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Control of Childbirth: A Socialist Feminist Perspective [PDF]

, 1990
"Given support and patience 85% of women can give birth normally and naturally".  So states Joan Donley (1986) introducing the first chapter of her book **Save the Midwives**.
Diana Russell
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Evaluating predictive values of umbilical cord arterial lactate for adverse newborn outcomes among term‐births in northern Uganda: A cross sectional analytical study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 408-420, April 2025.
Abstract Objective Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of death for neonates worldwide. Lack of an objective cost effective test to predict poor newborn outcomes at birth affects the ability to respond appropriately. This study determined predictive values of umbilical cord arterial lactate in relation to adverse neonatal outcomes. Methods This
Elizabeth Ayebare, James K. Tumwine, Jolly Nankunda, Anna Hjelmstedt, Wibke Jonas, Grace Ndeezi, Nicola Orsini, Claudia Hanson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternity Leave Policies and Womens Employment after Childbirth: Evidence from the United States, Britain and Japan [PDF]

This paper uses microdata from the United States, Britain and Japan to examine the effects of family leave coverage on women's employment after childbirth. The United States had no national family leave legislation until 1993, but many women were covered
Yoshio Higuchi, Masahiro Abe, Jane Waldfogel   +2 more
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Association between patient safety culture, adverse events, and essential practices during childbirth in six Brazilian maternity hospitals

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study examines whether hospitals with stronger patient safety culture more consistently follow essential birth practices and have fewer adverse outcomes for mothers and newborns and whether this evidence can guide maternity care priorities in patient safety policy.
Zenewton A. S. Gama, Cecília Olívia Paraguai de Oliveira Saraiva, Tatyana Maria Silva de Souza Rosendo, Rose L. Molina, Katherine E. A. Semrau, Danielle E. Tuller, Megan Marx Delaney, Christopher Westgard, Lauren Bobanski, Cláudia Maria Messias, Liana Carlan Padilha, Marise Reis de Freitas   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fear in childbirth: are the media responsible? [PDF]

, 2014
This is the second year that the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal and Perinatal Health convened a debate as part of the Festival of Learning at Bournemouth University (BU).
Hundley, Vanora, Luce, Ann, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Dewberry, J., Duff, E..   +4 more
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Cultural adaptation, validation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of Childbirth Experience Questionnaire version 2.0 in the Spanish context [PDF]

Background Several instruments have been designed to assess the childbirth experience. The Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) is one of the most widely used tools.
Machín-Martín, Elizabet, Martín-Martínez, Alicia, Jeppesen-Gutiérrez, Julia, Bordón-Reyes, Haridian, González De La Torre, Héctor   +4 more
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Person-centered maternity care and its associated factors during childbirth at selected public hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
BackgroundMaternal mortality has remained a major public health issue globally. Although there has been substantial reduction in maternal mortality, Ethiopia is still one of the highest burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Arsema Gebreyesus, Agumasie Semahegn, Agumasie Semahegn, Fikru Tebeje, Arega Abebe Lonsako, Sagni Girma, Sagni Girma   +6 more
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Effect of Hypothermic Exposure (+2°C, In Vitro) on the Radical Activity of Neutrophils [PDF]

Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2017
The possibility of using the hypothermic impact (+ 2° C, in vitro) as a non-drug stimulator of cell immunity was studied. Using chemiluminescence method found that in women with physiological pregnancy the radical response of neutrophils to a foreign ...
T.V. Polezhaeva, A.N. Khudyakov, O.N. Solomina, O.O. Zaitseva, I.G. Paturova, S.V. Utemov, K.A. Vetoschkin   +6 more
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Functional status of women with and without potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions after 6 months postpartum: A cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions (PLTCs) on functional disability at 6 months postpartum. Methods This prospective cohort study was done at 10 hospitals in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. A total of 1027 postpartum women (341 with PLTCs and 686 without) were enrolled into
Fitiwi Tinsae Baykemagn, Girmatsion Fisseha Abreha, Yibrah Berhe Zelelow, Alemayehu Bayray Kahsay   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies for preventing gender‐based violence in healthcare services: Evidence synthesis for health policy

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Violence against women remains a serious public health problem and a violation of human rights that affects women's health. Healthcare providers play a fundamental role in preventing and responding to violence against women and girls.
Odette del Risco Sánchez, Erika Zambrano, Larissa Rodrigues, Nathália Quitério Daluia, Fernanda Garanhani Surita   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source