Transverse versus vertical skin incision for planned cesarean hysterectomy: does it matter?

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:Maternal morbidity is a complex entity and its presentation and severity are on a spectrum. This paper describes the conceptualization and development of a definition for maternal morbidity, and the framework for its measurement: the maternal morbidity matrix, which is the foundation for measuring maternal m...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Chou D,Tunçalp Ö,Firoz T,Barreix M,Filippi V,von Dadelszen P,van den Broek N,Cecatti JG,Say L,Maternal Morbidity Working Group.

更新日期：2016-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma and pregnancy are both sources of anxiety for women. Although there has been a focus on physiological management of asthma and pregnancy, there has been little research on the impact that personalised support can have on asthma care during pregnancy. This systematic review and narrative synthesis of t...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Williamson GR,O'Connor A,Kayleigh EJ

更新日期：2017-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite marked improvements over the last few decades, maternal mortality in Tanzania remains among the world's highest at 454 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Many factors contribute to this disparity, such as a lack of attendance at antenatal care (ANC) services and low rates of delivery at a healt...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Kaufman MR,Harman JJ,Smelyanskaya M,Orkis J,Ainslie R

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An accumulating body of literature indicates that magnesium deficiency is associated with a number of hormone-related conditions (HRC) in women, and epidemiological studies are needed to assess its prevalence and risk factors. Here, we present a secondary analysis of data pooled from four large observational...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Orlova S,Dikke G,Pickering G,Yaltseva N,Konchits S,Starostin K,Bevz A

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care (ANC), defined as 4 or more antenatal visits, at least one tetanus toxoid (TT) injection and consumption of iron folic acid (IFA) for a minimum of 100 days, in India. METHODS:We analysed a sample of 190,898 women from India's Nation...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Kumar G,Choudhary TS,Srivastava A,Upadhyay RP,Taneja S,Bahl R,Martines J,Bhan MK,Bhandari N,Mazumder S

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of labour induction are increasing. We conducted this systematic review to assess the evidence supporting use of each method of labour induction. METHODS:We listed methods of labour induction then reviewed the evidence supporting each. We searched MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library between 1980 and Nove...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Mozurkewich EL,Chilimigras JL,Berman DR,Perni UC,Romero VC,King VJ,Keeton KL

更新日期：2011-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, an estimated 275,000 maternal deaths, 2.7 million neonatal deaths, and 2.6 million third trimester stillbirths occurred in 2015. Major improvements could be achieved by providing effective care in low- and middle-income countries, where the majority of these deaths occur. Mentoring programs have be...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Morgan MC,Dyer J,Abril A,Christmas A,Mahapatra T,Das A,Walker DM

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper analyzes the strategies used by activist health professionals in Argentina who justify providing abortion despite legal restrictions on the procedure. These "insider activists" make a case for abortion rights by linking pregnancy termination to a woman's ability to exert agency at a key point in h...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： McReynolds-Pérez J

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a potentially lethal condition of pregnant women with a high mortality rate. Potential predictors related to postpartum recovery time and prognostic factors of AFLP are still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate potential predictors for prognosis and postpartum recov...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Chen J,Huang ZB,Fan XG,Hu XW,Qi M,Liao CJ,Long LY,Huang Y

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening for, diagnosis and management of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is often performed in multidisciplinary collaboration. However, variation in screening methods, diagnosis and management of IUGR may lead to confusion. In the Netherlands two monodisciplinary guidelines on IUGR do not fully ali...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Verfaille V,de Jonge A,Mokkink L,Westerneng M,van der Horst H,Jellema P,Franx A,IRIS study group.

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic susceptibility to tobacco smoke might modify the effect of smoking on pregnancy outcomes. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study of 543 women who delivered singleton live births in Kaunas (Lithuania), examining the association between low-level tobacco smoke exposure (mean: 4.8 cigarettes/day) du...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Danileviciute A,Grazuleviciene R,Paulauskas A,Nadisauskiene R,Nieuwenhuijsen MJ

更新日期：2012-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical fetal weight estimation is a common practice in obstetrics. This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of fetal weight estimation by midwives, and to identify factors that may lead to overestimation or underestimation of fetal weight. METHODS:A cohort prospective study in a Lebanese university hospit...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Kesrouani A,Atallah C,AbouJaoude R,Assaf N,Khaled H,Attieh E

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disrespect and abuse or mistreatment of women by health care providers in maternity settings has been identified as a key deterrent to women seeking delivery care. Mistreatment includes physical and verbal abuse, stigma and discrimination, a poor relationship between women and providers and policy and health...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Warren CE,Njue R,Ndwiga C,Abuya T

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of pregnancy intention on post-natal practices like breastfeeding is still poorly understood in the Philippines. In this light, this study aims to determine the association between pregnancy intention and optimal breastfeeding practices in the Philippines. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional study ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Ulep VG,Borja MP

