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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (ISSN 1471-2393) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :4
Compared with first time teenage pregnancies, second pregnancies during adolescence are associated with a higher risk of perinatal and neonatal mortality, suggesting that the prevention of teenage pregnancies should be a public health objective.
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Maternal mental health predicts risk of developmental problems at 3 years of age: follow up of a community based trial Suzanne C Tough, Jodi E Siever, Shirley Leew, David W Johnston, Karen Benzies, Dawne Clark BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :16 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Inadequate prenatal care and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: A comparison of indices Maureen I Heaman, Christine V Newburn-Cook, Chris G Green, Lawrence J Elliott, Michael E Helewa BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :15 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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MRC ORACLE Children Study. Long term outcomes following prescription of antibiotics to pregnant women with either spontaneous preterm labour or preterm rupture of the membranes. Sara Kenyon, Peter Brocklehurst, David Jones, Neil Marlow, Alison Salt, David Taylor BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :14 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Oral and dental health care practices in pregnant women in Australia: a postnatal survey Natalie J Thomas, Philippa F Middleton, Caroline A Crowther BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :13 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Correlates of low birth weight in term pregnancies: a retrospective study from Iran Mariam Vahdaninia, Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian, Ali Montazeri BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :12 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
The fetuses-at-risk approach: Clarification of semantic and conceptual misapprehension K S Joseph BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :11 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Obstetric near miss and deaths in public and private hospitals in Indonesia Asri Adisasmita, Poppy E Deviany, Fitri Nandiaty, Cynthia Stanton, Carine Ronsmans BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :10 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Antenatal care in The Gambia: Missed opportunity for information, education and communication Samuel E Anya, Abba Hydara, Lamin ES Jaiteh BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :9 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Are published standards for haematological indices in pregnancy applicable across populations: an evaluation in healthy pregnant Jamaican women Tameika R James, Harvey L Reid, Anthony M Mullings BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :8 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The joint influence of marital status, interpregnancy interval, and neighborhood on small for gestational age birth: a retrospective cohort study Nathalie Auger, Mark Daniel, Robert W Platt, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Yuquan Wu, Robert Choini BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :7 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Validation of the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy specific health related quality of life questionnaire Anais Lacasse, Anick Berard Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6 :32 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The pregnancy-associated glycoprotein-hormones activin A and inhibin A interfere with dendritic cell maturation Sabine E Segerer, Nora Mueller, Jens van den Brandt, Michaela Kapp, Johannes Dietl, Holger M Reichardt, Lorenz Rieger, Ulrike Kammerer Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2008, 6 :17 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The TOBY Study
Whole body hypothermia for the treatment of perinatal asphyxial encephalopathy:a randomised controlled trial.
Denis Azzopardi, Peter Brocklehurst, David Edwards, Henry Halliday, Malcolm Levene, Marianne Thoresen, Andrew Whitelaw BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8 :17 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Poverty and maternal mortality in Nigeria: towards a more viable ethics of modern medical practice Bolatito A. Lanre-abass International Journal for Equity in Health 2008, 7 :11 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessing midwives' breastfeeding knowledge: Properties of the Newborn Feeding Ability questionnaire and Breastfeeding Initiation Practices scale Debra K Creedy, Ruth M Cantrill, Marie Cooke International Breastfeeding Journal 2008, 3 :7 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes among French gulf war veterans Catherine Verret, Marthe-Aline Jutand, Catherine De Vigan, Marion Begassat, Lynda Bensefa-Colas, Patrick Brochard, Roger Salamon BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :141 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Learning from a Rapid Health Impact Assessment of a proposed maternity service reconfiguration in the English NHS Greg Fell, Sophie Haroon BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :138 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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PCR-DGGE assessment of the bacterial diversity of breast milk in women with lactational infectious mastitis Susana Delgado, Rebeca Arroyo, Rocio Martin, Juan M Rodriguez BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :51 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Barriers to access prevention of mother-to-child transmission for HIV positive women in a well-resourced setting in Vietnam Thu Anh Nguyen, Pauline Oosterhoff, Yen Pham Ngoc, Pamela Wright, Anita Hardon AIDS Research and Therapy 2008, 5 :7 (17 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Risk factors for antenatal depression, postnatal depression and parenting stress Bronwyn Leigh, Jeannette Milgrom BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8 :24 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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