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  1. Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy has been associated with various maternal adverse events (MAE). However, the evidence regarding the effect of vitamin D supplementation on these outcomes is still...

    Authors: Nasrin Borumandnia, Maryam Rostami, Atefeh Talebi and Hamid Alavimajd
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:125
  2. Mother-infant separation, which is occurring with an increasing incidence, is a barrier to direct breastfeeding. Owing to the importance of breast milk to hospitalized infants, mothers are actively encouraged ...

    Authors: Xuemei Li, Yongqi Li, Lin Qian, Peng Han, Haoxue Feng and Hui Jiang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:124
  3. According to prenatal ultrasonographic studies, single umbilical artery may be present alone or in association with other fetal abnormalities. So far, the exact pathogenesis of bladder exstrophy is unclear. So...

    Authors: Jun Zhan, Fenglin Jia, Qianqian Gao and Xue Xiao
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:122
  4. There is no single national guideline in Australia on the provision of postnatal care, which means there is potential for significant variation in the standard and quality of care. This review aimed to systema...

    Authors: Amanda Blair, Annie Tan, Caroline S. E. Homer and Joshua P. Vogel
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:121
  5. Person-centered breastfeeding counseling is a key but often overlooked aspect of high-quality services. We explored women’s experiences of the Breastfeeding Heritage and Pride™ program, an evidence-based breas...

    Authors: Elizabeth C. Rhodes, Mahrukh Zahid, Nafeesa Abuwala, Grace Damio, Helen Wilde LaPlant, Carrianne Crummett, Rebecca Surprenant and Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:120
  6. Empirical evidence shows that 4.6–6.3% of all women develop a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and approximately 10–15% postpartum depression (PPD) following childbirth. This study explores the relationsh...

    Authors: Franziska Marie Lea Beck-Hiestermann, Lisa Kathrin Hartung, Nadine Richert, Sandra Miethe and Silke Wiegand-Grefe
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:118
  7. Unintended pregnancy and unmet contraceptive needs pose significant public health challenges, particularly in developing nations, where they contribute to maternal health risks. While previous research has exp...

    Authors: Daniel Asrat, Andrew Copas and Adesina Olubukola
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:117
  8. One of the pivotal determinants of maternal and neonatal health outcomes hinges on the choice of place of delivery. However, the decision to give birth within the confines of a health facility is shaped by a c...

    Authors: Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Elvis Ato Wilson, Kenneth Fosu Oteng, Nhyira Owusuaa Gyawu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah and Edward Kwabena Ameyaw
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:116
  9. Non-communicating rudimentary horn pregnancy (NCRHP) lead to life-threatening condition for both mother and fetus. Early diagnosis of NCRHP and laparoscopic resection is important to prevent catastrophic condi...

    Authors: So Yeon Shin, Hwang Kwon, Hyun Chul Kim, Min Jung Baek and Ji Eun Shin
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:115
  10. Folic acid supplementation is recommended for reducing the risk of birth defects. We aimed to assess the protective association of periconception folic acid supplements with birth defects in real-world setting.

    Authors: Qiongjie Zhou, Guiying Dong, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang, Shikun Zhang, Jingqi Chen and Xiaotian Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:114
  11. Provision of effective care to all women and newborns during the perinatal period is a viable strategy for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3 targets on reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. This...

    Authors: Mercy Muwema, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Grace Edwards, Gorrette Nalwadda, Joanita Nangendo, Jaffer Okiring, Gloria Odei Obeng-Amoako, Wilson Mwanja, Elizabeth N. Ekong, Joan N. Kalyango and Dan K. Kaye
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:113
  12. In many countries, abortions at 20 weeks and over for indications other than fetal or maternal medicine are difficult to access due to legal restrictions and limited availability of services. The Abortion and ...

    Authors: Mary Malek, Caroline SE Homer, Clare McDonald, Catherine M Hannon, Paddy Moore and Alyce N Wilson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:112
  13. The Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pregnancy Care recommend that during the first and subsequent antenatal visits all pregnant women are weighed; advised of recommended gestational weight gain (GW...

    Authors: Jenna L Hollis, Kristine Deroover, Milly Licata, Belinda Tully, Eva Farragher, Christophe Lecathelinais, Nicole Bennett, Michelle Foster, Craig E Pennell, John Wiggers, Justine Daly and Melanie Kingsland
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:111
  14. Preterm birth, which occurs when a baby is born before 37 weeks, has enormous implications for public health. It is the leading cause of infant death and mortality in children under the age of five. Unfortunat...

    Authors: Nina Spaegele, Julia Ditzer, Mariana Rodrigues and Anat Talmon
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:110
  15. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) is the most common cause of indicated preterm delivery, but the impact of prenatal steroid exposure on the outcomes of preterm infants born to HDP mothers, who may be ...

    Authors: Xiao-Yu Dong, Jian-Hong Qi, Qing-Cui Zhuo, Yan-Jie Ding, Xin Qiao, Yan Wang, De-Juan Yang, Dan Li, Li Li, Hai-Yan Jiang, Qiong-Yu Liu, Zhong-Liang Li, Xiang Zhang, Bing-Jin Zhang and Yong-Hui Yu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:109
  16. Previous studies have reported the association between maternal vitamin D deficiency and preeclampsia. However, the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in reducing the occurrence of preeclampsia remains uncl...

