Birth, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 617-626, September 2026.ABSTRACT Background Maternal pushing during the second stage of labor plays a critical role to labor progression, with professional guidelines recommend supporting a natural, “spontaneous” approach to pushing. Midwives are key to facilitating this practice; however, there is limited of evidence regarding their perceptions of spontaneous pushing.
Jiasi Yao +4 more
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Dural Puncture Epidural, Standard Epidural, and No Epidural: Comparative Effects on Labor Progression and Neonatal Outcomes. [PDF]
J Clin MedYilmaz KC +10 more
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Prevalence of Episiotomy Practice and Associated Factors in Brazil: A Systematic Review
Birth, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 467-480, September 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Although routine episiotomy is not recommended, it remains widely performed during childbirth, with rates varying substantially across countries. This systematic review synthesizes evidence on the prevalence and associated factors of episiotomy in Brazil.
Ana Carolina dos Santos Rodrigues +7 more
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Intrapartum Obstetric Violence and Associated Factors Among Women Attending Delivery Care at Public Health Facilities of Gondar City: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Health Sci RepDagnaw M, Indracanti M, Arage SM.
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Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 9, Page 7719-7736, September 2026.ABSTRACT Hyperglycaemia first diagnosed in pregnancy (HIP) is the most common medical condition affecting pregnancy, affecting up to 40% of pregnancies in some countries. The global incidence of HIP is increasing owing to rising rates of overweight and obesity, advanced maternal age, and early screening for HIP.
Emmanuel Cosson +2 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of meconium aspiration syndrome among neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS OneAman J +6 more
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Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Volume 61, Issue S2, September 2026.ABSTRACT Bovine embryo transfer (ET) has been a consistently growing market worldwide with in vitro produced (IVP) embryos now far outnumbering those produced by traditional superovulation. Because transfer of a viable blastocyst‐stage embryo to the uterus bypasses many of the potential biological causes of early pregnancy failure associated with ...
Ana Clara Canto Souza, Pat Lonergan
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The use of pessary for pelvic organ prolapse in pregnancy: A case report. [PDF]
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol XLiu W +5 more
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Spaceborne and spaceborn: Physiological aspects of pregnancy and birth during interplanetary flight
Experimental Physiology, Volume 111, Issue 9, Page 4015-4040, 1 September 2026.Abstract Crewed interplanetary return missions that are on the planning horizon will take years, more than enough time for initiation and completion of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is viewed as a sequence of processes – fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation, gastrulation, placentation, organogenesis, gross morphogenesis, birth and neonatal ...
Arun V. Holden
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Effect of labor dance on induction duration, first-stage labor, and maternal anxiety in pregnant women with term premature rupture of membranes: A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Eur J MidwiferyZheng J, Wang B, Duan D, Wu Y, Yang L.
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