Stories from BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Amniotic fluid embolism incidence, risk factors and outcomes: a review and recommendations
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Feb 10, 2012
Background: Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but severe complication of pregnancy. A recent systematic review highlighted apparent differences in the incidence, with studies estimating the incidence of AFE to be more than three times higher in North America… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Amniotic Fluid
- Pregnancy
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Factors associated with utilization of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods among married women of reproductive age in Mekelle town,Tigray region north Ethiopia
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Jan 26, 2012
Background: Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Total Fertility Rate of Ethiopia is 5.4 children per women, population growth rate is estimated to be 2.7% per year and contraceptive prevalence rate is only 15% while the… Full Story »
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Scaling up community mobilisation through women's groups for maternal and neonatal health: experiences from rural Bangladesh
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Jan 24, 2012
Background: Program coverage is likely to be an important determinant of the effectiveness of community interventions to reduce neonatal mortality. Rigorous examination and documentation of methods to scale-up interventions and measure coverage are scarce, however. To address this knowledge gap,… Full Story »
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How many births in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia will not be attended by a skilled birth attendant between 2011 and 2015?
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Jan 17, 2012
Background: The fifth Millennium Development Goal target for 90% of births in low and middle income countries to have a skilled birth attendant (SBA) by 2015 will not be met. In response to this, policy has focused on increasing SBA… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Childbirth
- Birth
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Poor birth weight recovery among low birth weight/preterm infants following hospital discharge in Kampala, Uganda
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Jan 9, 2012
Background: Healthy infants typically regain their birth weight by 21 days of age; however, failure to do so may be due to medical, nutritional or environmental factors. Globally, the incidence of low birth weight deliveries is high, but few studies… Full Story »
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Cocaine use during pregnancy assessed by hair analysis in a Canary Islands cohort
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Jan 9, 2012
Background: Drug use during pregnancy is difficult to ascertain, and maternal reports are likely to be inaccurate. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of illicit drug use among pregnant women by using maternal hair analysis. Methods:… Full Story »
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Limiting the Caesarean Section rate in low risk pregnancies is key to lowering the trend of increased abdominal deliveries: an observational study
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Jan 9, 2012
Background: As the rate of Caesarean sections (CS) continues to rise in Western countries, it is important to analyze the reasons for this trend and to unravel the underlying motives to perform CS. This research aims to assess the incidence… Full Story »
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Diabetes in pregnancy among indigenous women in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a method for systematic review of studies with different designs
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Dec 23, 2011
Background: Diabetes in pregnancy, which includes gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), is associated with poor outcomes for both mother and infant during pregnancy, at birth and in the longer term. Recent international guidelines recommend changes… Full Story »
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Effect of physical activity intervention based on a pedometer on physical activity level and anthropometric measures after childbirth: a randomized controlled trial
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Dec 16, 2011
Background: Pregnancy and childbirth are associated with weight gain in women, and retention of weight gained during pregnancy can lead to obesity in later life. Diet and physical activity are factors that can influence the loss of retained pregnancy weight… Full Story »
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Risk of placenta previa in second birth after first birth cesarean section: a population-based study and meta-analysis
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Nov 21, 2011
Objective: To compare the risk of placenta previa at second birth among women who had a cesarean section (CS) at first birth with women who delivered vaginally. Retrospective cohort study of 399,674 women who gave birth to a singleton first… Full Story »
