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International disparities in use of antenatal magnesium sulfate and antenatal steroids for the preterm baby

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Antenatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) and antenatal steroids (ANS) are evidence‐based interventions that reduce risk of cerebral palsy and respiratory complications in preterm babies. They are recommended in clinical guidelines internationally. However, we have limited information on how well they are being implemented.
Hannah B. Edwards, Erika M. Edwards, David Odd, Jelena Savović, Sarah Dawson, Mark Adams, Angelika Berger, Paul Corcoran, Jose Maria de Andrade Lopes, Luigi Gagliardi, R. Kishore Kumar, Rajesh Sharma, Lloyd Tooke, Frank de Vocht, Karen Luyt   +14 more
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Should oral misoprostol be used to prevent postpartum haemorrhage in home-birth settings in low-resource countries? A systematic review of the evidence.

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Using misoprostol to prevent postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in home-birth settings remains controversial. OBJECTIVES: To review the safety and effectiveness of oral misoprostol in preventing PPH in home-birth settings.
Avan, B.I., Hundley, VA, Hundley, Vanora, BI Avan, Sullivan, C., WJ Graham, Avan, BI, Graham, WJ, CJ Sullivan, Graham, W.J., Sullivan, CJ, VA Hundley   +11 more
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NuViva: Development of postpartum nutrition and exercise program implementing the FIGO pregnancy passport to reduce cardiometabolic risk

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Pregnancy provides a unique opportunity to identify women at increased risk of future chronic disease, as adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm birth, placental complications, and fetal growth restriction are associated with later cardiometabolic morbidity. However,
Nikki M. W. Lee, So‐Ling C. Lau, Panda Hoi Yin Li, Kit Ying Tsoi, Liona C. Poon   +4 more
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Association between patient safety culture, adverse events, and essential practices during childbirth in six Brazilian maternity hospitals

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study examines whether hospitals with stronger patient safety culture more consistently follow essential birth practices and have fewer adverse outcomes for mothers and newborns and whether this evidence can guide maternity care priorities in patient safety policy.
Zenewton A. S. Gama, Cecília Olívia Paraguai de Oliveira Saraiva, Tatyana Maria Silva de Souza Rosendo, Rose L. Molina, Katherine E. A. Semrau, Danielle E. Tuller, Megan Marx Delaney, Christopher Westgard, Lauren Bobanski, Cláudia Maria Messias, Liana Carlan Padilha, Marise Reis de Freitas   +11 more
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Risk Factors Associated With de Quervain Tenosynovitis in Postpartum Women

Background: De Quervain (DQ) disease is caused by stenosis of the first dorsal compartment containing the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.
Iordache, Sorin D, Daglan, Efrat, Rutenberg, Tal Frenkel, Shemesh, Shai, Morgan, Samuel, Kadar, Assaf, Yechezkel, Matan   +6 more
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Functional status of women with and without potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions after 6 months postpartum: A cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions (PLTCs) on functional disability at 6 months postpartum. Methods This prospective cohort study was done at 10 hospitals in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. A total of 1027 postpartum women (341 with PLTCs and 686 without) were enrolled into
Fitiwi Tinsae Baykemagn, Girmatsion Fisseha Abreha, Yibrah Berhe Zelelow, Alemayehu Bayray Kahsay   +3 more
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The role of melatonin in peripartum cardiomyopathy

, 2013
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a heart disease of unknown aetiology emerging in previously healthy women towards the end of pregnancy or first postpartum months.
Nicholson, Lauren
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Association between annual twin delivery volume and severe postpartum hemorrhage in twin pregnancies

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess the association between the risk of severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and the annual twin delivery volume of maternity units. Methods JUmeaux MODe d'Accouchement (JUMODA) was a national observational prospective population‐based cohort of twin deliveries in 176 French maternity units performing more than 1500 annual ...
Victoire Pauphilet, François Goffinet, Aurelien Seco, Catherine Deneux‐Tharaux, Diane Korb, Thomas Schmitz, for the JUmeaux MODe d'Accouchement (JUMODA) study group and the Groupe de Recherche en Obstétrique et Gynécologie (GROG)   +6 more
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Emotional processing in childbirth: a longitudinal study of women's management of emotions during pregnancy and the association with postnatal depression.

Background: Childbirth is popularly considered to be a time of happiness and fulfilment, yet many authors have reported that women express more negative feelings, including anxiety, apprehension, self-doubt and guilt requiring significant emotional and ...
Wilkins, Carol
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Strategies for preventing gender‐based violence in healthcare services: Evidence synthesis for health policy

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Violence against women remains a serious public health problem and a violation of human rights that affects women's health. Healthcare providers play a fundamental role in preventing and responding to violence against women and girls.
Odette del Risco Sánchez, Erika Zambrano, Larissa Rodrigues, Nathália Quitério Daluia, Fernanda Garanhani Surita   +4 more
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