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Volume 9;  2009
Research article
Residential mobility during pregnancy in the north of England
Susan Hodgson, Mark Shirley, Mary Bythell, and Judith Rankin
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 52. Published online 2009 November 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-52.
PMCID: PMC2784435
Surprisingly low compliance to local guidelines for risk factor based screening for gestational diabetes mellitus - A population-based study
Margareta Persson, Anna Winkvist, and Ingrid Mogren
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 53. Published online 2009 November 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-53.
PMCID: PMC2784436
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, and M Ashraful Alam
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 54. Published online 2009 November 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-54.
PMCID: PMC2784437
Review
The HELLP syndrome: Clinical issues and management. A Review
Kjell Haram, Einar Svendsen, and Ulrich Abildgaard
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 8. Published online 2009 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-8.
PMCID: PMC2654858
Research Articles
Systematic review of effect of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality
Elaine Kidney, Heather R Winter, Khalid S Khan, A Metin Gülmezoglu, Catherine A Meads, Jonathan J Deeks, and Christine MacArthur
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 2. Published online 2009 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-2.
PMCID: PMC2637835
Development and evaluation of a Chinese-language newborn feeding hotline: A prospective cohort study
Patricia A Janssen, Verity H Livingstone, Bruce Chang, and Michael C Klein
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 3. Published online 2009 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-3.
PMCID: PMC2637834
Postnatal quality of life in women after normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section
Behnaz Torkan, Sousan Parsay, Minoor Lamyian, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, and Ali Montazeri
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 4. Published online 2009 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-4.
PMCID: PMC2640344
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, and Michael S Kramer
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 5. Published online 2009 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-5.
PMCID: PMC2647522
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, and Jonathan M Morris
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 7. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-7.
PMCID: PMC2653462
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, and Robert JI Leke
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 9. Published online 2009 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-9.
PMCID: PMC2651846
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, and David Schellenberg
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 10. Published online 2009 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-10.
PMCID: PMC2664785
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, and Zuber D Mulla
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 11. Published online 2009 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-11.
PMCID: PMC2662790
Rural Tanzanian women's awareness of danger signs of obstetric complications
Andrea B Pembe, David P Urassa, Anders Carlstedt, Gunilla Lindmark, Lennarth Nyström, and Elisabeth Darj
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 12. Published online 2009 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-12.
PMCID: PMC2667432
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, and Lennarth Nystrom
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 13. Published online 2009 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-13.
PMCID: PMC2670267
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, and Henrik Toft Sørensen
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 14. Published online 2009 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-14.
PMCID: PMC2670812
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, and Lelia Duley
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 15. Published online 2009 April 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-15.
PMCID: PMC2679706
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, and The SEA-ORCHID Study Group
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 17. Published online 2009 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-17.
PMCID: PMC2695422
The quality of maternity care services as experienced by women in the Netherlands
Therese A Wiegers
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 18. Published online 2009 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-18.
PMCID: PMC2689853
Neonatal care in rural Karnataka: healthy and harmful practices, the potential for change
Amy J Kesterton and John Cleland
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 20. Published online 2009 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-20.
PMCID: PMC2693491
Postpartum mental health after Hurricane Katrina: A cohort study
Emily W Harville, Xu Xiong, Gabriella Pridjian, Karen Elkind-Hirsch, and Pierre Buekens
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 21. Published online 2009 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-21.
PMCID: PMC2702337
Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac) – a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths
J Frederik Frøen, 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, and Rozbeh Torabi
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 22. Published online 2009 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-22.
PMCID: PMC2706222
Atosiban versus betamimetics in the treatment of preterm labour in Germany: an economic evaluation
Jaro Wex, Mark Connolly, and Werner Rath
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 23. Published online 2009 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-23.
PMCID: PMC2708127
An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth
Vicki Flenady, J Frederik Frøen, 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, and Kristen Gilshenan
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 24. Published online 2009 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-24.
PMCID: PMC2706223
Births in two different delivery units in the same clinic – A prospective study of healthy primiparous women
Britt Ingeborg Eide, Anne Britt Vika Nilsen, and Svein Rasmussen
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 25. Published online 2009 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-25.
PMCID: PMC2712449
Epidemiology of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: prevalence, severity, determinants, and the importance of race/ethnicity
Anaïs Lacasse, Evelyne Rey, Ema Ferreira, Caroline Morin, and Anick Bérard
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 26. Published online 2009 July 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-26.
