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Volume 9 Suppl 1
Systematic reviews
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Trends in postpartum hemorrhage in high resource countries: a review and recommendations from the International Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative Group
Marian Knight, William M Callaghan, Cynthia Berg, Sophie Alexander, Marie-Helene Bouvier-Colle, Jane B Ford, K S Joseph, Gwyneth Lewis, Robert M Liston, Christine L Roberts, Jeremy Oats, James Walker
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:55 (27November2009)
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Newborn care practices among slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a quantitative and qualitative exploratory study
Allisyn C Moran, Nuzhat Choudhury, Nazib Uz Zaman Khan, Zunaid Ahsan Karar, Tasnuva Wahed, Sabina Faiz Rashid, M Ashraful Alam
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:54 (17November2009)
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Surprisingly low compliance to local guidelines for risk factor based screening for gestational diabetes mellitus - A population-based study
Margareta Persson, Anna Winkvist, Ingrid Mogren
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:53 (16November2009)
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Residential mobility during pregnancy in the north of England
Susan Hodgson, Mark Shirley, Mary Bythell, Judith Rankin
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:52 (15November2009)
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Maternal morbidity in the first year after childbirth in Mombasa Kenya; a needs assessment
Matthew F Chersich, Nicole Kley, Stanley MF Luchters, Carol Njeru, Elodie Yard, Mary J Othigo, Marleen Temmerman
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:51 (5November2009)
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Developing and pre-testing a decision board to facilitate informed choice about delivery approach in uncomplicated pregnancy
Jill Milne, Amiram Gafni, Diane Lu, Stephen Wood, Reg Sauve, Sue Ross
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:50 (30October2009)
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Mary Crosse project: systematic reviews and grading the value of neonatal tests in predicting long term outcomes
Gemma L Malin, Rachel K Morris, Khalid S Khan
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:49 (29October2009)
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Treatment of retained placenta with misoprostol: a randomised controlled trial in a low-resource setting (Tanzania)
Heleen J van Beekhuizen, Andrea B Pembe, Heiner Fauteck, Fred K Lotgering
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:48 (23October2009)
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A case study evaluation of implementation of a care pathway to support normal birth in one English birth centre: anticipated benefits and unintended consequences
Debra E Bick, Jo Rycroft-Malone, Marina Fontenla
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:47 (5October2009)
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Measuring the costs of outreach motivational interviewing for smoking cessation and relapse prevention among low-income pregnant women
Jennifer Prah Ruger, Karen M Emmons, Margaret H Kearney, Milton C Weinstein
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:46 (23September2009)
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Introduction of a qualitative perinatal audit at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Hussein L Kidanto, Ingrid Mogren, Jos van Roosmalen, Angela N Thomas, Siriel N Massawe, Lennarth Nystrom, Gunilla Lindmark
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:45 (19September2009)
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Pessaries in multiple pregnancy as a prevention of preterm birth: the ProTwin Trial
Maud A Hegeman, Dick J Bekedam, Kitty WM Bloemenkamp, Anneke Kwee, Dimitri NM Papatsonis, Joris AM van der Post, Arianne C Lim, Hubertina CJ Scheepers, Christine Willekes, Johannes J Duvekot, Marc Spaanderman, Martina Porath, Jim van Eyck, Monique C Haak, Marielle G van Pampus, Hein W Bruinse, Ben Willem J Mol
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:44 (17September2009)
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Determinants of use of maternal health services in Nigeria - looking beyond individual and household factors
Stella Babalola, Adesegun Fatusi
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:43 (15September2009)
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Assessment of perinatal outcome after sustained tocolysis in early labour (APOSTEL-II trial)
Carolien Roos, Liesbeth HCJ Scheepers, Kitty WM Bloemenkamp, Annemiek Bolte, Jerome Cornette, Jan B Derks, Hans JJ Duvekot, Jim van Eyck, Joke H Kok, Anneke Kwee, Ashley Meri n, Brent C Opmeer, Mari lle G van Pampus, Dimitri NM Papatsonis, Martina M Porath, Joris AM van der Post, Sicco A Scherjon, Krystyne Sollie, Marc EA Spaanderman, Sylvia MC Vijgen, Christine Willekes, Ben Willem J Mol, Fred K Lotgering
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:42 (9September2009)
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Maternal and neonatal factors associated with mode of delivery under a universal newborn hearing screening programme in Lagos, Nigeria
Bolajoko O Olusanya, Olumuyiwa A Solanke
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:41 (4September2009)
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The role of cervical Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy in the prediction of the course and outcome of induced labour
Roobin P Jokhi, Brian H Brown, Dilly OC Anumba
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:40 (2September2009)
