BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

© RCOG 2013 BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Edited By: Professor Khalid Khan

Impact Factor: 3.407

ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2011: 10/79 (Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Online ISSN: 1471-0528

Journal Club Papers


Editor: Dimitrios Siassakos
Journal Club Coordinator: Elaine Leung

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Find out more, how to get involved, and how to host your own #BlueJC with our step by step guides:

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Please see below a full list of BJOG journal club papers. You will find questions at the end of each paper for use in your local Journal Club. The questions are designed to act as an exemplary framework for critically appraising the paper by stimulating discussion on study design, encouraging analysis and interpretation of the results, and considering whether clinical practice in your local hospital setting should be modified in light of the overall evidence base. The critical review frameworks may also be helpful for health care professionals preparing–as teachers or students–for oral structured clinical examinations (OSCE), oral assessments or other academic exercises.

From May 2011, BJOG journal club papers have the additional feature of attached slide sets summarising the paper to help you prepare for your journal club presentation.

Timing antibiotic prophylaxis at caesarean: Preoperatively or after cord clamping?
EYL Leunga, D Siassakosb
Volume 120 Issue 6, May 2013, Page 670

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The risk of vesicovaginal and urethrovaginal fistula after hysterectomy performed in the English National Health Service—a retrospective cohort study examining patterns of care between 2000 and 2008
P Hilton, DA Cromwell
Volume 119 Issue 12, November 2012, Pages 1447-1454

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Vacuum-assisted deliveries and the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injuries—a retrospective register-based study in Finland
S Räisänen, K Vehviläinen-Julkunen, R Cartwright, M Gissler, S Heinonen
Volume 119 Issue 11, October 2012, Pages 1370-1378

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Does regular exercise including pelvic floor muscle training prevent urinary and anal incontinence during pregnancy? A randomised controlled trial
SN Stafne, KÅ Salvesen, PR Romundstad, IH Torjusen, S Mørkved
Volume 119 Issue 10, September 2012, Pages 1270-1280

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Should cervical favourability play a role in the decision for labour induction in gestational hypertension or mild pre-eclampsia at term? An exploratory analysis of the HYPITAT trial
P Tajik, K van der Tuuk, CM Koopmans, H Groen, MG van Pampus, PP van der Berg, JA van der Post, AJ van Loon, CJM de Groot, A Kwee, AJM Huisjes, E van Beek, DNM Papatsonis, KW Bloemenkamp, GA van Unnik, M Porath, RJ Rijnders, RH Stigter, K de Boer, HC Scheepers, AH Zwinderman, PM Bossuyt, BW Mol
Volume 119 Issue 9, August 2012, Pages 1123-1130

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Elective birth at 37 weeks of gestation versus standard care for women at term: the Twins Timing of Birth Randomised Trial
FJM Dodd, CA Crowther, RR Haslam, JS Robinson for the Twins Timing of Birth Trial Group
Volume 119 Issue 8, July 2012, Pages 964-974

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Fetal loss in women with hereditary thrombophilic defects and concomitance of other thrombophilic defects: a retrospective family study
FJ Korteweg, N Folkeringa, J-LP Brouwer, JJHM Erwich, JP Holm, J van der Meer and NJGM Veeger
Volume 119 Issue 4, March 2012, Pages 422-430

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Primary surgical repair of anterior vaginal prolapse: a randomised trial comparing anatomical and functional outcome between anterior colporrhaphy and trocar-guided transobturator anterior mesh
A Vollebregt, K Fischer, D Gietelink, CH van der Vaart
Volume 118 Issue 12, November 2011, Pages 1518-1527

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A meta-analysis of adverse perinatal outcomes in women with asthma
VE Murphy, JA Namazy, H Powell, M Schatz, C Chambers, J Attia, PG Gibson
Volume 118 Issue 11, October 2011, Pages 1314-1323

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Post-traumatic stress disorder, child abuse history, birthweight and gestational age: a prospective cohort study
JS Seng, LK Low, M Sperlich, DL Ronis, I Liberzon
Volume 118 Issue 11, October 2011, Pages 1329-1339

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Should births be centralised in higher level hospitals? Experiences from regionalised health care in Finland
E Hemminki, A Heino, M Gissler
Volume 118 Issue 10, September 2011, Pages 1186-1195

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Knowledge of adverse neonatal outcome alters clinicians’ interpretation of the intrapartum cardiotocograph
D Ayres-de-Campos, D Arteiro, C Costa-Santos, J Bernardes
Volume 118, Issue 8, July 2011, Pages 978-984

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Acupuncture for premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
S-Y Kim, H-J Park, H Lee, H Lee
Volume 118, Issue 8, July 2011, Pages 899-915

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Obstetric outcome in women with epilepsy: a hospital-based, retrospective study
I Borthen, MG Eide, AK Daltveit and NE Gilhus
Volume 118, Issue 8, July 2011, Pages 956-965

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Neonatal outcomes of twins according to birth order, presentation and mode of delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AC Rossi, PM Mullin and RH Chmait
Volume 118 Issue 5, April 2011, Pages 523–532

