Background Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and
morbidity worldwide. Several recent publications have noted an increasing trend in …

Objective To review the spot protein: creatinine ratio and albumin: creatinine ratio as
diagnostic tests for significant proteinuria in hypertensive pregnant women. Design …

Objectives This guideline provides new recommendations pertaining to the application and
documentation of fetal surveillance in the antepartum and intrapartum period that will …

Background: The rate of elective primary cesarean delivery continues to rise, owing in part to
the widespread perception that the procedure is of little or no risk to healthy women …

ContextThe World Health Organization defines preterm birth as birth at less than 37
completed gestational weeks, but most studies have focused on very preterm infants (birth …

Background: Studies of planned home births attended by registered midwives have been
limited by incomplete data, nonrepresentative sampling, inadequate statistical power and …

Objective: To determine the test-retest reliability and validity of data obtained using the
Balance Master (BM), a computerized balance assessment and training tool. Design: Data …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if the rates of pregnancy complications, preterm birth, small for
gestational age, perinatal mortality, and serious neonatal morbidity are higher among …

Objective To investigate the cause of a recent increase in hysterectomies for postpartum
haemorrhage in Canada. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Canada between 1991 …

OBJECTIVE To estimate the maternal morbidity associated with cesarean deliveries
performed at term without labor compared with morbidity associated with spontaneous labor …