Pub Date : 2026-03-23DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-08925-5
Siddharudha Shivalli, Ila Fazzio, Diana Elbourne, Sridevi Karnati, Harshavardhan Reddy, Padmanabh Reddy, Rakhi Nair, Madan Gopal, Peter Boone, Chris Frost
{"title":"Quality of antenatal care provision in rural villages of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, India: a quantitative formative study to help the development of an evidence-based contextualized complex health intervention of the CHAMPION2 cluster randomized trial.","authors":"Siddharudha Shivalli, Ila Fazzio, Diana Elbourne, Sridevi Karnati, Harshavardhan Reddy, Padmanabh Reddy, Rakhi Nair, Madan Gopal, Peter Boone, Chris Frost","doi":"10.1186/s12884-026-08925-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08925-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9033,"journal":{"name":"BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147497493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-21DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-08956-y
Leila Cristine do Nascimento Melo, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios, Livian Rabelo Lopes, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Luci Maria Sant'Ana Dusse, Patrícia Nessralla Alpoim, Melina Barros-Pinheiro
{"title":"Parameters of the thrombin generation test in pregnant women with preeclampsia: a systematic review.","authors":"Leila Cristine do Nascimento Melo, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios, Livian Rabelo Lopes, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Luci Maria Sant'Ana Dusse, Patrícia Nessralla Alpoim, Melina Barros-Pinheiro","doi":"10.1186/s12884-026-08956-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08956-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9033,"journal":{"name":"BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147490615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-21DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-08959-9
Ruslaine Tatuegan Womsi, Hyacinte Trésor Ghassi, Alex S T Nono, Steve Ulrich Endeksobo, Antonia Keyanyem Ndemano, Franklin Chu Buh
{"title":"Breastfeeding related neck pain among lactating mothers in selected hospitals in Bafoussam, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Ruslaine Tatuegan Womsi, Hyacinte Trésor Ghassi, Alex S T Nono, Steve Ulrich Endeksobo, Antonia Keyanyem Ndemano, Franklin Chu Buh","doi":"10.1186/s12884-026-08959-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08959-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9033,"journal":{"name":"BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147493434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-21DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-08924-6
Qun Miao, Yanfang Guo, Cynthia Maxwell, Shi Wu Wen, Alicia St Hill, Alysha Dingwall-Harvey, Tammy Kuepfer, Mark Walker
{"title":"Associations between maternal race, socioeconomic status and shoulder dystocia: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario Canada.","authors":"Qun Miao, Yanfang Guo, Cynthia Maxwell, Shi Wu Wen, Alicia St Hill, Alysha Dingwall-Harvey, Tammy Kuepfer, Mark Walker","doi":"10.1186/s12884-026-08924-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08924-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9033,"journal":{"name":"BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147493399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-20DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-08855-2
R Whybrow, G Robert, J Dagustun, S Ahuja, H Brown, S Bassett, M Parr, T Adeyinka, S Glenday, S Cross, E Sharma, G Zoccatelli
Background: Concern exists about the variation in maternity services across England, highlighted by various high-profile investigations into care failures. In response, NHS England developed the Core Competency Framework (CCF) to standardise training and reduce unwarranted discrepancies in maternity and neonatal care. The current version of the framework (CCFv2) outlines minimum training requirements, targets key areas of harm, and supports multi-professional education while allowing local adaptation. This study aims to explore and enhance the rollout and impact of the CCFv2 and to strengthen its implementation and impact across England.
Methods: We will conduct a mixed-methods formative evaluation across four work packages. WP1: a national survey of maternity units to assess adoption and variation in CCFv2 implementation. WP2: ethnographic research in seven purposively selected maternity units to explore variations in local implementation. WP3: retrospective analysis of routinely collected outcome data from these sites to assess effects on practice and patient safety. WP4: Joint Interpretive Forums with stakeholders at each study site and nationally to support shared understanding and inform the development of an implementation toolkit for CCFv3.
Discussion: This study will generate practical insights into how the CCF is embedded across diverse settings. Through a collaborative, multi-disciplinary design - including input from service users, NHS staff, and academics - it will identify enablers and barriers to implementation and inform future improvements. Findings will guide the development of CCFv3 and support national efforts to improve care quality and reduce variation, particularly for vulnerable populations.
{"title":"Improving maternity and neonatal care in England: protocol for a formative evaluation of the implementation of the core competency framework to enhance multi-professional practice.","authors":"R Whybrow, G Robert, J Dagustun, S Ahuja, H Brown, S Bassett, M Parr, T Adeyinka, S Glenday, S Cross, E Sharma, G Zoccatelli","doi":"10.1186/s12884-026-08855-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08855-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Concern exists about the variation in maternity services across England, highlighted by various high-profile investigations into care failures. In response, NHS England developed the Core Competency Framework (CCF) to standardise training and reduce unwarranted discrepancies in maternity and neonatal care. The current version of the framework (CCFv2) outlines minimum training requirements, targets key areas of harm, and supports multi-professional education while allowing local adaptation. This study aims to explore and enhance the rollout and impact of the CCFv2 and to strengthen its implementation and impact across England.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We will conduct a mixed-methods formative evaluation across four work packages. WP1: a national survey of maternity units to assess adoption and variation in CCFv2 implementation. WP2: ethnographic research in seven purposively selected maternity units to explore variations in local implementation. WP3: retrospective analysis of routinely collected outcome data from these sites to assess effects on practice and patient safety. WP4: Joint Interpretive Forums with stakeholders at each study site and nationally to support shared understanding and inform the development of an implementation toolkit for CCFv3.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study will generate practical insights into how the CCF is embedded across diverse settings. Through a collaborative, multi-disciplinary design - including input from service users, NHS staff, and academics - it will identify enablers and barriers to implementation and inform future improvements. Findings will guide the development of CCFv3 and support national efforts to improve care quality and reduce variation, particularly for vulnerable populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":9033,"journal":{"name":"BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147484584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-20DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-08969-7
Polona Kalc, Eileen Luders, Robert Dahnke
{"title":"Changes in human skull bone marrow during pregnancy and postpartum: an exploratory case report.","authors":"Polona Kalc, Eileen Luders, Robert Dahnke","doi":"10.1186/s12884-026-08969-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08969-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9033,"journal":{"name":"BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147490632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-20DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-08965-x
Suxiao Liu, Yiqi Zhao, Zixing Zhong, Jiamin Luo
{"title":"Evaluation of short video quality and reliability of non-invasive prenatal testing on TikTok and Bilibili platforms: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Suxiao Liu, Yiqi Zhao, Zixing Zhong, Jiamin Luo","doi":"10.1186/s12884-026-08965-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08965-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9033,"journal":{"name":"BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147490672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}