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		Research article Obstetric fistula in Southern Sudan: situational analysis and Key Informant Method to estimate prevalence Alma J Adler, Samantha Fox, Oona M R Campbell, Hannah Kuper BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:64 (12 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Are women with major depression in pregnancy identifiable in population health data? Lyn Colvin, Linda Slack-Smith, Fiona J Stanley, Carol Bower BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:63 (12 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A significant proportion of women dispensed an antidepressant do not have depression recorded as a comorbidity on their hospital records, suggesting that hospital admission data do not adequately capture all cases of women with depression in pregnancy.
		Research article Impact of prenatal care provider on the use of ancillary health services during pregnancy Amy Metcalfe, Kristen Grabowska, Carol Weller, Suzanne C Tough BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:62 (11 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Preeclampsia and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease: what do obstetrician-gynecologists know? May-Britt Heidrich, Daniela Wenzel, Constantin S von Kaisenberg, Cordula Schippert, Frauke M von Versen-Höynck BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:61 (9 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article A community perspective on the role of fathers during pregnancy: a qualitative study Amina P Alio, Cindi A Lewis, Kenneth Scarborough, Kenn Harris, Kevin Fiscella BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:60 (7 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Incidence of and risk factors for perineal trauma: a prospective observational study Lesley A Smith, Natalia Price, Vanessa Simonite, Ethel E Burns BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:59 (7 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Stakeholder analysis for a maternal and newborn health project in Eastern Uganda Gertrude Namazzi, Kiwanuka N, Waiswa Peter, Bua John, Okui Olico, Allen A, Hyder A, Ekirapa Elizabeth BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:58 (4 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Sexual HIV risk behaviour and associated factors among pregnant women in Mpumalanga, South Africa Karl Peltzer, Gladys Mlambo BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:57 (4 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Factors associated with obstetric fistulae occurrence among patients attending selected hospitals in Kenya, 2010: a case control study Zeinab Gura Roka, Mathias Akech, Peter Wanzala, Jared Omolo, Sheba Gitta, Peter Waiswa BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:56 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Risk factors for developing obstetric fistula in Kenya include delays in care seeking, distance from a health facility, prolonged labour and lack of education, suggesting that health system strengthening is needed to facilitate access to emergency obstetric care.
		Research article Delivering at home or in a health facility? health-seeking behaviour of women and the role of traditional birth attendants in Tanzania Constanze Pfeiffer, Rosemarie Mwaipopo BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:55 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Transition to motherhood in type 1 diabetes: design of the pregnancy and postnatal well-being in transition questionnaires Bodil Rasmussen, Trisha Dunning, Christel Hendrieckx, Mari Botti, Jane Speight BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:54 (27 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Experience of childbirth in first-time mothers of advanced age – a Norwegian population-based study Vigdis Aasheim, Ulla Waldenström, Svein Rasmussen, Erica Schytt BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:53 (27 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Antenatal care visit attendance, intermittent preventive treatment and bed net use during pregnancy in Gabon Marielle Bouyou-Akotet, Denise Mawili-Mboumba, Maryvonne Kombila BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:52 (26 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article “I have to do what I believe”: Sudanese women’s beliefs and resistance to hegemonic practices at home and during experiences of maternity care in Canada Gina MA Higginbottom, Jalal Safipour, Zubia Mumtaz, Yvonne Chiu, Patricia Paton, Jennifer Pillay BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:51 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol SPRING: an RCT study of probiotics in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women Marloes Dekker Nitert, Helen L Barrett, Katie Foxcroft, Anne Tremellen, Shelley Wilkinson, Barbara Lingwood, Jacinta M Tobin, Chris McSweeney, Peter O’Rourke, H David McIntyre, Leonie K Callaway BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:50 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Reviewer acknowledgement Annual acknowledgement of reviewers Emily Crow BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:28 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Preterm birth and small for gestational age in relation to alcohol consumption during pregnancy: stronger associations among vulnerable women? results from two large Western-European studies Manuela Pfinder, Anton E Kunst, Reinhold Feldmann, Manon van Eijsden, Tanja G M Vrijkotte BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:49 (22 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Head of household education level as a factor influencing whether delivery takes place in the presence of