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Birth setting decisions during COVID-19: A comparative qualitative study [PDF]

Women's Health
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increased number of out-of-hospital births in the United States and other nations. While many studies have sought to understand the experiences of pregnant and birthing people during this time, few have ...
Sarah Holdren, Laura Crook, Anne Lyerly
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Navigating intensive altered states of consciousness: How can the set and setting key parameters promote the science of human birth?

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
The subjective childbirth experience is crucial from a public health standpoint. There is a correlation between a negative childbirth experience and a poor mental state after birth, with effects that go far beyond the postpartum (PP) period.
Orli Dahan
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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Neonatal Outcomes and United States Birth Setting [PDF]

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017
Melissa Cheyney, Cathy L Emeis, Jodi Lapidus   +2 more
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Exploring Women’s Reasons for Choosing Home Birth with the Help of Their Untrained Family Members: A Qualitative Research [PDF]

International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2023
Background: Home births with the help of untrained family members continue to be women’spreference in Indonesia. However, the practice has received very little attention.
Nila Kusumawati, Erlinawati Erlinawati, Yenny Safitri, Muhammad Nurman, Fitry Erlin   +4 more
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Making the cut on caesarean section: a logistic regression analysis on factors favouring caesarean sections without medical indication in comparison to spontaneous vaginal birth

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background In the absence of medical necessity, opting for caesarean sections exposes mothers and neonates to increased risks of enduring long-term health problems and mortality.
Anja Y. Bischof, Alexander Geissler
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Freestanding midwife-led units: A narrative review

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2020
Background: Strengthening of midwives' position and support for freestanding birth centers, frequently referred to as Freestanding Midwife-led Units (FMUs), raise hopes for a return to humanized labor.
Grazyna Baczek, Urszula Tataj-Puzyna, Dorota Sys, Barbara Baranowska   +3 more
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Setting research priorities to reduce global mortality from preterm birth and low birth [PDF]

Journal of Global Health, 2012
This paper aims to identify health research priorities that could improve the rate of progress in reducing global neonatal mortality from preterm birth and low birth weight (PB/LBW), as set out in the UN's Millennium Development Goal 4.
Rajiv Bahl Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, Jose Martines , Nita Bhandari , Zrinka Biloglav , Karen Edmond , Sharad Iyengar , Michael Kramer , Joy E. Lawn , D. S. Manandhar , Rintaro Mori , Kathleen M. Rasmussen , H. P. S. Sachdev , Nalini Singhal , Mark Tomlinson , Cesar Victora , Anthony F. Williams , Kit Yee Chan , Igor Rudan   +17 more
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Impact of temperature change from admission to day one on neonatal mortality in a low-resource setting

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Thermal control after birth is an essential part of neonatal care. However, the relationship between neonatal temperature at and after admission is unknown.
Francesco Cavallin, Serena Calgaro, Valentina Brugnolaro, Amir Hussein Abubacar Seni, Arlindo Rosario Muhelo, Liviana Da Dalt, Giovanni Putoto, Daniele Trevisanuto   +7 more
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Implementing at-birth, point-of-care HIV testing in Kenya: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research

Implementation Science Communications, 2021
Background At-birth and point-of-care (POC) testing can expedite early infant diagnosis of HIV and improve infant outcomes. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), this study describes the implementation of an at-birth ...
Catherine Wexler, Yvonne Kamau, Elizabeth Muchoki, Shadrack Babu, Nicodemus Maosa, May Maloba, Melinda Brown, Kathy Goggin, Natabhona Mabachi, Brad Gautney, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler   +10 more
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The Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study: further analyses to enhance policy and service delivery decision-making for planned place of birth

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2015
Background: Evidence from the Birthplace in England Research Programme supported a policy of offering ‘low risk’ women a choice of birth setting, but a number of unanswered questions remained.
Jennifer Hollowell, Rachel Rowe, John Townend, Marian Knight, Yangmei Li, Louise Linsell, Maggie Redshaw, Peter Brocklehurst, Alison Macfarlane, Neil Marlow, Christine McCourt, Mary Newburn, Jane Sandall, Louise Silverton   +13 more
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