OBJECTIVES To assess the performance of clinical risk factors, uterine artery Doppler and angiogenic markers to predict preterm pre-eclampsia in nulliparous women. DESIGN Predictive test accuracy study. SETTING Prospective multicentre cohort study Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (SCOPE). METHODS Low-risk nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy were recruited. Clinical risk factor d...

Introduction and Objectives: Nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy experience high levels of anxiety, which may adversely affect maternal-fetal attachment. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine the effect of guided imagery on maternal-fetal attachment in nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, 67 nulliparous women with unplanned ...

BACKGROUND With increasing acceptance of premarital sex among young Chinese women, the rates of unintended pregnancies and induced abortions are becoming alarmingly high, suggesting the needs of educating women with adequate contraceptive knowledge and providing them with accessible contraceptive services. Previous studies have shown that knowledge and attitudes towards contraception could be m...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the association between sexual violence and mode of delivery. DESIGN National cohort study. SETTING Women presenting for routine ultrasound examinations were recruited to the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study between 1999 and 2008. POPULATION A total of 74,059 pregnant women. METHODS Sexual violence was self-reported during pregnancy using pos...

background and aim: considerable increase in the rate of cesarean section is currently a major health challenge in our country, iran. cesareans are performed mostly without having a medical indication and due to pregnant women’s negative attitude to normal vaginal delivery. this study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral training in changing nulliparous women...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of body mass index (BMI) or pregnancy weight gain on the presence, site, and severity of genital tract trauma at childbirth in nulliparous women. METHODS The present study is a subanalysis of a prospective cohort of healthy nulliparous women recruited during pregnancy and followed through birth. Weight gain during pregnancy and ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of parity on cervical ripening and labor induction with intra-vaginal slow-release dinoprostone and to determine the safety and efficacy of this medication in a tertiary referral center. Methods: The medical records of 2090 pregnant women who underwent cervical ripening and induction of labor with Dinoprostone between January 2007 a...

Araştırmada bir hastaneye başvuran nullipar gebelerin erken gebelik haftalarındaki doğum şekli tercihini ve bunu tercih etme nedenlerini, gebeliğin ilerlemesi ile edilen şeklinin değişip değişmediğini şekilleriyle gerçekleşen şekilleri arasında fark olup olmadığını belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Kesitsel tipte tanımlayıcı olarak planlanan bu araştırmaya Sakarya Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi Kadın Doğum...