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Nurses\u27 Own Birth Experiences Influence Labor Support Attitudes and Behaviors [PDF]

, 2016
Objective To describe the attitudes of intrapartum nurses about the importance of and intent to provide professional labor support (PLS); barriers to PLS, such as perceived subjective norms and perceived behavioral control; and relationships among ...
Aschenbrenner, Ann P., Hanson, Lisa, Johnson, Teresa S., Kelber, Sheryl Talcott   +3 more
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Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives

Anaesthesia, Volume 80, Issue 4, Page 425-447, April 2025.
Summary Background The administration of blood components and their alternatives can be lifesaving. Anaemia, bleeding and transfusion are all associated with poor peri‐operative outcomes. Considerable changes in the approaches to optimal use of blood components and their alternatives, driven by the findings of large randomised controlled trials and ...
Akshay Shah, Andrew A. Klein, Seema Agarwal, Andrew Lindley, Aamer Ahmed, Kerry Dowling, Emma Jackson, Sumit Das, Divya Raviraj, Rachel Collis, Anna Sharrock, Simon J. Stanworth, Paul Moor   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care in 12 South African health districts [PDF]

, 2015
Aim. To assess the functionality of healthcare facilities with respect to providing the signal functions of basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric care in 12 districts. Setting.
Makin, JD, Moodley, J, Pattinson, RC, Pillay, Y, van den Broek, Nynke   +4 more
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Assessment of Structural and Process Readiness for Postpartum Haemorrhage Care in Uganda and Ghana: A Mixed Methods Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 132, Issue 4, Page 433-443, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine structural and process readiness for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) care at referral‐level facilities in Ghana and Uganda to identify opportunities for strengthening. Design Mixed‐methods cross‐sectional study. Setting Three districts in Ghana and two in Uganda.
Tara Tancred, Andrew D. Weeks, Vincent Mubangizi, Emmanuel Nene Dei, Sylvia Natukunda, Chloe Cobb, Imelda Bates, Lucy Asamoah‐Akuoko, Bernard Natukunda   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Labor-associated gene expression in the human uterine fundus, lower segment, and cervix [PDF]

, 2006
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, Bethin, Blanks, Bonnar, Brenninkmeijer, Challis, Challis, Chan, Elliott, Garland D Anderson, Gary D. V Hankins, George R Saade, Girotti, Gottwald, Griffith, Lee, Lorenz, Montano, Nathanielsz, Nathanielsz, Nicholas Fisk, Norwitz, Panaro, Phillippe, Radek Bukowski, Schmid, Slater, Sparey, Steven Thornton, Stuart, Suarez, Tavazoie, Teoh, Thomas, Thota, Tribe, Wathes, Wolfe   +37 more
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Effect of Prophylactic Intravenous Tranexamic Acid on Blood Loss After Vaginal Delivery: A Randomized Control Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim To determine the effect of prophylactic intravenous tranexamic acid on blood loss after vaginal delivery in women at low risk of postpartum hemorrhage. Methods Prospective randomized controlled study (RCT registration: researchregistry10144).
Sajana Shrestha, Shelisha Uprety, Ravi Shah, Brinda Kharel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood flow changes in pelvic vessels associated with the application of an abdominal compression belt in healthy postpartum women [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) accounts for a high proportion of maternal mortality and morbidity throughout the world. A uterine compression belt which has been developed recently represents a very low tech, low cost solution in managing ...
Arulkumaran, S, Dias, T, Garvik, TI, Herath, RP, Liland, F, Patabendige, M   +5 more
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Why the Mostafa Maged maneuver is better: Mostafa Maged maneuver compared with bimanual uterine compression for postpartum hemorrhage

Medicine Advances, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 165-175, June 2024.
Mostafa Maged maneuver:‐ Place the right hand to the posterior fornix of the vaginal canal while the patient is in the lithotomy position. This is done in an effort to apply pressure to the cervix and the lower part of the uterus, compressing the anterior and posterior walls of the lower uterine segment.
Mostafa Maged Ali, Mustafa Rabie Mohamed Elsharkawy   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antenatal self-hypnosis for labour and childbirth: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2006
Publisher's copy made available with the permission of the publisher © Australian Society of AnaesthetistsIn our institution we have used antenatal training in self-hypnosis for over three years as a tool to provide relaxation, anxiolysis and analgesia ...
Andrew, M., Cyna, A., McAuliffe, G.
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Evaluation of the effect of Nigella sativa oil on the outcome of missed abortion in women: A randomized double‐blind clinical trial

Health Science Reports, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2024.
Abstract Background and Aim Due to the concern about the side effects of chemical drugs and their ineffectiveness, the use of natural compounds as alternatives or complementary therapies has received increasing attention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Nigella sativa oil on the outcome of missed abortion.
Belgheis Mohammadi, Leila Nazari Robati, Zeinab Tavakol, Mina Movahhed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source