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Maternal health

Maternal body mass index and the risk of early-onset Group B Streptococcus disease in newborns: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Elisabeth Emanuel Graae, Niels Uldbjerg, [ ... ], Mohammed Rohi Khalil

Effects of pica practice on oral bacteriome and mycobiome profiles among pregnant women: A comparative study

Brenda A. Z. Abu, Lanxin Zhang, [ ... ], Jin Xiao

Determinants and disparities in skilled birth attendants during childbirth in Bangladesh: A study of machine learning and decomposition analysis

Rafayet Rahman Ridoy, Rehana Parvin, Tofayel Ahmed, Tahira Mahbub

Multilevel exposure to adversity across the life course and biological implications among urban postpartum women: A cohort study protocol

Anne Elizabeth Glassgow, Claire Flanigan, [ ... ], Zeynep Madak-Erdogan

Exploring socio-demographic determinants of breast self-examination practices among Jordanian women: insights from the 2023 population-based survey

Amr Ahmed Aly Ibrahim, Moaz Yasser Darwish, [ ... ], Mahmoud Shaaban Abdelgalil

Testosterone reduces uterine contractions in vivo: Evidence for non-genomic action in rats

Saif-alnasr H. Mohammed, Mohammed Taj-Eldin Abdalla, [ ... ], Róbert Gáspár

Intimate partner violence and unmet need for family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A secondary analysis of the moderating role of reproductive coercion using performance monitoring for action data

Didier Mbombo Ndombe, Ester Lucia Rizzi

Increasing young people’s use of sexual and reproductive health services in government health facilities in rural Kenya

Paula Tavrow, Krupa Maria Varghese, Albert Obbuyi, Collins Juma

Exclusive breast feeding practice and associated factors among Rural and Urban mothers of child aged 0–6 months in Tahtay Maichew District of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2023/2024: Comparative cross sectional study

Mebrahtom Birhane Tikue, Teklay Zeru Weldearegawi, [ ... ], Willi Bahre

The association between state-level negative racial sentiment and maternal hypertension in the US from 2016 to 2021: An observational study using Twitter data

Laura B. Drew, Junaid Merchant, [ ... ], Thu T. Nguyen

Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on medicine prescribing, vaccination, and alternative therapies in pregnancy and breastfeeding: A qualitative study from Catalonia, Spain

Berta Munné-Barellas, Andrea García-Egea, [ ... ], Laura Medina-Perucha

Placental contractions in uncomplicated pregnancies

Louise Dewick, Amy Turnbull, [ ... ], Penny Gowland

Companionship utilization and its associated factors during childbirth among mothers who delivered at public hospitals in Shashemene town, Southern Ethiopia: A mixed-method study

Dedefo Gemeda Anbesa, Abdene Weya Kaso, [ ... ], Ayanos Taye

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