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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Volume 8

 

 

 

Research article
Misperceived pre-pregnancy body weight status predicts excessive gestational weight gain: findings from a US cohort study
Sharon J Herring, Emily Oken, Jess Haines, Janet W Rich-Edwards, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Ken P Kleinman ScD, Matthew W Gillman
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:54 (22December2008)
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Research article
Cigarette smoking and risk of gestational diabetes: a systematic review of observational studies
Eliana M Wendland, Maria Eugnia Pinto, Bruce B Duncan, Jos M Belizn, Maria Ins Schmidt
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:53 (16December2008)
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Study protocol
The INIS Study. International Neonatal Immunotherapy Study: non-specific intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for suspected or proven neonatal sepsis: an international, placebo controlled, multicentre randomised trial
The INIS Study Collaborative Group
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:52 (8December2008)
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Study protocol
Study protocol. A prospective cohort study of unselected primiparous women: the pregnancy outcome prediction study
Dharmintra Pasupathy, Alison Dacey, Emma Cook, D Stephen Charnock-Jones, Ian R White, Gordon CS Smith
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:51 (19November2008)
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Research article
Nomograms of Iranian fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler waveforms and uniformity of their pattern with other populations' nomograms
Mohammad Kazem Tarzamni, Nariman Nezami, Narges Sobhani, Nazanin Eshraghi, Maryam Tarzamni, Yashar Talebi
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:50 (12November2008)
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Research article
Women's attitude towards prenatal screening for red blood cell antibodies, other than RhD
JM Koelewijn, TGM Vrijkotte, M de Haas, CE van der Schoot, GJ Bonsel
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:49 (11November2008)
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Research article
Fetal age assessment based on 2nd trimester ultrasound in Africa and the effect of ethnicity
Daniel Salpou, Torvid Kiserud, Svein Rasmussen, Synnve Lian Johnsen
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:48 (30October2008)
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Research article
Use of antenatal corticosteroids prior to preterm birth in four South East Asian countries within the SEA-ORCHID project
Porjai Pattanittum, Melissa R Ewens, Malinee Laopaiboon, Pisake Lumbiganon, Steven J McDonald, Caroline A Crowther, The SEA-ORCHID Study Group
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:47 (16October2008)
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Research article
Multi-level modeling of social factors and preterm delivery in Santiago de Chile
Jay S Kaufman, Faustino T Alonso, Paulina Pino
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:46 (8October2008)
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Research article
Obstetric risk indicators for labour dystocia in nulliparous women: A multi-centre cohort study
Hanne Kjrgaard, Jrn Olsen, Bent Ottesen, Per Nyberg, Anna-Karin Dykes
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:45 (6October2008)
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Research article
Maternal risk factors for abnormal placental growth: The national collaborative perinatal project
Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Carolyn M Salafia, Wanda K Nicholson, Anne Duggan, Nae-Yuh Wang, Frederick L Brancati
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:44 (23September2008)
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Research article
A population-based study of race-specific risk for placental abruption
Tammy T Shen, Emily A DeFranco, David M Stamilio, Jen Jen Chang, Louis J Muglia
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:43 (12September2008)
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Correspondence
The difficulties of conducting maternal death reviews in Malawi
Eugene J Kongnyuy, Nynke van den Broek
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:42 (11September2008)
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Research article
A population-based study of effect of multiple birth on infant mortality in Nigeria
Olalekan A Uthman, Mubashir B Uthman, Ismail Yahaya
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:41 (10September2008)
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Research article
Misoprostol in addition to routine treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: A hospital-based randomized-controlled trial in Karachi, Pakistan
Nadeem F Zuberi, Jill Durocher, Rozina Sikander, Neelofur Baber, Jennifer Blum, Gijs Walraven
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:40 (21August2008)
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Research article
Temporal changes in key maternal and fetal factors affecting birth outcomes: A 32-year population-based study in an industrial city
Svetlana V Glinianaia, Judith Rankin, Tanja Pless-Mulloli, Mark S Pearce, Martin Charlton, Louise Parker
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:39 (19August2008)
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Study protocol
Tests for predicting complications of pre-eclampsia: A protocol for systematic reviews
Shakila Thangaratinam, Arri Coomarasamy, Steve Sharp, Fidelma O'Mahony, Shaughn O'Brien, Khaled MK Ismail, Khalid S Khan
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:38 (11August2008)
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Research article
Feasibility of a controlled trial aiming to prevent excessive pregnancy-related weight gain in primary health care
Tarja I Kinnunen, Minna Aittasalo, Pivikki Koponen, Katriina Ojala, Kirsi Mansikkamki, Elisabete Weiderpass, Mikael Fogelholm, Riitta Luoto
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:37 (11August2008)
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Review
A thematic analysis of factors influencing recruitment to maternal and perinatal trials
Rebecca L Tooher, Philippa F Middleton, Caroline A Crowther
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:36 (7August2008)
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Study protocol
COSMOS: COmparing Standard Maternity care with One-to-one midwifery Support: a randomised controlled trial
Helen L McLachlan, Della A Forster, Mary-Ann Davey, Judith Lumley, Tanya Farrell, Jeremy Oats, Lisa Gold, Ulla Waldenstrm, Leah Albers, Mary Anne Biro
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:35 (5August2008)
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Research article
Survey of knowledge and perception on the access to evidence-based practice and clinical practice change among maternal and infant health practitioners in South East Asia
Ruth Martis, Jacqueline J Ho, Caroline A Crowther, The SEA-ORCHID Study Group
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:34 (5August2008)
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Research article
Serum screening with Down's syndrome markers to predict pre-eclampsia and small for gestational age: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Rachel K Morris, Jeltsje S Cnossen, Marloes Langejans, Stephen C Robson, Jos Kleijnen, Gerben ter Riet, Ben W Mol, Joris AM van der Post, Khalid S Khan
