Women with epilepsy may have offspring with decreased bone metabolism and lower birth weight, according to a study.

Huali Luo, from Zhejiang University in China, and colleagues retrospectively analyzed data from 83 parturients with epilepsy receiving antenatal care (2012 through 2021) and a control group of 249 ...

Maternal experts have said that starting antenatal care between six and eight weeks helps reduce the risks of complications, promotes a healthy pregnancy experience, and improves health outcomes for ...

The Friedman curve, the gold standard for rates of cervical dilation and fetal descent during active labor, was developed almost 50 years ago. To define a modern curve for normal labor, these ...

Sex differences in the associations of accelerometer-determined physical activity with physical and cognitive function in older adults living in long-term care ...

The city of Kisangani, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has several maternity hospitals. A pre-survey was carried out to select maternity units that admitted a significant ...

This study aims to explore the relationship between DPs and different modes of delivery among puerperae. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 3,345 parturients in Lanzhou, China. The ...