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Hospital obstetric volume and maternal outcomes: Does hospital size matter?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Introduction In recent decades, centralization of health care has resulted in a number of obstetric unit closures. While studies support better infant outcomes in larger facilities, few have investigated maternal outcomes.
Natalie Holowko, Linnea V. Ladfors, Anne K. Örtqvist, Mia Ahlberg, Olof Stephansson   +4 more
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Assessment of partograph utilization and associated factors among obstetric care givers at public health institutions in central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objectives Partograph is one of the best effective obstetric tools used to monitoring labor and prevent prolonged or obstructed labor which accounts for about 22% of maternal deaths in Ethiopia.
Tesfay Hailu, Kidane Nigus, Gebreamlak Gidey, Birhane Hailu, Yohannes Moges   +4 more
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COMPARISON OF OBSTETRICAL OUTCOME WITH LABOR INDUCTION AGENTS USED AT TERM [PDF]

, 2021
Mohamed El-Sebaey El-Awdy, Ahmed Mohamed Al-Sadek, Mofeed Fawzy Mohamed   +2 more
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Inter‐twin delivery interval and outcome of the second twin: A retrospective study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To examine the association between the inter‐twin delivery interval and outcome of the second twin in a large sample. Methods This was a retrospective study at a single tertiary center between the years 2011 and 2021. The study included diamniotic twin pregnancies at ≥24 weeks of gestation that underwent a trial of vaginal delivery ...
Osnat Ezra, Liran Holtzman, Hila Lahav‐Ezra, Shali Mazaki‐Tovi, Eran Barzilay   +4 more
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Labor patterns of spontaneous first-stage labor in Chinese women with normal neonatal outcomes.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundFriedman's standards, developed almost 50 years ago, may no longer align with the needs of today's obstetric population and current pregnancy management practices.
Li Peng, Zengyu Chen, Shiyu Weng, Jian Huang, Mei Peng, Yali Deng, Ying Xu, Fangfang Zhou, Yamin Li   +8 more
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Good practices of labor and birth care from the perspective of health professionals

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: Determine the understanding of health professionals of an obstetric hospital regarding the good practices of labor and birth care recommended by the World Health Organization.
Simone Barbosa Pereira, Claudia Maria Gabert Diaz, Marli Terezinha Stein Backes, Carla Lizandra de Lima Ferreira, Dirce Stein Backes   +4 more
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Incidence of Obstetric and Foetal Complications during Labor and Delivery at a Community Health Centre, Midwives Obstetric Unit of Durban, South Africa

ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011
The objectives of this retrospective cohort study were to estimate the incidence of obstetric complications during labor and delivery and their demographic predictors. A total of 2706 pregnant women were consecutively admitted to a midwife obstetric unit
M. Hoque
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Trial of labor when twin B is slightly larger than twin A: A Danish prospective cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To assess whether a trial of labor at term in twin pregnancies, where twin B is at least 250 g heavier than twin A, is associated with increased risk of emergency cesarean section or mixed‐mode birth (vaginal delivery of twin A followed by cesarean of twin B). Existing guidelines on this topic are based on heterogeneous cohorts that
Mohammed R. Khalil, Diane Gorm Malberg‐Pedersen, Erling Andreasen, Sören Möller, Camilla Mirian Hartvigsen, Niels Uldbjerg   +5 more
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Cancer in pregnancy: FIGO Best practice advice and narrative review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Cancer during pregnancy is relatively rare. The incidence is underestimated due to the lack of international registries covering both high‐income and low‐ and middle‐income countries, and is expected to rise with increasing maternal age and increasing global adoption of cell‐free DNA testing for aneuploidy.
Surabhi Nanda, Melanie Nana, Long Nguyen‐Hoang, Sumaiya Adam, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Lina Bergman, Sarikapan Wilailak, Orla McNally, Cynthia V. Maxwell, Nikhil Purandare, Bo Jacobsson, Virna P. Medina, Anil Kapur, Titus Beyuo, Francisco Ruiloba, Ernesto Castelazo, Graeme N. Smith, Sharleen L. O'Reilly, Patrick O'Brien, Mark Hanson, Mary L. Rosser, Claudio Sosa, Valerie Guinto, Jonathan Berek, Catherine Nelson‐Piercy, Frédéric Amant, Liona Poon, on behalf of the FIGO Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy on Long‐term Health, FIGO Committee on Women's Cancer, and the FIGO Division of Maternal and Newborn Health   +29 more
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An investigation of the relationship between autonomy, childbirth practices, and obstetric fistula among women in rural Lilongwe District, Malawi

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2017
Background Obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury caused by prolonged obstructed labor that results in destruction of the tissue wall between the vagina and bladder.
Julika Ayla Kaplan, Jonathan Kandodo, Joseph Sclafani, Susan Raine, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Alison Norris, Abigail Norris-Turner, Elly Chemey, John Michael Beckham, Zara Khan, Reginald Chunda   +10 more
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