Utilization of Obstetric Analgesia for Labor Pain Management and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Background. In low-income countries, pain-free labor initiative is an emerging concept and still parturient undergoes through painful labor; this is not different in Ethiopia; despite the national direction to use analgesia for labor pain and strong ...
Rediet Gido+2 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 [PDF]
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+2 more
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Obstetric Nursing in best practices of labor and delivery care [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the association of Obstetric Nursing in the best practices of delivery and birth care in maternity hospitals. Method: a cross-sectional study, with 666 women selected for delivery. Parturition obstetric practices performed by professionals were categorized into: clearly useful practices that should be encouraged ...
Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva+7 more
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Induction of labor in a contemporary obstetric cohort [PDF]
We sought to describe details of labor induction, including precursors and methods, and associated vaginal delivery rates.This was a retrospective cohort study of 208,695 electronic medical records from 19 hospitals across the United States, 2002 through 2008.Induction occurred in 42.9% of nulliparas and 31.8% of multiparas and elective or no recorded ...
S. Katherine Laughon+5 more
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Labor Epidural Anesthesia, Obstetric Factors and Breastfeeding Cessation [PDF]
Breastfeeding benefits both infant and maternal health. Use of epidural anesthesia during labor is increasingly common and may interfere with breastfeeding. Studies analyzing epidural anesthesia's association with breastfeeding outcomes show mixed results; many have methodological flaws.
Ann Dozier+8 more
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Background: Labor pain is among the foremost severe pain that ladies experience in their lifespan, if inadequately treated can lead to certain complications in labor.
Imran Ahmed Khan +3 more
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Forced labor; its status in obstetric teaching [PDF]
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John Osborn Polak
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Obstetric outcomes really worse with the induction of labor [PDF]
Objective: to describe the obstetric outcomes in patients with an active induction of labor (IOL). Methods: 1037 deliveries were included. In case of IOL, women with unfavorable cervix (Bishop≤6) start with 2 tablets of 25mcg vaginal misoprostol followed by a new tablet every 4 hours up to a maximum of 4 doses.
Jorge Duro Gómez+3 more
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Obstetrical and perinatal outcomes in patients with or without obstetric analgesia during labor
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+4 more
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Non-pharmacological measures for pain relief in childbirth: a systematic review [PDF]
Objectives: to evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological measures used by obstetric nurses to relieve pain during labor. Methods: this is a systematic review of the databases carried out in the United States National Library of Medicine ...
Beatriz Távina Viana Cabral+6 more
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