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The aim of the study was to examine the effects of maternal body mass index on the mode of delivery for primigravid and multigravid women.
Abstract:
Our objective was to study the effects of maternal body mass index (BMI) on the mode of delivery for primigravid and multigravid women. A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the University College Hospital Galway, Ireland, of 5162 women delivered from 2001 to 2003. BMI at the first antenatal appointment was calculated. Comparisons were made between each of the five BMI more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Categories:
maternal body mass index on mode of delivery
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Am J Perinatol,
Vol: 25 Page: 163-7 March 2008
C. M. Lynch; D. J. Sexton; M. Hession; J. J. Morrison
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The aim of this study was to compare preterm birth and multiple pregnancy in European countries participating in the PERISTAT project
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OBJECTIVE: To compare rates of preterm birth among multiple births in European countries, to estimate their contribution to overall preterm birth rates and to explore factors which could explain differences between preterm birth rates. DESIGN: Analyses of data from vital statistics, birth registers or national samples of births. SETTING: Eleven member states of the European Union. more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium-
Categories:
preterm birth; multiple pregnancy
Geography:
International
Bjog,
Vol: 113 Page: 528-35 May 2006
B. Blondel; A. Macfarlane; M. Gissler; G. Breart; J. Zeitlin
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This study aimed to explore the relationship between the practices of obstetric intervention in individual obstetric units
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the practices of obstetric intervention in individual units. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of the annual statistical returns to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of 222 units in the UK for 1997-98. RESULTS: A total of 212 units that delivered more than 1000 babies were analyzed. A positive correlation was more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - practices of obstetric intervention
Categories:
practices of obstetric intervention
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med,
Vol: 13 Page: 267-70 April 2003
M. P. O'Connell; E. M. Gurney; S. W. Lindow
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The aim of this study was to assess a risk factor-based screening programme with a universally based one - for gestational diabetes mellitus
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AIMS: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcome. Screening for GDM is therefore recommended but the best screening method remains controversial. This prospective, randomized study compared a risk factor-based screening programme with a universally based one. METHODS: Subjects were randomized at booking to one of two groups: the risk factor more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of two gestational diabetes mellitus screening programmes
Categories:
gestational diabetes mellitus
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Diabet Med,
Vol: 17 Page: 26-32 January 2000
M. E. Griffin; M. Coffey; H. Johnson; P. Scanlon; M. Foley; J. Stronge; N. M. O'Meara; R. G. Firth
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