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- 1From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Ivan Kisuule1 , Dan K Kaye2 , Florence Najjuka3 , Stephen K Ssematimba1 , Anita Arinda1 , Gloria Nakitende1 and Lawrence Otim1 Background Many health problems in pregnant women can be prevented,...
- 2From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Yoshio Matsuda1,2,3 , Masaki Ogawa1,2 , Jun Konno1 , Minoru Mitani1,2 and Hideo Matsui1 Background Placental abruption is one of the serious complications of late pregnancy, because it leads to both...
- 3From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Mary C Ross-Davie1 , Helen Cheyne2 and Catherine Niven3 Background Intrapartum support has been defined as: '... non -medical care that is intended to ease a woman 's anxiety , discomfort ,...
- 4From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Charlotte Warren1 , Rebecca Njuki1 , Timothy Abuya1 , Charity Ndwiga1 , Grace Maingi2 , Jane Serwanga2 , Faith Mbehero3 , Louisa Muteti3 , Anne Njeru4 , Joseph Karanja6,7 , Joyce Olenja6 , Lucy Gitonga5 ,...
- 5From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Yohannes Dibaba1 , Mesganaw Fantahun2 and Michelle J Hindin3 Background Mental health problems, such as depression, rank among the top causes of disability among women worldwide; however, they still...
- 6From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Elizabeth A Duthie1 , Elaine M Drew2 and Kathryn E Flynn1 Background Obesity is among the most significant health issues of the 21st century [1-3]. Weight gain has unique significance for pregnant women...
- 7From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Wendy R Sheldon1,2 , Jill Durocher2 , Beverly Winikoff2 , Jennifer Blum2 and James Trussell1,3 Background Post-partum hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal death in low resource settings [1]....
- 8From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Michael Ediau1,2 , Rhoda K Wanyenze2,4 , Simba Machingaidze1 , George Otim1 , Alex Olwedo3 , Robert Iriso5 and Nazarius M Tumwesigye4 Background Globally, it is estimated that 342 900 (uncertainty...
- 9From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Jennifer Fenwick1,2,4 , Jenny Gamble2 , Debra K Creedy2 , Anne Buist3 , Erika Turkstra2 , Anne Sneddon2,4 , Paul A Scuffham2 , Elsa L Ryding5 , Vivian Jarrett2 and Jocelyn Toohill2 Background The...
- 10From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Despite the potential of prenatal care for addressing many pregnancy complications and concurrent health problems, non-western women in industrialized western countries more often make inadequate use of...
- 11From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13) Peer-ReviewedBackground Severe perineal trauma occurs in 0.5-10% of vaginal births and can result in significant morbidity including pain, dyspareunia and faecal incontinence. The aim of this study is to determine the risk of...
- 12From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Elias Ali Yesuf1 and Ronit Calderon-Margalit2 Background The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in Ethiopia has declined by only 22% in the last decade from 871 per 100 000 live births in the year 2000 [1]...
- 13From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Andrew Mujugira1,3 , Alfred Osoti1 , Ruth Deya1 , Stephen E Hawes1 and Amanda I Phipps1,2 Background Operative delivery procedures arising from prolonged labor increase maternal morbidity, fetal...
- 14From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Li Liu1 , Rosanna Setse2 , Ruby Grogan3,4 , Neil R Powe3 and Wanda K Nicholson4,5,6 Background Several investigations show that depressive symptoms and social support are important determinants of...
- 15From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Gertrude Namazzi1,2 , Kiwanuka Suzanne N1 , Waiswa Peter1,2,4 , Bua John1 , Okui Olico1 , Allen Katharine A3 , Hyder Adnan A3 and Ekirapa Kiracho Elizabeth1,2 Background Uganda is not on schedule to...
- 16From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Aruyaru Stanley Mwenda1 Background Uterine rupture, defined as full thickness break in the wall of the uterus [1] is the commonest and most serious complication of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery...
- 17From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Dafna Sussman1,2 , Jacob Ellegood2 and Mark Henkelman1,2 Background The low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diet (KD) has been shown to be effective in managing a variety of diseases, including...
- 18From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Qayyum Ali Noorani1 , Iqbal Azam2 , Babar T Shaikh3 , Tharanga Ranasinghe1 , Shazia Abbas1 , Shakeela Wali4 , Paul Rippey5 and Wajiha Javed1 Background Context analysis: burden of disease and hindrances...
- 19From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed
Effect of elective cesarean section on the risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus
Author(s): Yali Hu1,5 , Jie Chen1 , Jian Wen2 , Chenyu Xu2 , Shu Zhang1 , Biyun Xu3 and Yi-Hua Zhou4,5 Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major health threat worldwide; each year over one... - 20From: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Hannah G Dahlen1 , Virginia Schmied1 , Cindy-Lee Dennis2 and Charlene Thornton1 Background One in four Australians are born overseas with 44% either born overseas or having a parent who was. More than...