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Labor and delivery

A qualitative analysis of women’s reproductive agency and postpartum family planning in Maharashtra, India

Nandita Bhan, Edwin Elizabeth Thomas, Gennifer Kully, Mohan Ghule, Anita Raj, Lotus McDougal, Abhishek Singh, Sarah Averbach

published 07 Nov 2025

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Should a repeat cervical cerclage be inserted when the primary cerclage fails, to prevent pregnancy loss and preterm birth? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Alexandra Emms, Matthew Vaughan, Rebecca Man, R. Katie Morris, Victoria Hodgetts-Morton, Nicole Pilarksi

published 07 Nov 2025

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Challenges encountered by midwives performing basic neonatal resuscitation in health facilities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Eric M. Mafuta, Daniel K. Ishoso, Carl L. Bose, Benjamin H. Chi, Patricia Gomez, Ingunn A. Haug, Helge Myklebust, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Jackie K. Patterson

published 04 Nov 2025

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Comparison of the effectiveness and safety of vaginal and sublingual low-dose misoprostol versus vaginal dinoprostone for labor ınduction: A retrospective cohort study

Elmin Eminov, Ayşe Eminov

published 31 Oct 2025

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Trends, district-level variations, and socioeconomic disparities in cesarean section delivery in Bangladesh

Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Md Badsha Alam, Shimlin Jahan Khanam, M. Mofizul Islam, Md Arif Billah

published 31 Oct 2025

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Prevalence and determinants of medicinal plants utilization during labour among women of reproductive age in Butiama, Tanzania: A community-based cross-sectional study

Magnus Michael Sichalwe, Nangi William Nangi, Leah Daniel, JohnPaul Otuomasiri Egbobe, Grace Tavengana

published 31 Oct 2025

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Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Caluquembe, southwestern Angola, 2024–2025

Jasmine J. Su, Vasco S. Kupua, Daniel Cummings, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

published 30 Oct 2025

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Preferences for cesarean section among pregnant women at a tertiary hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Influencing factors and implications for prenatal care

Trang Thi Thuy Hoang, Oanh Thi Hoang Trinh, Chau Giang Huynh, Truc Thanh Thai, Quan Minh Pham, Hue Thi Hoang, Dan Trieu Thanh Nguyen, Minh Thien Nguyen, Hang Thi Phan

published 29 Oct 2025

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Maternal morbidity profile in hospitalizations in the Unified Health System in São Paulo, Brazil: Analysis using data mining, 2014 to 2019

Rejane Sobrino Pinheiro, Marcos Augusto Bastos Dias, Luís Guilherme Buteri Alves, Luís Carlos Torres Guillén, Lana dos Santos Meijinhos, Natália Santana Paiva, Valeria Saraceni, Claudia Medina Coeli, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues

published 22 Oct 2025

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Factors associated with respectful maternity care during hospital deliveries: A cross-sectional study in Bangladesh

Fahmida Islam Chowdhury, Moshammat Zebunnessa, Mortuza Begum, Fahmida Shirin, Musarrat Naz, Samira Amir Chowdhury, Hasnatul Jannat, Selina Parvin, Md. Abdur Rafi, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

published 17 Oct 2025

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Fear of childbirth in primipara women and its correlation with premenstrual syndrome: A cross-sectional study

Yanran Li, Yi Lu, Xujuan Xu

published 17 Oct 2025

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Reclaiming motherhood through shame, distance, and gratitude—A phenomenological study of Swedish women’s lived experiences of giving birth while ill with COVID-19

Maria Revelj, Anna Wessberg, Ylva Carlsson, Maria Lindqvist, Verena Sengpiel, Karolina Linden

published 09 Oct 2025

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Mapping the evolution of fertility support policies in China: A content and instrumental analysis

Ying Yue, Xiaojun Yang, Jie Ma

published 09 Oct 2025

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