Azithromycin administered to women in labor during planned vaginal delivery reduced their risks for sepsis and death, but not their newborns’ risks for sepsis and death, according to findings ...
Intrapartum hypoxic events (“birth asphyxia”) may result in stillbirth, neonatal or postneonatal mortality, and impairment. Systematic morbidity estimates for the burden of impairment outcomes are ...
Sub-Saharan Africa has a high maternal death rate and an even higher stillbirth and neonatal death rate. Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have a longstanding maternal neonatal ...
A single intrapartum dose of nevirapine for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) leads to the selection of resistance mutations. Whether there are ...
Our objective was to determine whether epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. This was a secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort ...
The safety and efficacy of adding antiretroviral drugs to standard zidovudine prophylaxis in infants of mothers with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who did not receive antenatal ...
The artwork on the cover of the AJOG Labor and Delivery at Term Supplement illustrates the moment of birth with different metaphorical and symbolic layers. Philadelphia, November 14, 2024 – Childbirth ...
People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how ...
Intrapartum fetal surveillance is routinely offered to improve neonatal outcomes, but the effects of different methods on the risk of emergency cesarean deliveries remains uncertain. We conducted a ...
Sildenafil citrate did not improve perinatal outcomes compared with placebo in a trial with more than 3,000 patients. Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors like sildenafil citrate may prevent ...
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An ultrasound scan of baby's heart at onset of labor is useful for safe childbirth, study shows
An echocardiography of the baby's little heart soon after the onset of labor can predict the outcome of the birth and, in particular, whether the baby will adequately tolerate the contractions or will ...
Pregnant women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications are involved in developing and reviewing their individualised intrapartum care plan. Involving a woman in developing and ...
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