Elevated Anthropometric and Metabolic Indicators among Young Adult Offspring of Mothers with Pregestational Diabetes: Early Results from the Transgenerational Effect on Adult Morbi... by Katherine Bowers, Shelley Ehrlich, Lawrence M. Dolan, Resmi Gupta, Mekibib Altaye, Nicholas J. Ollberding, Rhonda Szczesniak, Patrick Catalano, Emily Smith, Jane C. Khoury

“…The DiP Study collected medical and obstetric data across pregnancy. The first 96 eligible offspring of women with pregestational diabetes were age-, sex-, and race-matched to adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-2016 with an OGTT. …”
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Panic disorder during pregnancy and the first three years after delivery: a systematic review by F. Gerrik Verhees, Antonia Bendau, Stefanie Unger, Katharina L. Donix, Eva Asselmann, Julia Martini

“…Results Overall, n = 47 studies investigated the course of PD during the peripartum period, n = 23 studies examined the associations of PD and obstetric, neonatal or infant outcomes, and n = 5 studies focused on the associations of PD and characteristics of the mother-infant dyad. …”
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Critical factors influencing live birth rates in fresh embryo transfer for IVF: insights from cluster ensemble algorithms by Zheng Yu, Xiaoyan Zheng, Jiaqi Sun, Pengfei Zhang, Ying Zhong, Xingyu Lv, Hongwen Yuan, Fanrong Liang, Dexian Wang, Jie Yang

“…Conversely, factors like basic information, diagnosis, and obstetric history have a lesser influence. The NMFE algorithm demonstrates promising potential in assessing the influence of clinical features on live births in IVF fresh embryo transfer.…”
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A retrospective study to understand the differences in maternal mortality among women admitted in critical and stable conditions in Malawi by David Lissauer, James Chirombo, Nara Tagiyeva-Milne, Jennifer Riches, Rosemary Bilesi, Lumbani Makhaza, Laura Munthali, Malangizo Mbewe

“…Lastly, we performed a principal component analysis to reduce dimensionality to identify the main factors leading to deaths.Results Obstetric haemorrhage was the predominant cause of death among women admitted in stable condition, while those admitted in critical condition primarily died of hypertensive disorders. …”
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Chronic Inflammation May Enhance Leiomyoma Development by the Involvement of Progenitor Cells by Monia Orciani, Miriam Caffarini, Alessandra Biagini, Guendalina Lucarini, Giovanni Delli Carpini, Antonella Berretta, Roberto Di Primio, Andrea Ciavattini

“…The evidenced cytokine expression pattern related to chronic inflammation in LPCs may play a role in the increased risk of adverse obstetric outcomes (infertility, spontaneous miscarriage, and preterm birth) in women affected by leiomyomas. …”
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Peruvian medical residency selection: a portrayal of scores, distribution, and predictors of 28,872 applicants between 2019 and 2023 by Javier A. Flores-Cohaila, Brayan Miranda-Chavez, Cesar Copaja-Corzo, Xiomara C. Benavente-Chalco, Wagner Rios-García, Vanessa P. Moreno-Ccama, Angel Samanez-Obeso, Marco Rivarola-Hidalgo

“…Most applicants were concentrated in Lima and applied to Surgery, Pediatrics, and Obstetric-Gynecology. The ENAM score was positively associated with the ENARM in the mixed model when adjusting for receiving, year, setting of application, modality, and application specialty. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy. Perinatal Results in a 3 years Study. by Cristóbal Torres González, Vivian Vázquez Martínez, Joselin Moreno Torres, Angel Rodríguez Cabrera, Amparo Ocampo Sánchez, Ana López Rodríguez del Rey

“…Of an universe of 13 603 childbirths from January 1st, 2003 to December 31st, 2005, in the Obstetric Service of the University Hospital ¨Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima¨ in Cienfuegos, a sample of 229 pregnant women with diabetes was taken. …”
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Antenatal Care - How to ensure quality! by Lubna Ejaz

“… Antenatal care (ANC) improves maternal and newborn health by providing a platform for important healthcare services, including health promotion, primary and secondary prevention by vaccination and screening, timely diagnosis & prompt treatment of various obstetrical and medical complications, which may arise or aggravate during pregnancy. …”
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Managing Major Postpartum Haemorrhage following Acute Uterine Inversion with Rusch Balloon Catheter by Remon Keriakos, Smriti Ray Chaudhuri

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Prevalence and factors associated with female genital mutilation/cutting among Tanzanian women who gave birth in the five years prior to the survey: A population-based study. by Fabiola Vincent Moshi

