The unresponsiveness of the full-term newborn is sometimes attributed to asphyxia, even when no severe physiologic disturbance occurred during labor and delivery. The controversy about whether to use the name…
We reviewed the literature to determine the optimal medical treatment of postpartum hemorrhage caused by uterine atony. Of the available uterotonics, only misoprostol and oxytocin have undergone rigorous comparative study….
Approximately 10-15% of monochorionic/diamniotic twin gestations are complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Placental intertwin vascular anastomoses are present in essentially all monochorionic twins; it is thought that unbalanced blood…
Preterm birth is a complex phenotype with varied mechanisms of parturition based on risk factor. Multiple gestations account for a significant and disproportionate percentage of the neonatal morbidity and mortality…
The search for an adequate back-up test for intrapartum fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring has spanned the entire history of this technology. Although randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of electronic FHR…
