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Impact of gestational weight gain on perineal injury and obstetric anal sphincter injury among underweight primiparous women

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and perineal trauma in primiparous women with a pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI) <18.5. Methods This retrospective cohort study included primiparous women with singleton, vertex deliveries at a tertiary medical center (2012–2023).
Itamar Gilboa, Daniel Gabbai, Emmanuel Attali, Ronen Gold, Asnat Groutz, Yariv Yogev, Yoav Baruch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Change management – digitalisation of labor room: A mixed-methods study to assess the level of acceptance of ‘Arc Partograph’ application to go paperless in labor rooms

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
Introduction: Delivery-related complications significantly contribute to maternal, fetal, and neonatal mortality, particularly in low-resource settings like India.
Gaurang Narayan, Alka Patankar, Daya Narayan, Tarun Kumar Suvvari, Anchit Chauhan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Velamentous Cord Insertion in a Singleton Pregnancy: An Obscure Cause of Emergency Cesarean—A Case Report

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012
Approximately 2% of low-risk pregnant women still require an emergency Cesarean section after the onset of labor. Because it is likely that half of these cases are associated with placental and umbilical cord abnormalities, it is thought that prenatal ...
Juliana Rocha, Joana Carvalho, Fernanda Costa, Isabel Meireles, Olímpia do Carmo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early versus late amniotomy during twin labor

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study evaluates whether timing of amniotomy affects labor characteristics and maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin deliveries. Methods This retrospective study was conducted at a single academic medical center and included dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) twin pregnancies with a normal anomaly scan and a vertex‐presenting leading
Or Eliner, Inbar Lidor, Or Touval, Gil Shechter Maor, Michal Kovo, Tal Biron‐Shental   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observations related to chronologic and gynecologic age in pregnant adolescents. [PDF]

, 1984
A low chronologic age (less than or equal to 15 years) and low gynecologic age (less than or equal to 2 years) have been considered factors that increase medical complications among adolescent pregnant women. Gynecologic age (GA) is defined in this study
Felice, ME, Hollingsworth, DR, James, M, Shragg, P   +3 more
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The functions of postpartum depression [PDF]

, 1999
Evolutionary approaches to parental care suggest that parents will not automatically invest in all offspring, and should reduce or eliminate investment in their children if the costs outweigh the benefits.
Hagen, Edward
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Therapeutic role of nifedipine in threatened preterm labor: Current evidence and future perspectives

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preterm birth occurs in approximately 10% of all pregnancies, and is not only the leading cause of neonatal mortality but also a major contributor to short‐ and long‐term morbidities due to immaturity. Preterm birth has also been linked to an increased risk of maternal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, making it a critical concern ...
Hikaru Imatake, Yoshitsugu Chigusa, Haruta Mogami, Satoshi Morita, Masaki Mandai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exercise Reduce Oxidative Damage in Pregnancy [PDF]

, 2011
Pregnancy is a vulnerable condition to all kinds of "stress", resulting in changes of physiological and metabolic functions. This research aims to determine effect of exercise during pregnancy in reducing oxidative demage marked by decrease of ...
Bagiada, A. (A), Pangkahila, A. (A), Surya, I. G. (I), Wagey, F. W. (F)   +3 more
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International disparities in use of antenatal magnesium sulfate and antenatal steroids for the preterm baby

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Antenatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) and antenatal steroids (ANS) are evidence‐based interventions that reduce risk of cerebral palsy and respiratory complications in preterm babies. They are recommended in clinical guidelines internationally. However, we have limited information on how well they are being implemented.
Hannah B. Edwards, Erika M. Edwards, David Odd, Jelena Savović, Sarah Dawson, Mark Adams, Angelika Berger, Paul Corcoran, Jose Maria de Andrade Lopes, Luigi Gagliardi, R. Kishore Kumar, Rajesh Sharma, Lloyd Tooke, Frank de Vocht, Karen Luyt   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cesarean delivery on maternal request and Robson classification

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To describe the types of cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR), and to analyze the distribution of delivering types according to the Robson Classification (RC) and the distribution of comorbidities among the different groups of delivering types. Methods Cross‐sectional study using electronic records of deliveries that occurred
Cristine Moreira Silva Benetti, Célia José Laice Sitoe Muhandule, Laura Bianchini Fogulin, Helymar Da Costa Machado, Eliana Amaral   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source