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Volume 13;  2013
Case Reports
Pseudo (Platelet-type) von Willebrand disease in pregnancy: a case report
Neetu Grover, Vincent Boama, Munazzah Rifat Chou
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 16. Published online 2013 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-16
PMCID:
PMC3558368
Abstract Full Text PDF–154K
4th Stage Transvaginal omental herniation during VBAC complicated by shoulder dystocia: a unique presentation of uterine rupture
Aruyaru Stanley Mwenda
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 76. Published online 2013 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-76
PMCID:
PMC3614469
Abstract Full Text PDF–381K
Debate
Randomised controlled trials and clinical maternity care: moving on from intention-to-treat and other simplistic analyses of efficacy
Welsh AW
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 15. Published online 2013 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-15
PMCID:
PMC3554494
Abstract Full Text PDF–200K
Reviewer Acknowledgement
Annual acknowledgement of reviewers
Emily Crow
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 28. Published online 2013 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-28
PMCID:
PMC3582426
Abstract Full Text PDF–106K
Research Articles
The association of neighbourhood and individual social capital with consistent self-rated health: a longitudinal study in Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women
Gabriela A Lamarca, Maria do C Leal, Aubrey Sheiham, Mario V Vettore
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 1. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-1
PMCID:
PMC3556498
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M Supplementary Material
Prenatal micronutrient supplementation and postpartum depressive symptoms in a pregnancy cohort
Brenda MY Leung, Bonnie J Kaplan, Catherine J Field, Suzanne Tough, Misha Eliasziw, Mariel Fajer Gomez, Linda J McCargar, Lisa Gagnon
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 2. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-2
PMCID:
PMC3585741
Abstract Full Text PDF–279K
Development and validation of a pregnancy symptoms inventory
Katie F Foxcroft, Leonie K Callaway, Nuala M Byrne, Joan Webster
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 3. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-3
PMCID:
PMC3599678
Abstract Full Text PDF–804K
A qualitative interview study exploring pregnant women’s and health professionals’ attitudes to external cephalic version
Rebecca Say, Richard Thomson, Stephen Robson, Catherine Exley
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 4. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-4
PMCID:
PMC3567941
Abstract Full Text PDF–175K Supplementary Material
Why do women prefer home births in Ethiopia?
Solomon Shiferaw, Mark Spigt, Merijn Godefrooij, Yilma Melkamu, Michael Tekie
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 5. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-5
PMCID:
PMC3562506
Abstract Full Text PDF–288K
Reproductive patterns among twins - a Swedish register study of men and women born 1973-1983
Marie Bladh, Ann Josefsson, John Carstensen, Orvar Finnström, Gunilla Sydsjö
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 6. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-6
PMCID:
PMC3551722
Abstract Full Text PDF–190K
Reliability of fetal nasal bone length measurement at 11–14 weeks of gestation
Chitkasaem Suwanrath, Ninlapa Pruksanusak, Ounjai Kor-anantakul, Thitima Suntharasaj, Tharangrut Hanprasertpong, Savitree Pranpanus
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 7. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-7
PMCID:
PMC3565861
Abstract Full Text PDF–562K
Behavioural change in relation to alcohol exposure in early pregnancy and impact on perinatal outcomes - a prospective cohort study
Deirdre J Murphy, Aoife Mullally, Brian J Cleary, Tom Fahey, Joe Barry
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 8. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-8
PMCID:
PMC3549282
Abstract Full Text PDF–197K
Need for insulin to control gestational diabetes is reflected in the ambulatory arterial stiffness index
Henna Kärkkäinen, Tomi Laitinen, Nonna Heiskanen, Heli Saarelainen, Pirjo Valtonen, Tiina Lyyra-Laitinen, Esko Vanninen, Seppo Heinonen
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 9. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-9
PMCID:
PMC3556301
Abstract Full Text PDF–278K
Prevention and management of excessive gestational weight gain: a survey of overweight and obese pregnant women
W S Leslie, A Gibson, C R Hankey
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 10. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-10
PMCID:
PMC3616937
Abstract Full Text PDF–145K Supplementary Material
Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq
Maysoon Jabir, Imad Abdul-Salam, Dhikra M Suheil, Wafa Al-Hilli, Sana Abul-Hassan, Amal Al-Zuheiri, Rasha Al-Ba'aj, Abeer Dekan, Özge Tunçalp, Joao Paulo Souza
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 11. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-11
PMCID:
PMC3558361
Abstract Full Text PDF–201K Supplementary Material
Risk factors for antepartum stillbirth and the influence of maternal age in New South Wales Australia: A population based study
Adrienne Gordon, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Kevin McGeechan, Jonathan Morris, Heather Jeffery
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 12. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-12
