Motivating and inhibiting factors influencing the application of mhealth technology in post-abortion care: a review study
Abortion and its complications are challenges that endanger women's health, especially in developing countries. It seems that the application of mhealth technology can be useful as a safe and affordable strate... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 22, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Zahra Zolfaqari, Haleh Ayatollahi, Fahimeh Ranjbar and Arezoo Abasi Tags: Research Source Type: research
What matters to migrant women during labor and birth: Chinese mothers ’ experiences in Switzerland
In Switzerland, foreigners account for 25.3% of the permanent resident population, and the fertility rate of migrant women is higher than that of Swiss women. However, migrant women from non-European countries... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 20, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Dingcui Cai, Paulina Villanueva, Hong Lu, Basile Zimmermann and Antje Horsch Tags: Research Source Type: research
The relationship between Iranian women ’s perception of their birth team’s compliance with medical ethics and their perception of labor pain
A safe and satisfactory childbirth experience with the least amount of pain constitutes one of the main domains of reproductive healthcare. The most important aspect of labor pain management is the moral and p... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 20, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Parvin Yadollahi, Leila Bozorgian and Roksana Janghorban Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of calcium supplementation on changes in the IL2, IL4, IL6, IL10 axes and oxidative stress in pregnant women at risk for pre-eclampsia
Pregnant women with hypertensive disorders are at increased risk for inflammatory diseases and oxidative stress. The dilemma raised by the best dosage of calcium supplementation on these factors is evident. Th... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 20, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Erica de Brito Pitilin, Filomena Marafon, Beatriz da Silva Rosa Bonadiman, Bruno Bordin Pelazza, Micheli Mainardi Pillat, J éssica Dotto de Lara, Patrícia Pereira de Oliveira, Margarete Dulce Bagatini and Janine Schirmer Tags: Research Source Type: research
How does hospital organisation influence the use of caesarean sections in low- and middle-income countries? A cross-sectional survey in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Thailand and Vietnam for the QUALI-DEC project
Improving the understanding of non-clinical factors that lead to the increasing caesarean section (CS) rates in many low- and middle-income countries is currently necessary to meet the challenge of implementin... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 17, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Camille Etcheverry, Ana Pilar Betr án, Myriam de Loenzien, Michael Robson, Charles Kaboré, Pisake Lumbiganon, Guillermo Carroli, Quoc Nhu Hung Mac, Celina Gialdini and Alexandre Dumont Tags: Research Source Type: research
Low-molecular-weight heparin for the prevention of preeclampsia in high-risk pregnancies without thrombophilia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
To systematically evaluate the efficacy of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) to prevent preeclampsia in high risk pregnant women without thrombophilia. (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 17, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Jiahui Chen, Jing Huai and Huixia Yang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Maternal plasma cortisol ’s effect on offspring birth weight: a Mendelian Randomisation study
Observational studies and randomized controlled trials have found evidence that higher maternal circulating cortisol levels in pregnancy are associated with lower offspring birth weight. However, it is possibl... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 15, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: WD Thompson, RM Reynolds, RN Beaumont, NM Warrington, J Tyrrell, AR Wood, DM Evans, TJ McDonald, AH Hattersley, RM Freathy, DA Lawlor and MC Borges Tags: Research Source Type: research
Early to mid-pregnancy HbA1c levels and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes in three low middle-income countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
This study aims to determine the association of early to mid-pregnancy... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 15, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Muhammad Imran Nisar, Sayan das, Rasheda Khanam, Javairia Khalid, Swagata Chetia, Tarik Hasan, Shahira Shahid, Msafiri Ladislaus Marijani, Salahuddin Ahmed, Farah Khalid, Said Mohammed Ali, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Usma Mehmood, Arup Dutta, Sayedur Rahman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Incidence and determinants of perinatal mortality in five urban hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cohort study with an embedded case –control analysis
Tanzania has one of the highest burdens of perinatal mortality, with a higher risk among urban versus rural women. To understand the characteristics of perinatal mortality in urban health facilities, study obj... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 13, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Brenda Sequeira Dmello, Thomas Wiswa John, Natasha Housseine, Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch, Jos van Roosmalen, Thomas van den Akker, Monica Lauridsen Kujabi, Charles Festo, Daniel Nkungu, Zainab Muniro, Idrissa Kabanda, Rukia Msumi, Luzango Maembe, Mtingele Sanga Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effect of possible mediators on the association between chewing khat during pregnancy and fetal growth and newborn size at birth in Eastern Ethiopia
Restriction in the growth of the fetus is a leading cause of stillbirth, neonatal mortality, and short- and long-term morbidity. Documented existing scientific evidence have shown the effects of maternal drugs... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 13, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Amsalu Taye Wondemagegn, Miressa Bekana, Yonas Bekuretsion and Mekbeb Afework Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effect of sexual education on the postpartum women ’s sexual self-confidence and self-efficacy: a theory-based intervention
Pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period cause significant physical and psychological changes in mothers, leading to changes in their sexual self-concept and adverse effects on their sexual self-confid... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 13, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mana Musavi, Mitra Rahimzadeh, Monirolsadate Hosseini Tabaghdeh and Sara Esmaelzadeh Saeieh Tags: Research Source Type: research
Clinical significance of true umbilical cord knot: a propensity score matching study
This study sought to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and obstetric and neonatal outcome... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 12, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Ohad Houri, Or Bercovich, Avital Wertheimer, Anat Pardo, Alexandra Berezowsky, Eran Hadar and Alyssa Hochberg Tags: Research Source Type: research
Predicting fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing parturients undergoing caesarean section via carotid artery blood flow and velocity time integral measured by carotid ultrasound: a prospective cohort study
Present evidence suggests that the Doppler ultrasonographic indices, such as carotid artery blood flow (CABF) and velocity time integral (VTI), had the ability to predict fluid responsiveness in non-obstetric ... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 12, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Shaobing Dai, Chun Wang, Xia Tao, Jianjun Shen and Lili Xu Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effect of mother ’s age on the neonatal cord serum’s oxidative stress index and maternal and neonatal outcomes: a case control study
One of the main challenges of many societies in reducing and ageing of the population is marriage at an advanced age in women and decrease of producing offspring due to the concern of increasing the probabilit... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 12, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Fatemeh Imanparast, Bahman Hashemi, Fatemeh Mokhtari, Pegah Mohaghegh, Fereshteh Farzan Azar and Fatemeh Mehvari Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effect of paternal anxiety on mother-infant bonding in neonatal intensive care
The hospitalization of a preterm infant in the NICU can lead to mental health difficulties in parents, but not much is known how paternal anxiety might affect the mother-infant relationship. (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 11, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mark Ettenberger, Łucja Bieleninik, Andreas Størksen Stordal and Claire Ghetti Tags: Research Source Type: research
