» Optimal Gestational Weight Gain
17/09/19 00:00 from JAMA Current Issue
To the Editor The LifeCycle Project-Maternal Obesity and Childhood Outcomes Study Group compiled 196 670 participant records from 25 cohorts to estimate optimal pregnancy weight gain ranges. We are concerned that the methods used to esta...

» Genetic variation in the maternal vitamin D receptor FokI gene as a risk factor for recurrent pregnancy loss
16/09/19 08:16 from
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» Is the place of birth related to the mother’s satisfaction with childbirth? A cross-sectional study in a rural district of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)
11/09/19 00:00 from Most Recent Articles: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
The place of birth has been rapidly changing from home to health facility in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) following the strategy to improve the maternal and neonatal mortality. This change in the...

» Effect of celiac disease on maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancy
06/09/19 06:44 from
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» The role of the respectful maternity care model in São Paulo, Brazil: A cross‐sectional study
21/08/19 14:39 from Birth
Birth, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 509-516, September 2019.

» Ethnographic study of the use of interventions during the second stage of labor in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21/08/19 14:39 from Birth
Birth, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 500-508, September 2019.

» Women‐centered care: Implementation of CenteringPregnancy® in The Netherlands
21/08/19 14:39 from Birth
Birth, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 450-460, September 2019.

» How do women with social risk factors experience United Kingdom maternity care? A realist synthesis
21/08/19 14:39 from Birth
Birth, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 461-474, September 2019.

» Can an integrated obstetric emergency simulation training improve respectful maternity care? Results from a pilot study in Ghana
21/08/19 14:39 from Birth
Birth, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 523-532, September 2019.

» Systematic mixed‐study review of nonpharmacological management of neonatal abstinence syndrome
21/08/19 14:39 from Birth
Birth, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 428-438, September 2019.

» Decreasing the main maternal and fetal complications in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) trained by nutrition and healthy eating practices during pregnancy
20/08/19 10:27 from
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» Maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancies with long-term corticosteroid use
20/08/19 10:23 from
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» Maternal serum glycosylated hemoglobin and fasting plasma glucose predicts gestational diabetes at the first trimester in Turkish women with a low-risk pregnancy and its relationship with fetal birth weight; a retrospective cohort study
12/08/19 07:00 from
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» Maternal hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and risk of hypoxic-ischemia encephalopathy
05/08/19 06:35 from
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» Does childbirth experience affect infant behaviour? Exploring the perceptions of maternity care providers
31/07/19 00:00 from Midwifery
In the UK, the number of women experiencing ‘normal’ birth is debated, with quoted figures ranging from 19.9 to 40% (Royal College of Midwives, 2016). Whilst sometimes lifesaving, procedures such as induction and caesarean sections are o...

» Monounsaturated fat intake is associated with improved sleep quality in pregnancy
25/07/19 00:00 from Midwifery
Maternal dietary intake is important to support a healthy pregnancy (World Health Organisation, 2016). It is well established that broad malnutrition in pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy complications including intrauterine growt...

» Maternal and neonatal serum expression of the vascular growth factors in hyperglycemia in pregnancy
16/07/19 04:18 from
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» Comparing the effectiveness of a blended learning approach with a conventional learning approach for basic emergency obstetric and newborn care training in Ethiopia
16/07/19 00:00 from Midwifery
Life-threatening complications during pregnancy and childbirth are unpredictable, but most can be successfully treated (Ronsmans and Graham, 2006; Say et al., 2014; Khan et al., 2006) with timely provision of a package of nine interventi...

» Novel collaborative cardiology and maternal fetal medicine practice – experience at the heart and pregnancy program
15/07/19 07:41 from
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» Women's empowerment in pregnancy and childbirth: A concept analysis
15/07/19 00:00 from Midwifery
Women's health during pregnancy and childbirth is recognised internationally as the cornerstone to a populations’ health (WHO, 2015). Worldwide, an estimated 139 million births take place per year with a maternal mortality of 216 materna...