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Jane Sandall
Professor of Social Science and Women's Health
NIHR Senior Investigator
Division of Women’s Health | Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine | King’s College London |Women’s Health Academic Centre | St. Thomas' Hospital
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From: Discussion list for PCG Reviewers <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Kellie, Frances <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: PCG Contribution to Issue 12, 2015 of the Cochrane Library and new member of the PCG editorial board


Dear All,

We are delighted to announce that Joshua Vogel has joined the PCG Editorial Board as an Associate Editor.  Joshua is a maternal health researcher working at the Department of Reproductive Health and Research at WHO in Geneva. He has worked with WHO for nearly five years, on systematic reviews, guideline development and clinical trials with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. He has worked with Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth over the past three years as an author and referee – welcome Joshua!



Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth’s new contributions for publication in the Cochrane Library, Issue 12, 2015 (which were published during December 2015) were as follows: 5 new reviews and 5 updated reviews and 2 protocols – see details below.



Thank you to everyone who contributed to another bumper issue.



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The PCG contribution to the Cochrane Library, Issue 12, 2015 was: 583 reviews and 84 protocols

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New reviews (5)

1.     Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo-inositol in women during pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011507.pub2/abstract> (Crawford TJ, Crowther CA, Alsweiler J, Brown J

2.     Different treatment regimens of magnesium sulphate for tocolysis in women in preterm labour<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011200.pub2/abstract> (McNamara HC, Crowther CA, Brown J)

3.     Health system and community level interventions for improving antenatal care coverage and health outcomes<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010994.pub2/abstract> (Mbuagbaw L, Medley N, Darzi AJ, Richardson M, Habiba Garga K, Ongolo-Zogo P) GOLD OPEN ACCESS

4.     Incentives for increasing prenatal care use by women in order to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009916.pub2/abstract> (Till SR, Everetts D, Haas DM)

5.     Urine tests for Down's syndrome screening<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011984/abstract> (Alldred SK, Guo B, Takwoingi Y, Pennant M, Wisniewski S, Deeks JJ, Neilson JP, Alfirevic Z) DTA REVIEW



Updated reviews (conclusions not changed) (5)

1.     Effects and safety of periconceptional oral folate supplementation for preventing birth defects<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD007950.pub3/abstract> (De-Regil LM, Peña-Rosas JP, Fernández-Gaxiola AC, Rayco-Solon P)

2.     Fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) for fetal monitoring during labour<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000116.pub5/abstract> (Neilson JP)

3.     Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010078.pub2/abstract> (Coleman T, Chamberlain C, Davey M-A, Cooper SE, Leonardi-Bee J)

4.     Planned caesarean section for women with a twin pregnancy<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006553.pub3/abstract> (Hofmeyr GJ, Barrett JF, Crowther CA)

5.     Prophylactic oral betamimetics for reducing preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004733.pub4/abstract> (Yamasmit W, Chaithongwongwatthana S, Tolosa JE, Limpongsanurak S, Pereira L, Lumbiganon P)



New protocols (2)

1.     Breastfeeding education and support for women with multiple pregnancies<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012003/abstract> (Whitford HM, Wallis SK, Dowswell T, Renfrew MJ)

2.     Patient-controlled analgesia with remifentanil versus alternative parenteral methods for pain management in labour<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011989/abstract> (Jokinen J, Weibel S, Afshari A, Artmann T, Eberhart LHJ, Pace NL, Jelting Y, Kranke P)



Best wishes

Frances



Frances Kellie

Managing Editor

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