Background: Castor oil is used in some countries to induce labor, but results on its effectiveness and safety is controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of castor oil on labor induction and prevalence of ...
Atefeh Amerizadeh +2 more
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Effects of epidural labor analgesia on intrapartum fever and obstetric outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Lin X +5 more
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High-fidelity simulation increases obstetric self-assurance and skills in undergraduate medical students [PDF]
Objective: Teaching intrapartum care is one of the most challenging tasks in undergraduate medical education. High-fidelity obstetric simulators might support students' learning experience.
Fischer, Martin R. +5 more
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Labor-associated gene expression in the human uterine fundus, lower segment, and cervix [PDF]
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 +37 more
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CONCEPTION OF NULLIPAROUS ON LABOR OBSTETRIC AND DELIVERY
OBJETIVO: Analisar a concepção das nulíparas sobre o trabalho de parto e o parto. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo de abordagem qualitativa, com 10 nulíparas atendidas em consulta pré-natal em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde. A análise foi realizada a partir da técnica do DSC.
Oliveira, Kalyane Kelly +5 more
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Background. Obstructed or prolonged labor is a major cause of maternal deaths. Prolonged and obstructed labor contributed to 13% of global maternal deaths which can be reduced by proper utilization of a partograph during labor.
Mesfin Markos, Aseb Arba, Kebreab Paulos
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Background Labor Pain is “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, affects parturient and fetuses’.
Aster Shiferaw +4 more
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L&D in the ED: A Game-Based Approach to Learning High-Risk Obstetric Emergencies. [PDF]
IntroductionTeaching emergency medicine residents the principles of obstetric emergencies is a challenging task, as these emergencies are uncommon in general practice and include specific maneuvers for difficult and precipitous deliveries.
Chen, Esther H, Silverio, Luz M
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Comparison of Natural Delivery Indexes in Two Ways of Labor in Water and Routine Delivery
Background: One of the main problems of women during childbirth is fear of labor pain; so far, different ways to reduce it have been recommended. The aim of this study was to compare normal labor indexes in two methods of delivery of labor in water and ...
Behnaz Khani, Mahboubeh Mohamadi
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The effects of rapid increases in desflurane and sevoflurane concentrations on spirometry in humans during balanced anesthesia with remifentanil [PDF]
Article approval pendingTo assess associations between maternal mortality and severe morbidity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, uptake of antiretroviral therapy, obstetric infections, and nonobstetric infections in a rural Malawian ...
De Baerdemaeker, Luc +3 more
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