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Association between census‐tract Social Vulnerability Index and preterm birth rates

open access: yesPregnancy, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2025.
Abstract Importance Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Understanding how sociodemographic factors alter the risk of PTB, as quantified by the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), can guide the development of targeted interventions aimed at reducing PTB rates in economically/socially marginalized groups with ...
Jocelyn V. Burridge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Moral Regime of Midwifery Continuity of Carer Implementation in England

open access: yesSociology of Health &Illness, Volume 47, Issue 8, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Since 2016, the National Health Service (NHS) in England has been aiming to implement midwifery continuity of carer (MCoC), a model of maternity care in which the same midwife or small group of midwives provides antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women, other birthing people and their babies.
Aimee Louise Middlemiss   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequalities in Preterm Birth in England: A Retrospective National Cohort Study Focusing on Deprivation and Ethnicity, Using Routinely Collected Maternity Hospital Data

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 132, Issue 12, Page 1866-1874, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective To quantify the interplay between socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in preterm birth rates in England from 2018 to 2021. Design A retrospective cohort study using electronic health data. Setting English hospitals. Population 1537 595 women aged 13–55 with a singleton livebirth (April 2018–March 2021) at 24–42 gestational weeks ...
Iona Hindes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perinatal impacts of fetal growth velocity on small‐for‐gestational‐age fetuses: A retrospective cohort study in a tertiary center

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 104, Issue 11, Page 2178-2186, November 2025.
This retrospective study evaluated the impact of fetal abdominal circumference growth velocity on perinatal morbidity and mortality in small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses with positive umbilical artery end‐diastolic flow. Although adverse neonatal outcomes were more frequent in the reduced growth velocity group, this association was not ...
Charlotte Prats   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acupuncture for induction of labor in uncomplicated term pregnancies and the role of the acupoint selection: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 104, Issue 11, Page 2038-2053, November 2025.
This systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluated the effects of acupuncture for labor induction after 37 weeks of gestation, with a focus on different acupoint selection strategies. No significant improvements were found in labor progression or birth outcomes compared to sham acupuncture or usual care; the certainty of evidence ranged from very low ...
An Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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