Maternal 27-hydroxycholesterol concentrations during the course of pregnancy and in pregnancy pathologies.

abstract：BACKGROUND:High parity is associated with greater cardiovascular disease (CVD) among mid-life and older women. Prospective studies of arterial change throughout pregnancy are needed to provide insight into potential mechanisms. This study assessed vascular adaptation across pregnancy in healthy first-time pregnant wome...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Niemczyk NA,Bertolet M,Catov JM,Desai M,McClure CK,Roberts JM,Sekikawa A,Tepper PG,Barinas-Mitchell EJ

更新日期：2018-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excess gestational weight gain has long- and short-term implications for women and children, and postpartum weight retention is associated with an increased risk of long-term obesity. Despite the existence of dietary and exercise guidelines, many women struggle to return to pre-pregnancy weight. Experiences ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Murray-Davis B,Grenier L,Atkinson SA,Mottola MF,Wahoush O,Thabane L,Xie F,Vickers-Manzin J,Moore C,Hutton EK

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on outcomes of out-of-hospital breech birth is scarce. This study evaluates the outcomes of singleton term breech and cephalic births in a home or birth center setting. METHODS:This is a retrospective observational cohort study of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned out-of-hospital term singleton bi...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Fischbein SJ,Freeze R

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing the prevalence of optimal breastfeeding practices, including exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, could prevent an estimated 823,000 child deaths annually. Self-efficacy is an important determinant of breastfeeding behaviors. However, existing measures do not specifically assess exclusive breastf...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Boateng GO,Martin SL,Tuthill EL,Collins SM,Dennis CL,Natamba BK,Young SL

更新日期：2019-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rising caesarean section (CS) rates are a global health concern. Contemporary data indicates that almost 50% of CS are electively performed, with a high proportion of these being a repeat procedure. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) is recognised as a safe way to give birth in developed countries. UK nati...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Denham SH,Humphrey T,deLabrusse C,Dougall N

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many low and medium human development index countries, the rate of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality is high. One factor which may influence this is the decision-to-delivery interval of emergency cesarean section. We aimed to investigate the maternal risk factors, indications and decision-to-d...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Hughes NJ,Namagembe I,Nakimuli A,Sekikubo M,Moffett A,Patient CJ,Aiken CE

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) developed a new tool to be used to assess the quality of care for mothers, newborns and children provided at healthcare facility level. This paper reports on the feasibility of using the tool, its limitations and strengths. METHODS:Across 5 districts in Malawi, 35...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Smith H,Asfaw AG,Aung KM,Chikoti L,Mgawadere F,d'Aquino L,van den Broek N

更新日期：2017-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for foetal aneuploidies is currently changing the field of prenatal screening in many countries. As it is non-invasive, safe and accurate, this technique allows for a broad implementation of first-trimester prenatal screening, which raises ethical issu...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Kater-Kuipers A,Bunnik EM,de Beaufort ID,Galjaard RJH

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) can be used to accurately detect fetal chromosomal anomalies early in pregnancy by assessing cell-free fetal DNA present in maternal blood. The rapid diffusion of NIPT, as well as the ease and simplicity of the test raises concerns around informed decision-making and the ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Cernat A,De Freitas C,Majid U,Trivedi F,Higgins C,Vanstone M

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outcomes for women who give birth in hospital compared with at home are the subject of ongoing debate. We aimed to determine whether a retrospective linked data study using routinely collected data was a viable means to compare perinatal and maternal outcomes and interventions in labour by planned place ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Homer CS,Thornton C,Scarf VL,Ellwood DA,Oats JJ,Foureur MJ,Sibbritt D,McLachlan HL,Forster DA,Dahlen HG

更新日期：2014-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital malformations contribute significantly to the disease burden among children globally. A study conducted in Kenya on understanding the burden of surgical congenital anomalies, highlights the need for Kenyan health systems to go beyond the medical dimensions of illness. This could be achieved by lin...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Onyambu CK,Tharamba NM

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no published cases of tonic-clonic seizures and posterior bilateral blindness during pregnancy and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus (COV) 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection. We do not just face new and unknown manifestations, but also how different patient groups are affected by SARS-COV-...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Garcia Rodriguez A,Marcos Contreras S,Fernandez Manovel SM,Marcos Vidal JM,Diez Buron F,Fernandez Fernandez C,Riveira Gonzalez MDC

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was undertaken with the objective of comparing efficacy and safety for two different regimens using misoprostol for induction of labour. METHODS:The study was set in two different hospitals in the region of Zeeland, Denmark, and designed as a prospective cohort study. Nulliparous women with unrip...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Eriksson A,Jeppesen S,Krebs L

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Global Roadmap for Health Measurement and Accountability sees integrated systems for health information as key to obtaining seamless, sustainable, and secure information exchanges at all levels of health systems. The Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescent's Health aims to achieve a contin...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Frøen JF,Myhre SL,Frost MJ,Chou D,Mehl G,Say L,Cheng S,Fjeldheim I,Friberg IK,French S,Jani JV,Kaye J,Lewis J,Lunde A,Mørkrid K,Nankabirwa V,Nyanchoka L,Stone H,Venkateswaran M,Wojcieszek AM,Temmerman M,Flenady

