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Influence of advanced maternal age (≥35 years) on maternal and neonatal outcomes in vaginally intended breech deliveries at term—A FRABAT study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To examine maternal and neonatal outcomes in women aged 35 years and older compared with those under 35 years following planned vaginal breech deliveries. Methods This study encompassed all vaginally intended breech deliveries at the Department of Obstetrics and Perinatal Medicine at Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt from ...
Bilal Alemi, Tatjana Nobs, Samira Catharina Hoock, Eileen Deuster, Anna Elisabeth Hentrich, Anne Kristina Kämpf, Wiebke Schaarschmidt, Frank Louwen, Lukas Jennewein   +8 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Brazilian obstetricians in relation to childbirth care

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To analyze the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of obstetricians regarding childbirth care. Methods This was a nationwide cross‐sectional study involving 1267 physicians working in 393 public and private hospitals in Brazil.
Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues, Marcos Augusto Bastos Dias, Romina Margarita Hamui, Maria Esther de Albuquerque Vilela, Rodolfo Pacagnela, Ana Paula Esteves‐Pereira, Maria do Carmo Leal   +6 more
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Chronic oxytocin administration stimulates the oxytocinergic system in children with autism

Nature Communications
Clinical efficacy of intranasal administration of oxytocin is increasingly explored in autism spectrum disorder, but to date, the biological effects of chronic administration regimes on endogenous oxytocinergic function are largely unknown.
Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Laura Tibermont, Tiffany Tang, Margaux Evenepoel, Stephanie Van der Donck, Edward Debbaut, Jellina Prinsen, Viktoria Chubar, Stephan Claes, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Lynn Willems, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts   +14 more
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Endogenous peripheral oxytocin measures can give insight into the dynamics of social relationships: a review

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2014
The neuropeptide, oxytocin, receives increasing attention due to its role in stress regulation and promoting affiliative social behavior. Research across mammals points to a complex pattern whereby social context and individual differences moderate the ...
Catherine eCrockford, Tobias eDeschner, Toni E Ziegler, Roman M Wittig   +3 more
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Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio at admission helps to predict the need for blood transfusion after vaginal delivery

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study assesses the association between complete blood count (CBC) parameters, including the neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and predicts the need for postpartum packed red blood cell transfusion (pRBCT).
Daniel Gabbai, Itamar Gilboa, Anat Lavie, Yariv Yogev, Emmanuel Attali   +4 more
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Modeling patient access to therapeutic oxytocin in Zanzibar, Tanzania

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Our objective is to estimate the effects of therapeutic oxytocin supply chain factors and social determinants of health on patient access to oxytocin in low-income settings using system dynamics modeling.
Devika Nadkarni, Sara Gravelyn, Monica Brova, Sarem Rashid, Randy Yee, Donovan Guttieres, Katie Clifford, Darash Desai, Muhammad Zaman   +8 more
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Integration of contraception provision in emergency obstetric and neonatal care: A scoping review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) provides a framework to assess the capacity of health systems and mitigate maternal mortality. Given the high unmet need for contraception, integrating contraception provision and EmONC services could improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.
Mikaela R. Koch, Asha Kasliwal, Nasser Elkholy, Kidist Gizachew, Azra Ashan, Anita Makins, Helena Kallner, Sian Mosedale, Aparna Sridhar   +8 more
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Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Single Doses of Oxytocin Administered via an Inhaled Route in Healthy Females: Randomized, Single-blind, Phase 1 Study

EBioMedicine, 2017
Background: The utility of intramuscular (IM) oxytocin for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in resource-poor settings is limited by the requirement for temperature-controlled storage and skilled staff to administer the injection.
Disala Fernando, Sarah Siederer, Sunita Singh, Ian Schneider, Ashutosh Gupta, Marcy Powell, Duncan Richards, Michelle P. McIntosh, Peter Lambert, Susan Fowles   +9 more
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Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A‐PLUS trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub‐Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contributes to labor dysfunction and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we evaluated the effect of AZM on the ...
Larissa Sidze, Janet L. Moore, Waldemar A. Carlo, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J. Hemingway‐Foday, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay C. Metgud, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard Derman, Adrien L. Lokangaka, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Melissa S. Bauserman, Carl L. Bose, Poonam Shivkumar, Manjushri Waikar, Archana B. Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Paul Nyongesa, Fabian Esamai, Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Sherri L. Bucher, Saleem Jessani, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sk Masum Billah, Ruth Lennox, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Tracy L. Nolen, Marion Koso‐Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Alan T. N. Tita, for the A‐PLUS Trial Group   +37 more
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Early versus late amniotomy during twin labor

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study evaluates whether timing of amniotomy affects labor characteristics and maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin deliveries. Methods This retrospective study was conducted at a single academic medical center and included dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) twin pregnancies with a normal anomaly scan and a vertex‐presenting leading
Or Eliner, Inbar Lidor, Or Touval, Gil Shechter Maor, Michal Kovo, Tal Biron‐Shental   +5 more
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