Celebrate Birth!—Chloe's Birth
The Journal of Perinatal Education, 2020 Leigh Anne shares the story not only of Chloe's birth but of the birth of her first daughter, Phoebe, and the loss of her second baby. She describes waiting for labor to start, and her frustration when arriving at the hospital to find, to her surprise, that she was not ready to push.
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"Engaging with birth stories in pregnancy: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of women's experiences across two generations" [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: The birth story has been widely understood as a crucial source of knowledge about childbirth. What has not been reported is the effect that birth stories may have on primigravid women's understandings of birth.
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National population-based estimates for major birth defects, 2010-2014.
Birth Defects Research, 2019 BACKGROUND Using the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) annual data report, U.S. national prevalence estimates for major birth defects are developed based on birth cohort 2010-2014. METHODS Data from 39 U.S.
Cara T Mai +10 more
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Ultrasound examination of the pelvic floor during active labor: A longitudinal cohort study
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023 Introduction There is limited evidence about changes in the pelvic floor during active labor. We aimed to investigate changes in hiatal dimensions during the active first stage of labor and associations with fetal descent and head position.
Torbjørn M. Eggebø +4 more
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Trial protocol OPPTIMUM : does progesterone prophylaxis for the prevention of preterm labour improve outcome? [PDF]
, 2012 Background Preterm birth is a global problem, with a prevalence of 8 to 12% depending on location. Several large trials and systematic reviews have shown progestogens to be effective in preventing or delaying preterm birth in selected high risk women ...
A Shennan +37 more
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Implementation of universal umbilical cord pH analysis in Denmark. A national register‐based study
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023 Introduction Umbilical cord blood gas analysis provides information about intrapartum hypoxia and is considered an important measure of quality in maternity care.
Charlotte B. Andersson +4 more
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Minimal quasi-stationary distribution approximation for a birth and death process [PDF]
, 2014 In a first part, we prove a Lyapunov-type criterion for the $\xi\_1$-positive recurrence of absorbed birth and death processes and provide new results on the domain of attraction of the minimal quasi-stationary distribution.
Villemonais, Denis
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Sanitization of Early Life and Microbial Dysbiosis
Challenges, 2018 Childbearing and infant care practices have dramatically evolved since the 15th century. Shifting away from traditional home-based experiences, with the emergence of the microbial aware era and the hospital as a quintessential sanitizing machine, early ...
Shelly Jun +7 more
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Support during birth interacts with prior trauma and birth intervention to predict postnatal post-traumatic stress symptoms [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Many women experience childbirth as traumatic and 2% develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study examined the role of health practitioner support and personal control during birth as predictors of PTS symptoms, adjusting for ...
Elizabeth Ford +6 more
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Zika Virus and Birth Defects--Reviewing the Evidence for Causality.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 Summary The Zika virus has spread rapidly in the Americas since its first identification in Brazil in early 2015. Prenatal Zika virus infection has been linked to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, most notably microcephaly and other serious brain ...
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