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Traditional Obstetric Pelvimetry in Delivery and Labor
2021In a time when decreasing the number of unnecesary surgeries is of great interest, understanding normal labor, dystocic labor, and when to intervine in order to improve the fetal and maternal outcome is of utmost importance. In the following chapter we describe the history of pelvimetry, the previously characterized types of pelvis and their ...
Kfier Kuba +2 more
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Measurement of Uterine Forces in Obstetrical Labor
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1958An electronic spherometer is described, which has been used clinically for the measurement of uterine forces during obstetrical labor. The transducer, which is taped to the surface of the abdomen, senses change in the radius of curvature of the uterus, and sends a signal from a strain gauge bridge through an amplifier-detector to a recorder.
Thomas I. Marx, Charles A. Hunter
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Obstetric practice guidelines: labor’s love lost?
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2018Implementation of clinical practice guidelines may moderate health care costs, improve care, reduce medicolegal liability, and provide a uniformity in care allowing meaningful investigation of treatments and outcomes. However, new guidelines are often uncritically embraced by clinicians, risk management organizations, insurance companies, and the ...
Emanuel A. Friedman, Wayne R. Cohen
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Evidence-Based Clinical Hypnosis for Obstetrics, Labor and Delivery, and Preterm Labor
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 2007This paper reviews the benefits and effectiveness of hypnosis in obstetrics and labor and delivery, demonstrating significant reductions in the use of analgesics and anesthesia and in shorter Stages 1 and 2 labors. It presents empirical and theoretical rationales for use of hypnosis in preterm labor (PTL) and labor and delivery at term. The benefits of
D. Corydon Hammond, Donald Corey Brown
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Obstetrical Analgesics and Anesthesia: Methods of Relief for the Patient in Labor
The American Journal of Nursing, 1977You are taking care of a woman in active labor who is complaining of severe pain. The physician orders 75 mg. of meperidine (Demerol) IM stat. Forty-five minutes later he tells you that the patient needs a cesarean section, and asks you to have the patient sign the consent form for the operation. Should you do it?
Rae Krohn Grad, Jack Woodside
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Gestational Age and the Management of Preterm Labor in Obstetric Programs
American Journal of Perinatology, 1985The gestational age at which obstetric training programs aggressively manage and attempt to salvage preterm vertex fetuses in distress was determined by survey. More than half the programs initiate fetal monitoring and perform cesarean section for certain cases of fetal distress by 26 weeks gestational age.
Kathleen G. Nelson +4 more
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Obstetric outcome of patients with a previous episode of spurious labor
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987The obstetric performance of patients admitted with spurious labor was evaluated. The incidence of fetal distress in labor was significantly higher in those who had spurious labor (16.7%) than in those who were established in labor within 24 hours of admission (3.8%).
Arulkumaran, S. +3 more
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The role of labor induction in modern obstetrics
American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyA primary goal of obstetrical practice is the optimization of maternal and perinatal health. This goal translates into a seemingly simple assessment with regard to considerations of the timing of delivery: delivery should occur when the benefits are greater than those of continued pregnancy.
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Obstetrical parameters influencing the duration of the second stage of labor
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2005To investigate the impact of parameters influencing the duration of the second stage of labor in vaginal deliveries.1200 consecutive vaginal deliveries were analyzed. Descriptive statistics are reported for parity, duration of first and second stage of labor, maternal age, birth weight, position of the fetal head, epidural analgesia and oxytocin ...
U. Peschers +5 more
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A critical evaluation of the obstetric use of alcohol in preterm labor
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1981The clinical use of alcohol to delay premature labor is critically reviewed. The evidence indicates that this procedure is no more effective in arresting preterm labor than placebo, i.e., bed rest. The rational for the clinical use of alcohol in obstetrics is also questionable.
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