The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol · May 2002
Comparative StudyA prospective study of the short-term outcomes of hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy.
To determine the symptom profile and satisfaction rate for women undergoing hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy ⋯ Although levels of satisfaction with the procedure of hysterectomy were high, new symptoms and regrets about the loss of fertility were commonly reported.
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol · May 2002
Comparative StudyTrends in labour and birth interventions among low-risk women in New South Wales.
To examine recent trends in obstetric intervention rates among women at low-risk of poor pregnancy outcome. ⋯ Increased use of epidural analgesia for labour has been a feature of the management of birth at term during the 1990s. The decline in the strength of association between epidural analgesia and instrumental birth may reflect improved epidural techniques and management of epidural labour, and recognition of the adverse maternal outcomes associated with forceps and vacuum births.