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Obstetrical and perinatal outcomes in patients with or without obstetric analgesia during labor

Iatreia, 2016
Objective: To describe and compare the obstetric and perinatal outcomes in patients with or without obstetric analgesia during labor, and to determine whether such analgesia is associated with adverse maternal or perinatal outcomes.
Piedrahíta-Gutiérrez, Dany Leandro, España-Chamorro, Jhoana Andrea, Piedrahíta-Gutiérrez, Wilmar Eduardo, López-Clavijo, Carlos Alberto, Henao-Flórez, Rodrigo Eduardo   +4 more
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Utilization of labor pain management methods and associated factors among obstetric care givers at public health institutions of East Gojjam Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2020: a facility based cross – sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Labor Pain is “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, affects parturient and fetuses’.
Aster Shiferaw, Belsity Temesgen, Nakachew Mekonnen Alamirew, Tejitu Wube, Yichalem worku   +4 more
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Invasive Obstetric Procedures and Cesarean Sections in Women With Known Herpes Simplex Virus Status During Pregnancy. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundNeonatal herpes is a potentially devastating infection that results from acquisition of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 or 2 from the maternal genital tract at the time of vaginal delivery.
Drolette, Linda, Gardella, Carolyn, Laschansky, Ellen, Magaret, Amalia S, Moss, Nicholas J, Selke, Stacey, Stankiewicz Karita, Helen C, Wald, Anna   +7 more
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Overcoming phase 1 delays: the critical component of obstetric fistula prevention programs in resource-poor countries

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2012
Background An obstetric fistula is a traumatic childbirth injury that occurs when labor is obstructed and delivery is delayed. Prolonged obstructed labor leads to the destruction of the tissues that normally separate the bladder from the vagina and ...
Wall L
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Labor-associated gene expression in the human uterine fundus, lower segment, and cervix [PDF]

, 2006
Background Preterm labor, failure to progress, and postpartum hemorrhage are the common causes of maternal and neonatal mortality or morbidity. All result from defects in the complex mechanisms controlling labor, which coordinate changes in the ...
Aguan, Bethin, Blanks, Bonnar, Brenninkmeijer, Challis, Challis, Chan, Elliott, Garland D Anderson, Gary D. V Hankins, George R Saade, Girotti, Gottwald, Griffith, Lee, Lorenz, Montano, Nathanielsz, Nathanielsz, Nicholas Fisk, Norwitz, Panaro, Phillippe, Radek Bukowski, Schmid, Slater, Sparey, Steven Thornton, Stuart, Suarez, Tavazoie, Teoh, Thomas, Thota, Tribe, Wathes, Wolfe   +37 more
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The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]

, 2000
Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Allen RE, Anthony S, Frudinger A, Frudinger A, Gilpin S, Jackson S, Johanson RB, King JK, Labrecque M, Mac Arthur C, Mant J, Pigne A, Rasmussen KL, Rockner G, Sleep J, Smith AR, Snooks SJ, Sultan AH, Sultan AH, van Geelen J, Vessey MP, Viktrup L, Viktrup L, Wilson PD, Zetterstrom JP   +24 more
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Obstetric care providers’ knowledge, practice and associated factors towards active management of third stage of labor in Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Active management of third stage of labor played a great role to prevent child birth related hemorrhage. However, maternal morbidity and mortality related to hemorrhage is high due to lack of knowledge and skill of obstetric care providers ‘on
Zelalem Tenaw, Zemenu Yohannes, Abdela Amano   +2 more
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Time-to-birth prediction models and the influence of expert opinions [PDF]

, 2019
Preterm birth is the leading cause of death among children under five years old. The pathophysiology and etiology of preterm labor are not yet fully understood.
A García-Blanco, BW Alleman, DA Silva De, E Celik, G Vandewiele, GJ Baaren Van, H Tan, H Watson, I Tekesin, J Beta, JM Schaaf, L Liu, LJ Meertens, M Allouche, M Mailath-Pokorny, M To, N Melamed, N Sananes, P Tsiartas, R Menon   +19 more
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Exploring Biomedical, Temporal, and Embodied Perspectives on the Timing of Birth in Central Nepal [PDF]

, 2018
As an ANHS Senior Fellow, I began to explore the standardization of time in obstetrics and its translation into everyday practice in Nepal by analyzing the various perspectives involved in determining a woman’s ideal time of delivery and a successful ...
Brunson, Jan, Tamrakar, Suman Raj
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Predictive factors for cesarean delivery : a retrospective study [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Cesarean section rates have risen markedly worldwide. Considering the potential harm caused by this mode of delivery, and the general concern in reducing its incidence, it would be useful to individualize the risk of non-planned cesareans ...
Duarte, Sónia, Lagarto, Filipa, Lemos, Paulo, Machado, Humberto S., Nunes, Catarina S., Oliveira, Ricardo, Pina, Pedro, Saraiva, Alexandra, Susano, Maria João   +8 more
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