BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. All research articles in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, and other BioMed Central journals, are made available under an open access license, allowing free access, redistribution and reuse.
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Obstetric Risk Indicators for Labour Dystocia in Nulliparous Women: A Multi-centre Cohort Study
Incidence of dystocia is not well monitored and no consensus exists on length of normal labor or diagnostic criteria for dystocia. What are the obstetric and clinical risk indicators for dystocia?
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, October 2008
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Maternal Risk Factors for Abnormal Placental Growth: The National Collaborative Perinatal Project
Which maternal characteristics influence placental weight, placental thickness, and chorionic plate area? What is the magnitude of association of maternal factors with placental growth restriction?
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, September 2008
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A Population-based Study of Race-specific Risk for Placental Abruption
Is race, after adjusting for other factors, related to risk of placental abruption at specific gestational ages? How does placental abruption affect risk of preterm birth in Black vs. White mothers?
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, September 2008
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Serum Screening With Down's Syndrome Markers to Predict Pre-Eclampsia and Small for Gestational Age: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
How accurately do serum biochemical markers used in first and second trimester Down syndrome serum screening predict pre-eclampsia and/or small for gestational age? Five serum analytes are evaluated.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 2008
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Fetal Size in the Second Trimester is Associated With the Duration of Pregnancy, Small Fetuses Having Longer Pregnancies
In low-risk pregnancies, does fetal growth (second trimester fetal size) determine pregnancy duration? Do slower growing fetuses cause longer pregnancies? How does ultrasound dating compare to LMP?
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, July 2008
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The Design, Implementation and Acceptability of an Integrated Intervention to Address Multiple Behavioral and Psychosocial Risk Factors Among Pregnant African American Women
Infant mortality rates are disproportionately high for African-Americans. How might a behavioral counseling intervention integrating multiple targeted risks fare for pregnant African American women?
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, June 2008