更新日期：2012-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is estimated that 287,000 women worldwide die annually from pregnancy and childbirth-related conditions, and 6.9 million under-five children die each year, of which about 3 million are newborns. Most of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The maternal health situation in Tanzania mainland and Zanzib...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Fakih B,Nofly AAS,Ali AO,Mkopi A,Hassan A,Ali AM,Ramsey K,Kabuteni TJ,Mbaruku G,Mrisho M

更新日期：2016-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF) has been identified as a common ultrasound finding in association with fetal aneuploidy. Little is known about the association of this soft marker aneuploidy in various ethnic groups. Although it is commonly thought Asians in general have a higher incidence of EIF, it is ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Rebarber A,Levey KA,Funai E,Monda S,Paidas M

更新日期：2004-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum depression is a common condition, which consequences might be harmful for both mother and child. Since sleep and depression are closely related it is possible that women who suffer from sleep related problems during pregnancy are more likely to develop depression in the postpartum period. This stu...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Sarberg M,Bladh M,Svanborg E,Josefsson A

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Late- and postterm pregnancy are associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, like perinatal death. We evaluated causes of death and substandard care factors (SSFs) in term and postterm perinatal death. METHODS:We used data from the Perinatal Audit Registry of the Netherlands (PARS). Women with a term perina...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Kortekaas JC,Scheuer AC,de Miranda E,van Dijk AE,Keulen JKJ,Bruinsma A,Mol BWJ,Vandenbussche FPHA,van Dillen J

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving maternal health by reducing maternal mortality constitutes the fifth Millennium Development Goal and represents a key public health challenge in the United Republic of Tanzania. In response to the need to evaluate and monitor safe motherhood interventions, this study aims at assessing the coverage ...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Prytherch H,Massawe S,Kuelker R,Hunger C,Mtatifikolo F,Jahn A

更新日期：2007-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripartum events hold the potential to have dramatic effects in the programming of physiology and behaviour of offspring and possibly subsequent generations. Here we have characterized transgenerational changes in rat maternal behaviour as a function of gestational and prenatal stress. Pregnant dams of the parental g...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Ward ID,Zucchi FC,Robbins JC,Falkenberg EA,Olson DM,Benzies K,Metz GA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is highly related to negative reproductive health outcomes, but its relationship with spontaneous abortion and stillbirth remains to be understood, especially in transitioning economies. This study aimed to examine the relationship between obesity and spontaneous abortions and stillbirths in a repres...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Felisbino-Mendes MS,Matozinhos FP,Miranda JJ,Villamor E,Velasquez-Melendez G

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), placental growth factor (PlGF), and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for the prediction of early- and late-onset preeclampsia in a high-risk cohort. METHODS:We studied serial serum samples collected prospectively at 12+0-14+0, 18+0-20+0, and 26+0-28+0 weeks+days...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Villa PM,Hämäläinen E,Mäki A,Räikkönen K,Pesonen AK,Taipale P,Kajantie E,Laivuori H

更新日期：2013-05-12 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:In recent decades we have observed a remarkable increase in the rate of caesarean section (CS) in both developed and developing countries, especially in China. However, the real reasons for this phenomenon are uncertain. Notably, the number of women requesting elective CS without accepted valid medical indic...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Liu Y,Li G,Chen Y,Wang X,Ruan Y,Zou L,Zhang W

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal counting of fetal movement is a popular and valuable screening tool of fetal wellbeing, however it is still not known what percentage of healthy pregnant women who gave birth to healthy term newborns had experienced decreased fetal movements during gestation and what maternal and fetal factors are a...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Sheikh M,Hantoushzadeh S,Shariat M

更新日期：2014-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii ranges widely in different areas of the world and different populations. Although toxoplasmosis is typically benign and asymptomatic, it induces major complications in immunocompromised individuals and during pregnancy. Prevention of maternal primary infection constitu...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Smereka J,Szarpak L,Ruetzler K,Schacham Y,Smereka A,Dabrowski M,Terpilowska M,Terpilowski L,Adam I

更新日期：2018-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse diabetic complications for both mother and child during pregnancy. The common Gold Standard (GS) for diagnosis of GDM is 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) during 24-28 gestational weeks which seems a little late for any proper intervention....

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Amini M,Kazemnejad A,Zayeri F,Montazeri A,Rasekhi A,Amirian A,Kariman N

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The fetal anomaly ultrasound only detects 65 to 81 % of the patients with congenital heart disease, making it the most common structural fetal anomaly of which a significant part is missed during prenatal life. Therefore, we need a reliable non-invasive diagnostic method which improves the predictive value f...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Verdurmen KMJ,Lempersz C,Vullings R,Schroer C,Delhaas T,van Laar JOEH,Oei SG

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No previous studies have examined the effect of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) on early infant growth. The objective was to study infant growth patterns of babies born to mothers with PIH at 28 and 42 days postpartum. METHODS: DESIGN:We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of 16,93...

journal_title：BMC pregnancy and childbirth

authors： Baulon E,Fraser WD,Piedboeuf B,Buekens P,Xiong X

更新日期：2005-05-20 00:00:00