BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Effects of environmental tobacco smoke on perinatal outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.
To evaluate the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on perinatal outcomes. ⋯ Exposure of nonsmoking pregnant women to ETS is associated with a number of adverse perinatal outcomes including lower birthweight, smaller head circumference and stillbirth, as well as shorter birth length. This information is important for women, their families and healthcare providers, and reinforces the continued need for increased public policy and education on prevention of exposure to ETS.
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Multicenter Study
Specific second-line therapies for postpartum haemorrhage: a national cohort study.
To describe the characteristics, management and outcomes of women undergoing specific second-line therapies for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). ⋯ Overall, a quarter of women treated had a hysterectomy as a rescue therapy. Uterine compression sutures and interventional radiological techniques have higher success rates than rFVIIa and pelvic vessel ligation. However, cases managed with rFVIIa and ligation tend to be more clinically complex.
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Comparative Study
Persistence of urgency and urge urinary incontinence in women with mixed urinary symptoms after midurethral slings: a multivariate analysis.
To determine risk factors for persistence of urgency or urge urinary incontinence following midurethral sling surgery. ⋯ Urodynamic parameters, baseline urgency symptom severity, midurethral sling route and concomitant prolapse operation are important predictors of persistent urgency or UUI following midurethral sling.