Patologia cardíaca e gravidez.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2002 Cardiovascular disease is the most important non-obstetric cause of disability and death in pregnant women, occurring in 1% of pregnancies. The added hemodynamic burden of pregnancy, labor and delivery can aggravate symptoms and precipitate complications
L Redondo, L Martins, R Rodrigues
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Home birth midwifery in the United States: evolutionary origins and modern challenges [PDF]
, 2016 Human childbirth is distinct in requiring-or at least strongly profiting from-the assistance of a knowledgeable attendant to support the mother during birth.
Dunham, Bria
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Diagnosis and management of postpartum hemorrhage and intrapartum asphyxia in a quality improvement initiative using nurse-mentoring and simulation in Bihar, India. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundIn the state of Bihar, India a multi-faceted quality improvement nurse-mentoring program was implemented to improve provider skills in normal and complicated deliveries.
Begum, Nilophor +7 more
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Background and objectives: Obesity is becoming a frequent condition among obstetric patients. A high body mass index (BMI) has been closely related to a higher difficulty to perform the neuraxial technique and to the failure of epidural analgesia.
Claudia Cuesta González-Tascón +2 more
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Birth order, gestational age, and risk of delivery related perinatal death in twins: retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2002 Objective: To determine whether twins born second are at increased risk of perinatal death because of complications during labour and delivery. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Scotland, 1992 and 1997.
Dobbie, R., Pell, J.P., Smith, G.C.
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Acute fetal anemia diagnosed by middle cerebral artery Doppler velocimetry in stage v twin-twin transfusion syndrome. [PDF]
, 2011 In stage V twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), up to 50% of surviving twins die or experience permanent disabilities, likely due to acute intertwin hemorrhage resulting in sudden severe anemia of the survivor.
Friedrich, Esther +3 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background Genito-urinary fistulas may occur as complications of obstetric surgery. Location and circumstances can indicate iatrogenic origin as opposed to pressure necrosis following prolonged, obstructed labor. Methods This retrospective review focuses
Carrie J. Ngongo +4 more
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Cardiotocography (CTG) is first-line investigation for antepartum and intrapartum fetal assessment. Fetal monitoring during labor helps identifying fetuses at risk of hypoxic damage and helps institute appropriate intervention to optimize ...
Suchismita Bera +3 more
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Fertility and early pregnancy outcomes after conservative treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) typically occurs in young women of reproductive age. Although several studies have reported the impact that cervical conservative treatment may have on obstetric outcomes, there is much less evidence
Acharya +89 more
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Improving sexual and reproductive health of migrant girls and women living with female genital mutilations providing them with specific maternity care. [PDF]
, 2017 Worldwide, 200 million girls and women have been estimated as living with female genital mutilation/cutting. Today, this phenomenon does not only concern the countries where this practice is widespread, but also in many other nations where the ...
Benagiano, Giuseppe +5 more
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