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:33 (4August2008)
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Research article
Medium and long-term adherence to postabortion contraception among women having experienced unsafe abortion in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Vibeke Rasch, Fortunata Yambesi, Siriel Massawe
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:32 (31July2008)
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Research article
Borderline gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy outcomes
Hong Ju, Alice R Rumbold, Kristyn J Willson, Caroline A Crowther
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:31 (30July2008)
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Research article
Transition to parenthood: the needs of parents in pregnancy and early parenthood
Toity Deave, Debbie Johnson, Jenny Ingram
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:30 (29July2008)
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Research article
Postpartum consultation: Occurrence, requirements and expectations
Ingrid Carlgren, Marie Berg
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:29 (23July2008)
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Research article
Criteria for clinical audit of women friendly care and providers' perception in Malawi
Eugene J Kongnyuy, Nynke van den Broek
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:28 (22July2008)
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Research article
The early postnatal period: Exploring women's views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia
Della A Forster, Helen L McLachlan, Jo Rayner, Jane Yelland, Lisa Gold, Sharon Rayner
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:27 (22July2008)
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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 Krmer
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:26 (18July2008)
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Research article
Fetal size in the second trimester is associated with the duration of pregnancy, small fetuses having longer pregnancies
Synnve L Johnsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Svein Rasmussen, Mark A Hanson, Keith M Godfrey, Torvid Kiserud
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:25 (16July2008)
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Research article
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 (15July2008)
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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 (1July2008)
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Research article
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 (25June2008)
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Research article
Acceptability of evidence-based neonatal care practices in rural Uganda implications for programming
Peter Waiswa, Margaret Kemigisa, Juliet Kiguli, Sarah Naikoba, George W Pariyo, Stefan Peterson
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:21 (21June2008)
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Research article
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 (13June2008)
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Research article
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, Marille EJB Goossens, Pieter Leffers, Pieter MJC Wolters, Janneke M Bastiaanssen, Piet A van den Brandt, Gerard GM Essed
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:19 (30May2008)
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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, Maritte VJ Hoffer, Attie Go, Johan Creemers, Shama L Bhola, Katia M Bilardo, Ron Suijkerbuijk, Katelijne Bouman, Robert-Jan H Galjaard, Gouke J Bonsel, Jan MM van Lith
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:18 (20May2008)
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Research article
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 (15May2008)
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Research article
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 (6May2008)
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Research article
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 (1May2008)
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Study protocol
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 (24April2008)
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Research article
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 (21April2008)
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Research article
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 (19April2008)
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Correspondence
The fetuses-at-risk approach: Clarification of semantic and conceptual misapprehension
K S Joseph
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:11 (26March2008)
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Research article
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 (12March2008)
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Research article
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 (7March2008)
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Research article
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 (28February2008)
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Research article
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 Choinire
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:7 (28February2008)
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Research article
A prospective key informant surveillance system to measure maternal mortality findings from indigenous populations in Jharkhand and Orissa, India
Sarah Barnett, Nirmala Nair, Prasanta Tripathy, Jo Borghi, Suchitra Rath, Anthony Costello
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:6 (28February2008)
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Research article
Centile charts for birthweight for gestational age for Scottish singleton births
Sandra Bonellie, James Chalmers, Ron Gray, Ian Greer, Stephen Jarvis, Claire Williams
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:5 (25February2008)
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Research article
Reproductive outcomes in adolescents who had a previous birth or an induced abortion compared to adolescents' first pregnancies
Birgit Reime, Beate A Schcking, Paul Wenzlaff
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:4 (31January2008)
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Research article
Ovarian carcinoma associated with pregnancy: A clinicopathologic analysis of 23 cases and review of the literature
Nadereh Behtash, Mojgan Karimi Zarchi , Mitra Modares Gilani , Fatemeh Ghaemmaghami, Azamsadat Mousavi, Fahimeh Ghotbizadeh
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:3 (20January2008)
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Research article
Antenatal care and perinatal outcomes in Kwale district, Kenya
Celia A Brown, Salim B Sohani, Khalid Khan, Richard Lilford, Walter Mukhwana
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:2 (10January2008)
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Research article
Does one size fit all? The case for ethnic-specific standards of fetal growth
William J Kierans, KS Joseph, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Robert Platt, Russell Wilkins, Michael S Kramer
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:1 (8January2008)
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