“…<h4>Background</h4>Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) poses a significant public health challenge in developing countries, leading to increased risks of adverse obstetric outcomes such as caesarean section, postpartum hemorrhage, episiotomy, difficult labor, obstetric tears/lacerations, instrumental delivery, prolonged labor, and extended maternal hospital stays. …”
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Effect of life skills training by a midwife on pregnancy anxiety: A randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Hassanpour, Mozhgan Javadnoori, Elham Maraghi, Fariba Zargar Shirazi

“…Results: No differences were detected between the two groups in terms of demographic and obstetric characteristics, as well as the mean scores of pregnancy anxiety and its domains. …”
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Perinatal mortality and its associated factors in selected tertiary care hospital of Belagavi, Karnataka, India by Uma Kole, Sudha Raddi

“…Many of these deaths could be avoided through skilled obstetric care, which includes prenatal and intrapartum screening for specific conditions, fetal heart rate monitoring during labor, and timely interventions, often involving cesarean delivery. …”
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‘We just look at the well-being of the baby and not the money required’: a qualitative study exploring experiences of quality of maternity care among women in Nairobi’s informal se... by Gilbert Kokwaro, Jackline Oluoch-Aridi, Francis Wafula, Mary B Adam

“…The three barriers to choosing a private facility were: (1) poor quality clinical services at low-cost health facilities, (2) shortage of specialist doctors, and (3) referral to public health facilities during emergencies.The facilitators that influenced women to choose a public facility were: (1) physical amenities for dealing with obstetric emergencies and (2) early referral to public maternity during antenatal care services. …”
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Antenatal Depression and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Service in Kochi Health Center, Jimma Town, Ethiopia by Yonas Tesfaye, Liyew Agenagnew

“…The study has shown that the prevalence of antenatal depression was high and associated with multiple psychosocial, clinical, and obstetric factors. Therefore, screening pregnant women for depression and the provision of necessary mental health services is recommended to mitigate the adverse health outcome of the problem.…”
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Newborn signal functions in Bangladesh: identification through expert consultation and assessment of readiness among public health facilities—study protocol using Delphi technique... by Afsana Karim, Joby George, Sanjoy Kumer Dey, Mohammod Shahidullah, Shams El Arifeen, Mahbuba Khan, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Goutom Banik, Shema Mhajabin, Tazeen Tahsina, Md. Jahurul Islam, Farid Uddin Ahmed, Mushair Ul Islam, Md Abdul Mannan, Shamina Sharmin, Fida Mehran, Anisuddin Ahmed, Ahmed Al Sabir, Shahin Sultana, Ziaul Ahsan, Sayed Rubayet

“…Newborn resuscitation is the only newborn intervention which is included in the WHO recommended list of emergency obstetric care signal functions. This is not enough to comprehensively assess the readiness of a health facility for providing newborn services. …”
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Extrapulmonary manifestations and complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection: a systematic review by Jiacai Cho, Joanne Lee, Ching-Hui Sia, Chieh Sian Koo, Benjamin YQ Tan, Weizhen Hong, Ellie Choi, Xueying Goh, Louis Chai, Nisha Suyien Chandran, Horng Ruey Chua, Bernard PL Chan, Mark Muthiah, Ting Ting Low, Eng Soo Yap, Manjari Lahiri

“…Reports with only paediatric or obstetric cases were excluded. Results: 169 articles were included. …”
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Season of conception and risk of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy by Yanxia Xie, Yi Mu, Peiran Chen, Yanping Wang, Xiaohong Li, Li Dai, Zheng Liu, Qi Li, Mingrong Li, Juan Liang, Jun Zhu

“…Abstract Background Hypertensive Disorder during Pregnancy (HDP) is the most prevalent obstetric conditions in maternal health, but the etiology of most cases remains unexplained. …”
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Investigating Maternal Perception of Control and Support in the Postpartum Period and Influencing Factors in Childbirth: A Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Model by Tuğba Yazici Topçu, Ruveyde Aydin, Songül Aktaş

“…In contrast, certain socio‐demographic and obstetric characteristics did not demonstrate a significant impact. …”
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Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…Material and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted among 50 obstetric patients at 35–37 weeks of gestation attending the outpatient and inpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Verbal fluency and semantic association deficits in children with in birth nonprogressive neuromuscular diseases by Maria Koriakina, Maria Koriakina, Olga E. Agranovich, Ioannis Ntoumanis, Maxim Ulanov, Isak B. Blank, Anna Shestakova, Evgeny Blagovechtchenski

“…This group consisted of 36 children with motor disorders, specifically those diagnosed with obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP, n = 22) or arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC, n = 14), and 32 healthy control children. …”
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