Cesarean section is associated with higher rates of chronic health conditions and pregnancy‐related complications, whereas vaginal delivery is more commonly linked to pelvic floor and perineal complications. These findings emphasize the need for individualized decision‐making and thorough counseling about the risks and benefits of each delivery method.
Katrin Täär +13 more
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Epidural Analgesia and Its Impact on the Duration of the Second Stage of Labor, Vacuum Extraction Delivery, and Neonatal Apgar Scores: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Tsui WL, Ding DC.
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The Swedish fetal heart rate (FHR) classification from 2017 identifies most FHR patterns associated with fetal acidemia as non‐normal, according to fetal blood sampling (FBS) in immediate connection to the ongoing FHR pattern. However, long‐standing FHR patterns with non‐repetitive decelerations of the types severe variable and late warrant increased ...
Erika Gyllencreutz +4 more
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Home telemonitoring in high-risk pregnancies: A Finnish retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Stark T, Kruit H, Rahkonen L.
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Incidence and risk factors for postpartum infections: A Norwegian cohort study, 2012–2020
Nationwide registry data from 516 874 deliveries in Norway (2012–2020) show that postpartum infections are common and that endometritis/puerperal sepsis is increasing. Delivery‐related factors, especially emergency cesarean section, postpartum hemorrhage, and chorioamnionitis, show the strongest associations.
Kjerstine Røe +6 more
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Surviving Severe Obstetric Complications: A Population-Based Analysis of Maternal near Miss. [PDF]
Crestani APJ +17 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To compare outcomes of planned home or freestanding midwifery unit (FMU) with obstetric unit births in high‐income countries. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, case series, and case reports.
Carolina Herding +12 more
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Fetal and Obstetric Complications Among Pregnant Women With Congenital Heart Disease in a Georgia Medicaid Dataset. [PDF]
Raskind-Hood CL +7 more
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the Solomon Islands Graduate Intern Supervision and Support Project (SIGISSP) and its successor, the Solomon Islands Medical Partnership for Learning, Education and Research (SIMPLER), a decade‐long partnership between the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, the National Referral Hospital and Australian
Sharon McLennan
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Response: A comparison in maternal and neonatal outcomes between mild fundal pressure and vacuum extraction for shortening the second stage of labor-Reconsidering the use of the term "mild fundal pressure" in obstetric practice. [PDF]
Dominsky O +6 more
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