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Marit L. Bovbjerg
Researcher at Oregon State University
Publications - 69
Citations - 718
Marit L. Bovbjerg is an academic researcher from Oregon State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Evidence-based practice & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 54 publications receiving 564 citations. Previous affiliations of Marit L. Bovbjerg include University College Cork & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Outcomes of Care for 16,924 Planned Home Births in the United States: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009
Melissa Cheyney,Marit L. Bovbjerg,Courtney Everson,Wendy Gordon,Darcy L. Hannibal,Saraswathi Vedam +5 more
TL;DR: For this large cohort of women who planned midwife-led home births in the United States, outcomes are congruent with the best available data from population-based, observational studies that evaluated outcomes by intended place of birth and perinatal risk factors.
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Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Following Waterbirth: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009 Cohort.
TL;DR: Waterbirth confers no additional risk to neonates; however, waterbirth may be associated with increased risk of genital tract trauma for women and women in the intended waterbirth group.
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Development and Validation of a National Data Registry for Midwife-Led Births: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project 2.0 Dataset
Melissa Cheyney,Marit L. Bovbjerg,Courtney Everson,Wendy Gordon,Darcy L. Hannibal,Saraswathi Vedam +5 more
TL;DR: The history and development of the MANA Stats birth registry is described and an analysis of the 2.0 dataset's content, strengths, and limitations are provided.
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Exercise during pregnancy and cesarean delivery: North Carolina PRAMS, 2004-2005
TL;DR: Maternal self-reported frequency of exercise during pregnancy was not associated with a reduced risk of cesarean delivery, and larger studies with better exposure ascertainment may provide a more definitive answer.
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Perspectives on risk: Assessment of risk profiles and outcomes among women planning community birth in the United States.
TL;DR: The outcomes of labor after cesarean in women with previous vaginal deliveries indicates that guidelines uniformly prohibiting labor afterCESarean should be reconsidered for this subgroup.