BACKGROUND Intrapartum risk is based mainly on obstetric history, which is lacking in primiparous women. OBJECTIVES To ascertain whether the traditional known risk of primiparity is an independent variable for both maternal and neonatal outcome. METHODS All women admitted to labor during March-April 2002 were canvassed for eligibility to participate in the study based on an obstetric risk s...

OBJECTIVE To verify if medium intensity exercise performed during pregnancy can influence in the type of delivery, and to observe compliance to an exercise program among primiparous women with different levels of schooling. METHODS A study carried out at the Centro de Incentivo ao Aleitamento Materno, in São Sebastiao (SP), between April 7, 2008, and April 14, 2009. A prospective study involv...

OBJECTIVES To determine the factors associated with participation in a prenatal education program among primiparous mothers. METHODS A multicenter observational study was carried out in four Andalusian hospitals (Spain) in primiparous women in 2010. Sociodemographic characteristics, obstetric history, and previous diseases were collected through an interview and from the clinical charts. Crud...

OBJECTIVE To determine modifiable risk factors and incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASIS) in primiparous women. STUDY DESIGN We performed a population-based retrospective cohort study, using data from the Danish Medical Birth Registry. The population consisted of primiparous women with a vaginal delivery in the time period 2000-2010. Univariable and multivariable logistic regres...

OBJECTIVE To analyze relationship and parenthood in IVF twin couples, IVF singleton couples, and spontaneously pregnant primiparous couples. SETTING Southeast region of Sweden. DESIGN Prospective case-control study. PATIENT(S) In total, 24 women and men who became pregnant with twins, consecutively, and expected their first child in 1997-98 were studied. A control IVF group of 94 singleto...

Background: Pregnancy is a physiological action that ends with pain, fear, anxiety and fear of death for themothers. Delivery multi-dimensional process associated physical, emotional, social, physiological,cultural psychological dimensions.Objectives: To identify the preferred mode delivery in Iraq primiparous women factors make themchose this delivery.Methodology: descriptive/analytical cross-...

BACKGROUND Postpartum visits (PPVs) have been advocated as a way to improve health outcomes for mothers and their infants, but the rate of PPVs is still low in rural China. This study aims to investigate the utilization of PPVs and to explore the factors associated with PPVs in rural China. Parity is the most concerned factor in this study. METHODS A cross-sectional household survey was perfo...

OBJECTIVES Levator ani muscle (LAM) injury is common after first vaginal delivery, and a higher incidence is associated with instrumental delivery. This study was conducted to compare the incidence of LAM injury after forceps or ventouse extraction in primiparous Chinese women, and to study their subsequent health-related quality of life. METHODS This prospective observational study was condu...

INTRODUCTION Women older than 40 years have been termed "advanced maternal age" and considered to be at risk of adverse pregnancy outcome. This study aimed to examine the obstetrical outcomes among primiparous and multiparous African advanced maternal age women. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study study at two teaching hospitals at Yaounde, Cameroon. From the hospital records, o...