare autosomal recessive lipid disorder often associated with recurrent episodes of pancreatitis. It is documented in most cases with FCS due to the mutations of key proteins in lipolysis, including LPL, APOC2, APOA5, LMF1 and GPIHBP1. CASE PRESENTATION:We report...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Lin MH,Tian XH,Hao XL,Fei H,Yin JL,Yan DD,Li T

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of multiple pregnancies in IVF/ICSI ranges from 20 to 30%. The incidence of preterm birth in multiple pregnancies is as high as 60% and is even higher in pregnancies conceived after IVF & ICSI. The effect of progesterone on prevention of preterm birth in twins is controversial. Our group has proven ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Aboulghar MM,El-Faissal Y,Kamel A,Mansour R,Serour G,Aboulghar M,Islam Y

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sero-positivity rates of the rubella virus among pregnant women vary widely throughout the world. In Tanzania, rubella vaccination is not included in the national immunization schedule and there is therefore no antenatal screening for this viral disease. So far, there are no reports on the sero-prevalence of...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Mwambe B,Mirambo MM,Mshana SE,Massinde AN,Kidenya BR,Michael D,Morona D,Majinge C,Groß U

更新日期：2014-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Centile charts of birthweight for gestational age are used to identify low birthweight babies. The charts currently used in Scotland are based on data from the 1970s and require updating given changes in birthweight and in the measurement of gestational age since then. METHODS:Routinely collected data of 10...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Bonellie S,Chalmers J,Gray R,Greer I,Jarvis S,Williams C

更新日期：2008-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimates of unplanned pregnancy worldwide are of concern, especially in low and middle-income countries, including Brazil. Although the contraceptive prevalence rate is high in Brazil, almost half of all pregnancies are reported as unintended. The only source of nationally representative data about pregnanc...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Borges AL,Barrett G,Dos Santos OA,Nascimento Nde C,Cavalhieri FB,Fujimori E

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The perinatal period, i.e. pregnancy, childbirth and early infancy, is a significant transition period where the biological and the social strongly intersect. In low and middle-income countries the disease burden arising from the perinatal period, is still substantial. The perinatal period is also a crucial ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Raman S,Nicholls R,Ritchie J,Razee H,Shafiee S

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that there is a missing conflict of interest. ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： VanderMeulen H,Strauss R,Lin Y,McLeod A,Barrett J,Sholzberg M,Callum J

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Babies born very preterm (before 30 weeks gestation) are at high risk of dying in their first weeks of life, and those who survive are at risk of developing cerebral palsy in childhood. Recent high-quality evidence has shown that giving women magnesium sulphate immediately prior to very early birth can signi...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Crowther CA,Middleton PF,Bain E,Ashwood P,Bubner T,Flenady V,Morris J,McIntyre S,WISH Project Team.

更新日期：2013-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperlipidemia and high fasting plasma glucose levels at the first prenatal visit (First Visit FPG) are both related to gestational diabetes mellitus, maternal obesity/overweight and fetal overgrowth. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the correlation between First Visit FPG and lipid concent...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Liu B,Geng H,Yang J,Zhang Y,Deng L,Chen W,Wang Z

更新日期：2016-03-17 00:00:00