PMCID:
PMC3552834
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K Supplementary Material
Involvement of males in antenatal care, birth preparedness, exclusive breast feeding and immunizations for children in Kathmandu, Nepal
Dharma Nand Bhatta
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 14. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-14
PMCID:
PMC3558464
Abstract Full Text PDF–177K
Knowledge and utilization of partograph among obstetric care givers in public health institutions of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Engida Yisma, Berhanu Dessalegn, Ayalew Astatkie, Nebreed Fesseha
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 17. Published online 2013 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-17
PMCID:
PMC3552695
Abstract Full Text PDF–209K
The effect of health facility delivery on neonatal mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis
Gurmesa Tura, Mesganaw Fantahun, Alemayehu Worku
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 18. Published online 2013 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-18
PMCID:
PMC3584809
Abstract Full Text PDF–696K
Weight stigma in maternity care: women’s experiences and care providers’ attitudes
Kate Mulherin, Yvette D Miller, Fiona Kate Barlow, Phillippa C Diedrichs, Rachel Thompson
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 19. Published online 2013 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-19
PMCID:
PMC3577669
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
Prognostic factors for low birthweight repetition in successive pregnancies: a cohort study
Iândora Krolow Timm Sclowitz, Iná S Santos, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Alicia Matijasevich, Aluísio J D Barros
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 20. Published online 2013 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-20
PMCID:
PMC3558483
Abstract Full Text PDF–203K
Risk adapted transmission prophylaxis to prevent vertical HIV–1 transmission: Effectiveness and safety of an abbreviated regimen of postnatal oral Zidovudine
Jennifer Neubert, Maren Pfeffer, Arndt Borkhardt, Tim Niehues, Ortwin Adams, Mareike Bolten, Stefan Reuter, Hans Stannigel, Hans-Juergen Laws
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 22. Published online 2013 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-22
PMCID:
PMC3568057
Abstract Full Text PDF–206K
The association between interpregnancy interval and birth weight: what is the role of maternal polyunsaturated fatty acid status?
Luc JM Smits, Hester M Elzenga, Reinoud JBJ Gemke, Gerard Hornstra, Manon van Eijsden
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 23. Published online 2013 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-23
PMCID:
PMC3585790
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K
Effect of a facility-based multifaceted intervention on the quality of obstetrical care: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Mali and Senegal
Catherine M Pirkle, Alexandre Dumont, Mamadou Traoré, Maria-Victoria Zunzunegui
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 24. Published online 2013 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-24
PMCID:
PMC3599612
Abstract Full Text PDF–392K
Outpatient Foley catheter versus inpatient prostaglandin E2 gel for induction of labour: a randomised trial
Amanda Henry, Arushi Madan, Rachel Reid, Sally K Tracy, Kathryn Austin, Alec Welsh, Daniel Challis
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 25. Published online 2013 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-25
PMCID:
PMC3564932
Abstract Full Text PDF–402K Supplementary Material
Help bring back the celebration of life: A community-based participatory study of rural Aboriginal women’s maternity experiences and outcomes
Colleen Varcoe, Helen Brown, Betty Calam, Thelma Harvey, Miranda Tallio
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 26. Published online 2013 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-26
PMCID:
PMC3577503
Abstract Full Text PDF–375K
International migration and caesarean birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lisa Merry, Rhonda Small, Béatrice Blondel, Anita J Gagnon
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 27. Published online 2013 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-27
PMCID:
PMC3621213
Abstract Full Text PDF–673K Supplementary Material
Characteristics of first-time fathers of advanced age: a Norwegian population-based study
Anne Britt Vika Nilsen, Ulla Waldenström, Svein Rasmussen, Anna Hjelmstedt, Erica Schytt
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 29. Published online 2013 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-29
PMCID:
PMC3566934
Abstract Full Text PDF–376K
Using a decline in serum hCG between days 0–4 to predict ectopic pregnancy treatment success after single-dose methotrexate: a retrospective cohort study
Monika Skubisz, Philip Dutton, William Colin Duncan, Andrew W Horne, Stephen Tong
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 30. Published online 2013 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-30
PMCID:
PMC3577505
Abstract Full Text PDF–144K
Factors associated with success of vaginal birth after one caesarean section (VBAC) at three teaching hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case control study
Malede Birara, Yirgu Gebrehiwot
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 31. Published online 2013 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-31
