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Obstetric Nurses’ Perceived Barriers to Immediate Skin to Skin Contact after Cesarean Birth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Despite the strong evidence supporting immediate skin to skin contact (SSC) after birth, research suggests that patients who undergo cesarean births do not have the same opportunities for SSC as patients who undergo vaginal births.
Balatero, Joelene Sarmiento
core   +1 more source

Preterm meconium‐stained amniotic fluid: A red flag for infection and adverse perinatal outcomes

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Meconium‐stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is uncommon in preterm deliveries and raises concerns about maternal and neonatal infectious risks. We aimed to evaluate maternal, perinatal, and microbiological outcomes in preterm deliveries complicated by MSAF compared to clear amniotic fluid (AF) and to assess outcomes in preterm versus term
Raneen Abu Shqara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preconceptual care reduces risk of spontaneous preterm birth for select high‐risk populations: A prospective study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Prevention of preterm birth (PTB) is an urgent unmet clinical need. Preconceptual counseling for women at high‐risk of PTB offers a unique opportunity to mitigate risk of preterm birth for subsequent pregnancy. The present study aimed to examine the impact of preconceptual counseling on rates of PTB in a high‐risk population ...
Gillian A. Corbett   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An investigation of the relationship between autonomy, childbirth practices, and obstetric fistula among women in rural Lilongwe District, Malawi

open access: yesBMC 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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical Students\u27 Knowledge of Midwifery Practice After Didactic and Clinical Exposure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Information concerning the student outcomes of interdisciplinary education is limited. The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge of third‐year medical students regarding the practice of certified nurse‐midwives (CNMs).
Hanson, Lisa   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A Review of the Impact of Obstetric Anesthesia on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes

open access: yesAnesthesiology, 2018
Obstetric anesthesia has evolved over the course of its history to encompass comprehensive aspects of maternal care, ranging from cesarean delivery anesthesia and labor analgesia to maternal resuscitation and patient safety.
Grace Lim   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Five decades of advancing global maternal and newborn health and rights: Milestones and initiatives

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Global efforts have for decades aimed to reduce maternal and newborn mortality through initiatives, declarations, and high‐level strategies. This article reviews the evolution of the global maternal and newborn health (MNH) agenda from the 1970s to the present, highlighting key conferences, political commitments, strategies, and advocacy ...
Ann‐Beth Moller   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Best Practices in Second Stage Labor Care: Maternal Bearing Down and Positioning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Despite evidence of adverse fetal and maternal outcomes from the use of sustained Valsalva bearing down efforts, current second-stage care practices are still characterized by uniform directions to “push” forcefully upon complete dilatation of the cervix
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Manual versus forceps postplacental IUD insertion after vaginal delivery: A randomized clinical trial

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives This study compares the expulsion rate of the postplacental copper intrauterine device (IUD) based on the insertion technique: manual versus ring forceps. Pain, perforation, infection, and increased bleeding were assessed as secondary outcomes.
Thuany Bento Herculano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stillbirth and associated perinatal outcomes in obstetric cholestasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2019
Background: Obstetric cholestasis is a condition occurring in pregnancy with suspected adverse perinatal outcomes. Stillbirth is a significant adverse event associated with obstetric cholestasis and considered for intervention in pregnancy.
Manoj Mohan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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