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Birth Complication

MedGen UID:
417225
•Concept ID:
C2825536
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Finding

Definition

The development of a problematic medical situation that occurs concurrently with the birth of a neonate. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 222.
Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jun;135(6):e237-e260. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003891. PMID: 32443079
Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia: ACOG Practice Bulletin Summary, Number 222.
Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jun;135(6):1492-1495. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003892. PMID: 32443077
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 202: Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia.
Obstet Gynecol 2019 Jan;133(1):1. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003018. PMID: 30575675

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients Exposed to OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment: A Cumulative 29-Year Safety Update.
Brin MF, Kirby RS, Slavotinek A, Adams AM, Parker L, Ukah A, Radulian L, Elmore MRP, Yedigarova L, Yushmanova I
Neurology 2023 Jul 11;101(2):e103-e113. Epub 2023 May 3 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207375. PMID: 37137724Free PMC Article
Quality improvement of childbirth care (Adequate Birth Project) and the assessment of women's birth experience in Brazil: a structural equation modelling of a cross-sectional research.
Filha MMT, Leite TH, Baldisserotto ML, Esteves-Pereira AP, do Carmo Leal M
Reprod Health 2022 Dec 15;20(Suppl 2):1. doi: 10.1186/s12978-022-01536-1. PMID: 36522792Free PMC Article
Childbirth experience in women participating in a continuity of midwifery care project.
Hildingsson I, Karlström A, Larsson B
Women Birth 2021 May;34(3):e255-e261. Epub 2020 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.04.010. PMID: 32595033
The effect of childhood trauma on age of onset in patients with schizophrenia.
İngeç C, Evren Kılıçaslan E
Int J Soc Psychiatry 2020 Dec;66(8):763-769. Epub 2020 Jul 23 doi: 10.1177/0020764020943629. PMID: 32701048
Xenon as an adjuvant to therapeutic hypothermia in near-term and term newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
Rüegger CM, Davis PG, Cheong JL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 20;8(8):CD012753. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012753.pub2. PMID: 30123976Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Prevalence of Parent Mental Health Problems in an Interdisciplinary Feeding Clinic: Short Communication.
Bakula DM, Wallisch A, Slosky L, Dean K, Davis A, Edwards S
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2023 Dec 1;77(6):824-827. Epub 2023 Oct 2 doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003958. PMID: 37779232Free PMC Article
Timing and causes of neonatal mortality in Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A retrospective study.
Abdul-Mumin A, Cotache-Condor C, Owusu SA, Mahama H, Smith ER
PLoS One 2021;16(1):e0245065. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245065. PMID: 33439915Free PMC Article
The effect of childhood trauma on age of onset in patients with schizophrenia.
İngeç C, Evren Kılıçaslan E
Int J Soc Psychiatry 2020 Dec;66(8):763-769. Epub 2020 Jul 23 doi: 10.1177/0020764020943629. PMID: 32701048
Pregnancy outcomes following exposure to onabotulinumtoxinA.
Brin MF, Kirby RS, Slavotinek A, Miller-Messana MA, Parker L, Yushmanova I, Yang H
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2016 Feb;25(2):179-87. Epub 2015 Dec 4 doi: 10.1002/pds.3920. PMID: 26635276Free PMC Article
Frequency and impact of obstetric complications prior and subsequent to unexplained secondary recurrent miscarriage.
Nielsen HS, Steffensen R, Lund M, Egestad L, Mortensen LH, Andersen AM, Lidegaard Ø, Christiansen OB
Hum Reprod 2010 Jun;25(6):1543-52. Epub 2010 Apr 14 doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq091. PMID: 20395221

