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Cardiac and Obstetric Complications of Pregnant Women with Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Global Heart
Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a key contributor to maternal cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Though low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly those in SSA, face a greater burden of RHD ...
Evangelia Alexopoulos, Doreen Nakagaayi, Elizabeth R. Blackwood, Felix Barasa, Joan Kiyeng, Wycliffe Kosgei, G. Titus Ng’eno, Shanti Nulu, Rebecca Lumsden, Andrea Beaton, Gerald S. Bloomfield   +10 more
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes in Gaza amid armed hostilities in 2025

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study documents facility‐based maternal, obstetric, and neonatal outcomes and associated conflict‐related exposures and living conditions among pregnancy‐related encounters at Al‐Helou Maternity Hospital in Gaza from late April to early September 2025, with a small number of additional encounters recorded at Al‐Shifa Medical ...
Shaymaa Abuhaiba, Younis Elijla, Aya El‐Dadah, Othman Nassar, Meran Abu‐Sultan, Maysaa Almasry, Hebatallah Alkhatib, Mahmoud Alsady, Amir Mahdi Ghafarian, Muath Alsarafandi, Lina Abumughessib, Arham Ali, Yassar Arain, Abeerah Muhammad, Belal Aldabbour, Shayan Ali, Bilal Irfan   +16 more
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Assessment of obstetric analgesia in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic—international study 2022

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
Background An international observational study was conducted to describe the preferred techniques for obstetric analgesia and anesthesia in the Czech Republic (CZE) and Slovakia (SVK), as well as during the period after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monika Grochová, Petr Štourač, Jan Bláha, Radka Klozová, Jana Šimonová, Jozef Firment, Pavlína Nosková, Daniel Schwarz, Petra Ovesná, OBAAMA Study Group   +9 more
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Prevalence of episiotomy and associated factors among women who gave birth at public health facilities in Jigjiga town, eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

PLOS Global Public Health
IntroductionMaternal morbidity and mortality has remained a major public health concern worldwide. Basic emergency obstetric care is the primary intervention to prevent obstetric complications and maternal death.
Tamene Belay, Agumasie Semahegn, Haymanot Mezmur, Teshale Mulatu   +3 more
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Association of novel intra‐cesarean post‐placental intrauterine device insertion techniques, and early ultrasound, with expulsion rates and strings visibility: A prospective exploratory study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess an innovative technique of intra‐cesarean post‐placental insertion of the Copper T380A IUD (CPPIUD), and explore the role of predischarge ultrasound with replacement of low‐lying IUDs. Methods We conducted a prospective observational study at Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana, from May 31, 2023, to April 3, 2024.
Kyungu M. Kime, Liza Bazzett‐Matabele, G. Justus Hofmeyr   +2 more
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Magnitude and predictors of obstetric complications during delivery among postpartum women in Ethiopia: evidence from PMA Ethiopia longitudinal survey

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Introduction The majority of pregnancy-related complications were preventable. However, the magnitude of complications during pregnancy and childbirth was high in sub-Saharan Africa.
Amare Mebrat Delie, Mihret Melese, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Dereje Esubalew, Nigus Kassie Worku, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Mickiale Hailu, Alemwork Abie, Molla Getie Mehari, Tenagnework Eseyneh Dagnaw   +9 more
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Change management – digitalisation of labor room: A mixed-methods study to assess the level of acceptance of ‘Arc Partograph’ application to go paperless in labor rooms

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
Introduction: Delivery-related complications significantly contribute to maternal, fetal, and neonatal mortality, particularly in low-resource settings like India.
Gaurang Narayan, Alka Patankar, Daya Narayan, Tarun Kumar Suvvari, Anchit Chauhan   +4 more
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Predictors for intrapartum cesarean delivery after labor induction for suspected fetal growth restriction at term

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective In term pregnancies with suspected fetal growth restriction (FGR) undergoing induction of labor (IOL), predictors for intrapartum cesarean delivery (CD) remain unclear. We aimed to determine predictors for intrapartum CD in this population. Methods This study included a retrospective cohort of singleton pregnancies undergoing IOL at ≥
Matan Anteby, Yael Reichman, Alon Bar‐Or, Jacky Herzlich, Stav Cohen, Karina Krajden Haratz, Anat Lavie, Liran Hiersch, Yariv Yogev   +8 more
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Maternal outcomes among women with type 1 diabetes in Sweden. A population-based cohort study

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
Objective: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) increases the risk of pregnancy complications due to hyperglycemia and vasculopathy, leading to higher rates of preeclampsia and obstetric interventions.
Alexandra Goldberg, Eva Wiberg-Itzel, Joanna Tingström, Cecilia Ekéus   +3 more
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Accounts of severe acute obstetric complications in Rural Bangladesh

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2011
Background As maternal deaths have decreased worldwide, increasing attention has been placed on the study of severe obstetric complications, such as hemorrhage, eclampsia, and obstructed labor, to identify where improvements can be made in maternal ...
Sikder Shegufta S, Labrique Alain B, Ullah Barkat, Ali Hasmot, Rashid Mahbubur, Mehra Sucheta, Jahan Nusrat, Shamim Abu A, West Keith P, Christian Parul   +9 more
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