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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Nina Titmus BSc
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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 2009, 9 :27
Clearly defining responsibilities between pregnancy and diabetes care providers and pregnant women would improve diabetes support during pregnancy and childbirth, and would decrease maternal concerns about the health of mother and child.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :24
In an evaluation of six stillbirth classification systems, the Extended Wigglesworth and Amended Aberdeen performed poorly, suggesting the strengths of the other four should be combined to produce a more consistent and accurate classifier.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :9
Routine HIV testing of women during labor is highly accepted in Cameroon and may be useful in preventing mother-to-child transmission in countries with similar social profiles of the disease.
Volume 9 Suppl 1
Systematic reviews
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Research article
Knowledge and utilization of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in primary health care centers in rural southwest, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study Stella O Akinleye, Catherine O Falade, Ikeoluwapo O Ajayi BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :28 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Experiences of professional support during pregnancy and childbirth - a qualitative study of women with type 1 diabetes Marie Berg, Carina Sparud-Lundin BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :27 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Epidemiology of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: prevalence, severity, determinants, and the importance of race/ethnicity. Anais Lacasse, Evelyne Rey, Ema Ferreira, Caroline Morin, Anick Berard BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :26 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Births in two different delivery units in the same clinic - A prospective study of healthy primiparous women Britt Ingeborg Eide, Anne Britt Vika Nilsen, Svein Rasmussen BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :25 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth Vicki Flenady, J Frederik Fr BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :24 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Atosiban versus betamimetics in the treatment of preterm labour in Germany: an economic evaluation Jaro Wex, Mark Connolly, Werner Rath BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :23 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac) J Frederik Fr BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :22 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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Postpartum mental health after Hurricane Katrina: A cohort study Emily W Harville, Xu Xiong, Gabriella Pridjian, Karen Elkind-Hirsch, Pierre Buekens BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :21 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Neonatal care in rural Karnataka: healthy and harmful practices, the potential for change Amy J Kesterton, John Cleland BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :20 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Pilot study for a trial of ursodeoxycholic acid and/or early delivery for obstetric cholestasis Vinita Gurung, Catherine Williamson, Lucy Chappell, Jenny Chambers, Annette Briley, Fiona Broughton Pipkin, Jim Thornton BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :19 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of a Portable Hemoglobin Photometer in Pregnant Women in a High Altitude Area: a pilot study Xiaoyan Zhou, Hong Yan, Yuan Xing, Shaonong Dang, Bianba Zhuoma, Duolao Wang BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :228 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Record linkage to obtain birth outcomes for the evaluation of screening biomarkers in pregnancy: a feasibility study Samantha J Lain, Charles S Algert, Vitomir Tasevski, Jonathan M Morris, Christine L Roberts BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :48 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Assessment of dietary intake among pregnant women in a rural area of western China Yue Cheng, Michael J Dibley, Xueli Zhang, Lingxia Zeng, Hong Yan BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :222 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Commentary
Determining the status of non-transferred embryos in Ireland: a conspectus of case law and implications for clinical IVF practice Eric Scott Sills, Sarah Ellen Murphy Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2009, 4 :8 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology
High-resolution ultrasound biomicroscopy for monitoring ovarian structures in mice Rajesh S Jaiswal, Jaswant Singh, Gregg P Adams Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :69 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Perinatal transmission of human papilomavirus DNA Renato L Rombaldi, Eduardo P Serafini, Jovana Mandelli, Edineia Zimmermann, Kamille P Losquiavo Virology Journal 2009, 6 :83 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Maternal health in resource-poor urban settings: how does women's autonomy influence the utilization of obstetric care services? Jean-Christophe Fotso, Alex C Ezeh, Hildah Essendi Reproductive Health 2009, 6 :9 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Racial disparity in pathophysiologic pathways of preterm birth based on genetic variants Ramkumar Menon, Bradley Pearce, Digna R Velez, Mario Merialdi, Scott M Williams, Stephen J Fortunato, Poul Thorsen Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :62 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Second trimester hepatic rupture in a 35 year old nulliparous woman with HELLP syndrome: a case report J Kelly, DJ Ryan, N O'Brien, WO Kirwan World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4 :23 (15 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
The impact of cocaine and heroin on the placental transfer of methadone Antoine Malek, Cristina Obrist, Silvana Wenzinger, Ursula von Mandach Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :61 (11 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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