Perspectives and practices of counselling, consent and debriefing for cesarean sections: a mixed-methods study in two Indian states [0.03%]
Samiksha Singh,Shamayita Das,Sharmada Sivaram et al.
Samiksha Singh et al.
Background: Effective counselling, consent, and debriefing (CCD) are essential for respectful, quality cesarean section (CS) services but limited evidence exists. We explored providers and clients' perceptions and practic...
Developing a surveillance system for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use in pregnancy in Malawi [0.03%]
Funny Kamanga,Madeleine A Squibb,Watipa Nyangulu et al.
Funny Kamanga et al.
Background: Pregnant and breastfeeding women are at elevated risk of HIV acquisition. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends use of oral TDF/FTC and long-acting injectables cabotegravir (CAB-LA) and lenacapavir (L...
Pregnancy outcomes and risk factors analysis in patients with chronic kidney disease: a nested case-control study [0.03%]
Taiyang Li,Ting Li,Xuechen Yu et al.
Taiyang Li et al.
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses significant risks during pregnancy. Accurate early risk prediction remains challenging due to physiological changes, disease heterogeneity, and limitations of various indepen...
The effects, outcomes and acceptability of sterile water injections to relieve low back pain among birthing women in a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a non-randomised study [0.03%]
Awube Menlah,Sue Kruske,Clare Davison et al.
Awube Menlah et al.
Background: Approximately 30% of women experience low back pain when in labour. Large placebo-controlled trials conducted in high-resource settings have demonstrated the efficacy of sterile water injections (SWI) to manag...
Tosi Jones Nkwain,Lifoter Kenneth Navti,Mary Bi Suh Atanga
Tosi Jones Nkwain
Background: Maternal mortality in Cameroon's conflict-affected Northwest Region remains high, with delays in accessing and receiving emergency obstetric care (EmOC) being a major contributor. Using the Three Delays Model,...
Risk factors for drug-related gestational diabetes mellitus: a real-world pharmacovigilance study based on the FAERS database [0.03%]
Hong Jing,Xiaohu Tang
Hong Jing
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common pregnancy complication linked to adverse outcomes for both mother and infant. Research on drug-related GDM remains limited. ...
Further development and (cost-)effectiveness of the Smarter Pregnancy lifestyle program tailored for pregnant women with obesity (HYGEIA trial) [0.03%]
Melek Rousian,Rianne J de Bruin,Elizabeth J Anker-de Visser et al.
Melek Rousian et al.
Background: Maternal obesity affects approximately 16% of pregnancies worldwide and is a major concern for public health. This condition is associated with elevated risks of adverse outcomes, such as gestational diabetes,...
MaterLIP clinical trial design: extra virgin olive oil supplementation in pregnancies with increased cholesterol levels [0.03%]
Reyna Peñailillo,Patricia Valdebenito,Sebastián E Illanes et al.
Reyna Peñailillo et al.
Background: During human pregnancy, plasma total cholesterol (TC) levels increase as pregnancy progresses, a phenomenon referred to as maternal physiological hypercholesterolemia (MPH), where maternal levels of TC at term...
Impact of an intervention standardizing the perinatal management of extremely preterm infants on the child's survival without severe morbidity: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial (PREMEX study) [0.03%]
François Goffinet,Pierre-Yves Ancel,Hendy Abdoul et al.
François Goffinet et al.
Background and objective: Extremely preterm infants are at very high risk of neonatal death and disabilities. Their survival rate is much variable in developed countries and in France is much lower than other countries. O...
Effect of spinning babies® on labor progression and cesarean delivery rates: protocol for an open-label, two-arm, parallel randomized controlled trial [0.03%]
Soliane Scapin,Maíra Libertad Soligo Takemoto,Roberta Costa
Soliane Scapin
Background: Cesarean section rates remain high worldwide, especially in Brazil, where they far exceed international recommendations. Arrest of labor progression is one of the main indications for intrapartum cesarean deli...