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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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Research article
Factors associated with lack of postnatal care among Palestinian women: A cross-sectional study of three clinics in the West Bank Enas Dhaher, Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Annette E Maxwell, Alexander Kraemer BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :26 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Fetal size in the second trimester is associated with the duration of pregnancy, small fetuses having longer pregnancies.
Synnove L Johnsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Svein Rasmussen, Mark A Hanson, Keith M Godfrey, Torvid Kiserud BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :25 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Drug-prescribing patterns during pregnancy in the tertiary care hospitals of Pakistan: a cross sectional study Dileep K Rohra, Nirmal Das, Syed I Azam, Nazir A Solangi, Zahida Memon, Abdul M Shaikh, Nusrat H Khan BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :24 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical advance
Use of real time continuous glucose monitoring and intravenous insulin in type 1 diabetic mothers to prevent respiratory distress and hypoglycaemia in infants Dario Iafusco, Fabrizio Stoppoloni, Gennaro Salvia, Gilberto Vernetti, Patrizia Passaro, Goran Petrovski, Francesco Prisco BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :23 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The design, implementation and acceptability of an integrated intervention to address multiple behavioral and psychosocial risk factors among pregnant African American women Kathy S Katz, Susan M Blake, Renee A Milligan, Phyllis W Sharps, Davene B White, Margaret F Rodan, Maryann Rossi, Kennan B Murray BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :22 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Acceptability of evidence-based neonatal care practices in rural Uganda Peter Waiswa, Margaret Kemigisa, Juliet Kiguli, Sarah Naikoba, George W Pariyo, Stefan Peterson BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :21 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Developing evidence-based maternity care in Iran: a quality improvement study Siamak Aghlmand, Feizollah Akbari, Aboulfath Lameei, Kazem Mohammad, Rhonda Small, Mohammad Arab BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :20 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Long-term effectiveness and costs of a brief self-management intervention in women with pregnancy-related low back pain after delivery Caroline HG Bastiaenen, Rob A de Bie, Johan WS Vlaeyen, Mari BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :19 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification versus karyotyping in prenatal diagnosis: the M.A.K.E. study Elisabeth MA Boormans, Erwin Birnie, Hajo I Wildschut, Heleen G Schuring-Blom, Dick Oepkes, Carla AC van Oppen, Jan G Nijhuis, Merryn VE Macville, Angelique JA Kooper, Karin Huijsdens, Mari BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :18 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of iron content on the tolerability of prenatal multivitamins in pregnancy Patricia Nguyen, Alejandro Nava-Ocampo, Amalia Levy, Deborah L O'Connor, Tom R Einarson, Anna Taddio, Gideon Koren BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :17 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The effect of maternal anthropometric characteristics and social factors on gestational age and birth weight in Sudanese newborn infants Eltahir M Elshibly, Gerd Schmalisch BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :244 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Experiences of abortion: a narrative review of qualitative studies Mabel LS Lie, Stephen C Robson, Carl R May BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :150 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
A cohort study of in utero polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposures in relation to secondary sex ratio Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Todd A Jusko, Eric J Willman, Rebecca J Baker, Jean A Keller, Stuart W Teplin, M Judith Charles Environmental Health 2008, 7 :37 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Analytical approaches to detect maternal/fetal genotype incompatibilities that increase risk of pre-eclampsia Neeta Parimi, Gerard Tromp, Helena Kuivaniemi, Jyh Kae Nien, Ricardo Gomez, Roberto Romero, Katrina AB Goddard BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9 :60 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Gynaecological morbidity among HIV positive pregnant women in Cameroon Enow R Mbu, Eugene J Kongnyuy, FX Mbopi-Keou, Rebecca N Tonye, Philip N Nana, Robert JI Leke Reproductive Health 2008, 5 :3 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Congenital Plasmodium falciparum infection in neonates in Muheza District, Tanzania Grace W Mwangoka, Sharadhuli I Kimera, Leonard EG Mboera Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :117 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Differential transferrin expression in placentae from normal and abnormal pregnancies: a pilot study Alena Kralova, Marta Svetlikova, Jindrich Madar, Zdena Ulcova-Gallova, Antonin Bukovsky, Jana Peknicova Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2008, 6 :27 (2 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Risk assessment does not explain high prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in a large group of Sardinian women Cinzia Murgia, Rachele Berria, Luigi Minerba, Simonetta Sulis, Michela Murenu, Elaine Portoghese, Nicoletta Garau, Pierina Zedda, Gian Benedetto Melis Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2008, 6 :26 (2 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Methodology
Autoimmunity in gestational diabetes mellitus in Sardinia: a preliminary case-control report Cinzia Murgia, Marisa Orr Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2008, 6 :24 (29 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Treatments of pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: adverse effects of standard treatment, acupuncture and stabilising exercises on the pregnancy, mother, delivery and the fetus/neonate Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Ostgaard, Monika Fagevik-Olsen, Lars Ladfors, Henrik Hagberg BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :34 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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