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Optimism/pessimism and health-related quality of life during pregnancy across three continents: a matched cohort study in China, Ghana, and the United States
Cheryl A Moyer, Huixia Yang, Yao Kwawukume, Anu Gupta, YuChun Zhu, Isaac Koranteng, Yasmin Elsayed, YuMei Wei, Jonathan Greene, Cecilia Calhoun, Geraldine Ekpo, Megan Beems, Megan Ryan, Richard Adanu, Frank Anderson
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:39 (1September2009)
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Cost-effectiveness of fibronectin testing in a triage in women with threatened preterm labor: alleviation of pregnancy outcome by suspending tocolysis in early labor (APOSTEL-I trial)
Jolande Y Vis, Femke F Wilms, Martijn A Oudijk, Martina M Porath, Hubertina CJ Scheepers, Kitty WM Bloemenkamp, Annemiek C Bolte, Jr me Cornette, Jan B Derks, Johannes J Duvekot, Jim van Eyck, Anneke Kwee, Brent C Opmeer, Maria G van Pampus, Fred K Lotgering, Sicco A Scherjon, Krystyna M Sollie, Marc EA Spaanderman, Christine Willekes, Joris AM van der Post, Ben Willem J Mol
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:38 (1September2009)
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Obesity prevalence in a cohort of women in early pregnancy from a neighbourhood perspective
Eva Sellstr m, Gran Arnoldsson, Marie Alricsson, Anders Hjern
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:37 (25August2009)
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Study Protocol. ECSSIT  Elective Caesarean Section Syntocinon Infusion Trial. A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of oxytocin (Syntocinon) 5 IU bolus and placebo infusion versus oxytocin 5 IU bolus and 40 IU infusion for the control of blood loss at elective caesarean section
Deirdre J Murphy, Michael Carey, Alan A Montgomery, Sharon R Sheehan, The ECSSIT Study Group
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:36 (24August2009)
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Evaluation of changes in postnatal care using the "Parents' Postnatal Sense of Security" instrument and an assessment of the instrument's reliability and validity
Linda J Kvist, Eva K Persson
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:35 (12August2009)
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Still too far to walk: Literature review of the determinants of delivery service use
Sabine Gabrysch, Oona MR Campbell
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:34 (11August2009)
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Relative bioavailability of iron and folic acid from a new powdered supplement compared to a traditional tablet in pregnant women
Brenda Hartman-Craven, Anna Christofides, Deborah L O'Connor, Stanley Zlotkin
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:33 (27July2009)
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Reduction of late stillbirth with the introduction of fetal movement information and guidelines a clinical quality improvement
Julie Victoria Holm Tveit, Eli Saastad, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Per E B rdahl, Vicki Flenady, Ruth Fretts, J Frederik Fren
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:32 (22July2009)
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Risk factors for inadequate prenatal care use in the metropolitan area of Aracaju, Northeast Brazil
Eleonora RO Ribeiro, Alzira Maria DN Guimar es, Helo sa Bettiol, Danilo DF Lima, Maria Luiza D Almeida, Luiz de Souza, Antnio Augusto M Silva, Ricardo Q Gurgel
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:31 (22July2009)
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Impact of change in maternal age composition on the incidence of Caesarean section and low birth weight: analysis of delivery records at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania, 19992005
Projestine S Muganyizi, Hussein L Kidanto
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:30 (21July2009)
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Anti-fibrinolytic agents in post partum haemorrhage: a systematic review
Pili Ferrer, Ian Roberts, Emma Sydenham, Karen Blackhall, Haleema Shakur
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:29 (15July2009)
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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 (9July2009)
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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 (3July2009)
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Epidemiology of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: prevalence, severity, determinants, and the importance of race/ethnicity
Ana s Lacasse, Evelyne Rey, Ema Ferreira, Caroline Morin, Anick Brard
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:26 (2July2009)
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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 (22June2009)
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An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth
Vicki Flenady, J Frederik Fren, 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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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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Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac) a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths
J Frederik Fren, 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 CS Smith, Rozbeh Torabi
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:22 (10June2009)
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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 (8June2009)
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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 (20May2009)