a skilled birth attendant in Busia, Uganda: a cross-sectional household study Frédérique Vallières, Alexandria Hansen, Eilish McAuliffe, Emma Louise Cassidy, Paul Owora, Sam Kappler, Evelyn Gathuru BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:48 (21 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Perspectives about and approaches to weight gain in pregnancy: a qualitative study of physicians and nurse midwives Tammy Chang, Mikel Llanes, Katherine J Gold, Michael D Fetters BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:47 (21 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article How effective are the components of active management of the third stage of labor? Wendy R Sheldon, Jill Durocher, Beverly Winikoff, Jennifer Blum, James Trussell BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:46 (21 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Knowledge of pregnant women about birth defects Ajediran I Bello, Augustine A Acquah, Jonathan NA Quartey, Anna Hughton BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:45 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage prevention at home birth: an integrative review of global implementation experience to date Jeffrey Michael Smith, Rehana Gubin, Martine M Holston, Judith Fullerton, Ndola Prata BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:44 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Access to essential technologies for safe childbirth: a survey of health workers in Africa and Asia Jonathan M Spector, Jonathan Reisman, Stuart Lipsitz, Priya Desai, Atul A Gawande BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:43 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Healthcare workers in Africa and Asia report significantly reduced access to essential childbirth-related health technologies, including equipment, medicines, and consumable supplies, suggesting that childbirth resources are urgently needed to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in these areas.
		Research article Developing a tool for obtaining maternal skinfold thickness measurements and assessing inter-observer variability among pregnant women who are overweight and obese Lavern M Kannieappan, Andrea R Deussen, Rosalie M Grivell, Lisa Yelland, Jodie M Dodd BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:42 (19 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Birth weight and delivery practice in a Vietnamese rural district during 12 year of rapid economic development Huong Thu Nguyen, Bo Eriksson, Toan Khanh Tran, Chuc Thi Kim Nguyen, Henry Ascher BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:41 (19 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article Obstetric fistula in Southern Sudan: situational analysis and Key Informant Method to estimate prevalence Alma J Adler, Samantha Fox, Oona M R Campbell, Hannah Kuper BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:64 (12 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Are women with major depression in pregnancy identifiable in population health data? Lyn Colvin, Linda Slack-Smith, Fiona J Stanley, Carol Bower BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:63 (12 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A significant proportion of women dispensed an antidepressant do not have depression recorded as a comorbidity on their hospital records, suggesting that hospital admission data do not adequately capture all cases of women with depression in pregnancy.
		Research article Impact of prenatal care provider on the use of ancillary health services during pregnancy Amy Metcalfe, Kristen Grabowska, Carol Weller, Suzanne C Tough BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:62 (11 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Preeclampsia and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease: what do obstetrician-gynecologists know? May-Britt Heidrich, Daniela Wenzel, Constantin S von Kaisenberg, Cordula Schippert, Frauke M von Versen-Höynck BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:61 (9 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article A community perspective on the role of fathers during pregnancy: a qualitative study Amina P Alio, Cindi A Lewis, Kenneth Scarborough, Kenn Harris, Kevin Fiscella BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:60 (7 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Incidence of and risk factors for perineal trauma: a prospective observational study Lesley A Smith, Natalia Price, Vanessa Simonite, Ethel E Burns BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:59 (7 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Stakeholder analysis for a maternal and newborn health project in Eastern Uganda Gertrude Namazzi, Kiwanuka N, Waiswa Peter, Bua John, Okui Olico, Allen A, Hyder A, Ekirapa Elizabeth BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:58 (4 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Sexual HIV risk behaviour and associated factors among pregnant women in Mpumalanga, South Africa Karl Peltzer, Gladys Mlambo BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:57 (4 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Factors associated with obstetric fistulae occurrence among patients attending selected hospitals in Kenya, 2010: a case control study Zeinab Gura Roka, Mathias Akech, Peter Wanzala, Jared Omolo, Sheba Gitta, Peter Waiswa BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:56 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Risk factors for developing obstetric fistula in Kenya include delays in care seeking, distance from a health facility, prolonged labour and lack of education, suggesting that health system strengthening is needed to facilitate access to emergency obstetric care.
