European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Aug 2020
Duration of labor among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; A Swedish register cohort study.
Preeclampsia is a severe obstetric complication affecting 2-8% of pregnancies. There is a common belief that women with preeclampsia experience a shorter duration of labor, where it is thought that increased inflammation that occurs with the disease facilitates labor. However, little evidence exists to support or refute this. Thus, we undertook a register-based cohort study investigating the association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and labor duration. ⋯ Hypertensive disorders did not alter labor duration among women with spontaneous onset of labor, however an association was observed among women who were induced.
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Aug 2020
Observational StudyEfficacy of bio-assisted pelvic floor muscle training in women with pelvic floor dysfunction.
To evaluate the efficacy of 12-week pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) using bio-assisted surface electromyography (EMG) feedback in women with complex pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD); to further differentiate the effect of exercise adherence from the biofeedback per se; and to assess and compare the severities of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and stage of prolapse with the women's perception of symptom cure or improvement following the program. ⋯ PFMT using surface EMG biofeedback significantly improves PFM function in women with complex PFD, and thus, has a significant therapeutic effect on OAB, SUI, and bladder prolapse.
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Jul 2020
Management of a delivery suite during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Since the first report of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in December of 2019, it has become rapidly prevalent and been declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. There are quite a few cases reported involving delivery with COVID-19 infection, but little valuable suggestion was provided about what healthcare providers of obstetrics and neonatology should do in their clinic practice for unknown status or presumed negative women. Here, we summarized the current practice of delivery management in China that successfully prevented rapid increase in adverse pregnancy outcomes and nosocomial infection in departments of obstetrics and neonatology during the pandemic of COVID-19.