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Planned vaginal delivery or planned caesarean delivery in women with extreme obesity
CSE Homer, JJ Kurinczuk, P Spark, P Brocklehurst and M Knight
Volume 118 Issue 4, March 2011, Pages 480–487

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The effect of misoprostol on postpartum contractions: a randomised comparison of three sublingual doses
A Elati, MS Elmahaishi, MO Elmahaishi, OA Elsraiti and AD Weeks
Volume 118 Issue 4, March 2011, Pages 466–473

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A longitudinal study of patient and surgeon goal achievement 2 years after surgery following pelvic floor dysfunction surgery
S Srikrishna, D Robinson, L Cardozo
Volume 117 Issue 12, November 2010, Pages 1504 - 1511

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General obstetrics: Caesarean section surgical techniques: a randomised factorial trial (CAESAR)
The CAESAR study collaborative group
Volume 117 Issue 11, October 2010, Pages 1366 - 1376

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Structural changes in endometrial basal glands during menstruation
R Garry, R Hart, KA Karthigasu, C Burke
Volume 117, Issue 10, Date: September 2010, Pages: 1175-1185

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Access to computerised analysis of intrapartum cardiotocographs improves clinicians’ prediction of newborn umbilical artery blood pH
A Costa, C Santos, D Ayres-de-Campos, C Costa, J Bernardes
Volume 117, Issue 10, Date: September 2010, Pages: 1288-1293

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Apgar score and perinatal death after one previous caesarean delivery
M Carlsson Wallin, P Ekström, K Marál, K Källén
Volume 117, Issue 9, Date: August 2010, Pages: 1088-1097

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The cost-effectiveness of targeted or universal screening for vasa praevia at 18–20 weeks of gestation in Ontario
LE Cipriano, WH Barth Jr, GS Zaric
Volume 117, Issue 9, Date: August 2010, Pages: 1108-1118

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Expedited partner therapy for Chlamydia trachomatis at the community pharmacy
ST Cameron, A Glasier, A Muir, G Scott, A Johnstone, H Quarrell, C Oroz, M McIntyre, D Miranda, G Todd
Volume 117, Issue 9, Date: August 2010, Pages: 1074-1079

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Randomised trial of structured antenatal training sessions to improve the birth process
RD Maimburg, M Væth, J Dürr, L Hvidman, J Olsen
Volume 117, Issue 8, Date: July 2010, Pages: 921-928

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Super-obesity and risk for early and late pre-eclampsia
AK Mbah, JL Kornosky, S Kristensen, EM August, AP Alio, PJ Marty, V Belogolovkin, K Bruder, HM Salihu
Volume 117, Issue 8, Date: July 2010, Pages: 997-1004

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Uterine rupture after previous caesarean section
I Al-Zirqi, B Stray-Pedersen, L Forsén, S Vangen
Volume 117, Issue 7, Date: June 2010, Pages: 809-820

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Uterine blood flow in pregnant patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: relationships with clinical outcomes
S Palomba, A Falbo, T Russo, L Battista, A Tolino, F Orio, F Zullo
Volume 117, Issue 6, Date: May 2010, Pages: 711-721

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Laparoscopic assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy versus radical abdominal hysterectomy—a randomised phase II trial: perioperative outcomes and surgicopathological measurements
R Naik, KS Jackson, A Lopes, P Cross, JA Henry
Volume 117, Issue 6, Date: May 2010, Pages: 746-751

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Vaginal birth after caesarean for women with three or more prior caesareans: assessing safety and success
AG Cahill, M Tuuli, AO Odibo, DM Stamilio, GA Macones
Volume 117, Issue 4, Date: March 2010, Pages: 422-427

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Age at menarche and the risk of operative first delivery
GCS Smith
Volume 116, Issue 12, Date: November 2009, Pages: 1613-1621

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The right to remain silent: a qualitative study of the medical and social ramifications of pregnancy disclosure for Gambian women
E Stokes, I Dumbaya, S Owens, L Brabin
Volume 116, Issue 12, Date: November 2009, Pages: 1613-1621

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Evidence of early first-trimester growth restriction in pregnancies that subsequently end in miscarriage
F Mukri, T Bourne, C Bottomley, C Schoeb, E Kirk, AT Papageorghiou
Volume 115, Issue 10, Date: September 2008, Pages: 1273-1278

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Early postpartum symptoms in puerperal psychosis
J Heron, M McGuinness, E Robertson Blackmore, N Craddock, I Jones
Volume 115, Issue 3, Date: February 2008, Pages: 348-353

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Severe asphyxia due to delivery-related malpractice in Sweden 1990–2005
S Berglund, C Grunewald, H Pettersson, S Cnattingius
Volume 115, Issue 3, Date: February 2008, Pages: 316-323

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The effect of early versus delayed postcaesarean feeding on women's satisfaction: a randomised controlled trial
GH Izbizky, L Minig, MA Sebastiani, L Otaño
Volume 115, Issue 3, Date: February 2008, Pages: 332-338

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