PMCID:
PMC3575257
Abstract Full Text PDF–176K
A cross-sectional study of maternal perception of fetal movements and antenatal advice in a general pregnant population, using a qualitative framework
Camille H Raynes-Greenow, Adrienne Gordon, Qiushuang Li, Jon A Hyett
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 32. Published online 2013 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-32
PMCID:
PMC3572429
Abstract Full Text PDF–285K
Do parental heights influence pregnancy length?: a population-based prospective study, HUNT 2
Kirsti Myklestad, Lars Johan Vatten, Elisabeth Balstad Magnussen, Kjell Åsmund Salvesen, Pål Richard Romundstad
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 33. Published online 2013 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-33
PMCID:
PMC3608172
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K
An integrative review of the side effects related to the use of magnesium sulfate for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management
Jeffrey Michael Smith, Richard F Lowe, Judith Fullerton, Sheena M Currie, Laura Harris, Erica Felker-Kantor
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 34. Published online 2013 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-34
PMCID:
PMC3570392
Abstract Full Text PDF–289K
How mistimed and unwanted pregnancies affect timing of antenatal care initiation in three districts in Tanzania
Amon Exavery, Almamy Malick Kanté, Ahmed Hingora, Godfrey Mbaruku, Senga Pemba, James F Phillips
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 35. Published online 2013 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-35
PMCID:
PMC3574825
Abstract Full Text PDF–443K
Neonatal outcomes in obese mothers: a population-based analysis
Anne-Frederique Minsart, Pierre Buekens, Myriam De Spiegelaere, Yvon Englert
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 36. Published online 2013 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-36
PMCID:
PMC3575268
Abstract Full Text PDF–178K
Using hospital discharge data to identify incident pregnancy-associated cancers: a validation study
Yuen Yi Cathy Lee, Christine L Roberts, Jane Young, Timothy Dobbins
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 37. Published online 2013 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-37
PMCID:
PMC3598759
Abstract Full Text PDF–161K
New birth weight reference standards customised to birth order and sex of babies from South India
Velusamy Saravana Kumar, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan, Tunny Sebastian, Annie Regi, Jiji Mathew, Ruby Jose
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 38. Published online 2013 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-38
PMCID:
PMC3583685
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
Local health workers’ perceptions of substandard care in the management of obstetric hemorrhage in rural Malawi
Jogchum Jan Beltman, Thomas van den Akker, Dieudonné Bwirire, Anneke Korevaar, Richard Chidakwani, Luc van Lonkhuijzen, Jos van Roosmalen
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 39. Published online 2013 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-39
PMCID:
PMC3583700
Abstract Full Text PDF–168K
Factors influencing place of delivery for women in Kenya: an analysis of the Kenya demographic and health survey, 2008/2009
John Kitui, Sarah Lewis, Gail Davey
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 40. Published online 2013 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-40
PMCID:
PMC3585789
Abstract Full Text PDF–220K
Birth weight and delivery practice in a Vietnamese rural district during 12 year of rapid economic development
Huong Thu Nguyen, Bo Eriksson, Toan Khanh Tran, Chuc Thi Kim Nguyen, Henry Ascher
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 41. Published online 2013 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-41
PMCID:
PMC3599374
Abstract Full Text PDF–204K
Developing a tool for obtaining maternal skinfold thickness measurements and assessing inter-observer variability among pregnant women who are overweight and obese
Lavern M Kannieappan, Andrea R Deussen, Rosalie M Grivell, Lisa Yelland, Jodie M Dodd
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 42. Published online 2013 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-42
PMCID:
PMC3583701
Abstract Full Text PDF–184K
Access to essential technologies for safe childbirth: a survey of health workers in Africa and Asia
Jonathan M Spector, Jonathan Reisman, Stuart Lipsitz, Priya Desai, Atul A Gawande
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 43. Published online 2013 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-43
PMCID:
PMC3637084
Abstract Full Text PDF–396K
Misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage prevention at home birth: an integrative review of global implementation experience to date
Jeffrey Michael Smith, Rehana Gubin, Martine M Holston, Judith Fullerton, Ndola Prata
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 44. Published online 2013 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-44
PMCID:
PMC3598986
Abstract Full Text PDF–311K
Knowledge of pregnant women about birth defects
Ajediran I Bello, Augustine A Acquah, Jonathan NA Quartey, Anna Hughton
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 45. Published online 2013 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-45
PMCID:
PMC3598521
Abstract Full Text PDF–170K
How effective are the components of active management of the third stage of labor?
