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Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD

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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.



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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.
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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.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:7
Severe adverse maternal outcomes associated with childbirth in Australia have increased, primarily among women who experience postpartum hemorrhage, suggesting that improving adherence to labor management recommendations can decrease the potential for severe harm and death.


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Research article
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 (3July2009)
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Research article
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 (2July2009)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Research article
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 (22June2009)
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Research article
An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth
Vicki Flenady, J. Frederik Froen, Halit Pinar, Rozbeh Torabi, Eli Saastad, Grace Guyon, Laurie Russell, Adrian Charles, Catherine Harrison, Lawrence Chauke, Robert Pattinson, Rachel Koshy, Safiah Bahrin, Glenn Gardener, Katie Day, Karin Petersson, Adrienne Gordon, Kristen Gilshenan
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:24 (19June2009)
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Research article
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 (19June2009)
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Research article
Causes of death and associated conditions (CODAC) - a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths
J Frederik Froen, Halit Pinar, Vicki Flenady, Safiah Bahrin, Adrian Charles, Lawrence Chauke, Katie Day, Charles W Duke, Fabio Facchinetti, Ruth C Fretts, Glenn Gardener, Kristen Gilshenan, Sanne J Gordijn, Adrienne Gordon, Grace Guyon, Catherine Harrison, Rachel Koshy, Robert C Pattinson, Karin Petersson, Laurie Russell, Eli Saastad, Gordon CC Smith, Rozbeh Torabi
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:22 (10June2009)
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Research article
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 (8June2009)
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Research article
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 (20May2009)
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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 (16May2009)
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Research article
The quality of maternity care services as experienced by women in the Netherlands
Therese A Wiegers
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:18 (9May2009)
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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 (21June2009)
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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 (16June2009)
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Research
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 (15June2009)
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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 (15June2009)
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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 (11June2009)
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Research article
Comparison of oral and vaginal metronidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: impact on fastidious bacteria
Caroline M Mitchell, Jane E Hitti, Kathy J Agnew, David N Fredricks
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:89 (10June2009)
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Study protocol
National data system on near miss and maternal death: shifting from maternal risk to public health impact in Nigeria
Olufemi T Oladapo, Olalekan O Adetoro, Oluwarotimi Fakeye, Bissallah A Ekele, Adeniran O Fawole, Aniekan Abasiattai, Oluwafemi Kuti, Jamilu Tukur, Adedapo BA Ande, Olukayode A Dada, the Nigerian Network for Reproductive Health Research and Training (NNRHRT)
Reproductive Health 2009, 6:8 (9June2009)
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Research article
The impact on neonatal mortality of shifting childbirth services among levels of hospitals: Taiwan's experience
Shi-Yi Wang, Sylvia H Hsu, Li-Kuei Chen
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:94 (8June2009)
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Research
Diagnostic comparison of malaria infection in peripheral blood, placental blood and placental biopsies in Cameroonian parturient women
Judith K Anchang-Kimbi, Eric A Achidi, Blaise Nkegoum, Eva Sverremark-Ekstrm, Marita Troye-Blomberg
Malaria Journal 2009, 8:126 (8June2009)
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Research article
Pregnant women's attitudes towards alcohol consumption
Neil Raymond, Charlotte Beer, Cristine Glazebrook, Kapil Sayal
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:175 (5June2009)
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