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    Sexual activity, vaginal symptoms, maternal perineal hygiene behavior, and constipation on ano-vaginal colonization of group B streptococcus in near term pregnancy

    Maternal Group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonization is influenced by many factors but results are inconsistent. Consideration of antenatal risk factors may help inform decision making on GBS microbiological cult...

    Ruziyati Esmaon, Boon Kiong Lim, Farah Gan, Mukhri Hamdan in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2024)

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    Watermelon and dietary advice compared to dietary advice alone following hospitalization for hyperemesis gravidarum: a randomized controlled trial

    Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) affects about 2% of pregnancies and is at the severe end of the spectrum of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. HG causes severe maternal distress and results in adverse pregnancy out...

    Peng Chiong Tan, Gayaithiri Ramasandran, Neha Sethi in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2023)

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    Micturition in the toilet compared with bedpan in laboring Nulliparas: a randomized controlled trial

    Bladder overdistension in labor may lead to prolonged postpartum urinary retention. We hypothesized that nulliparas mobilizing to toilet is more likely to achieve satisfactory micturition.

    Maherah Kamarudin, Wen Kiat Chong, Mukhri Hamdan in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022)

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    Foley catheter and controlled release dinoprostone versus foley catheter labor induction in nulliparas: a randomized trial

    To evaluate Foley catheter and controlled release dinoprostone insert compared to foley catheter alone on induction to delivery interval and maternal satisfaction.

    Narayanan Vallikkannu, Naumi Laboh in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2022)

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    Speculum versus digital insertion of Foley catheter for induction of labor in Nulliparas with unripe cervix: a randomized controlled trial

    Induction of labor (IoL) is an increasingly common obstetric procedure. Foley catheter IoL is recommended by WHO. It is associated with the lowest rate of uterine hyperstimulation syndrome and similar duration...

    Hang Min Chia, Peng Chiong Tan, Sze ** Tan, Mukhri Hamdan in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2020)

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    The sensitivity of the DNA damage checkpoint prevents oocyte maturation in endometriosis

    Mouse oocytes respond to DNA damage by arresting in meiosis I through activity of the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint (SAC) and DNA Damage Response (DDR) pathways. It is currently not known if DNA damage is the pr...

    Mukhri Hamdan, Keith T. Jones, Ying Cheong, Simon I. R. Lane in Scientific Reports (2016)