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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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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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Caesarean section in four South East Asian countries: reasons for, rates, associated care practices and health outcomes
Mario R Festin, Malinee Laopaiboon, Porjai Pattanittum, Melissa R Ewens, David J Henderson-Smart, Caroline A Crowther, The SEA-ORCHID Study Group
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:17 (9May2009)
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The Ontario Mother and Infant Study (TOMIS) III: A multi-site cohort study of the impact of delivery method on health, service use, and costs of care in the first postpartum year
Wendy Sword, Susan Watt, Paul Krueger, Lehana Thabane, Christine Kurtz Landy, Dan Farine, Marilyn Swinton
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:16 (28April2009)
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Magpie Trial in the UK: methods and additional data for women and children at 2 years following pregnancy complicated by pre-eclampsia
Rebecca MD Smyth, Patsy Spark, Nina Armstrong, Lelia Duley
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:15 (14April2009)
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Association of Apgar score at five minutes with long-term neurologic disability and cognitive function in a prevalence study of Danish conscripts
Vera Ehrenstein, Lars Pedersen, Miriam Grijota, Gunnar Lauge Nielsen, Kenneth J Rothman, Henrik Toft Srensen
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:14 (2April2009)
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Criteria-based audit on management of eclampsia patients at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Hussein Lesio Kidanto, Ingrid Mogren, Siriel N Massawe, Gunilla Lindmark, Lennarth Nystrom
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:13 (27March2009)
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Rural Tanzanian women's awareness of danger signs of obstetric complications
Andrea B Pembe, David P Urassa, Anders Carlstedt, Gunilla Lindmark, Lennarth Nystrm, Elisabeth Darj
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:12 (26March2009)
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Elevated antiphospholipid antibody titers and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis of a population-based hospital dataset
James Nodler, Surjit R Moolamalla, Elizabeth M Ledger, Bahij S Nuwayhid, Zuber D Mulla
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:11 (16March2009)
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The use of antenatal and postnatal care: perspectives and experiences of women and health care providers in rural southern Tanzania
Mwifadhi Mrisho, Brigit Obrist, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Rachel A Haws, Adiel K Mushi, Hassan Mshinda, Marcel Tanner, David Schellenberg
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:10 (4March2009)
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Acceptability of intrapartum HIV counselling and testing in Cameroon
Eugene J Kongnyuy, Enow R Mbu, Francois X Mbopi-Keou, Nelson Fomulu, Philip N Nana, Pierre M Tebeu, Rebecca N Tonye, Robert JI Leke
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:9 (27February2009)
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Review
The HELLP syndrome: Clinical issues and management. A Review
Kjell Haram, Einar Svendsen, Ulrich Abildgaard
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:8 (26February2009)
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Trends in adverse maternal outcomes during childbirth: a population-based study of severe maternal morbidity
Christine L Roberts, Jane B Ford, Charles S Algert, Jane C Bell, Judy M Simpson, Jonathan M Morris
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:7 (25February2009)
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Progesterone after previous preterm birth for prevention of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (PROGRESS): a randomised controlled trial
Jodie M Dodd, Caroline A Crowther, Andrew J McPhee, Vicki Flenady, Jeffrey S Robinson
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:6 (24February2009)
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Perinatal outcomes in a South Asian setting with high rates of low birth weight
Kuryan George, Jasmin Prasad, Daisy Singh, Shanthidani Minz, David S Albert, Jayaprakash Muliyil, K S Joseph, Jyothi Jayaraman, Michael S Kramer
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:5 (9February2009)
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Postnatal quality of life in women after normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section
Behnaz Torkan, Sousan Parsay, Minoor Lamyian, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Ali Montazeri
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:4 (30January2009)
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Development and evaluation of a Chinese-language newborn feeding hotline: A prospective cohort study
Patricia A Janssen, Verity H Livingstone, Bruce Chang, Michael C Klein
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:3 (29January2009)
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Systematic review of effect of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality
Elaine Kidney, Heather R Winter, Khalid S Khan, A Metin G lmezoglu, Catherine A Meads, Jonathan J Deeks, Christine MacArthur
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:2 (20January2009)
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Design of FitFor2 study: the effects of an exercise program on insulin sensitivity and plasma glucose levels in pregnant women at high risk for gestational diabetes
Nicolette Oostdam, Mireille NM van Poppel, Elisabeth MW Eekhoff, Maurice GAJ Wouters, Willem van Mechelen
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:1 (5January2009)
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