Nationwide population-based cohort study of uterine rupture in Belgium : results from the Belgian Obstetric Surveillance System [PDF]
Objectives: We aimed to assess the prevalence of uterine rupture in Belgium and to evaluate risk factors, management and outcomes for mother and child. Design: Nationwide population-based prospective cohort study.
De Blaere, Marlies +6 more
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Severe Maternal Morbidity: post-traumatic suffering and social support
Objective: To assess the relationship of post-traumatic stress symptoms and the perception of social support in women submitted to Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM). Method: A prospective cohort study, with 549 women from public hospitals.
Mônica Silva Silveira +4 more
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The functions of postpartum depression [PDF]
Evolutionary approaches to parental care suggest that parents will not automatically invest in all offspring, and should reduce or eliminate investment in their children if the costs outweigh the benefits.
Hagen, Edward
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Severe maternal morbidity: A population-based study of an expanded measure and associated factors.
Severe maternal morbidity conditions such as sepsis, embolism and cardiac arrest during the delivery hospitalization period can lead to extended length of hospital stays, life-long maternal health problems, and high medical costs. Most importantly, these
Victoria Lazariu +4 more
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The Comparison of Creatinine and Cystatin C Value in Preeclampsia Severity and Neonatal Outcome [PDF]
Objectives: to compare the levels of creatinine and cystatin C with the severity of preeclampsia, and assess neonatal outcomes.Materials and Methods: Creatinine, cystatin C, and neonatal outcomes were assesed in 17 normotensive samples, 17 samples of ...
Wantania, J. (John) +1 more
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Alternative versus conventional institutional settings for birth [PDF]
Background: Alternative institutional settings have been established for the care of pregnant women who prefer and require little or no medical intervention.
Downe, Soo +2 more
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Pre-term pre-labour rupture of membranes and the role of amniocentesis [PDF]
Pre-labour premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is defined as rupture of membranes more than 1 hour prior to the onset of labour at
Abi-Nader, KN, Kenyon, AP, Pandya, PP
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of maternal near-miss (MNM) cases with their associated factors at a tertiary care hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Indrani Mukhopadhyay +3 more
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Methodology for Sampling Women at High Maternal Risk in Administrative Data [PDF]
Background: In population level studies, the conventional practice of categorizing women into low and high maternal risk samples relies upon ascertaining the presence of various comorbid conditions in administrative data.
Dunlop, Anne +4 more
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Reference ranges of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) score and diagnostic validity of its 12-item version in identifying altered functioning in healthy postpartum women. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To compare scores on the 36-item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 tool (WHODAS-36) for postpartum women across a continuum of morbidity and to validate the 12-item version (WHODAS-12).
Barbour, Kelli +16 more
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