Inflammatory bowel disease and risk of perineal injury in primiparous vaginal births: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Gilboa I +7 more
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Trends and indications for cesarean section in the ORIGINS birth cohort
Abstract Objective Cesarean section (CS) rates have increased substantially in Australia, with particularly high use observed in private maternity care and for pre‐labor CS. The aim of the present study was to describe the CS rates and the clinical indications for pre‐labor CS in the ORIGINS birth cohort.
Kristjana Einarsdottir +6 more
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Threatened preterm labor in Japan: an evidence-practice gap in diagnosis, tocolysis, and guideline implementation. [PDF]
Inami K.
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The womb as the cradle of longevity: Perinatal origins of biological aging
Abstract The perinatal period is increasingly recognized as an important determinant of biological aging trajectories and disease susceptibility across the lifespan. This narrative review synthesizes current evidence linking intrauterine exposures to adult health outcomes across three biological dimensions: fetal programming, maternal influences, and ...
Sevim Ozge Ozdemir, Ebru Davutoglu
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Abstract Objective To evaluate perinatal outcomes in women undergoing cervical cerclage for prevention of preterm birth in Brazilian maternity hospitals. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 1364 women with singleton pregnancies who underwent elective or rescue cervical cerclage between December 2003 and November 2025.
Isabella C. Bragheto +19 more
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Continuity at the Incision: Why Cesarean Delivery Belongs in Family Medicine. [PDF]
Ruiz J.
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Abstract Objective Pain relief could minimize blood loss by limiting the adrenaline stress response to fear and trauma during birth. We examined the association between pharmacological pain relief and postpartum bleeding in a large cohort of women giving birth with anemia in sub‐Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Judith Lieber +161 more
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Intrapartum Febrile Morbidity and Maternal Birth Trauma After Vaginal Delivery: A Parity-Stratified Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Shalabna E +5 more
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Lactation, Childrearing, and Gender Justice
ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss the significance of early infant feeding choices for the goal of gender justice. Focusing on human lactation practices, I identify Exclusive Gestational Nursing (EGN) as the norm in advanced industrial societies, which creates the expectation and permission for gestators, and only gestators, to nurse children, and ...
Jenny Brown
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Letter to the editor: A comparison in maternal and neonatal outcomes between mild fundal pressure and vacuum extraction for shortening the second stage of labor-Reconsidering the use of the term "mild fundal pressure" in obstetric practice. [PDF]
Brunelli E, Youssef A.
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