Is combined spinal-epidural more effective compared to epidural for labor analgesia?
CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2019 Aims and Objectives: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of combined spinal-epidural (CSE) analgesia and low-dose epidural analgesia in labor and study their effects on maternal and fetal well-being.
Jerry Joseph Joel +4 more
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Evaluation of the efficacy of MgSO4 as an adjunct to ropivacaine and fentanyl for labour analgesia
Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 2020 Background and Objective: Epidural analgesia is the most commonly practiced method for labor analgesia. It provides effective pain relief, less maternal stress response, better parturient satisfaction and the ability to provide anesthesia when required ...
Megha Gupta +3 more
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Amniotic fluid embolism pathophysiology suggests the new diagnostic armamentarium: β-tryptase and complement fractions C3-C4 are the indispensable working tools [PDF]
, 2015 Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an uncommon obstetric condition involving pregnant women during labor or in the initial stages after delivery. Its incidence is estimated to be around 5.5 cases per 100,000 deliveries.
Busardo', FRANCESCO PAOLO +3 more
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A lesson for cancer research : placental microarray gene analysis in preeclampsia [PDF]
, 2012 Tumor progression and pregnancy share many common features, such as immune tolerance and invasion. The invasion of trophoblasts in the placenta into the uterine wall is essential for fetal development, and is thus precisely regulated.
Louwen, Frank +4 more
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Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & GynecologyBackground: Premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) occurring after the 37th week of gestation, prior to the onset of regular contractions, affects approximately 8% of pregnancies and typically leads to the spontaneous onset of labor.
Blaž Pavič, Polona Pečlin
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Do any folk remedies or herbals help induce labor? [PDF]
, 2008 Breast stimulation and electroacupuncture help, while other common remedies that have been studied are ineffective, possibly unsafe, or both. Unilateral breast stimulation shortens the time until the onset of labor in women at term (strength of ...
Kelsberg, Gary +2 more
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A strong immune response in young adult honeybees masks their increased susceptibility to infection compared to older bees [PDF]
, 2012 Honeybees, Apis mellifera, show age-related division of labor in which young adults perform maintenance ("housekeeping") tasks inside the colony before switching to outside foraging at approximately 23 days old. Disease resistance is an important feature
Baxter, Laura +8 more
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Job Growth During the Recovery [PDF]
, 2010 [Excerpt] Congress in recent years passed a number of bills intended in part to jump-start a recovery in the labor market from the recession that began in December 2007.
Levine, Linda
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Maternal postpartum infection risk following induction of labor: A Danish national cohort study
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica ScandinavicaIntroduction Induction of labor is a common procedure, and in Denmark, approximately one in four vaginal deliveries are induced. The association between induction and maternal postpartum infections such as endometritis, surgical site infection after ...
Sidsel Hogh‐Poulsen +5 more
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Current Experience with Obstetrical Events: Characteristics and the Effects of Nocturnal Periods
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & GynecologyBackground: The object is to analyze the influence of the nocturnal period and lunar phases on the frequency of obstetrical events in pregnant women. Methods: This was a retrospective, transversal observational study of 1409 births in a hospital from ...
Susana Blanco-López +5 more
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