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Severe maternal and neonatal morbidity or mortality in forceps versus cesarean birth in the second stage of labor: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Approximately one in four first‐time mothers reach the second stage of labor but cannot have a spontaneous vaginal birth, necessitating an intervention such as forceps to facilitate birth. Objective This study synthesizes evidence comparing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and neonatal morbidity or mortality (SNMM) following forceps ...
Irina I. Oltean   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Episiotomy in Burkina Faso

open access: yes, 1998
Episiotomy is a common obstetric intervention in many countries of the world, although little is known about rates in African countries. In recent years, the effectiveness of routine episiotomy to prevent severe tears and neonatal asphyxia has been ...
Lorenz, N., Nougtara, A., Garner, Paul
core   +1 more source

Effect of workshop training along with simulation and support of labor practitioners on their attitude and performance in conducting routine episiotomy

open access: yesJournal of Education and Health Promotion, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Routine episiotomy is a common procedure to shorten the second stage of labor. The attitude of individuals is an important factor in episiotomy, which is often carried out without an indication.
Mitra Eftekhari Yazdi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Choice in episiotomy – fact or fantasy: a qualitative study of women’s experiences of the consent process

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Consent to episiotomy is subject to the same legal and professional requirements as consent to other interventions, yet is often neglected. This study explores how women experience and perceive the consent process. Methods Qualitative research
Tanya Djanogly   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low‐Frequency Stimulation Provides Significant Added Benefit for Postpartum Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesNeurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate the clinical efficacy of low‐frequency electrical stimulation (LES) in treating UI among postpartum women. Methods Postpartum women diagnosed with UI who received treatment at two tertiary hospitals between 1st January and 30th June 2020 were included.
Yaxin Liang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of “Mother‐Friendly Care” Accreditations on Patient Choice: Evidence From Brazil

open access: yesSouthern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the impact of Brazil's “Mother‐Friendly Care” accreditation program on hospital choice. Using administrative data on births in the Brazilian public health system from 2008–2019, we estimate a nested logit demand model that allows for differential substitution patterns based on existing Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative (IHAC ...
Cici McNamara, Felipe Rocha Campos
wiley   +1 more source

Women's Experience of Episiotomy

open access: yes, 2023
Relevance of the research: There are few studies about women‘s experience after episiotomy. According to the study published in 2020, not only women were faced with physical difficulties during postpartum period such as restricting movement, pain due to ...
Toliušytė, Agnė
core  

Episiotomy related morbidities measured using redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge and apposition scale and numerical pain scale among primiparous women in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: episiotomy induced inflammatory signs like redness, edema, ecchymosis and pain may remain beyond the period of hospitalization and can be objectively measured using REEDA (redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge and apposition) scale. Pain in
Pebalo Francis Pebolo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of a Structured Caesarean Reduction Strategy on Perinatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Ecological Time‐Trend Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the long‐term impact of a structured, multidisciplinary CS reduction strategy in a high‐complexity Italian hospital. Design Retrospective ecological time‐trend study. Setting Tertiary obstetric care Italian centre. Sample 28 577 deliveries, ≥ 22 weeks' gestation, from 2014 to 2024 were analysed.
Stefania Fieni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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