Antenatal depression among pregnant mothers in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study
Approximately one in five pregnant women experience antenatal depression globally. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of antenatal depression and explore its relationship between v... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 4, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Shararah Sarem, Ahmad Neyazi, Abdul Qadim Mohammadi, Mehrab Neyazi, Mozhgan Ahamdi, Nosaibah Razaqi, Sadaf Wali, Shashank Timilsina, Hamida Faizi and Mark D. Griffiths Tags: Research Source Type: research

Maternal and obstetric outcomes following the transfer of embryos warmed with fatty acid-supplemented solutions
Vitrification procedures decrease intracytoplasmic lipid content and impair developmental competence. Adding fatty acids (FAs) to the warming solution has been shown to recover the lipid content of the cytopla... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 4, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Kenji Ezoe, Sachie Onogi, Ayano Sawado, Ayumi Amagai and Keiichi Kato Tags: Research Source Type: research

Impacts of heat exposure in utero on long-term health and social outcomes: a systematic review
Climate change, particularly global warming, is amongst the greatest threats to human health. While short-term effects of heat exposure in pregnancy, such as preterm birth, are well documented, long-term effec... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 4, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Nicholas Brink, Darshnika P. Lakhoo, Ijeoma Solarin, Gloria Maimela, Peter von Dadelszen, Shane Norris and Matthew F. Chersich Tags: Research Source Type: research

Role of mitochondrial DNA level in epidural-related maternal fever: a single-centre, observational, pilot study
Epidural analgesia has been associated with intrapartum maternal fever development. Epidural-related maternal fever (ERMF) is believed to be based on a non-infectious inflammatory reaction. Circulating cell-fr... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 3, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Christina Hafner, Marita Windpassinger, Eva Verena Tretter, Katharina Anna Rebernig, Sophie Marie Reindl, Beatrix Hochreiter, Sabine Dekan, Patrick Haider, Herbert Kiss, Klaus Ulrich Klein and Peter Wohlrab Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prenatal diagnosis of a trisomy 7 mosaic case: CMA, CNV-seq, karyotyping, interphase FISH, and MS-MLPA, which technique to choose?
This study aims to perform a prenatal genetic diagnosis of a high-risk fetus with trisomy 7 identified by noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and to evaluate the efficacy of different genetic testing technique... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 3, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Xiaoyi Cong, Tong Zhang, Zhenming Li, Xiaojin Luo, Liang Hu and Weiqiang Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Trade-off between double cleavage-stage embryos transfer and single blastocyst-stage embryo transfer in patients with few good quality embryos in antagonist cycles: a retrospective study using a propensity score matching analysis
This study aimed to compare the per OPU clinical outcomes for transfer of Day 3 double cleavage-stage embryos (DET) and Day 5 single blastocyst-stage (SBT) in patients with five or fewer good quality embryos o... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 3, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Yan Han, Xing Deng, Jiali Cai, Wei Peng, Chaoqun Duan and Kezhen Huang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Report from a text-based blood pressure monitoring prospective cohort trial among postpartum women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a main cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide, and it is estimated that approximately 60% of maternal deaths in the United States o... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 3, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Ahmed S.Z. Moustafa, Wondwosen Yimer, Ana Perry, Lucia Solis, Sheila Belk, Rachael Morris, Shauna-Kay Spencer, Sarosh Rana and Kedra Wallace Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prematurity and congenital malformations differ according to the type of pregestational diabetes
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common metabolic disorder in pregnancy. Women with Type 2 DM seems to have no better perinatal outcomes than those with Type 1 DM. (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 2, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Monica Ballesteros, A Guarque, M Ingles, N Vilanova, M Lopez, L Martin, M Jane, L Puerto, M Martinez, M De la Flor, J Vendrell and A Megia Tags: Research Source Type: research

Pregnancy outcomes of monochorionic diamniotic and dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology and conceived naturally: a study based on chorionic comparison
To evaluate monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) and dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) twin pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART) and conceived naturally. (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 2, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Shuhua Liu, Qianhua Xu, Jingyu Qian, Dehong Liu, Bin Zhang, Xianxia Chen and Mingming Zheng Tags: Research Source Type: research

Social inequalities in pregnancy metabolic profile: findings from the multi-ethnic Born in Bradford cohort study
Lower socioeconomic position (SEP) associates with adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes and with less favourable metabolic profile in nonpregnant adults. Socioeconomic differences in pregnancy metabolic pr... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 30, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Ahmed Elhakeem, Gemma L. Clayton, Ana Goncalves Soares, Kurt Taylor, L éa Maitre, Gillian Santorelli, John Wright, Deborah A. Lawlor and Martine Vrijheid Tags: Research Source Type: research

Diverse impacts of female chromosomal polymorphisms on assisted reproduction outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
This study aims to clarify the role of FCP... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 27, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Yongjie Lu, Tian Tian, Lixue Chen, Liying Yan, Liang Chang and Jie Qiao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among postpartum mothers in public health facilities in Ethiopia, 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Postpartum anemia, characterized by hematocrit or hemoglobin levels below the defined cutoff point ( (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 27, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Gebeyehu Lakew, Amlaku Nigussie Yirsaw, Alemshet Yirga Berhie, Asnake Gashaw Belayneh, Solomon Ketema Bogale, Eyob Getachew, Getnet Alemu Andarge, Kedir Seid and Eyob Ketema Bogale Tags: Research Source Type: research

Factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women in Rwanda: an analysis of the Rwanda demographic and health survey of 2020
In this study, we assessed the prevalence of anaemia and the associated factors among pregn... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 27, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Lilian Nuwabaine, Joseph Kawuki, Livingstone Kamoga, Quraish Sserwanja, Ghislaine Gatasi, Elorm Donkor, Linet M Mutisya and John Baptist Asiimwe Tags: Research Source Type: research

Establishment of a placental lncRNA-mRNA expression network for early-onset preeclampsia
This study aimed to establish a placental long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)-mRNA expression network for early-onset preeclampsia (early-onset PE). (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 27, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Ya Chen, Ying Zhang, Siyu Xie, Xiangdong Zhou, Lina Zhu and Yunxia Cao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Effective coverage of antenatal care services in Ethiopia: a population-based cross-sectional study
Antenatal care (ANC) is a principal component of safe motherhood and reproductive health strategies across the continuum of care. Although the coverage of antenatal care visits has increased in Ethiopia, there... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 27, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Zewditu Abdissa, Kassahun Alemu, Seblewengel Lemma, Della Berhanu, Atkure Defar, Theodros Getachew, Joanna Schellenberg, Tanya Marchant, Solomon Shiferaw, Amare Tariku, Tadesse Guadu, Girum Taye, Meseret Zelalem and Lars Ake Persson Tags: Research Source Type: research