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“Invisible wounds of childbirth”; women’s experiences of obstetric violence: a phenomenological qualitative study

open access: yesReproductive Health
Introduction and Aim Obstetric violence includes physical, verbal, emotional and sexual abuse against women during on labor process, and other negative practices such as violation of privacy, non-consensual interventions and discriminatory care.
Esra Özer, Döndü Sevimli Güler
doaj   +1 more source

Providing Maternity Care to the Underserved: A Comparative Case Study of Three Maternity Care Models Serving Women in Washington, D.C. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Compares the content and structure of maternity care provided at a city birth center, a safety net clinic, and a not-for-profit teaching and research hospital; populations served; providers; costs; and the women's and providers' perceptions of each ...
Allison Cook, Louise Palmer
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Metformin enhances external urethral sphincter integrity and restores continence via AMPK activation in a rat model of stress urinary incontinence

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
The pathogenesis of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is intimately associated with injury to the external urethral sphincter (EUS). In this study, we established an SUI model induced by double vaginal distension and demonstrated that metformin treatment activated the AMPK signaling in the EUS tissue.
Yuting Xu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observation on data collection in the area of obstetrical nursing: an experience report

open access: yesRevista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2012
Objective: to describe the experience of a student nurse as an assistant of research in an Obstetric Center of an University Hospital, in Porto Alegre,RS, Brazil.
Jéssica Machado Teles   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pelvic morphology and body size in relation to the preauricular sulcus: Evidence from medieval to modern Iberia

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The preauricular sulcus has long been debated as a pelvic feature variably attributed to obstetric stress, ligamentous traction, and broader biomechanical processes. To clarify its determinants, we analyzed 409 adult individuals from three archeological and one early modern skeletal collection from the Iberian Peninsula, integrating graded ...
Rebeca García‐González   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health care in the prenatal and childbirth context from puerperal women’s perspective [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to investigate puerperal women who received guidance on childbirth during prenatal care and the behaviors experienced in the labor process within the context of good obstetric practices from the perspective of puerperal women.
Bruna Rodrigues Monteiro   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Delineating gender/sex‐related studies through bibliometric analysis

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The multidisciplinary and socially grounded nature of Women's/Gender/Feminist Studies poses unique challenges for bibliometric analysis, as it extends beyond conventional disciplinary boundaries. This paper makes three key contributions: (1) We propose a novel retrieval method for constructing a corpus of scholarly documents in research areas ...
Natsumi S. Shokida   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Instrumental Marching and Cheerful Music on Women’s Sense of Power, Self-Control, Fear of Childbirth, and Second-Stage Duration During Their Second Stage of Labor

open access: yesJournal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2011
Background: There are few studies regarding ways to promote positive feelings among women in labor. Thus, it would be useful to study the effects of marching music and cheerful music on women in the second stage of labor.
Sasitorn Phumdoung   +2 more
doaj  

Correlation of mode of delivery with ultrasonic measurement of obstetric conjugate. [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences, 2021
Background & Aims: To use ultrasonography to assess obstetric conjugate in pregnant women at term, and to study its relationship with mode of delivery and birth weight.
Sadia Lanker   +2 more
doaj  

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