Wendy R Sheldon, Jill Durocher, Beverly Winikoff, Jennifer Blum, James Trussell
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 46. Published online 2013 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-46
PMCID:
PMC3607929
Abstract Full Text PDF–193K
Perspectives about and approaches to weight gain in pregnancy: a qualitative study of physicians and nurse midwives
Tammy Chang, Mikel Llanes, Katherine J Gold, Michael D Fetters
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 47. Published online 2013 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-47
PMCID:
PMC3626918
Abstract Full Text PDF–195K
Head of household education level as a factor influencing whether delivery takes place in the presence of a skilled birth attendant in Busia, Uganda: a cross-sectional household study
Frédérique Vallières, Alexandria Hansen, Eilish McAuliffe, Emma Louise Cassidy, Paul Owora, Sam Kappler, Evelyn Gathuru
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 48. Published online 2013 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-48
PMCID:
PMC3623753
Abstract Full Text PDF–429K Supplementary Material
Preterm birth and small for gestational age in relation to alcohol consumption during pregnancy: stronger associations among vulnerable women? results from two large Western-European studies
Manuela Pfinder, Anton E Kunst, Reinhold Feldmann, Manon van Eijsden, Tanja G M Vrijkotte
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 49. Published online 2013 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-49
PMCID:
PMC3607897
Abstract Full Text PDF–225K
“I have to do what I believe”: Sudanese women’s beliefs and resistance to hegemonic practices at home and during experiences of maternity care in Canada
Gina MA Higginbottom, Jalal Safipour, Zubia Mumtaz, Yvonne Chiu, Patricia Paton, Jennifer Pillay
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 51. Published online 2013 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-51
PMCID:
PMC3599128
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
Antenatal care visit attendance, intermittent preventive treatment and bed net use during pregnancy in Gabon
Marielle Karine Bouyou-Akotet, Denise Patricia Mawili-Mboumba, Maryvonne Kombila
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 52. Published online 2013 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-52
PMCID:
PMC3599563
Abstract Full Text PDF–187K
Experience of childbirth in first-time mothers of advanced age – a Norwegian population-based study
Vigdis Aasheim, Ulla Waldenström, Svein Rasmussen, Erica Schytt
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 53. Published online 2013 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-53
PMCID:
PMC3599661
Abstract Full Text PDF–280K
Transition to motherhood in type 1 diabetes: design of the pregnancy and postnatal well-being in transition questionnaires
Bodil Rasmussen, Trisha Dunning, Christel Hendrieckx, Mari Botti, Jane Speight
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 54. Published online 2013 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-54
PMCID:
PMC3599343
Abstract Full Text PDF–422K
Delivering at home or in a health facility? health-seeking behaviour of women and the role of traditional birth attendants in Tanzania
Constanze Pfeiffer, Rosemarie Mwaipopo
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 55. Published online 2013 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-55
PMCID:
PMC3599352
Abstract Full Text PDF–207K Supplementary Material
Factors associated with obstetric fistulae occurrence among patients attending selected hospitals in Kenya, 2010: a case control study
Zeinab Gura Roka, Mathias Akech, Peter Wanzala, Jared Omolo, Sheba Gitta, Peter Waiswa
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 56. Published online 2013 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-56
PMCID:
PMC3599423
Abstract Full Text PDF–182K
Sexual HIV risk behaviour and associated factors among pregnant women in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Karl Peltzer, Gladys Mlambo
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 57. Published online 2013 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-57
PMCID:
PMC3599185
Abstract Full Text PDF–186K
Stakeholder analysis for a maternal and newborn health project in Eastern Uganda
Gertrude Namazzi, Kiwanuka Suzanne N, Waiswa Peter, Bua John, Okui Olico, Allen Katharine A, Hyder Adnan A, Ekirapa Kiracho Elizabeth
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 58. Published online 2013 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-58
PMCID:
PMC3599511
Abstract Full Text PDF–331K
Incidence of and risk factors for perineal trauma: a prospective observational study
Lesley A Smith, Natalia Price, Vanessa Simonite, Ethel E Burns
