The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Aug 2017
Medical improvisation training to enhance the antenatal counseling skills of neonatologists and neonatal fellows: a pilot study.
Neonatologists must be skilled at providing antenatal counseling to expectant parents of premature infants at the limits of viability. We conducted a medical improvisation workshop with the objective of enhancing antenatal counseling skills. ⋯ Participation in a medical improvisation workshop resulted in enhancements of self-perceived antenatal counseling skills. Medical improvisation training may provide a feasible and effective method of communication training for neonatologists. Further research into this innovative method are needed.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Aug 2017
Observational StudyLevator ani muscle injuries associated with vaginal vacuum assisted delivery determined by 3/4D transperineal ultrasound.
To determine the rate of pelvic floor trauma, levator ani muscle (LAM) avulsion as well as the mean difference in levator hiatus area, after normal vaginal deliveries (NVD) and vacuum assisted deliveries (VD), assessed with three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound (3D-TpUS). ⋯ Vacuum assisted deliveries present a higher rate of LAM avulsion, as well as a greater increase in levator hiatal area than in NVD.