Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Oct 2014
ReviewPerimortem cesarean section for maternal and fetal salvage: concise review and protocol.
Cardiopulmonary arrest is a rare event during pregnancy and labor. Perimortem cesarean section has been resorted to as a rare event since ancient times; however, greater awareness regarding this procedure within the medical community has only emerged in the past few decades. ⋯ Nevertheless, deficits in knowledge about this procedure are common. We have reviewed publications on perimortem cesarean section and present the most recent evidence on this topic, as well as recommending our "easy-to-access protocol" adapted for resuscitation following maternal collapse.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Oct 2014
Intimate partner violence against Spanish pregnant women: application of two screening instruments to assess prevalence and associated factors.
To investigate the prevalence of intimate partner violence in Spanish women during the 12 months prior to delivery and to identify associated risk factors using two screening instruments. ⋯ A high proportion of women in Spain experience intimate partner violence during or just before pregnancy. Pregnant women in an uncommitted relationship or without kin support were at greater risk of intimate partner violence. Screening instruments for intimate partner violence during pregnancy should be evaluated in different cultural contexts.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Oct 2014
Characteristics and outcome of unplanned out-of-institution births in Norway from 1999 to 2013: a cross-sectional study.
To study the incidence, maternal characteristics and outcome of unplanned out-of-institution births (= unplanned births) in Norway. ⋯ Unplanned births are associated with adverse outcome. Excessive mortality is possibly caused by reduced availability of necessary medical interventions for vulnerable newborns out-of-hospital.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Oct 2014
Mode of delivery and subsequent reproductive patterns. A national follow-up study.
To investigate associations between mode of delivery and subsequent reproductive outcomes. ⋯ Fecundity, measured as likelihood of a successive live-born child, varied with mode of delivery at the first and also subsequent births. A first or later delivery by cesarean section implied decreased likelihood of subsequent delivery compared with women with a first vaginal birth.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Oct 2014
Observational StudyFetal head-symphysis distance and mode of delivery in the second stage of labor.
To evaluate whether the fetal head-symphysis distance measured by three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound during the active second stage predicts operative delivery. ⋯ Ultrasonographic measurement of head-symphysis distance in the second stage of labor can be used to predict operative delivery.