    Authors: Richard Kabuseba Kabuyanga, Pierrot Lundimu Tugirimana, Balungwe Sifa, Mwanga Balezi, Michel Ekanga Dikete, Prudence Ndeba Mitangala, Jean Pierre Moyene Elongi, Xavier Kalume Kinenkinda and Jean-Baptiste Sakatolo Zambeze Kakoma
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:107
  17. Although epidural anaesthesia and spinal anaesthesia are currently the general choices for patients undergoing caesarean section, these two neuraxial anaesthesia methods still have drawbacks. Caudal anaesthesi...

    Authors: Fangjun Wang, Qi Lü, Min Wang, Hongchun Xu, Dan Xie, Zheng Yang and Qin Ye
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:105
  18. Excessive gestational weight gain, especially among women with gestational diabetes, is associated with several adverse perinatal outcomes. Our study aimed to analyse the impact of the use of pedometers to sup...

    Authors: Lukasz Adamczak, Urszula Mantaj, Rafał Sibiak, Paweł Gutaj and Ewa Wender-Ozegowska
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:104
  19. Lamotrigine has become one of the most commonly prescribed antiseizure medications (ASM) in epileptic women during pregnancy and therefore requires regular updates regarding its safety. The aim of this study w...

    Authors: Audrey Peron, Cyndie Picot, Lucie Jurek, Mikaïl Nourredine, Emmanuelle Ripoche, Priscilla Ajiji, Michel Cucherat and Judith Cottin
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:103
  20. The body image during pregnancy potentially affects both short- and long-term maternal and child health outcomes, including pregnancy mood, postpartum weight recovery, and the quality of mother–child interacti...

    Authors: Qiaosong Wang, Jingjing Lin, Qirong Zheng, Liping Kang, Xueling Zhang, Kun Zhang, Rong Lin and Rongjin Lin
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:102
  21. The Korean government seeks to balance work and family and alleviate low fertility by implementing a parental leave system. This study aimed to identify the impact of the parental leave system on childbirth am...

    Authors: Yun Hwa Jung, Yun Seo Jang and Eun-Cheol Park
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:99
  22. The trends of increasing use of cesarean section (CS) with a decrease in assisted vaginal birth (vacuum extraction or forceps) is a major concern in health care systems all over the world, particularly in low-...

    Authors: Assen Kamwesigye, Barbara Nolens, Herbert Kayiga, Moses Muriuki, Wani Muzeyi and Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:98
  23. Authors: Sisse Walløe, Søren Bie Bogh, Søren Fryd Birkeland, Lone Kjeld Pedersen, Annemette Wildfang Lykkebo, Lise Lotte Torvin Andersen, Britta Frederiksen-Møller and Lars Morsø
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:97

    The original article was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:705

  24. This study investigated morphological changes in the composition of the pelvic floor muscles, degree of atrophy, and urethral function in a rat of simulated birth trauma induced by vaginal distension (VD) model.

    Authors: Yui Abe-Takahashi, Takeya Kitta, Mifuka Ouchi, Hiroki Chiba, Madoka Higuchi, Mio Togo, Naohisa Kusakabe, Hidehiro Kakizaki and Nobuo Shinohara
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:95
  25. The association between SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and preeclampsia is widely debated in numerous studies. The aim of our study was to investigate whether an increased sFlt-1/PlGF ratio is a good marker...

    Authors: Kamil Pluta, Marcin Januszewski, Laura Ziuzia-Januszewska, Michał Kudan, Maria Suchocka, Kinga Kuśmierczuk, Tadeusz Issat and Artur J. Jakimiuk
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:94
  26. To evaluate the clinical significance of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for detecting fetal sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) in Korean pregnant women.

    Authors: Hyunjin Kim, Ji Eun Park, Kyung Min Kang, Hee Yeon Jang, Minyeon Go, So Hyun Yang, Jong Chul Kim, Seo Young Lim, Dong Hyun Cha, Jungah Choi and Sung Han Shim
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:93
  27. The appropriate use of obstetric blood transfusion is crucial for patients with placenta previa and prenatal anemia. This retrospective study aims to explore the correlation between prenatal anemia and blood t...

    Authors: Baolian Zhang, Hong Liu, Haiyan Li, Jia Wang, He Zhu, Peijia Yu, Xianghua Huang and Wenli Wang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:92
  28. Despite global efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, stillbirths remain a significant public health challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. District health systems, largely seen as the...

    Authors: Nana A. Mensah Abrampah, Yemisrach B. Okwaraji, Kenneth Fosu Oteng, Ernest Konadu Asiedu, Rita Larsen-Reindorf, Hannah Blencowe and Debra Jackson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:91
  29. Breastfeeding is considered to be the most effective way of ensuring the health and survival of newborns. However, mammary transfer of drugs administered to mothers to breastfeeding infants remains a pressing ...