PMCID: PMC2713199
Experiences of professional support during pregnancy and childbirth – a qualitative study of women with type 1 diabetes
Marie Berg and Carina Sparud-Lundin
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 27. Published online 2009 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-27.
PMCID: PMC2725032
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, and Ikeoluwapo O Ajayi
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 28. Published online 2009 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-28.
PMCID: PMC2719593
Anti-fibrinolytic agents in post partum haemorrhage: a systematic review
Pili Ferrer, Ian Roberts, Emma Sydenham, Karen Blackhall, and Haleema Shakur
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 29. Published online 2009 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-29.
PMCID: PMC2727491
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, 1999–2005
Projestine S Muganyizi and Hussein L Kidanto
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 30. Published online 2009 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-30.
PMCID: PMC2718860
Risk factors for inadequate prenatal care use in the metropolitan area of Aracaju, Northeast Brazil
Eleonora RO Ribeiro, Alzira Maria DN Guimarães, Heloísa Bettiol, Danilo DF Lima, Maria Luiza D Almeida, Luiz de Souza, Antônio Augusto M Silva, and Ricardo Q Gurgel
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 31. Published online 2009 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-31.
PMCID: PMC2720914
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 Børdahl, Vicki Flenady, Ruth Fretts, and J Frederik Frøen
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 32. Published online 2009 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-32.
PMCID: PMC2734741
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, and Stanley Zlotkin
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 33. Published online 2009 July 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-33.
PMCID: PMC2724426
Still too far to walk: Literature review of the determinants of delivery service use
Sabine Gabrysch and Oona MR Campbell
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 34. Published online 2009 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-34.
PMCID: PMC2744662
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 and Eva K Persson
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 35. Published online 2009 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-35.
PMCID: PMC2738653
Obesity prevalence in a cohort of women in early pregnancy from a neighbourhood perspective
Eva Sellström, Göran Arnoldsson, Marie Alricsson, and Anders Hjern
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 37. Published online 2009 August 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-37.
PMCID: PMC2744903
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, and Frank Anderson
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 39. Published online 2009 September 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-39.
PMCID: PMC2744663
Maternal and neonatal factors associated with mode of delivery under a universal newborn hearing screening programme in Lagos, Nigeria
Bolajoko O Olusanya and Olumuyiwa A Solanke
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 41. Published online 2009 September 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-41.
PMCID: PMC2749799
Determinants of use of maternal health services in Nigeria - looking beyond individual and household factors
Stella Babalola and Adesegun Fatusi
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 43. Published online 2009 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-43.
PMCID: PMC2754433
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, and Gunilla Lindmark
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 45. Published online 2009 September 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-45.
PMCID: PMC2754979
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, and Milton C Weinstein
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 46. Published online 2009 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-46.
PMCID: PMC2761847
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, and Marina Fontenla
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 47. Published online 2009 October 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-47.
PMCID: PMC2761848
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, and Sue Ross
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 50. Published online 2009 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-50.
PMCID: PMC2774286
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, and Marleen Temmerman
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 51. Published online 2009 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-51.
PMCID: PMC2777848
Study Protocol
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, and Willem van Mechelen
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 1. Published online 2009 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-1.
PMCID: PMC2649039
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, and Jeffrey S Robinson
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 6. Published online 2009 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-6.
PMCID: PMC2653463
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, and Marilyn Swinton
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 16. Published online 2009 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-16.
PMCID: PMC2688481
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, and Jim Thornton
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 19. Published online 2009 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-19.
PMCID: PMC2696408
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, and The ECSSIT Study Group
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 36. Published online 2009 August 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-36.
PMCID: PMC2739153
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, Jérôme 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, and Ben Willem J Mol
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 38. Published online 2009 September 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-38.
PMCID: PMC2752451
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 Merién, Brent C Opmeer, Mariëlle 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, and Fred K Lotgering
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 42. Published online 2009 September 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-42.
PMCID: PMC2754432
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, and Ben Willem J Mol
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 44. Published online 2009 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-44.
PMCID: PMC2754434
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, and Fred K Lotgering
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 48. Published online 2009 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-48.
PMCID: PMC2770987
Mary Crosse project: systematic reviews and grading the value of neonatal tests in predicting long term outcomes
Gemma L Malin, Rachel K Morris, and Khalid S Khan
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009; 9: 49. Published online 2009 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-49.
PMCID: PMC2774285
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