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M2 macrophages undergoing ferroptosis regulate uterine smooth muscle contraction to facilitate labor onset [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Labor onset is a complex process influenced by multiple factors. Although the mechanisms initiating labor remain incompletely understood, accumulating evidence suggests that maternal immune responses serve as critical drivers of this process. Ferroptosis,
Limin Song, Yue Wu, Kunpeng Liu, Wanqiu Xia, Xiaoying Wang, Ye Bu, Huike Yang, Yan Cai   +7 more
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Predictors of delay seeking delivery services at labor onset among pregnant women in the singida region of Tanzania: analytical cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
BackgroundDelays in seeking childbirth care are the leading cause of high maternal mortality in developing countries. Despite the Tanzanian government's efforts, such as exempting childbirth services in all government hospitals, timely access to and ...
Edward Shartiel Nyandala, Joanes Faustine Mboineki   +1 more
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A Study to Assess the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Labor-Onset Hypertension among Women in Intranatal Period Admitted in Selected Hospital, Assam [PDF]

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Labor-on-set hypertension itself is a very new study, and it is an intriguing subject for researchers to understand its impact and outcome during labor.
Ampi Tage, Monika Nongmeikapam
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Deep learning model using continuous skin temperature data predicts labor onset [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Changes in body temperature anticipate labor onset in numerous mammals, yet this concept has not been explored in humans. We investigated if continuous body temperature exhibits similar changes in women and whether these changes may be linked ...
Chinmai Basavaraj, Azure D. Grant, Shravan G. Aras, Elise N. Erickson   +3 more
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Circadian rhythm characteristics of spontaneous labor onset in full-term primiparas and its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Objective To characterize the circadian rhythm of spontaneous labor onset in full-term primiparas, assess its consistency across demographic and obstetric subgroups, and evaluate the association between labor onset timing (nighttime vs.
Wenwen Wang, Li Zhou
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Midwife-led care versus obstetrician-led care for childbearing women in early labor: A systematic review [PDF]

European Journal of Midwifery
Introduction Women admitted to the hospital early in labor face an increased intrapartum intervention rate, possibly resulting in negative obstetric outcomes.
Antonia N. Müller, Piroska Zsindely, Vanora Hundley, Rahel Naef, Lauren Clack, Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin   +5 more
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Investigating the role of maternal heart rate variability in the onset of labor

Frontiers in Medicine
There are currently no measures to accurately predict the onset of labor at term. Currently, the onset of labor is anticipated based on the estimated due date (EDD), which is derived from the day of the last menstrual period or ultrasound-based ...
Namareq Widatalla, Emerson Keenan, Emerson Keenan, Marimuthu Palaniswami, Ahsan Khandoker, Ahsan Khandoker   +5 more
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Priming of labor with tafoxiparin in nulliparous term pregnant women with unripe cervix—Proof‐of‐concept and dose‐finding results from a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Introduction New therapies are needed to improve the risk–benefit profile of intervention for labor induction. Tafoxiparin, a depolymerized form of heparin with no anticoagulant effects, has demonstrated potential to increase cervical ripening and ...
Gunvor Ekman‐Ordeberg, Maria Jonsson, Marie Blomberg, Malin Melin, Ylva Stjernholm‐Vladic, Sebastian B. Gidlöf, Dag Wide‐Swensson, Kati Tihtonen, Inge C. Olsen, Lena Degling‐Wikingsson, Per Blom, Leena Rahkonen   +11 more
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Influence of Atmospheric Conditions on Labor Onset: A Single-Center Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022
Background: Although the mechanism underlying labor onset is controversial, there is an empirical finding that bad weather influences it. Previous reports have focused mainly on the relationship between the timing of deliveries and the weather conditions;
Satoshi Hosoya, Tetsuro Tsujimoto, Hajime Oishi, Miyuki Sadatsuki   +3 more
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Primary prevention with vaginal chlorhexidine before 16 weeks reduces the incidence of preterm birth: results of the Preterm Labor Prevention Using Vaginal Antiseptics studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: Preterm labor is one of the leading causes of perinatal death and is currently considered a syndrome with many causes. One of the most important causes of preterm birth is ascending infection from bacterial vaginosis. Chlorhexidine has proven
José Morales-Roselló, MD, Gabriela Loscalzo, MD, Alicia Martínez-Varea, MD, Blanca Novillo-Del Álamo, Mar Nieto-Tous   +4 more
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