Clinical Simulation
Clinical Simulation Shad Deering GENERAL PRINCIPLES Simulation training has a long history in the field of obstetrics with archaeologic evidence even showing the use of scale leather birthing models by…
Fetal Preoperative Imaging
Fetal Preoperative Imaging Gunes Orman Amy Mehollin-Ray Thierry A. G. M. Huisman Gregor Kasprian INTRODUCTION Imaging of pregnant women is currently performed with various imaging modalities that include: Radiography, scintigraphy,…
Surgical Instruments
Surgical Instruments Gary Andrew Dildy BACKGROUND According to Ochsner, the knife was the first tool developed by humans, and it is thought to be used as far back as 8,000…
A Brief Overview of Needles, Sutures, and Knots
A Brief Overview of Needles, Sutures, and Knots Mark Turrentine Surgical interventions during obstetrics may be required in the antepartum (e.g., cervical/abdominal cerclage and open or minimally invasive maternal and/or…
Birth attendants should ponder the broad consilient evidence of paramount importance and their own experience confirming that fetal head compression in labor causes benign decelerations
Lear et al elaborately disprove the hypothesis of “fetal head-compression in labor causing hypoxemic-ischemic brain injury” with bulk of the 74 references; which seems a solution searching for a problem, if…
Association of timing from steroid administration to delivery and neonatal outcomes in the late preterm period
Objective The administration of antenatal corticosteroids in the late preterm period reduces neonatal morbidity but results in more frequent neonatal hypoglycemia. , We aimed to evaluate whether there is an…
Optimizing the strategy of antenatal corticosteroids in threatened preterm labor
We have read the study by McKinzie et al and wanted to congratulate the authors on this prosperous article and make some minor contributions. Corticosteroid administration before anticipated preterm birth is…
Social vulnerability and use of postpartum long-acting reversible contraception and sterilization
Objective Postpartum contraception is a highly effective clinical intervention that can help women achieve their personal goals and improve population health outcomes, including healthy birth spacing. Social determinants of health—the…
Reply: Preeclampsia has 2 phenotypes that require different treatment strategies
We thank Drs Jha and Jha for the points they raised in relation to our Expert Review. Their fundamental point is that the underlying causes of the cardiovascular changes in…
Childbirths at home and in birthing centers rose during COVID-19: Oregon 2020 vs prior years
Objective In March 2020, as COVID-19 was first recognized in the United States, reports emerged about how severe COVID-19 could be among pregnant individuals, and clinicians had to speculate about…
