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Outcomes of in vitro fertilization pregnancies complicated by subchorionic hematoma detected on first-trimester ultrasound

F&S Reports, 2020
Objective: To estimate the association between subchorionic hematoma (SCH) on ultrasound and pregnancy outcomes in in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies. Design: Institutional Review Board–approved, retrospective cohort study.
Kelsey L. Anderson, M.D., Patricia T. Jimenez, M.D., Kenan R. Omurtag, M.D., Emily S. Jungheim, M.D., M.S.C.I.   +3 more
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Helping rural women in Pakistan to prevent postpartum hemorrhage: A quasi experimental study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2012
Background According to the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey from 2006–2007, the maternal mortality ratio in rural areas is 319 per 100,000 live births. Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal deaths in Pakistan.
Mir Ali, Wajid Abdul, Gull Sadaf
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Job satisfaction of maternity care providers in the Netherlands: Does working in or with a birth centre influence job satisfaction?

European Journal of Midwifery, 2018
Introduction In the Netherlands birth centres have recently become an alternative option as places where women with uncomplicated pregnancies can give birth.
Therese Agnes Wiegers, Marieke A. Hermus, Corine J. Verhoeven, Marlies E. Rijnders, Karin M. van der Pal-de Bruin   +4 more
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Determinants of survival in very low birth weight neonates in a public sector hospital in Johannesburg

BMC Pediatrics, 2010
Background Audit of disease and mortality patterns provides essential information for health budgeting and planning, as well as a benchmark for comparison.
Cooper Peter A, Chirwa Tobias F, Ballot Daynia E   +2 more
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What influences birth place preferences, choices and decision-making amongst healthy women with straightforward pregnancies in the UK? A qualitative evidence synthesis using a ‘best fit’ framework approach

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background English maternity care policy has supported offering women choice of birth setting for over twenty years, but only 13% of women in England currently give birth in settings other than obstetric units (OUs).
Kirstie Coxon, Alison Chisholm, Reem Malouf, Rachel Rowe, Jennifer Hollowell   +4 more
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Management of preterm birth using protocols in a low resource setting

PLoS ONE, 2023
Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal deaths and the second leading cause of death in children under five after pneumonia. The study aimed at improving the management of preterm birth through the development of protocols for ...
Jackline Akello, Fatuma Namusoke, Godfrey Alia, Savio Mwaka   +3 more
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Breech birth at home: outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center births

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Research on outcomes of out-of-hospital breech birth is scarce. This study evaluates the outcomes of singleton term breech and cephalic births in a home or birth center setting.
Stuart James Fischbein, Rixa Freeze
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Rationale & design of the PROMISES study: a prospective assessment and validation study of salivary progesterone as a test for preterm birth in pregnant women from rural India

Reproductive Health, 2018
Background In India, 3.6 million pregnancies are affected by preterm birth annually, with many infants dying or surviving with disability. Currently, there is no simple test available for screening all women at risk of spontaneous PTB in low income ...
Pankhuri Sharma, Simi Khan, Mohan Ghule, V. B. Shivkumar, Ritu Dargan, Paul T. Seed, Archana Sarkar, Sunil Mehra, Poonam Varma Shivkumar, Rachel M. Tribe   +9 more
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The association between 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline for hypertension and neonatal outcomes in Kenya: a retrospective study

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Hypertension in pregnancy serves to screen for adverse perinatal outcomes. In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association recommended a new blood pressure category with lower hypertension thresholds, excluding ...
Mami Hitachi, Kazuchiyo Miyamichi, Sumihisa Honda, Violet Wanjihia, Samson Muuo Nzou, Satoshi Kaneko   +5 more
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Exploring views on normal birth in the Nordic and Baltic regions: a cross-national qualitative study with midwives working in hospital birth settings

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
Introduction: Midwifery knowledge, education and training in practice are challenged in contemporary maternity care by the growing trend towards interventions during childbirth, a dominant risk perspective and medicalised care. There is an ongoing debate
Pernilla Stenbäck, Eline Skirnisdottir Vik, Maria Ekelin, Ingela Sjöblom, Ilze Ansule, Kirsten Hasman, Alina Liepinaitienė, Terese Österberg, Eva Christina Furskog-Risa, Torhild Borlaug, Berit Mortensen, Valgerður Lísa Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf Ásta Ólafsdóttir   +12 more
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