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron and Folic Acid are two of the micronutrients recommended for pregnant women to support optimal maternal outcomes with regard to preventing anaemia and foetal birth defects. It is difficult to establish if women provided with iron and folic acid supplementation in Zambia benefit from it and how well it i...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Simuyemba MC,Bwembya PA,Chola M,Michelo C

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiotocography (CTG) has high sensitivity, but less specificity in detection of fetal hypoxia. There is need for adjunctive methods easy to apply during labor. Low fetal heart rate short term variation (STV) is predictive for hypoxia during the antenatal period. The objectives of our study were to methodol...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Wretler S,Holzmann M,Graner S,Lindqvist P,Falck S,Nordström L

更新日期：2016-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum hemorrhage remains the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Few population-based studies have examined the epidemiology of massive transfusion for postpartum hemorrhage. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, management, and outcomes of women with postpartum ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Ramler PI,van den Akker T,Henriquez DDCA,Zwart JJ,van Roosmalen J

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Before the advent of Western medicine in Tanzania, women gave birth in an upright position either by sitting, squatting or kneeling. Birthing women would hold ropes or trees as a way of gaining strength and stability in order to push the baby with sufficient force. Despite the evidence supporting the upright...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Mselle LT,Eustace L

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an era of worldwide population displacement, recent studies have identified strong associations between social situations and perinatal outcomes among immigrants. Little is known about the effect of maternal social background on pregnancy outcomes. The Human Development Index (HDI) assesses the following ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Garcia-Tizon Larroca S,Arevalo-Serrano J,Duran Vila A,Pintado Recarte MP,Cueto Hernandez I,Solis Pierna A,Lizarraga Bonelli S,De Leon-Luis J

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal macrosomia is defined as birth weight ≥4000 g. Several risk factors have been shown to be associated with fetal macrosomia. There has been an increased incidence of macrosomic babies delivered and the antecedent complications. This study assessed the risk factors, maternal and neonatal complications of...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Said AS,Manji KP

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monochorionic multifetal pregnancies are at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcome because of placental vascular anastomoses. We present a case of multicystic encephalomalacia and gastrointestinal injury in two surviving fetuses following single fetal death in first trimester and subsequent fetofetal tr...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： So PL,Li KW,Yeung TW,Sin WK

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of cesarean deliveries have been increasing, and contributes to the rising number of elective cesarean deliveries in subsequent pregnancies with associated maternal and neonatal risks. Multiple guidelines recommend that women be offered a trial of labor after a cesarean (TOLAC). The objective of the st...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Wingert A,Johnson C,Featherstone R,Sebastianski M,Hartling L,Douglas Wilson R

更新日期：2018-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is broad agreement that antenatal care (ANC) interventions, skilled attendance at birth and management of complications arising after delivery are key strategies that can tackle the high burden of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, utilisation rate of these services has remained low de...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Ochieng CA,Odhiambo AS

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal ectopic pregnancies are rare category of ectopic pregnancies.We describe a ectopic pregnancy implanted on the surface of diaphragm and highlight the difficult clinical course of an abdominal ectopic pregnancy managed with strategic procedural intervention. CASE PRESENTATION:A 33-year-old Chinese w...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Chen L,Liu J,Shu J,Zeng W,Zhao X

更新日期：2019-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tanzania is among the countries with a high maternal mortality ratio. However, it remains unclear how information and education on danger signs of pregnancy translate into appropriate actions when a woman recognizes danger signs. This study aimed to determine women's knowledge of obstetric danger signs durin...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Mwilike B,Nalwadda G,Kagawa M,Malima K,Mselle L,Horiuchi S

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to determine the associations between breastfeeding and children's neurodevelopment indexed by intelligence quotient (IQ) and emotional and behavioural problems through mid-childhood adjusting for prenatal and postnatal depression and multiple confounders; and to test the novel hypothesis that breas...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Amiel Castro R,Glover V,Ehlert U,O'Connor TG

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the well-established benefits of exercise during pregnancy, many women remain inactive. This may be related, in part, to women's beliefs about exercise in pregnancy, which are likely influenced by cultural background. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to compare attitudes, subjective norms, and ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Guelfi KJ,Wang C,Dimmock JA,Jackson B,Newnham JP,Yang H

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recently promulgated 2010 constitution of Kenya permits abortion when the life or health of the woman is in danger. Yet broad uncertainty remains about the interpretation of the law. Unsafe abortion remains a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Kenya. The current study aimed to determine...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Mohamed SF,Izugbara C,Moore AM,Mutua M,Kimani-Murage EW,Ziraba AK,Bankole A,Singh SD,Egesa C

更新日期：2015-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Category-1 emergency caesarean section delivery is the commonly performed surgical procedure in pregnant women associated with significant mortality and morbidity both in the mother and fetus. The decision to delivery time interval is recommended to be less than 30 min by the Royal College of Obstetricians a...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Temesgen MM,Gebregzi AH,Kasahun HG,Ahmed SA,Woldegerima YB

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that the hormonal milieu of pregnancy is an important determinant of subsequent cancer and other chronic diseases in both the mother and the offspring. Many of the existing maternity and birth cohorts include specimens drawn only once during pregnancy. How well a single blood specimen colle...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Schock H,Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A,Lundin E,Grankvist K,Lakso HÅ,Idahl A,Lehtinen M,Surcel HM,Fortner RT

更新日期：2016-07-04 00:00:00