ABSTRACT Objective To understand agreement between definitions of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), the reasons for disagreement and the impact the outcome definition may have on the measurement of ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities. Design A national cohort study using administrative data. Setting The English National Health Service.
Ian Henderson +3 more
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Identifying novel prodromal symptoms of eclampsia: A two-country, case-control study. [PDF]
Hastie R +12 more
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Consent for anaesthesia: guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists
Summary Introduction Guidelines on consent for anaesthesia were first issued by the Association of Anaesthetists in 1999 and last revised in 2017. These new guidelines respond to the changing ethical, legal and clinical landscape in which anaesthetists practice. Since 2017, the Montgomery judgment has changed medical consent practice.
Andrew McLeod +14 more
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Renewed focus on reducing the burden of pre-eclampsia. [PDF]
Farrar J +16 more
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In this nationwide Finnish register study, the doubling of the induction of labor rate (2005–2023) was associated with advanced maternal age, obesity, and gestational diabetes mellitus, and a shift toward earlier delivery. Prelabor rupture of membranes, fear of childbirth, and other pregnancy‐related problems—despite their lower prevalences—showed the ...
Vilja Vihtonen +5 more
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Association between preeclampsia and eclampsia in Black women with endometriosis: a scoping review. [PDF]
Alaribe CC, Sapre KD.
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Home telemonitoring in high‐risk pregnancies: A Finnish retrospective cohort study
This retrospective study suggests that home telemonitoring may provide an acceptable approach for managing selected high‐risk pregnancies. Safe and effective implementation requires careful patient selection and adherence to evidence‐based clinical protocols.
Tiina Stark, Heidi Kruit, Leena Rahkonen
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Maternal Serum Homocysteine as a Severity-Linked Biomarker Across the Spectrum of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Prospective Observational Study. [PDF]
Nandi M, Mondal R.
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Learning opportunities in eclampsia care: A ten‐year audit from Norway, 2013–2022
Audit of eclampsia identified learning for obstetric care. Improved hypertension management and prophylactic magnesium sulfate represent opportunities for prevention, while cerebral imaging and follow‐up postpartum were underused. Clinicians need to consider differential diagnosis in pregnant and postpartum women with seizures.
Camilla Tjønneland Mentzoni +24 more
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WHO recommendations for pregnancy and postpartum care should include hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. [PDF]
Miltenburg AS +7 more
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