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 59. Published online 2013 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-59
PMCID:
PMC3599825
Abstract Full Text PDF–229K
A community perspective on the role of fathers during pregnancy: a qualitative study
Amina P Alio, Cindi A Lewis, Kenneth Scarborough, Kenn Harris, Kevin Fiscella
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 60. Published online 2013 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-60
PMCID:
PMC3606253
Abstract Full Text PDF–903K
Preeclampsia and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease: what do obstetrician-gynecologists know?
May-Britt Heidrich, Daniela Wenzel, Constantin S von Kaisenberg, Cordula Schippert, Frauke M von Versen-Höynck
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 61. Published online 2013 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-61
PMCID:
PMC3605330
Abstract Full Text PDF–230K Supplementary Material
Impact of prenatal care provider on the use of ancillary health services during pregnancy
Amy Metcalfe, Kristen Grabowska, Carol Weller, Suzanne C Tough
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 62. Published online 2013 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-62
PMCID:
PMC3599935
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K
Are women with major depression in pregnancy identifiable in population health data?
Lyn Colvin, Linda Slack-Smith, Fiona J Stanley, Carol Bower
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 63. Published online 2013 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-63
PMCID:
PMC3602106
Abstract Full Text PDF–719K
Obstetric fistula in Southern Sudan: situational analysis and Key Informant Method to estimate prevalence
Alma J Adler, Samantha Fox, Oona M R Campbell, Hannah Kuper
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 64. Published online 2013 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-64
PMCID:
PMC3607911
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.7M
Academic detailing and adherence to guidelines for Group B streptococci prenatal screening: a randomized controlled trial
Jussara M Silva, Airton T Stein, Holger J Schünemann, Ronaldo Bordin, Ricardo Kuchenbecker, Maria de Lourdes Drachler
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 68. Published online 2013 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-68
PMCID:
PMC3610286
Abstract Full Text PDF–152K
Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among women in Nairobi, Kenya
Lawrence Ikamari, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Rhoune Ochako
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 69. Published online 2013 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-69
PMCID:
PMC3607892
Abstract Full Text PDF–209K
Fathers’ engagement in pregnancy and childbirth: evidence from a national survey
Maggie Redshaw, Jane Henderson
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 70. Published online 2013 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-70
PMCID:
PMC3607858
Abstract Full Text PDF–237K
Trunk motion and gait characteristics of pregnant women when walking: report of a longitudinal study with a control group
Wendy L Gilleard
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 71. Published online 2013 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-71
PMCID:
PMC3614455
Abstract Full Text PDF–884K
Infertility and childlessness: a qualitative study of the experiences of infertile couples in Northern Ghana
Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong, Philip Baba Adongo
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 72. Published online 2013 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-72
PMCID:
PMC3610195
Abstract Full Text PDF–212K
Encountering abuse in health care; lifetime experiences in postnatal women - a qualitative study
Anne-Mette Schroll, Hanne Kjærgaard, Julie Midtgaard
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 74. Published online 2013 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-74
PMCID:
PMC3614521
Abstract Full Text PDF–300K
The most effective strategy for recruiting a pregnancy cohort: a tale of two cities
Donna P Manca, Maeve O’Beirne, Teresa Lightbody, David W Johnston, Dayna-Lynn Dymianiw, Katarzyna Nastalska, Lubna Anis, Sarah Loehr, Anne Gilbert, Bonnie J Kaplan
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 75. Published online 2013 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-75
PMCID:
PMC3614477
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K
Acceptance of routine or case-based inquiry for intimate partner violence: a mixed method study
Heidi Stöckl, Linda Hertlein, Isabelle Himsl, Nina Ditsch, Carolin Blume, Uwe Hasbargen, Klaus Friese, Doris Stöckl
