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Health and Economic Impacts of an Early Labor Induction Policy for High‐BMI Mothers

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We expand the literature on marginal returns to birth interventions by studying a common intervention: early induction of labor for a growing share of pregnancies, high‐Body Mass Index (BMI) women. We exploit Danish guidelines which recommend routine induction at 7 days after the expected due date instead of 10–13 days after for mothers with a
Louis Freget, Maria Koch Gregersen
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Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon, Asma Ummad, Amina Olabi, Natasha Palmer, Sophie Witter   +4 more
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The effect of maternal concerns about childbirth and postpartum period on obsessive and compulsive behaviors related to baby care

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Introduction. Postpartum anxiety after childbirth is a common condition among pregnant women due to reasons such as the uncertainty of experiencing pregnancy and childbirth for the first time, or previous negative experiences.
Dilek Menekşe, Özge Karakaya Suzan, Nursan Çınar   +2 more
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Does induction or augmentation of labor increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women with anemia? A multicenter prospective cohort study in India

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 299-309, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To investigate whether induction/augmentation of labor in pregnant women with anemia increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and whether this risk varied by indications for labor induction/augmentation and by anemia severity in pregnancy.
Tuck Seng Cheng, Farzana Zahir, Carolin Solomi V, Ashok Verma, Sereesha Rao, Saswati Sanyal Choudhury, Gitanjali Deka, Pranabika Mahanta, Swapna Kakoty, Robin Medhi, Shakuntala Chhabra, Anjali Rani, Amrit Bora, Indrani Roy, Bina Minz, Omesh Kumar Bharti, Rupanjali Deka, Charles Opondo, David Churchill, Marian Knight, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Manisha Nair   +21 more
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Effect of the combination of small dose analgesic and music on labor pain

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2007
A factorial randomized control trial study was undertaken to examine the effect of the combination of small dose analgesic and music on labor pain. A random block design was used to assign participants to each of four groups: control (n = 45), small dose
S Phumdoung, A Bhitakburapa, B Chanaudom, T Ajasareyasing, T Petcharat   +4 more
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Adequacy of public maternal care services in Brazil

Reproductive Health, 2016
Background In Brazil, hospital childbirth care is available to all, but differences in access and quality of care result in inequalities of maternal health.
Sonia Duarte de Azevedo Bittencourt, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues, Lenice Gnocchi da Costa Reis, Márcia Melo Ramos, Maria do Carmo Leal   +4 more
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Cost‐effectiveness of a randomized controlled trial comparing low‐dose aspirin to placebo for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 399-407, April 2025.
Abstract To assess the cost‐effectiveness of low‐dose aspirin compared to placebo for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth from a healthcare perspective. This was a cost‐effectiveness analysis alongside a multicenter, randomized, double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled trial.
Anadeijda J. E. M. C. Landman, Hana M. Broulikova, Laura Visser, Tobias A. J. Nijman, Marieke A. C. Hemels, Karin C. Vollebregt, Elisabeth M. A. Boormans, Henk A. Bremer, Esther Tuinman, Josje Langenveld, Flip van der Made, Robbert J. P. Rijnders, Huib A. A. M. van Vliet, Liv M. Freeman, Roel de Heus, Judith Blaauw, Ineke Krabbendam, Rafli van de Laar, Marieke F. G. Verberg, Hubertina C. J. Scheepers, Ben W. Mol, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Martijn A. Oudijk, Judith E. Bosmans, Marjon A. de Boer   +24 more
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Effect of Oxygen Inhalation During Labor on the Qualities of Delivery

Huli yanjiu, 2002
To understand the effect of parturients oxygen inhalation during the whole labor stage on qualities of delivery, 100 primiparae each were selected as test and control group respectively.
李少仁, 章素琴, 徐赛英
doaj  

Assessment of partograph utilization and associated factors among obstetric care givers at public health institutions in central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objectives Partograph is one of the best effective obstetric tools used to monitoring labor and prevent prolonged or obstructed labor which accounts for about 22% of maternal deaths in Ethiopia.
Tesfay Hailu, Kidane Nigus, Gebreamlak Gidey, Birhane Hailu, Yohannes Moges   +4 more
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Gout in pregnancy: Obstetric and neonatal outcomes

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 349-355, April 2025.
Abstract Objective The pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by gout have yet to be evaluated in a population‐based study. We sought to evaluate the obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant patients with gout using a national population database.
Sam Amar, Ahmad Badeghiesh, Haitham Baghlaf, Michael H. Dahan   +3 more
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