Background Stillbirth rates in high-income countries have shown little or no improvement
over the past two decades. Prevention strategies that target risk factors could be important in …

Background Policies for timing of cord clamping vary, with early cord clamping generally
carried out in the first 60 seconds after birth, whereas later cord clamping usually involves …

Background Epidemiological and basic science evidence suggests that magnesium
sulphate before birth may be neuroprotective for the fetus. Objectives To assess the effects of …

Background As a pregnancy continues beyond term the risks of babies dying inside the
womb or in the immediate newborn period increase. Whether a policy of labour induction at a …

Background Clear, transparent, and sufficiently detailed abstracts of conferences and journal
articles related to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are important, because readers often …

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of surgical simulation compared with other methods
of surgical training. Summary Background Data: Surgical simulation (with or without …

Stillbirth rates in high-income countries declined dramatically from about 1940, but this decline
has slowed or stalled over recent times. The present variation in stillbirth rates across and …

Variation in stillbirth rates across high-income countries and large equity gaps within high-income
countries persist. If all high-income countries achieved stillbirth rates equal to the best …

Background Magnesium sulphate has been used in some settings as a tocolytic agent to
inhibit uterine activity in women in preterm labour with the aim of preventing preterm birth. …

Background Despite the widespread use of antenatal corticosteroids to prevent respiratory
distress syndrome in preterm infants, there is currently no consensus as to the type of …