    Authors: Ryo Tamaki, Kiwamu Noshiro, Ayako Furugen, Ayako Nishimura, Hiroshi Asano, Hidemichi Watari, Masaki Kobayashi and Takeshi Umazume
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:90
  30. The Kleihauer–Betke (KB) test allows the detection of fetal red blood cells (containing fetal hemoglobin, HbF) in the maternal blood to identify and quantify potential fetal-maternal hemorrhages. In certain ca...

    Authors: Adrian Serban, Yannick Tholance, Carmen Aanei, Lydia Campos and Cristina Iobagiu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:89

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:130

  31. This study aimed to assess the impacts of closed-off measures with different strictness levels (lockdown, partial lockdown and non-lockdown) and geographic proximity to patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (...

    Authors: Wanqing Xiao, Yuting Yang, Huiyun Xiao, Peiyuan Huang, Dongmei Wei, Yingfang Wu, Jia Yu, Jian-Rong He and Xiu Qiu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:88
  32. Early baby bathing has a major negative impact on the newborn's health. Even though early newborn bathing has numerous detrimental effects on neonatal health, evidence has provided little attention on the curr...

    Authors: Addis Eyeberu, Tamirat Getachew, Ayenachew Kebad and Adera Debella
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:87
  33. Couples with balanced chromosome rearrangement (BCR) are at high risk of recurrent miscarriages or birth defects due to chromosomally abnormal embryos. This study aimed to provide real-world evidence of the eu...

    Authors: Fan Zhou, Jun Ren, Yutong Li, Yuezhi Keqie, Cuiting Peng, Han Chen, Xinlian Chen and Shanling Liu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:86
  34. Women who use or are in treatment for drug use during the perinatal period often have complex needs and presenting comorbidity. Women who use opioids during pregnancy, and their infants, experience poor outcom...

    Authors: Lynne Gilmour, Louise Honeybul, Shirley Lewis, Emma Smith, Helen Cheyne, Narendra Aladangady, Brid Featherstone, Margaret Maxwell, Joanne Neale and Polly Radcliffe
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:84
  35. To examine the effectiveness of nutritional education based on the health action process approach (HAPA) on pregnancy outcomes among malnourished pregnant mothers utilizing nutritional support.

    Authors: Atieh Razzazi, Mark D. Griffiths and Zainab Alimoradi
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:83
  36. An incomplete understanding of preterm birth is especially concerning for low-middle income countries, where preterm birth has poorer prognoses. While systemic proinflammatory processes are a reportedly normal...

    Authors: Meghan K. Gerety, Debora K. Kim, Rebecca M. Carpenter, Jennie Z. Ma, Christian Chisholm, Mami Taniuchi, Md Ohedul Islam, Suporn Pholwat, James A. Platts-Mills, Md Shahjahan Siraj, Sk Masum Billah, Rashidul Haque and William A. Petri Jr.
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:82
  37. Rates of breastfeeding are lower among minority and underserved populations in the United States. Our study objective was to assess pregnant persons attitudes and barriers to breastfeeding among a cohort at hi...

    Authors: Jessica Cole, Ateshi Bhatt, Andrew G. Chapple, Sarah Buzhardt and Elizabeth F. Sutton
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:81
  38. Maternal nutrition impacts fetal growth and development. The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) guidelines recommend pregnant women consume 2–3 servings (224–336 g) of fish/seafood per week to suppor...

    Authors: Danielle Shine, Heshani Siriwardana, Michelle Minehan, Monica Yuri Takito, Rati Jani and Catherine R. Knight-Agarwal
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:80
  39. Nepal is committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030 target 3.1 of reducing the maternal mortality ratio to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births. Along with increasing access to health faci...

    Authors: Sabita Tuladhar, Deepak Paudel, Eva Rehfuess, Matthias Siebeck, Cornelia Oberhauser and Maria Delius
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:79
  40. A substantial proportion of maternal pregnancy complications, adverse birth outcomes and neurodevelopmental delay in children may be attributable to high maternal pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI). However, ...

    Authors: Polina Girchenko, Marius Lahti-Pulkkinen, Esa Hämäläinen, Hannele Laivuori, Pia M. Villa, Eero Kajantie and Katri Räikkönen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:78
  41. To improve the understanding of the clinical features and imaging characteristics of pregnant women with and without in-vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer combined with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).

    Authors: Jia-Lu Wei, Le Zhang, Yan-Ling Xu, Wei Gan, Min Qi, Xu-Wen Fu and Xiang Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:77
  42. The increasing rise of women using opioids during pregnancy across the world has warranted concern over the access and quality of antenatal care received by this group. Scotland has particularly high levels of...

    Authors: T. Hughes, A. McFadden, A. Whittaker, J. P. Boardman and L. Marryat
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:75
  43. Overweight and obesity in mothers before pregnancy lead to overweight and obesity in their offspring, which is the main form of intergenerational transmission of overweight and obesity in early life. Many fact...

    Authors: Xiaotong Wei, Jiajin Hu and Deliang Wen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:74

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