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ArticlesThese articles are highlighted as articles of interest not as statements of fact. Please note that all research studies should be critiqued for the validity of the study. Most of these articles are from medical journals as sadly most of the midwifery articles require subscriptions to view articles.

Please contact lexieminter@theprenatalcompany.co.uk if you would like to submit an article for this page.


Weight gain in Pregnancy by Iolanda Serci (Published in The Practising Midwife January 2008)


Does being overweight or obese increase subsequent hysterectomy risk? (BJOG Release 09/01/2008)


Initiation of breastfeeding within 120 minutes after birth is associated with breastfeeding at four months among Japanese women: a self administered questionnaire survey. (Published in International Breastfeeding Journal, January 2008)


Care of the newborn: Proposed new guidelines. Sharon Trotter (2004)


Cup feeding revisited. Sharon Trotter (2006)


Baby products - it's all in the labelling. Sharon Trotter (2007)


Turning the breach with moxibustion. Christine Grabowska (December 2006)


Borderline gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy outcomes
Ju H, Rumbold A, Willson K, Crowther C
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2008 8:31 ( 30 July 2008 )


Transition to parenthood: the needs of parents in pregnancy and early parenthood
Deave T, Johnson D, Ingram J
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2008 8:30 ( 29 July 2008 )


Fetal size in the second trimester is associated with the duration of pregnancy, small fetuses having longer pregnancies.
Johnsen S, Wilsgaard T, Rasmussen S, Hanson M, Godfrey K, Kiserud T
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2008 8:25 ( 16 July 2008 )


Use of real time continuous glucose monitoring and intravenous insulin in type 1 diabetic mothers to prevent respiratory distress and hypoglycaemia in infants
Iafusco D, Stoppoloni F, Salvia G, Vernetti G, Passaro P, Petrovski G, Prisco F
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2008 8:23 ( 1 July 2008 )


Effect of iron content on the tolerability of prenatal multivitamins in pregnancy
Nguyen P, Nava-Ocampo A, Levy A, O'Connor D, Einarson T, Taddio A, Koren G
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2008 8:17 ( 15 May 2008 )


MRC ORACLE Children Study. Long term outcomes following prescription of antibiotics to pregnant women with either spontaneous preterm labour or preterm rupture of the membranes.
Kenyon S, Brocklehurst P, Jones D, Marlow N, Salt A, Taylor D
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2008 8:14 ( 24 April 2008 )

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