		Research article Delivering at home or in a health facility? health-seeking behaviour of women and the role of traditional birth attendants in Tanzania Constanze Pfeiffer, Rosemarie Mwaipopo BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:55 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Transition to motherhood in type 1 diabetes: design of the pregnancy and postnatal well-being in transition questionnaires Bodil Rasmussen, Trisha Dunning, Christel Hendrieckx, Mari Botti, Jane Speight BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:54 (27 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Experience of childbirth in first-time mothers of advanced age – a Norwegian population-based study Vigdis Aasheim, Ulla Waldenström, Svein Rasmussen, Erica Schytt BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:53 (27 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Antenatal care visit attendance, intermittent preventive treatment and bed net use during pregnancy in Gabon Marielle Bouyou-Akotet, Denise Mawili-Mboumba, Maryvonne Kombila BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:52 (26 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article “I have to do what I believe”: Sudanese women’s beliefs and resistance to hegemonic practices at home and during experiences of maternity care in Canada Gina MA Higginbottom, Jalal Safipour, Zubia Mumtaz, Yvonne Chiu, Patricia Paton, Jennifer Pillay BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:51 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol SPRING: an RCT study of probiotics in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women Marloes Dekker Nitert, Helen L Barrett, Katie Foxcroft, Anne Tremellen, Shelley Wilkinson, Barbara Lingwood, Jacinta M Tobin, Chris McSweeney, Peter O’Rourke, H David McIntyre, Leonie K Callaway BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:50 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Reviewer acknowledgement Annual acknowledgement of reviewers Emily Crow BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:28 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Preterm birth and small for gestational age in relation to alcohol consumption during pregnancy: stronger associations among vulnerable women? results from two large Western-European studies Manuela Pfinder, Anton E Kunst, Reinhold Feldmann, Manon van Eijsden, Tanja G M Vrijkotte BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:49 (22 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Head of household education level as a factor influencing whether delivery takes place in the presence of a skilled birth attendant in Busia, Uganda: a cross-sectional household study Frédérique Vallières, Alexandria Hansen, Eilish McAuliffe, Emma Louise Cassidy, Paul Owora, Sam Kappler, Evelyn Gathuru BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:48 (21 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Perspectives about and approaches to weight gain in pregnancy: a qualitative study of physicians and nurse midwives Tammy Chang, Mikel Llanes, Katherine J Gold, Michael D Fetters BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:47 (21 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article How effective are the components of active management of the third stage of labor? Wendy R Sheldon, Jill Durocher, Beverly Winikoff, Jennifer Blum, James Trussell BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:46 (21 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Knowledge of pregnant women about birth defects Ajediran I Bello, Augustine A Acquah, Jonathan NA Quartey, Anna Hughton BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:45 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage prevention at home birth: an integrative review of global implementation experience to date Jeffrey Michael Smith, Rehana Gubin, Martine M Holston, Judith Fullerton, Ndola Prata BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:44 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Access to essential technologies for safe childbirth: a survey of health workers in Africa and Asia Jonathan M Spector, Jonathan Reisman, Stuart Lipsitz, Priya Desai, Atul A Gawande BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:43 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Healthcare workers in Africa and Asia report significantly reduced access to essential childbirth-related health technologies, including equipment, medicines, and consumable supplies, suggesting that childbirth resources are urgently needed to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in these areas.
		Research article Developing a tool for obtaining maternal skinfold thickness measurements and assessing inter-observer variability among pregnant women who are overweight and obese Lavern M Kannieappan, Andrea R Deussen, Rosalie M Grivell, Lisa Yelland, Jodie M Dodd BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:42 (19 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Birth weight and delivery practice in a Vietnamese rural district during 12 year of rapid economic development Huong Thu Nguyen, Bo Eriksson, Toan Khanh Tran, Chuc Thi Kim Nguyen, Henry Ascher BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:41 (19 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed