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Kuczera A, Opala-Berdzik A, Malá J, Sodowski M, Chmielewska D. Comparison of First Childbirth Characteristics between Elite Judo Athletes and Non-Athletes: The Preliminary Retrospective Case-Control Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13218. [PMID: 36293804 PMCID: PMC9602800 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
It has been speculated that elite athletes are more likely to have obstetric interventions during labor and delivery. So far, the impact of many years of competitive sports participation on childbirth characteristics has not been well-established. This preliminary retrospective case-control study aimed to determine whether the first labors of elite judo competitors required obstetric interventions more frequently and were longer than those of non-athletes. The study comprised 32 parous women: 16 elite judo athletes and 16 non-athletes. Women were included if they had access to the following obstetric data (from their first childbirth hospital discharge reports and/or first child's health record books): induction and augmentation of labor, mode of delivery, the duration of labor and its second stage, episiotomy, perineal tear, and the neonate's Apgar score. Electronic surveys were completed concerning childbirth characteristics, level of "eliteness" (judo athletes), and recreational physical activity (non-athletes). The statistical analysis showed no significant between-group differences in any of the first childbirth outcomes under analysis. The preliminary results indicate elite judo practice before first pregnancy had no negative impact on the rates of labor induction and augmentation, delivery mode, duration of labor, the rates of episiotomy and perineal tear, and the neonate's Apgar score. Due to the small sample size, the conclusions should be considered with caution.
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- Anna Kuczera
- Students Scientific Association on the Analysis of the Influence of Pregnancy on the Musculoskeletal System, Physiotherapy Faculty, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Physiotherapy in Internal Diseases, Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
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- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Ward, City Hospital in Siemianowice Śląskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland
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- Electromyography and Pelvic Floor Muscles Laboratory, Department of Physical Medicine, Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
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Clark RRS, Hou J. Three machine learning algorithms and their utility in exploring risk factors associated with primary cesarean section in low-risk women: A methods paper. Res Nurs Health 2021; 44:559-570. [PMID: 33651381 DOI: 10.1002/nur.22122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is increasingly used in health research, including nursing and maternal outcomes research. Machine learning algorithms are complex and involve statistics and terminology that are not common in health research. The purpose of this methods paper is to describe three machine learning algorithms in detail and provide an example of their use in maternal outcomes research. The three algorithms, classification and regression trees, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator, and random forest, may be used to understand risk groups, select variables for a model, and rank variables' contribution to an outcome, respectively. While machine learning has plenty to contribute to health research, it also has some drawbacks, and these are discussed as well. To provide an example of the different algorithms' function, they were used on a completed cross-sectional study examining the association of oxytocin total dose exposure with primary cesarean section. The results of the algorithms are compared to what was done or found using more traditional methods.
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- Rebecca R S Clark
- Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Liu L, Drzymalski D, Xu W, Zhang W, Wang L, Xiao F. Dose dependent reduction in median effective concentration (EC 50) of ropivacaine with adjuvant dexmedetomidine in labor epidural analgesia: An up-down sequential allocation study. J Clin Anesth 2020; 68:110115. [PMID: 33142249 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.110115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Adjuvant dexmedetomidine can be used to reduce the required concentration of ropivacaine for labor epidural analgesia. However, the potency of dexmedetomidine has not been fully studied. The purpose of this study was to determine the median effective concentration (EC50) of ropivacaine with adjuvant dexmedetomidine. DESIGN Prospective, double-blind, up-down sequential allocation study. SETTING Academic medical center specializing in the care of women and children. PATIENTS One hundred and fifty healthy, term parturients requesting labor epidural analgesia were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 different concentrations of dexmedetomidine: 0 μg/ml, 0.3 μg/ml, 0.4 μg/ml, 0.5 μg/ml, or 0.6 μg/ml. INTERVENTIONS The study solution for the first patient in each group included the randomly assigned concentration of dexmedetomidine in 0.1% ropivacaine. Subsequent patients in each randomization group received the assigned concentration of dexmedetomidine in a new concentration of ropivacaine as determined by the up-down allocation methodology. Effective analgesia was defined as pain on the visual analogue scale of<3 at30 min after administration of local anesthetic. The up-down sequential allocation method and probit regression were used to calculate the EC50 of epidural ropivacaine. MEASUREMENTS The primary outcome was pain 30 min after administration of local anesthetic via epidural catheter. Exploratory outcomes included side effects, neonatal outcomes, and obstetric outcomes. MAIN RESULTS The EC50 values for ropivacaine in dexmedetomidine 0.4 μg/ml, 0.5 μg/ml, and 0.6 μg/ml (0.044% [95% CI 0.036% to 0.045%], 0.035% [95% CI 0.031% to 0.041%], and 0.039% [95% CI 0.034% to 0.045%], respectively) were lower compared to ropivacaine in dexmedetomidine 0 μg/ml and 0.3 μg/ml (0.086% [95% CI 0.081% to 0.092%], and, 0.069% [95% CI 0.056% to 0.076%], respectively). Differences between EC50 values for ropivacaine in dexmedetomidine 0.4 μg/ml, 0.5 μg/ml, and 0.6 μg/ml were not statistically significant. Results of our exploratory analyses did not reveal differences in side effects, neonatal outcomes, or obstetric outcomes. CONCLUSIONS In this study, the lowest concentration of dexmedetomidine in ropivacaine with the greatest clinical effect was 0.4 μg/ml, which is important because there may be no additional analgesic benefit of dexmedetomidine greater than 0.4 μg/ml.
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- Lin Liu
- Department of Anesthesia, Jiaxing University Affiliated Women and Children Hospital, Jiaxing Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jiaxing City, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Jiaxing University Affiliated Women and Children Hospital, Jiaxing Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jiaxing City, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Jiaxing University Affiliated Women and Children Hospital, Jiaxing Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jiaxing City, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Jiaxing University Affiliated Women and Children Hospital, Jiaxing Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jiaxing City, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Jiaxing University Affiliated Women and Children Hospital, Jiaxing Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jiaxing City, China.
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Lindblad Wollmann C, Hart KD, Liu C, Caughey AB, Stephansson O, Snowden JM. Predicting vaginal birth after previous cesarean: Using machine-learning models and a population-based cohort in Sweden. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2020; 100:513-520. [PMID: 33031579 PMCID: PMC8048592 DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Introduction Predicting a woman’s probability of vaginal birth after cesarean could facilitate the antenatal decision‐making process. Having a previous vaginal birth strongly predicts vaginal birth after cesarean. Delivery outcome in women with only a cesarean delivery is more unpredictable. Therefore, to better predict vaginal birth in women with only one prior cesarean delivery and no vaginal deliveries would greatly benefit clinical practice and fill a key evidence gap in research. Our aim was to predict vaginal birth in women with one prior cesarean and no vaginal deliveries using machine‐learning methods, and compare with a US prediction model and its further developed model for a Swedish setting. Material and methods A population‐based cohort study with a cohort of 3116 women with only one prior birth, a cesarean, and a subsequent trial of labor during 2008‐2014 in the Stockholm‐Gotland region, Sweden. Three machine‐learning methods (conditional inference tree, conditional random forest and lasso binary regression) were used to predict vaginal birth after cesarean among women with one previous birth. Performance of the new models was compared with two existing models developed by Grobman et al (USA) and Fagerberg et al (Sweden). Our main outcome measures were area under the receiver‐operating curve (AUROC), overall accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of prediction of vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. Results The AUROC ranged from 0.61 to 0.69 for all models, sensitivity was above 91% and specificity below 22%. The majority of women with an unplanned repeat cesarean had a predicted probability of vaginal birth after cesarean >60%. Conclusions Both classical regression models and machine‐learning models had a high sensitivity in predicting vaginal birth after cesarean in women without a previous vaginal delivery. The majority of women with an unplanned repeat cesarean delivery were predicted to succeed with a vaginal birth (ie specificity was low). Additional covariates combined with machine‐learning techniques did not outperform classical regression models in this study.
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- Charlotte Lindblad Wollmann
- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children´s Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children´s Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.,School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Brien C, Bel S, Boudier E, Deruelle P. [Caesarean risk factors during labor for a class III obese nulliparous]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 49:517-521. [PMID: 33045395 DOI: 10.1016/j.gofs.2020.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Obesity is a well-known caesarean and obstetrical risk factor. However, the number of obese nulliparous women is increasing worldwide, creating an urgent need for research into the impact of obesity on the mode of delivery. Our objective was to identify caesarean risk factors in obese nulliparous women with a BMI (body mass index) greater than 40kg/m2. METHODS A literature review was conducted on PubMed; including articles published between 2009 and 2019 in French and English, on caesarean risk during labor among class III obese nulliparous women. RESULTS One prospective study, and 6 retrospective analyses were included. Their results suggest that the rate of caesarean delivery increases with the BMI. Maternal age, particularly after 35 years, as well as induced labor and the use of oxytocin during labor, were positively associated with cesarean delivery. Moreover, maternal BMI was linked to an increased risk of non-elective caesarean section due to non-reassuring fetal heart tracing. CONCLUSION Extreme BMI, age, induced labor and oxytocin use are associated with caesarean delivery in nulliparous women with BMI≥40kg/m2. Further research are needed to estimate the best candidates for elective cesarean delivery.
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- C Brien
- Pôle de gynécologie obstétrique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, avenue Molière, Strasbourg, France.
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- Pôle de gynécologie obstétrique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, avenue Molière, Strasbourg, France
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- Pôle de gynécologie obstétrique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, avenue Molière, Strasbourg, France
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- Pôle de gynécologie obstétrique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, avenue Molière, Strasbourg, France
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Rottenstreich A, Levin G, Tsur A, Shai D, Meyer R. Chorioamnionitis at latent phase more than doubles the risk for cesarean delivery compared to chorioamnionitis at active phase. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2020; 303:905-910. [PMID: 32995917 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-020-05815-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Chorioamnionitis, or intraamniotic infection, is a common condition, carrying an increased risk of intrapartum cesarean delivery (CD). The morbidity related to chorioamnionitis is more common in those undergoing CD, as compared to those with successful vaginal delivery. We aimed to examine the risk factors associated with CD among women with chorioamnionitis. METHODS A retrospective cohort study from a tertiary medical center. We included women at term carrying a singleton gestation with suspected chorioamnionitis undergoing a trial of labor between 2011 and 2019. The primary outcome was the mode of delivery. RESULTS Data from 1436 women with chorioamnionitis were analyzed; 1288 (89.7%) were nulliparous. Overall, 1064 (74.1%) delivered vaginally, and 372 (25.9%) by CD. The rate of CD was significantly higher in nulliparous as compared to parous parturients (26.9% vs. 16.9%, P = 0.008), and in those with fever onset at latent phase as compared to those in whom fever appeared at active labor (≥ 6 cm) (47.0% vs. 18.1%, P < 0.001). In a multivariate analysis, CD was positively associated with: onset of fever at latent phase (aOR [95% CI] 4.75 (3.54, 6.32), P < 0.001), nulliparity (aOR [95% CI] 3.25 (1.98, 5.34), P < 0.001), maternal age (aOR [95% CI] 1.52 (1.10, 2.09), P = 0.01) and birth weight (aOR [95% CI] 1.23 (1.04, 1.44), P = 0.01). CONCLUSION Women with chorioamnionitis had a high rate of CD. Nulliparity and onset of fever prior to active labor were the strongest independent predictors of CD. It remains to be determined whether those deemed at high risk for failed trial of labor, should undergo CD earlier in the course of labor to improve chorioamnionitis-related outcomes.
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- Amihai Rottenstreich
- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.,The Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.,The Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel. .,The Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
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Clark RRS, Warren N, Shermock KM, Perrin N, Lake E, Sharps PW. The Role of Oxytocin in Primary Cesarean Birth Among Low-Risk Women. J Midwifery Womens Health 2020; 66:54-61. [PMID: 32930507 DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To examine whether there is a threshold of oxytocin exposure at which the risk for primary cesarean increases among women who are nulliparous with a term, singleton, vertex fetus (NTSV) and how oxytocin interacts with other risk factors to contribute to this outcome. METHODS This was a secondary analysis of the Consortium on Safe Labor data set that used a retrospective cohort study design. Women who met the criteria for NTSV who were not admitted for a prelabor cesarean and for whom oxytocin data were available, were included in the sample. Robust logistic regression was used to examine the association of oxytocin exposure with primary cesarean birth, while controlling for demographic and clinical risk factors and clustering by provider. RESULTS The sample comprised 17,331 women who were exposed to oxytocin during labor. The women were predominantly white non-Hispanic (59.2%) with an average (SD) gestational age of 39.4 (1.1) weeks and an 18.5% primary cesarean rate. Exposure to greater than 11,400-milliunits (mU) of oxytocin resulted in 1.6 times increased odds of primary cesarean birth compared with less than 11,400 mU (95% CI 1.01-2.6). DISCUSSION Exposure to greater than 11,400 mU of oxytocin in labor was associated with an increased odds of primary cesarean birth in NTSV women.
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- Rebecca R S Clark
- Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Community and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Medication Safety and Quality, Department of Pharmacy, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.,Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Biostatistics and Methods Core, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Community and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
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Wang JG, Sun JL, Shen J. Factors affecting failed trial of labor and countermeasures: A retrospective analysis. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8:3483-3492. [PMID: 32913855 PMCID: PMC7457101 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i16.3483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Vaginal delivery is the ideal mode of delivery for the termination of a pregnancy. However, the cesarean section rate in China is much higher than the published by the World Health Organization in the Lancet in 2010.
AIM To retrospectively analyze the factors related to failed trial of labor and the clinical indications for cesarean section conversion, explore how to promote the trial of labor success rate, and determine the feasibility of reducing the rate of conversion to cesarean section.
METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on 9240 maternal women who met vaginal delivery conditions and required a trial of labor from January 2016 to December 2018 at our hospital. Among them, 8164 pregnant women who had a successful trial of labor were used as a control group, and 1076 pregnant women who had a failed trial of labor and converted to an emergency cesarean section were used as an observation group. The patients’ clinical data during hospitalization were collected for comparative analysis, the related factors of the failed trial of labor were discussed, and reasonable prevention and resolution strategies were proposed to increase the success rate of trial of labor.
RESULTS The analysis revealed that advanced age (≥ 35 years old), macrosomia (≥ 4000 g), delayed pregnancy (≥ 41 wk), use of uterine contraction drugs, primipara, and fever during labor were associated with conversion to an emergency cesarean section in the failed trial of labor. Multivariate regression analysis showed that age, gestational age, primipara, use of uterine contraction drugs, fever during birth, and newborn weight led to a higher probability of conversion to an emergency cesarean section in the failed trial of labor. The analysis indicated that the following clinical indications were associated with the conversion to cesarean section in the failed trial of labor: Fetal distress (44.3%), social factors (12.8%), malpresentation (face presentation, persistent occipitoposterior position, and persistent occipitotransverse position) (9.4%), and cephalopelvic disproportion (8.9%).
CONCLUSION The conversion to emergency cesarean section in failed trial of labor is affected by many factors. Medical staff should take appropriate preventive measures for the main factors, increase the trial of labor success rate, improve the quality of delivery, ensure the safety of mother and child during the perinatal period, and improve the relationship between doctors and patients.
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- Jin-Guang Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (Heping Campus), Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (Heping Campus), Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (Heping Campus), Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China
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Maeder AB, Park CG, Vonderheid SC, Bell AF, Carter CS, McFarlin BL. Maternal and system characteristics, oxytocin administration practices, and cesarean birth rate. Birth 2020; 47:220-226. [PMID: 32003064 DOI: 10.1111/birt.12482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The cesarean birth rate in the United States is 32%, and there is discussion about the cause of high surgical birth rates. Our purpose was to determine whether mode of birth is influenced by maternal, nurse, and system factors. METHODS Secondary analysis of a data set of 163 women having postdates labor induction with oxytocin. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were calculated to compare the time for patients to reach an infusion rate of 6 mU/min, consistent with endogenous oxytocin levels in active labor. We used the log-rank test to evaluate survival curve differences. Multiple logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models were conducted and included covariates that had statistically significant bivariate relationships with the time variable, or were clinically meaningful. RESULTS The mean time to reach 6 mU/min was longer for women who birthed by cesarean (172.5 minutes) than for women who had vaginal birth (125.0 minutes, P = .024). The mean time to reach 6 mU/min was also longer for women admitted on night shift (147.0 minutes) than day shift (110.2 minutes, P = .018). No maternal characteristics were significantly related to the time to reach a rate of 6 mU/min. CONCLUSIONS Even during the initial hours of labor induction, it is important that the oxytocin infusion is titrated appropriately to aid women in achieving timely vaginal birth. Intrapartum nurses should receive education about the pharmacokinetics of intravenous oxytocin to understand proper administration of this high-alert medication.
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- Angela B Maeder
- Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Health Systems Science, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Indiana at Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA
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Smith DC, Phillippi JC, Lowe NK, Breman RB, Carlson NS, Neal JL, Gutierrez E, Tilden EL. Using the Robson 10-Group Classification System to Compare Cesarean Birth Utilization Between US Centers With and Without Midwives. J Midwifery Womens Health 2020; 65:10-21. [PMID: 31553129 PMCID: PMC7024566 DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Robson 10-group classification system stratifies cesarean birth rates using maternal characteristics. Our aim was to compare cesarean birth utilization in US centers with and without midwifery care using the Robson classification. METHODS We used National Institute of Child and Human Development Consortium on Safe Labor data from 2002 to 2008. Births to women in centers with interprofessional care that included midwives (n = 48,857) were compared with births in non-interprofessional centers (n = 47,935). To compare cesarean utilization, births were classified into the Robson categories. Cesarean birth rates within each category and the contribution to the overall rate were calculated. Maternal demographics, labor and birth outcomes, and neonatal outcomes were described. Logistic regression was used to adjust for maternal comorbidities. RESULTS Women were less likely to have a cesarean birth (26.1% vs 33.5%, P < .001) in centers with interprofessional care. Nulliparous women with singleton, cephalic, term fetuses (category 2) were less likely to have labor induced (11.1% vs 23.4%, P < .001), and women with a prior uterine scar (category 5) had lower cesarean birth rates (73.8% vs 85.1%, P < .001) in centers with midwives. In centers without midwives, nulliparous women with singleton, cephalic, term fetuses with induction of labor (category 2a) were less likely to have a cesarean birth compared with those in interprofessional care centers in unadjusted comparison (30.3% vs 35.8%, P < .001), but this was reversed after adjustment for maternal comorbidities (adjusted odds ratio, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.12-1.32; P < .001). Cesarean birth rates among women at risk for complications (eg, breech) were similar between groups. DISCUSSION Interprofessional care teams were associated with lower rates of labor induction and overall cesarean utilization as well as higher rates of vaginal birth after cesarean. There was consistency in cesarean rates among women with higher risk for complications.
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- Denise Colter Smith
- College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Schools of Nursing and Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
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Carlson NS, Neal JL, Tilden EL, Smith DC, Breman RB, Lowe NK, Dietrich MS, Phillippi JC. Influence of midwifery presence in United States centers on labor care and outcomes of low-risk parous women: A Consortium on Safe Labor study. Birth 2019; 46:487-499. [PMID: 30414200 PMCID: PMC6509022 DOI: 10.1111/birt.12405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sixty percent of United States births are to multiparous women. Hospital-level policies and culture may influence intrapartum care and birth outcomes for this large population, yet have been poorly explored using a large, diverse sample. We sought to use national United States data to analyze the association between midwifery presence in maternity care teams and the birth processes and outcomes of low-risk parous women. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using Consortium on Safe Labor data from low-risk parous women in either interprofessional care (n = 12 125) or noninterprofessional care centers (n = 8996). Unadjusted, adjusted (age, race, health insurance type), propensity-adjusted, and propensity-matched logistic regression models were used to assess processes and outcomes. RESULTS There was concordance in outcome differences across regression models. With propensity score matching, women at interprofessional centers, compared with women at noninterprofessional centers, were 85% less likely to have labor induced (risk ratio [RR] 0.15; 95% CI 0.14-0.17). The risk for primary cesarean birth among low-risk parous women was 36% lower at interprofessional centers (RR 0.64; 95% CI 00.52-0.79), whereas the likelihood of vaginal birth after cesarean for this population was 31% higher (RR 1.31; 95% CI 1.10-1.56). There were no significant differences in neonatal outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Parous women have significantly higher rates of vaginal birth, including vaginal birth after cesarean, and lower likelihood of labor induction when cared for in centers with midwives. Our findings are consistent with smaller analyses of midwifery practice and support integrated, team-based models of perinatal care to improve maternal outcomes.
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- Nicole S Carlson
- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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Zhao RF, Zhang WY, Zhou L, Chen Y. Building a predictive model for successful vaginal delivery in nulliparas with term cephalic singleton pregnancies using decision tree analysis. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2019; 45:1536-1544. [PMID: 31161703 DOI: 10.1111/jog.14011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM To establish a model predicting successful vaginal delivery (VD) in nulliparas with term cephalic singleton pregnancies. METHODS We retrospectively identified 6799 term nulliparas with cephalic singletons (6416 VD and 383 cesarean section [CS] due to dystocia) who entered labor (cervical dilation ≥2 cm) between September 2014 and August 2015. Using VD as the dependent variable and age, maternal body height, educational attainment, gravidity, gestational age, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), BMI upon admission for delivery, gestational weight gain, gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes as the independent variables, predictors of VD success were identified using a multivariate binary logistic regression and then ranked with decision-tree analysis. RESULTS While multiple factors are associated with improved VD success, we found body height, gestational age, and intrapartum BMI to be the best predictors of successful VD. Our predictive model has a classification accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of 76.6%, 96.7% and 16.4%, respectively, and it was subsequently confirmed by both internal and external validation. CONCLUSION Our predictive model indicates body height, gestational age and intrapartum BMI as the major predictors of successful VD in low-risk patients.
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- Rui-Fen Zhao
- Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Hautakangas T, Palomäki O, Eidstø K, Huhtala H, Uotila J. Impact of obesity and other risk factors on labor dystocia in term primiparous women: a case control study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018; 18:304. [PMID: 30021565 PMCID: PMC6052711 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1938-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Purpose of this study was to investigate differences between primiparous term pregnancies, one leading to vaginal delivery (VD) and the other to acute cesarean section (CS) due to labor dystocia in the first stage of labor. We particularly wanted to assess the influence of body mass index (BMI) on CS risk. METHODS A retrospective case-control study in a tertiary delivery unit with 5200 deliveries annually. Cases were 296 term primiparous women whose intended vaginal labor ended in acute CS because of dystocia. Controls were primiparas with successful vaginal delivery VD (n = 302). The data were retrieved from medical records. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to assess the associations between BMI and covariates on labor dystocia. RESULTS In the cases ending with acute CS, women were older (OR 1.06 [1.03-1.10]), shorter (OR 0.94 [0.91-0.96]) and more often had a chronic disease (OR 1.60 [1.1-2.29]). In this group fetal malposition (OR 42.0 [19.2-91.9]) and chorioamnionitis (OR 10.9 [5.01-23.6]) were more common, labor was less often in an active phase (OR 3.37 [2.38-4.76]) and the cervix was not as well ripened (1.5 vs. 2.5 cm, OR 0.57 [0.48-0.67] on arrival at the birth unit. BMI was higher in the dystocia group (24.1 vs. 22.6 kg/m2, p < 0.001), and rising maternal pre-pregnancy BMI had a strong association with dystocia risk. If BMI increased by 1 kg/m2, the risk of CS was 10% elevated. Among obese primiparas, premature rupture of membranes, chorioamnionitis and induction of labor were more common. Their labors were less often in an active phase at hospital admission. Severely obese primiparas (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) had 4 hours longer labor than normal-weight parturients. CONCLUSIONS Labor dystocia is a multifactorial phenomenon in which the possibility to ameliorate the condition via medical treatment is limited. Hospital admission at an advanced stage of labor is recommended. Pre-pregnancy weight control in the population at reproductive age is essential, as a high BMI is strongly associated with labor dystocia.
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- Tuija Hautakangas
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital of Central Finland, Keskussairaalantie 19, 40620 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- School of Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Campillo-Artero C, Serra-Burriel M, Calvo-Pérez A. Predictive modeling of emergency cesarean delivery. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191248. [PMID: 29360875 PMCID: PMC5779661 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To increase discriminatory accuracy (DA) for emergency cesarean sections (ECSs). STUDY DESIGN We prospectively collected data on and studied all 6,157 births occurring in 2014 at four public hospitals located in three different autonomous communities of Spain. To identify risk factors (RFs) for ECS, we used likelihood ratios and logistic regression, fitted a classification tree (CTREE), and analyzed a random forest model (RFM). We used the areas under the receiver-operating-characteristic (ROC) curves (AUCs) to assess their DA. RESULTS The magnitude of the LR+ for all putative individual RFs and ORs in the logistic regression models was low to moderate. Except for parity, all putative RFs were positively associated with ECS, including hospital fixed-effects and night-shift delivery. The DA of all logistic models ranged from 0.74 to 0.81. The most relevant RFs (pH, induction, and previous C-section) in the CTREEs showed the highest ORs in the logistic models. The DA of the RFM and its most relevant interaction terms was even higher (AUC = 0.94; 95% CI: 0.93-0.95). CONCLUSION Putative fetal, maternal, and contextual RFs alone fail to achieve reasonable DA for ECS. It is the combination of these RFs and the interactions between them at each hospital that make it possible to improve the DA for the type of delivery and tailor interventions through prediction to improve the appropriateness of ECS indications.
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- Carlos Campillo-Artero
- Centre for Research in Health and Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Balearic Health Service, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Health and Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Balearic Health Service, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Research in Health and Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital de Manacor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carretera Manacor Alcudia, Manacor, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
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Bø K, Artal R, Barakat R, Brown W, Dooley M, Evenson KR, Haakstad LAH, Larsen K, Kayser B, Kinnunen TI, Mottola MF, Nygaard I, van Poppel M, Stuge B, Davies GAL. Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 2-the effect of exercise on the fetus, labour and birth. Br J Sports Med 2016; 50:1297-1305. [PMID: 27733352 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This is Part 2 of 5 in the series of evidence statements from the IOC expert committee on exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes. Part 1 focused on the effects of training during pregnancy and on the management of common pregnancy-related symptoms experienced by athletes. In Part 2, we focus on maternal and fetal perinatal outcomes.
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- Kari Bø
- Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Women's Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte-INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Research on Exercise Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- The Poundbury Clinic, King Edward VII Hospital London, Dorchester, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Sport Sciences, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Institute of Sport Science, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation-Exercise and Pregnancy Lab, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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