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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 The neuropeptide oxytocin acts as a hormone and a neuromodulator, influencing a multitude of human social behaviors, including reproduction. During childbirth and the postpartum period, it plays a key role in regulating and controlling processes that ...
M. H. Walter, H. Abele, C. Plappert
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Self-care and Health Care in Postpartum Women with Obesity: A Qualitative Study [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2020 Objective To explore the experiences of women with obesity regarding self-care and the care provided by their families and health team after childbirth.
Débora Bicudo Faria-Schützer +4 more
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Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth
BMC Psychiatry, 2021 Background Childbirth experience could be complicated and even traumatic. This study explored the possible risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth (PTSD-FC) in mothers and partners.
Deniz Ertan +4 more
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Études Caribéennes, 2021 Pregnancy and childbirth are important steps in a woman’s life. In Senegal, considerable progress has been made in childbirth conditions. The environment determines the type of childbirth to adopt, and the weight of tradition is a major factor.
Fatou Samb
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Effects of Fertility Behaviors on Depression Among the Elderly: Empirical Evidence From China
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Background: Increased population aging is associated with increased incidence of depression among the elderly. Existing studies have shown that ill-advised fertility behaviors during their youth also affect the health of the elderly.
Zhen Hu +7 more
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Comparison of fear, anxiety and self-efficacy of childbirth among primiparous and multiparous women
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background The aim of this study was to compare fear of childbirth, state and trait anxiety, and childbirth self-efficacy among primiparous and multiparous women in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran.
Aazam Shakarami +4 more
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International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2005 AbstractObjectiveThis study describes staffing, caseloads and reported routine practices for normal childbirth in Palestinian West Bank (WB) governmental maternity facilities and compares these practices with evidence‐based care.MethodsData on routine childbirth practices in all eight governmental hospitals were obtained through interviews with head ...
Hanan F. Abdul-Rahim +3 more
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Risk Factors Associated with Perinatal Mortality at Besat Hospital in Sanandaj: A Case-control Study [PDF]
Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2021 Background & aim: Perinatal mortality is used in international scales as a reflection of the quality of maternal and newborn care. Therefore, the current study aimed to determine perinatal mortality and its associated factors at Besat Hospital of ...
Leila Hasheminasab +4 more
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Women's experiences of coping with pain during childbirth: A critical review of qualitative research [PDF]
, 2015 Objective To identify and analyse qualitative literature exploring women׳s experiences of coping with pain during childbirth. Design Critical review of qualitative research.
Beigi +47 more
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Continuous support for women during childbirth.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 BACKGROUND Historically, women have generally been attended and supported by other women during labour. However, in hospitals worldwide, continuous support during labour has often become the exception rather than the routine.
Meghan A Bohren +4 more
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