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 77. Published online 2013 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-77
PMCID:
PMC3616868
Abstract Full Text PDF–198K
Do Italian women prefer cesarean section? Results from a survey on mode of delivery preferences
Maria Regina Torloni, Ana Pilar Betrán, Pilar Montilla, Elisa Scolaro, Armando Seuc, Agustina Mazzoni, Fernando Althabe, Francesca Merzagora, Gian Paolo Donzelli, Mario Merialdi
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 78. Published online 2013 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-78
PMCID:
PMC3621281
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K Supplementary Material
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal unilateral lung agenesis complicated with cardiac malposition
Ying Zhang, Miao Fan, Wei-dong Ren, Li-mei Xie, Chang-wei Ding, Wei Sun, Yu Wang, Ya-jun Guo, Ai-lu Cai
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 79. Published online 2013 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-79
PMCID:
PMC3617058
Abstract Full Text PDF–603K Supplementary Material
Very advanced maternal age and morbidity in Victoria, Australia: a population based study
Mary C Carolan, Mary-Ann Davey, Maryanne Biro, Michelle Kealy
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 80. Published online 2013 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-80
PMCID:
PMC3637179
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K
Factors affecting the use of prenatal care by non-western women in industrialized western countries: a systematic review
Agatha W Boerleider, Therese A Wiegers, Judith Manniën, Anneke L Francke, Walter LJM Devillé
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 81. Published online 2013 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-81
PMCID:
PMC3626532
Abstract Full Text PDF–357K Supplementary Material
Variation in endoglin pathway genes is associated with preeclampsia: a case–control candidate gene association study
Mandy J Bell, James M Roberts, Sandra A Founds, Arun Jeyabalan, Lauren Terhorst, Yvette P Conley
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 82. Published online 2013 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-82
PMCID:
PMC3651360
Abstract Full Text PDF–339K Supplementary Material
A survey of access to trial of labor in California hospitals in 2012
Mary K Barger, Jennifer Templeton Dunn, Sage Bearman, Megan DeLain, Elena Gates
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 83. Published online 2013 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-83
PMCID:
PMC3636061
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.9M
First trimester PAPP-A levels correlate with sFlt-1 levels longitudinally in pregnant women with and without preeclampsia
Aditi R Saxena, Ellen W Seely, Janet W Rich-Edwards, Louise E Wilkins-Haug, S Ananth Karumanchi, Thomas F McElrath
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 85. Published online 2013 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-85
PMCID:
PMC3623663
Abstract Full Text PDF–307K
The impact of tubal ectopic pregnancy in Papua New Guinea – a retrospective case review
Nancy N Hamura, John W Bolnga, Regina Wangnapi, Andrew W Horne, Stephen J Rogerson, Holger W Unger
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 86. Published online 2013 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-86
PMCID:
PMC3633071
Abstract Full Text PDF–211K
Does advanced maternal age confer a survival advantage to infants born at early gestation?
Sarka Lisonkova, Emmanuelle Paré, KS Joseph
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 87. Published online 2013 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-87
PMCID:
PMC3637212
Abstract Full Text PDF–361K
Age, mode of conception, health service use and pregnancy health: a prospective cohort study of Australian women
Jane Fisher, Karen Wynter, Karin Hammarberg, John McBain, Frances Gibson, Jacky Boivin, Catherine McMahon
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 88. Published online 2013 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-88
PMCID:
PMC3622566
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K
Risk of recurrence, subsequent mode of birth and morbidity for women who experienced severe perineal trauma in a first birth in New South Wales between 2000 –2008: a population based data linkage study
Holly Priddis, Hannah G Dahlen, Virginia Schmied, Annie Sneddon, Christine Kettle, Chris Brown, Charlene Thornton
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 89. Published online 2013 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-89
PMCID:
PMC3635942
Abstract Full Text PDF–440K
Adverse maternal outcomes associated with fetal macrosomia: what are the risk factors beyond birthweight?
