OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of a weight-gain restriction program on weight development or weight maintenance 2 years after childbirth. DESIGN A case-control intervention study. SETTING Antenatal care clinics in the southeast of Sweden. SAMPLE One hundred and fifty-five obese pregnant women who participated in a weight-gain restriction program with weekly support during pregnancy ...

BACKGROUND Maternal depression is a common condition among new mothers that can be associated with poor maternal health and negative consequences on infant health. Little research has been conducted to examine maternal depression, especially among military mothers, where unique conditions often exist. Using data from a large military cohort, this study prospectively examined the relationship be...

This book is not a discussion of vital statistics, as the name might imply but rather the observations of a life-time study of obstetrics in many countries, some in the far corners of the globe. The author is convinced that if the process of childbirth is to be made more safe certain essentials are requisite. Chief of these are: 1. The round pelvic brim. 2. Flexible pelvic joints. 3. Natural po...

This article uses longitudinal data for the United States and Great Britain to examine the impact of residential mobility and childbirth on the earnings of women, their family earnings, and the related division of earnings by gender. This project is the first to compare explicitly the impact of childbirth and family migration on women's earnings, and it extends prior cross-sectional and longitu...

BACKGROUND Childbirth is a period characterized by severe pain, and most women desire to ameliorate their pain among other things by having their spouses present and involved in the birthing process. In developing countries like Nigeria, spousal involvement is still an emerging concept in childbirth. AIM To investigate and provide an insight into spousal perceptions toward their participation...

on in France. The book represents a lay agitation for " twilight sleep," and describes the experiences of several women who have been delivered at Freiburg. From the obstetrical point of view, the principal interest lies in the three appendices where Kronig and Gauss give the details of the method and meet the various arguments which have been launched against " twilight sleep." The writers evi...

very important point of view of the woman herself, and it consequently cannot be ignored. The book is a glorification of the Franen Klinik at Freiburgh run by Drs. Kronig and Gauss, and gives the detailed experiences of many women who have gone through the Klinik. It is written in a somewhat sensational style, but the fact remains that there exists in the United States a propaganda among women ...

Interaction between mothers and midwives during natural childbirth is one of the important factors in relationship between mothers and midwives in natural childbirth. In this qualitative study we explored experiences of mothers and midwives in interaction with each other in natural childbirth. This study was a part of a larger study which was carried out in Iran in 2013-2014. A total of 23 part...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between fear of childbirth and duration of labour. DESIGN A prospective study of women from 32 weeks of gestation through to delivery. SETTING Akershus University Hospital, Norway. POPULATION A total of 2206 pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy and intended vaginal delivery during the period 2008-10. METHODS Fear of childbirth was assessed by the...