Race, the Vaginal Microbiome, and Spontaneous Preterm Birth
mSystems, 2022 Previous studies have investigated the associations between the vaginal microbiome and preterm birth, with the aim of determining whether differences in community patterns meaningfully alter risk and could therefore be the target of intervention.
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BMC Biology, 2023 Background High-throughput sequencing measurements of the vaginal microbiome have yielded intriguing potential relationships between the vaginal microbiome and preterm birth (PTB; live birth prior to 37 weeks of gestation).
Caizhi Huang +9 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background Fear of childbirth (FOC) may contribute to postpartum depression, impaired maternal-infant relation, and preference for cesarean in future pregnancies.
Forough Mortazavi, Maryam Mehrabadi
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The ASSIST Study - The BD Odon Device for assisted vaginal birth: a safety and feasibility study [PDF]
Trials, 2019 Background Assisted vaginal birth is a vital health intervention that can result in better outcomes for mothers and their babies when complications arise in the second stage of labour.
Stephen O’Brien +7 more
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Length of Stay after Vaginal Birth: Sociodemographic and Readiness-for-Discharge Factors [PDF]
, 2004 Background: The impact of reductions in postpartum length of stay have been widely reported, but factors influencing length of hospital stay after vaginal birth have received less attention.
American Academy of Pediatrics/American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists +26 more
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Vaginal birth after cesarean section and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The prevalence of cesarean sections is rising rapidly and is becoming a global issue. Vaginal birth after a cesarean section is one of the safest strategies that can be used to decrease the cesarean section rate. Different fragmented primary studies were
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Factors associated with successful vaginal birth after one lower uterine transverse cesarean section delivery [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 A Trial of labor after cesarean section is an attempt to deliver vaginally by a woman who had a previous cesarean delivery and when achieved by a vaginal delivery it is called successful vaginal birth after cesarean section.
Tigist Derebe Tesfahun +11 more
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Women's preferences for caesarean or vaginal birth with a perspective of future fertility: A discrete choice experiment. [PDF]
PLoS ONEObjectiveTo investigate pregnant women's preferences for risks of vaginal and caesarean birth, including possible impacts on future fertility.MethodsIn this discrete choice experiment, low-risk nulliparous pregnant women recruited after 28 weeks of ...
James D Crispin +3 more
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Beliefs of women with a history of Previous Cesarean Section regarding Vaginal Birth after Cesarean: A qualitative study [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2021 Introduction:Vaginal birth is considered a safe mode of birth for most women who have had a prior caesarean with a transverse incision. However, most women who had a previous caesarean rarely choose vaginal delivery.
Roghieh Bayrami, Roksana Janghorban
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Microdiversity of the vaginal microbiome is associated with preterm birth
bioRxiv, 2023 Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The vaginal microbiome has been associated with PTB, yet the mechanisms underlying this association are not fully understood.
Jingqiu Liao +5 more
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