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Host-microbiome interactions in distinct subsets of preterm labor and birth

iScience, 2023
Summary: Preterm birth, the leading cause of perinatal morbidity, often follows premature labor, a syndrome whose prevention remains a challenge. To better understand the relationship between premature labor and host-microbiome interactions, we conducted
Jose Galaz, Roberto Romero, Jonathan M. Greenberg, Kevin R. Theis, Marcia Arenas-Hernandez, Yi Xu, Marcelo Farias-Jofre, Derek Miller, Tomi Kanninen, Valeria Garcia-Flores, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez   +10 more
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Derivation and validation of a model predicting the likelihood of vaginal birth following labour induction

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
BackgroundThere is high-quality evidence supporting induction of labour (IOL) for a number of maternal and fetal indications. However, one fifth of inductions fail to result in vaginal births, requiring cesarean deliveries.
Sepand Alavifard, Kennedy Meier, Yonatan Shulman, G. Tomlinson, R. D’Souza   +4 more
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Shotgun sequencing of the vaginal microbiome reveals both a species and functional potential signature of preterm birth

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2020
An association between the vaginal microbiota and preterm birth (PTB) has been reported in several research studies. Population shifts from high proportions of lactobacilli to mixed species communities, as seen with bacterial vaginosis, have been linked ...
C. Feehily, D. Crosby, C. Walsh, E. Lawton, S. Higgins, F. Mcauliffe, P. Cotter   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression and stress among mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Accra, Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 131-137, April 2025.
Abstract To determine the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum stress (PPS) and identify associated risk factors among mothers of preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected from 255 mothers with preterm and LBW infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Korle ...
John Pellegrino, Paddington T. Mundagowa, Kwame Sarfo Sakyi, Prince Gyebi Owusu, Babbel Agbinko‐Djobalar, Leila M. Larson, Mufaro Kanyangarara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Birth after emergency caesarean section: Women’s perspectives on the factors influencing their decision making [PDF]

, 2015
The study explored the decisions women made in relation to mode of birth following a previous emergency lower segment caesarean section (emLSCS), particularly focusing on what different factors influenced women to choose a particular mode of birth and ...
Hughes, Laura Jane
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Ecological succession in the vaginal microbiota during pregnancy and birth

The ISME Journal, 2020
The mother’s vaginal microbiota represents the first microbes to which a child is exposed when delivered vaginally. However, little is known about the composition and development of the vaginal microbiota during pregnancy and birth. Here, we analyzed the
M. Rasmussen, J. Thorsen, M. Dominguez-Bello, M. Blaser, Martin Steen Mortensen, A. Brejnrod, S. A. Shah, M. Hjelmsø, J. Lehtimäki, U. Trivedi, H. Bisgaard, S. Sørensen, J. Stokholm   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Does induction or augmentation of labor increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women with anemia? A multicenter prospective cohort study in India

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 299-309, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To investigate whether induction/augmentation of labor in pregnant women with anemia increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and whether this risk varied by indications for labor induction/augmentation and by anemia severity in pregnancy.
Tuck Seng Cheng, Farzana Zahir, Carolin Solomi V, Ashok Verma, Sereesha Rao, Saswati Sanyal Choudhury, Gitanjali Deka, Pranabika Mahanta, Swapna Kakoty, Robin Medhi, Shakuntala Chhabra, Anjali Rani, Amrit Bora, Indrani Roy, Bina Minz, Omesh Kumar Bharti, Rupanjali Deka, Charles Opondo, David Churchill, Marian Knight, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Manisha Nair   +21 more
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Oral misoprostol, low dose vaginal misoprostol, and vaginal dinoprostone for labor induction: Randomized controlled trial.

PLoS ONE, 2020
OBJECTIVE:To compare effectiveness and safety of oral misoprostol (50 μg every four hours as needed), low dose vaginal misoprostol (25 to 50 μg every six hours as needed), and our established dinoprostone vaginal gel (one to two mg every six hours as ...
David C Young, Tina Delaney, B Anthony Armson, Cora Fanning   +3 more
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A influência do parto no funcionamento sexual feminino : um estudo piloto [PDF]

, 2009
Tese de mestrado em Sexualidade Humana, apresentada à Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, 2009O presente estudo tem como principal objectivo avaliar a influência do parto no funcionamento sexual feminino aos seis meses pós-parto. Utilizou-se
Bia, Florbela Maria Marmou, 1973-
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The prevention of perineal trauma during vaginal birth.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023
N. Okeahialam, A. Sultan, R. Thakar
semanticscholar   +1 more source