Therapy

Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients Exposed to OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment: A Cumulative 29-Year Safety Update.
Brin MF, Kirby RS, Slavotinek A, Adams AM, Parker L, Ukah A, Radulian L, Elmore MRP, Yedigarova L, Yushmanova I
Neurology 2023 Jul 11;101(2):e103-e113. Epub 2023 May 3 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207375. PMID: 37137724Free PMC Article
A prospective cohort study of the relationship of female genital mutilation with birth outcomes in Somalia.
Kulaksiz D, Abdi Nor I, Erin R, Baki Erin K, Toprak T
BMC Womens Health 2022 May 31;22(1):202. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01790-2. PMID: 35637449Free PMC Article
Xenon as an adjuvant to therapeutic hypothermia in near-term and term newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
Rüegger CM, Davis PG, Cheong JL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 20;8(8):CD012753. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012753.pub2. PMID: 30123976Free PMC Article
Sequela of female genital mutilation on birth outcomes in Jijiga town, Ethiopian Somali region: a prospective cohort study.
Gebremicheal K, Alemseged F, Ewunetu H, Tolossa D, Ma'alin A, Yewondwessen M, Melaku S
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018 Jul 20;18(1):305. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-1937-4. PMID: 30029634Free PMC Article
Pregnancy outcomes following exposure to onabotulinumtoxinA.
Brin MF, Kirby RS, Slavotinek A, Miller-Messana MA, Parker L, Yushmanova I, Yang H
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2016 Feb;25(2):179-87. Epub 2015 Dec 4 doi: 10.1002/pds.3920. PMID: 26635276Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Timing and causes of neonatal mortality in Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A retrospective study.
Abdul-Mumin A, Cotache-Condor C, Owusu SA, Mahama H, Smith ER
PLoS One 2021;16(1):e0245065. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245065. PMID: 33439915Free PMC Article
Xenon as an adjuvant to therapeutic hypothermia in near-term and term newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
Rüegger CM, Davis PG, Cheong JL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 20;8(8):CD012753. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012753.pub2. PMID: 30123976Free PMC Article
Can training non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency obstetric, neonatal care and clinical leadership make a difference to practice and help towards reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality in rural Tanzania? The ETATMBA project.
Ellard DR, Shemdoe A, Mazuguni F, Mbaruku G, Davies D, Kihaile P, Pemba S, Bergström S, Nyamtema A, Mohamed HM, O'Hare JP; ETATMBA Study Group
BMJ Open 2016 Feb 12;6(2):e008999. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008999. PMID: 26873044Free PMC Article
Born too soon: accelerating actions for prevention and care of 15 million newborns born too soon.
Lawn JE, Kinney MV, Belizan JM, Mason EM, McDougall L, Larson J, Lackritz E, Friberg IK, Howson CP; Born Too Soon Preterm Birth Action Group
Reprod Health 2013;10 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S6. Epub 2013 Nov 15 doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-10-S1-S6. PMID: 24625252Free PMC Article
Frequency and impact of obstetric complications prior and subsequent to unexplained secondary recurrent miscarriage.
Nielsen HS, Steffensen R, Lund M, Egestad L, Mortensen LH, Andersen AM, Lidegaard Ø, Christiansen OB
Hum Reprod 2010 Jun;25(6):1543-52. Epub 2010 Apr 14 doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq091. PMID: 20395221

Clinical prediction guides

Quality improvement of childbirth care (Adequate Birth Project) and the assessment of women's birth experience in Brazil: a structural equation modelling of a cross-sectional research.
Filha MMT, Leite TH, Baldisserotto ML, Esteves-Pereira AP, do Carmo Leal M
Reprod Health 2022 Dec 15;20(Suppl 2):1. doi: 10.1186/s12978-022-01536-1. PMID: 36522792Free PMC Article
A prospective cohort study of the relationship of female genital mutilation with birth outcomes in Somalia.
Kulaksiz D, Abdi Nor I, Erin R, Baki Erin K, Toprak T
BMC Womens Health 2022 May 31;22(1):202. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01790-2. PMID: 35637449Free PMC Article
Timing and causes of neonatal mortality in Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A retrospective study.
Abdul-Mumin A, Cotache-Condor C, Owusu SA, Mahama H, Smith ER
PLoS One 2021;16(1):e0245065. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245065. PMID: 33439915Free PMC Article
Maternal and neonatal anthropometric analyses: Determining birth outcomes in low-risk pregnancies at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.
Ezemagu UK, Uzomba GC, Chuwkuemeka U, Rachel O, Friday EC, Onuora O
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021 Aug;154(2):324-330. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13527. PMID: 33301610
Xenon as an adjuvant to therapeutic hypothermia in near-term and term newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
Rüegger CM, Davis PG, Cheong JL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 20;8(8):CD012753. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012753.pub2. PMID: 30123976Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Are all stem cells equal? Systematic review, evidence map, and meta-analyses of preclinical stem cell-based therapies for bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Augustine S, Cheng W, Avey MT, Chan ML, Lingappa SMC, Hutton B, Thébaud B
Stem Cells Transl Med 2020 Feb;9(2):158-168. Epub 2019 Nov 20 doi: 10.1002/sctm.19-0193. PMID: 31746123Free PMC Article
Xenon as an adjuvant to therapeutic hypothermia in near-term and term newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
Rüegger CM, Davis PG, Cheong JL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 20;8(8):CD012753. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012753.pub2. PMID: 30123976Free PMC Article
Is Asian ethnicity an independent risk factor for severe perineal trauma in childbirth? A systematic review of the literature.
Wheeler J, Davis D, Fry M, Brodie P, Homer CS
Women Birth 2012 Sep;25(3):107-13. Epub 2011 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.003. PMID: 21880563

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