Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Dr Patrick Chien, discusses his top articles from this issue in an audio podcast available at: https://soundcloud.com/bjog/july-editors-choice-2018

Understanding respectful maternity care – synthesis of evidence from 67 qualitative studies.

Cervical dilatation threshold of 1 cm/hour throughout labour is unrealistic for most women, regardless of parity.

Anaphylaxis is a rare severe complication of pregnancy and frequently the result of a reaction to antibiotic administration.

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There was no association between weight gain during pregnancy and stillbirth among most women.

Suicide risk increased in women who had a stillbirth or abortion within 1 year postnatally.

The alert line in check: results from a WHO study.

No evidence found for metformin or statins reducing the incidence of ovarian cancer.

Preterm births with placental malperfusion may mark women at higher cardiovascular disease risk.

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Outcome in pregnancies after peripartum cardiomyopathy: results from the first nationwide study.

Removal of mesh must balance resolution of complications with the risk of removal and recurrence of pelvic floor symptoms.