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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Preterm birth after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). how cone features and microbiota could influence the pregnancy outcome [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVE: In the last years, the mean age of women who underwent cervical treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2-3) is similar to the age of women having their first pregnancy.
Caserta, D. +12 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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Incidence of Obstetric and Foetal Complications during Labor and Delivery at a Community Health Centre, Midwives Obstetric Unit of Durban, South Africa [PDF]
ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011 The objectives of this retrospective cohort study were to estimate the incidence of obstetric complications during labor and delivery and their demographic predictors. A total of 2706 pregnant women were consecutively admitted to a midwife obstetric unit with labor pain between January and December 2007 constituted the sample.
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Perinatal and newborn care in a two years retrospective study in a first level peripheral hospital in Sicily (Italy) [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Two hundred seventy-five thousand maternal deaths, 2.7 million neonatal deaths, and 2.6 million stillbirths have been estimated in 2015 worldwide, almost all in low-income countries (LICs).
Albano S, Corsello G, Miceli V, Serra G
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Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy [PDF]
, 2003 Background Caesarean section is associated with an increased risk of disorders of placentation in subsequent pregnancies, but effects on the rate of antepartum stillbirth are unknown.
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Perinatal outcomes of frequent attendance in midwifery care in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2020 Background Over the last decade, a trend towards high utilisation of primary maternity care was observed in high-income countries. There is limited research with contradictory results regarding frequent attendance (FA) and perinatal outcomes in midwifery
Feijen-de Jong, Esther I. +5 more
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Peripartum infections and associated maternal mortality in rural Malawi [PDF]
, 2011 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 ...
Ahmad +23 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2009 Obstetric anesthesia-related complications occur as a result of labor epidural or spinal placement. The purpose of this continuous quality-improvement audit was to review the occurrence of accidental dural punctures (ADPs), postdural puncture headaches ...
Sukhdip Singh +3 more
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Support during birth interacts with prior trauma and birth intervention to predict postnatal post-traumatic stress symptoms [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Many women experience childbirth as traumatic and 2% develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study examined the role of health practitioner support and personal control during birth as predictors of PTS symptoms, adjusting for ...
Elizabeth Ford +6 more
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