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Poor spontaneous and oxytocin-stimulated contractility in human myometrium from postdates pregnancies. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Prolongation of pregnancy i.e. going more than 10 days over the estimated due date, complicates up to 10% of all pregnancies and is associated with increased risk to both mother and fetus.
Sarah Arrowsmith, Siobhan Quenby, Andrew Weeks, Theodor Burdyga, Susan Wray   +4 more
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Prolonged pregnancy: the management debate. [PDF]

BMJ, 1986
A prospective trial was conducted to compare the effects of conservative management of prolonged pregnancy (conservative group) with routine induction of labour at 42 weeks' gestation (active group) in otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies. Of the 402 pregnancies studied, 207 (51%) were allocated to conservative management and 195 (49%) were allocated to
L, Cardozo, J, Fysh, J M, Pearce
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Prolonged labor presenting as vulvar edema during pregnancy

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Isolated vulvar edema is a rare complaint during pregnancy with a long list of differential diagnosis. Here, we describe a case of vulvar edema due to obstructed labor presenting to a rural primary healthcare center in Nepal.
Anish Kumar Shrestha, Ashes Rijal, Anisha Shrestha, Sharmila Chaudhary, Naresh Kafle   +4 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of QTc Prolongation During Pregnancy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundProlonged QT intervals have been observed in pregnant women, which predispose them to a higher risk of potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias.
Chaodi Luo, Zhenzhen Duan, Yi Jiang, Peng Liu, Yang Yan, Dan Han   +5 more
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Biomechanical and organisational constraints of pregnant women at work: definition of exposure levels using a consensus method (Delphi)

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To identify the biomechanical and organisational constraints that influence pregnancy outcomes and define the exposure levels at which the risks for pregnancy become significant.Setting and participants We applied a consensus method (Delphi ...
Fleur Delva, Patrick Brochard, Ronan Garlantezec, Thomas Certenais, Raphaëlle Teysseire, Guyguy Manangama   +5 more
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“Babies come when they are ready”: Women’s experiences of resisting the medicalisation of prolonged pregnancy [PDF]

, 2019
Being pregnant beyond one’s estimated due date is a relatively common experience and requires complex decisions about whether to induce labour or wait for spontaneous onset. We report a qualitative study undertaken in the UK in 2016.
Roberts, Julie, Walsh, Denis, Walsh, Denise   +2 more
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Does Use of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin during Pregnancy Influence the Risk of Prolonged Labor: A Population-Based Cohort Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The use of low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) during pregnancy is increasing. In vitro studies and small clinical studies support the hypothesis that LMWH treatment during pregnancy may reduce duration of labor.
Anna Sandström, Sven Cnattingius, Anna-Karin Wikström, Olof Stephansson, Anastasia N Iliadou   +4 more
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Quality of Antenatal Care in Rural Tanzania: Counselling on Pregnancy Danger Signs. [PDF]

, 2010
\ud The high rate of antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa, should facilitate provision of information on signs of potential pregnancy complications.
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Excessive Maternal Weight and Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Macrosomia: A Cross-Sectional Study of 42,663 Pregnancies in Uruguay

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
ObjectiveTo evaluate the risk of macrosomia in newborns from women with gestational diabetes, pregestational diabetes, overweight, and obesity in Uruguay in 2012, as well as its association with prolonged pregnancy, maternal age, multiparity, and ...
Jimena Pereda, Isabel Bove, Maria M. Pineyro   +2 more
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Comparison of clinical effectiveness and subsequent fertility between hysteroscopic resection and vaginal repair in patients with cesarean scar defect: a prospective observational study

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2023
Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and pregnancy rate after hysteroscopic resection (HR) and/or vaginal repair (VR) in patients with cesarean scar defect (CSD). Methods This prospective observational study enrolled 191 patients who received
Guoxia Yang, Jiamin Wang, Yajie Chang, Yuqing Chen   +3 more
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