Archive for February, 2010
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Authors: Hsu YC, Huang ST, Ho ST, Lu CC, Lin TC, Huang GS, Liaw WJ
Here we report an unusual development of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) in a parturient woman with preeclampsia. A 36-year-old nulliparous parturient woman underwent elective cesarean section for delivery of twins under spinal anesthesia. ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
A preterm male infant born at 23 and 4/7 weeks with a birthweight of 650 g was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. He was delivered by emergency Cesarean section for double footling breach and preterm labor to a 31-year-old G3P2 (gravida 3, para 2) mother with Apgar scores ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis face an increased risk of adverse obstetric outcomes, and they deserve heightened prenatal attention, according to a recent report. Specifically, mothers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were 1.47 times more likely than unaffected mothers to have a low-birth-weight baby and 1.20 times more likely to ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
We present an extreme case of uterine rupture at 27 weeks with a previous laparoscopically repaired uterine perforation. (Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology)
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Major Finding: In women at low risk of needing general anesthesia during childbirth, there was no significant association with eating and drinking during labor and the rate of cesarean section, operative vaginal birth, or Apgar scores of less than 7 at 5 minutes. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Major Finding: The wound separation rate was significantly higher at 17% in the staple group, compared with 5% in the suture group. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Objective: We sought to evaluate number and timing of elective cesarean sections at term and to assess perinatal outcome associated with this timing.Study Design: We conducted a recent retrospective cohort study including all elective cesarean sections of singleton pregnancies at term (n = 20,973) with neonatal follow-up. Primary outcome was ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Women on the message board at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center want to know how long the incision is that is used to untie the fallopian tubes. First, the length of the incision varies for each individual but is usually between two and three inches. You can see pictures of ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes, based on new measurements for determining risky blood sugar levels for the mother and her unborn baby, according to a new study. Blood sugar levels that were once considered in the normal range are ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
(Northwestern University) Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes, based on new measurements for determining risky blood sugar levels for the mother and her unborn baby, according to a study by investigators at Northwestern University. Blood sugar levels that were once ...
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