Best Practices in Second Stage Labor Care: Maternal Bearing Down and Positioning [PDF]
Despite evidence of adverse fetal and maternal outcomes from the use of sustained Valsalva bearing down efforts, current second-stage care practices are still characterized by uniform directions to “push” forcefully upon complete dilatation of the cervix
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists +8 more
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Fetal health anxiety: development and psychometric properties of the fetal health anxiety inventory
Objective: To develop a measure to assess fetal health anxiety and examine its factor structure, convergent and divergent validity. Methods: In Study 1, the Short Health Anxiety Inventory-14 item version (SHAI) (Salkovskis et al., Psychol Med.
Sarah J. Reiser, Kristi D. Wright
doaj +1 more source
MR imaging–derived oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curves and fetal-placental oxygen-hemoglobin affinities [PDF]
PURPOSE: To generate magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–derived, oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curves and to map fetal-placental oxygen-hemoglobin affinity in pregnant mice noninvasively by combining blood oxygen level–dependent (BOLD) T2* and oxygen ...
Akselrod-Ballin, Ayelet +6 more
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Prolonged fetal tachycardia-an unusual complication of external cephalic version
(1999). Prolonged fetal tachycardia-an unusual complication of external cephalic version. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 427-428.
C, Nzewi, N, Clerk, P, Bowen-Simpkins
openaire +2 more sources
Correlation between maternal and fetal umbilical cord blood lead concentrations in Libya.
Background People are exposed to lead from car exhaust fumes (leaded petrol), lead-based paints, plumbing systems, cigarette smoking, contaminated soil and dust, foods grown in polluted areas, and water sources.
Hafsa Alemam +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Evaluation of Clinical Diagnosis of Fetal Distress and Perinatal Outcome in a Low Resource Nigerian Setting [PDF]
Introduction: Fetal distress has been shown to contribute to the increasing caesarean section rate. There has been controversy on the usefulness of clinical diagnosis of fetal distress using only the intermittent counting of the fetal heart rate and ...
Leonard Ogbonna Ajah +5 more
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BACKGROUND: Fetal distress indicated as the cause for cesarean delivery based on cardiotocography findings most often does not reflect in the newborn assessment.
Shylabirami Sridharan, MS +2 more
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Changes in fetal presentation in the preterm period and the prediction of non-cephalic delivery
Objective Since fetal presentation is an essential factor for planning mode of delivery, the estimation of fetal presentation at delivery is important in prenatal management.
Kosuke Kato +9 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Examination of Fetal Indications in 548 Cases of Abortion Therapy Permissions Issued by Forensic Medicine Center of Razavi Khorasan, Iran, in 2015 [PDF]
Introduction: Congenital anomalies are originated during the egg fertilization or embryonic development and can cause life-lasting disability, illness, or mortality.
Nazila Badieian Mosavi +4 more
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Quantification of Maceration Changes using Post Mortem MRI in Fetuses [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Post mortem imaging is playing an increasingly important role in perinatal autopsy, and correct interpretation of imaging changes is paramount.
Addison, S +7 more
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