Florent Fuchs, Jean Bouyer, Patrick Rozenberg, Marie-Victoire Senat
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 90. Published online 2013 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-90
PMCID:
PMC3623722
Abstract Full Text PDF–182K
Incidence, determinants and perinatal outcomes of near miss maternal morbidity in Ile-Ife Nigeria: a prospective case control study
Ikeola A Adeoye, Adedeji A Onayade, Adesegun O Fatusi
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 93. Published online 2013 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-93
PMCID:
PMC3651395
Abstract Full Text PDF–360K Supplementary Material
A randomised controlled trial comparing standard or intensive management of reduced fetal movements after 36 weeks gestation-a feasibility study
Alexander EP Heazell, Giovanna Bernatavicius, Stephen A Roberts, Ainslie Garrod, Melissa K Whitworth, Edward D Johnstone, Joanna C Gillham, Tina Lavender
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 95. Published online 2013 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-95
PMCID:
PMC3640967
Abstract Full Text PDF–447K
Neighbourhood deprivation and very preterm birth in an English and French cohort
Mercedes Bonet, Lucy K Smith, Hugo Pilkington, Elizabeth S Draper, Jennifer Zeitlin
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 97. Published online 2013 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-97
PMCID:
PMC3640897
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K Supplementary Material
Observational study to assess pregnant women’s knowledge and behaviour to prevent toxoplasmosis, listeriosis and cytomegalovirus
Monique T R Pereboom, Judith Manniën, Evelien R Spelten, François G Schellevis, Eileen K Hutton
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 98. Published online 2013 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-98
PMCID:
PMC3644250
Abstract Full Text PDF–205K
Regional variation in caesarean deliveries in Germany and its causes
Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Niklas Schmedt, Jun Zhang, Christina Lindemann, Ingo Langner, Edeltraut Garbe
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 99. Published online 2013 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-99
PMCID:
PMC3652783
Abstract Full Text PDF–387K
Rates of obstetric intervention during birth and selected maternal and perinatal outcomes for low risk women born in Australia compared to those born overseas
Hannah G Dahlen, Virginia Schmied, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Charlene Thornton
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 100. Published online 2013 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-100
PMCID:
PMC3651396
Abstract Full Text PDF–217K
Changes in fetal and neonatal mortality during 40 years by offspring sex: a national registry-based study in Norway
Fredrik Carlsen, Jostein Grytten, Anne Eskild
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 101. Published online 2013 May 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-101
PMCID:
PMC3645967
Abstract Full Text PDF–216K
Predictors of the timing of initiation of antenatal care in an ethnically diverse urban cohort in the UK
Jenny A Cresswell, Ge Yu, Bethan Hatherall, Joanne Morris, Farah Jamal, Angela Harden, Adrian Renton
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 103. Published online 2013 May 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-103
PMCID:
PMC3652742
Abstract Full Text PDF–233K
Fetal head circumference, operative delivery, and fetal outcomes: a multi-ethnic population-based cohort study
Andrew Mujugira, Alfred Osoti, Ruth Deya, Stephen E Hawes, Amanda I Phipps
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 106. Published online 2013 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-106
PMCID:
PMC3653751
Abstract Full Text PDF–173K
Study Protocol
Accuracy of erythrogram and serum ferritin for the maternal anemia diagnosis (AMA): a phase 3 diagnostic study on prediction of the therapeutic responsiveness to oral iron in pregnancy
Cristiane Campello Bresani, Maria Cynthia Braga, Daniel Falcão Felisberto, Carlos Eduardo Lopes Tavares-de-Melo, Debora Bresani Salvi, Malaquias Batista-Filho
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 13. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-13
PMCID:
PMC3599566
Abstract Full Text PDF–373K
Study protocol for promoting respectful maternity care initiative to assess, measure and design interventions to reduce disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Kenya
