What's new in midwifery - research - 8th July 2022

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Perinatal depression

The effectiveness of telemedicine interventions on women with postpartum depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Effectiveness of Internet-based psychological interventions for treating perinatal depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Smoking cessation

Economic analysis of financial incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy and postpartum

Preterm birth

Does vaginal progesterone prevent recurrent preterm birth in women with a singleton gestation and a history of spontaneous preterm birth? Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

To determine whether maternal supplementation with high-dose docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in breastfed, very preterm neonates improves neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 to 22 months' corrected age.  Lactating mothers received DHA from 72 hours of delivery

Gestational diabetes

Effects of the original Gymnastics for Pregnant Women program on glycaemic control and delivery outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial

Other topics

Combined efficacy of balloon occlusion and uterine artery embolization on coagulation function in patients with high-risk placenta previa during cesarean section  (download free full text from the link)

Effect of long-duration oxygen vs room air during labor on umbilical cord venous partial pressure of oxygen: a randomized controlled trial. 

Cervical ripening efficacy of synthetic osmotic cervical dilator compared with oral misoprostol at term: a randomized controlled trial