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Introduction. Management and the prevalence of labor complications in patients with premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) is a pressing issue. Aim: to assess the features of childbirth course in patients with PROM during a full-term pregnancy and a ...
M. A. Kaganova +4 more
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Objective: To determine the effect of obesity on the onset of spontaneous labor, scheduled delivery rates and perinatal outcomes in term pregnancies. Material and methods: 242 obese and 244 non-obese pregnant women ≥37 gestational weeks were compared in ...
Sedat Akgol +7 more
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C/EBPδ drives key endocrine signals in the human amnion at parturition
Amnion‐derived prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and cortisol are key to labor onset. Identification of a common transcription factor driving the expression of both cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) and 11β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11β‐HSD1), the key enzymes in ...
Jiang‐Wen Lu +7 more
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Sexual Intercourse for Induction of Spontaneous Onset of Labor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Sexual intercourse during pregnancy is commonly believed to trigger the onset of contractions and, therefore, labor. However, in low-risk pregnancies, there is neither association with preterm birth, premature rupture of membranes, or low ...
Alviggi C. +12 more
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Background Nulliparous women contribute to increasing cesarean delivery in the Nordic countries and advanced maternal age has been suggested as responsible for rise in cesarean delivery rates in many developed countries.
Yeneabeba Tilahun Sima +5 more
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes by labor onset type and gestational age. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine maternal and neonatal outcomes by labor onset type and gestational age. STUDY DESIGN: We used electronic medical records data from 10 US institutions in the Consortium on Safe Labor on 115,528 deliveries from 2002 ...
Bailit, Jennifer L +19 more
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Can Hiring Quotas Work? The Effect Of The Nitaqat Program On The Saudi Private Sector [PDF]
This paper studies the effects of quota-based labor regulations on firms in the context of Saudi Arabia\u27s Nitaqat program, which imposed quotas for Saudi hiring at private firms.
Peck, Jennifer R.
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The onset of labor alters corticotropin-releasing hormone type 1 receptor variant expression in human myometrium : putative role of interleukin-1ß [PDF]
CRH targets the human myometrium during pregnancy. The efficiency of CRH actions is determined by expression of functional receptors (CRH-R), which are dynamically regulated.
Grammatopoulos, Dimitris +6 more
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The effect of propranolol plus misoprostol with misoprostol alone on induction of labor [PDF]
Introduction: One of the important issues in obstetrics is labor induction in the inappropriate conditions of the cervix. Misoprostol improves the condition of the cervix and shortens the duration of the labor and help in delivery sucess.
Atieh Mohammadzadeh Vatanchi +5 more
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New onset headache during delivery and postpartum: Clinical characteristics of a case series
IntroductionThere are abundant studies on headache and migraine in women but few or none about their occurrence during labor, delivery, and postpartum (2 hours after delivery) owing to the low incidence. A headache attack can be debilitating when a woman
Gianni Allais +6 more
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