Charlotte Warren, Rebecca Njuki, Timothy Abuya, Charity Ndwiga, Grace Maingi, Jane Serwanga, Faith Mbehero, Louisa Muteti, Anne Njeru, Joseph Karanja, Joyce Olenja, Lucy Gitonga, Chris Rakuom, Ben Bellows
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 21. Published online 2013 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-21
PMCID:
PMC3559298
Abstract Full Text PDF–585K
SPRING: an RCT study of probiotics in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women
Marloes Dekker Nitert, Helen L Barrett, Katie Foxcroft, Anne Tremellen, Shelley Wilkinson, Barbara Lingwood, Jacinta M Tobin, Chris McSweeney, Peter O’Rourke, H David McIntyre, Leonie K Callaway
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 50. Published online 2013 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-50
PMCID:
PMC3585705
Abstract Full Text PDF–511K
Financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: protocol for a single arm intervention study
Theresa M Marteau, Josephine Thorne, Paul Aveyard, Julie Hirst, Rachel Sokal
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 66. Published online 2013 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-66
PMCID:
PMC3605251
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
Induction of labour with a Foley catheter or oral misoprostol at term: the PROBAAT-II study, a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Mieke LG ten Eikelder, Femke Neervoort, Katrien Oude Rengerink, Marta Jozwiak, Jan-Willem de Leeuw, Irene de Graaf, Maria G van Pampus, Maureen Franssen, Martijn Oudijk, Paulien van der Salm, Mallory Woiski, Paula JM Pernet, A Hanneke Feitsma, Huib van Vliet, Martina Porath, Frans Roumen, Erik van Beek, Hans Versendaal, Marion Heres, Ben Willem J Mol, Kitty W M Bloemenkamp
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 67. Published online 2013 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-67
PMCID:
PMC3610263
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
A matched pair cluster randomized implementation trail to measure the effectiveness of an intervention package aiming to decrease perinatal mortality and increase institution-based obstetric care among indigenous women in Guatemala: study protocol
Edgar Kestler, Dilys Walker, Anabelle Bonvecchio, Sandra Sáenz de Tejada, Allan Donner
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 73. Published online 2013 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-73
PMCID:
PMC3608074
Abstract Full Text PDF–405K
Magnesium sulphate at 30 to 34 weeks’ gestational age: neuroprotection trial (MAGENTA) - study protocol
Caroline A Crowther, Philippa F Middleton, Dominic Wilkinson, Pat Ashwood, Ross Haslam
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 91. Published online 2013 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-91
PMCID:
PMC3636106
Abstract Full Text PDF–206K
The DIAMIND study: postpartum SMS reminders to women who have had gestational diabetes mellitus to test for type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial – study protocol
Emer Heatley, Philippa Middleton, William Hague, Caroline Crowther
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 92. Published online 2013 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-92
PMCID:
PMC3626874
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
Surgical versus expectant management in women with an incomplete evacuation of the uterus after treatment with misoprostol for miscarriage: the MisoREST trial
Marianne AC Verschoor, Marike Lemmers, Patrick M Bossuyt, Giuseppe CM Graziosi, Petra J Hajenius, Dave J Hendriks, Marcel AH van Hooff, Hannah S van Meurs, Brent C Opmeer, Maurits W van Tulder, Liesanne Bouwma, Ruby Catshoek, Peggy Geomini, Ellen R Klinkert, Josje Langenveld, Theodoor E Nieboer, J Marinus van der Ploeg, Celine M Radder, Taeke Spinder, Lucy F van der Voet, Ben Willem J Mol, Judith AF Huirne, Willem M Ankum
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 102. Published online 2013 May 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-102
PMCID:
PMC3648386
Abstract Full Text PDF–412K
Impact on Caesarean section rates following injections of sterile water (ICARIS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Nigel Lee, Lena B Mårtensson, Caroline Homer, Joan Webster, Kristen Gibbons, Helen Stapleton, Natalie Dos Santos, Michael Beckmann, Yu Gao, Sue Kildea
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 105. Published online 2013 May 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-105
PMCID:
PMC3651329
Abstract Full Text PDF–475K
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