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Intact Perineum: What are the Predictive Factors in Spontaneous Vaginal Birth?

open access: yesMateria socio-medica, 2019
Introduction: Perineal trauma at birth is distressing for women and can cause serious short and long term morbidity. Aim: Investigate the prevalence and predictive factors of intact perineum after normal vaginal birth among Portuguese women who had ...
S. Rodrigues   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nationwide temporal trends in adverse pregnancy outcomes and treatments in systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancy over two decades in Sweden

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective This nationwide descriptive study examined temporal trends in adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) and treatments in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pregnancies in Sweden over 2003‐2022. Methods Using nationwide Swedish registers, we identified 1,417 pregnancies of women with prevalent SLE and delivery dates in 2003‐2022, and matched them to ...
Ngoc V. Nguyen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

To ECV or not to ECV? The current evidence base concerning external cephalic version [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
External cephalic version (ECV) is the technique of attempting to turn a baby in the womb from a head-up to a head-down position. The practice is grounded on evidence that vaginal breech birth (VBB) presents greater short-term risks for babies than ...
Walker, S.
core  

Tacrolimus exposure during pregnancy in kidney and liver transplantation recipients: A comparison between whole blood and plasma concentration‐to‐dose ratios

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim Tacrolimus monitoring is generally performed in whole blood (WB). Most (>85%) of circulating tacrolimus is bound to red blood cells. During pregnancy, WB monitoring might be suboptimal because of physiological changes including increased plasma volume and decreased haematocrit.
Jildau R. Meinderts   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women’s preferences and mode of delivery in public and private hospitals: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background Rates of caesarean section have steadily increased in most middle- and high-income countries over the last few decades without medical justification.
Althabe, Fernando   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

Postpartum quality of life in Indian women after vaginal birth and cesarean section: a pilot study using the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
BackgroundThere has been little evaluation of the postpartum quality of life (QOL) of women in India and its association with the mode of birth. This study piloted the use of the generic EQ-5D-5L questionnaire to assess postpartum QOL experienced by ...
Stefan Kohler   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘When joy comes your way, you have to grab it!’ Troubling how queer joy features in the lives of LGBT+ school‐attending youth in South Africa

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, the concept ‘queer joy’ has gained interest in LGBT+ scholarship in the West. I use this scholarship as an entry point to explore how school‐attending LGBT+ youth express joy and how joy serves as a form of resistance against gender and sexuality norms in educational settings.
Dennis Francis
wiley   +1 more source

Fascia, Eh. What Is It? What Is It Good for?

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Opinions on the meaning of the term fascia appear to have been diverging for the past quarter century. In 1998, the definition of fascia in the international standard anatomical nomenclature was narrowed by removing the term fascia superficialis.
Paul E. Neumann   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Section [PDF]

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
Background and Objective: Previous cesarean sections are the most common cause of increased cesarean section in many parts of the world, although it is not always necessary.
S Gholampour   +4 more
doaj  

Patients’ perception of childbirth according to the delivery method: The experience in our clinic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Introduction: The aim of this study is to identify the way in which childbirth in general, and the delivery method in particular, influenced the maternal psychosocial status and the perception upon birth during postpartum.
Alexandroaia, Camelia   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

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