BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (ISSN 1471-2393) published by BioMed CentralLong-term effectiveness and costs of a brief self-management intervention in women with pregnancy-related low back pain after delivery- May 30, 2008 Background: Pregnancy-related low back pain is considered an important health problem and potentially leads to long-lasting pain and disability. Investigators draw particular attention to biomedical factors but there is growing evidence that psychosocial and social factors might be important. It prompted us to start a large cohort study (n = 7526) during pregnancy until one year after delivery and a nested randomized controlled intervention study in the Netherlands. Methods: A randomized...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/8/19 Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification versus karyotyping in prenatal diagnosis: the M.A.K.E. study- May 20, 2008 Background: In the past 30 years karyotyping was the gold standard for prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal aberrations in the fetus. Traditional karyotyping (TKT) has a high accuracy and reliability. However, it is labor intensive, the results take 1421 days, the costs are high and unwanted findings such as abnormalities with unknown clinical relevance are not uncommon. These disadvantages challenged the practice of karyotyping. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) is a new...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/8/18 Effect of iron content on the tolerability of prenatal multivitamins in pregnancy- May 15, 2008 Background: Gastrointestinal irritability can deter pregnant women from starting or continuing prenatal multivitamin supplementation. In a previous study, suboptimal tolerability was observed among pregnant women taking a large tablet (18 mm 8 mm 8 mm) multivitamin with high elemental iron content (60 mg as ferrous fumarate). The objective of the present study was to compare rates of adherence and reported adverse events among pregnant women who were randomized to commence supplementation...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/8/17 Maternal mental health predicts risk of developmental problems at 3 years of age: follow up of a community based trial- May 6, 2008 Background: Undetected and untreated developmental problems can have a significant economic and social impact on society. Intervention to ameliorate potential developmental problems requires early identification of children at risk of future learning and behaviour difficulties. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of risk for developmental problems among preschool children born to medically low risk women and identify factors that influence outcomes. Methods: Mothers who...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/8/16 Inadequate prenatal care and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: A comparison of indices- May 1, 2008 Background: The objectives of this study were to determine rates of prenatal care utilization in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 1991 to 2000; to compare two indices of prenatal care utilization in identifying the proportion of the population receiving inadequate prenatal care; to determine the association between inadequate prenatal care and adverse pregnancy outcomes (preterm birth, low birth weight LBW, and small-for-gestational age SGA), using each of the indices; and, to assess whether or..http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/8/15 |