Resuscitation of the Newborn
Resuscitation of the Newborn Seema Awatramani Patrick Dolan OVERVIEW There are approximately 4 million infants born in the United States annually.1 The majority of these babies are born without complications…
Postpartum Infections
Postpartum Infections Samsiya Ona Khady Diouf OVERVIEW Background Pregnancy-related deaths, as reported by the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System, have steadily increased in the United States (US) from 7.2 deaths per…
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Ashley Deutsch OVERVIEW Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but devastating complication of pregnancy characterized by sudden cardiorespiratory collapse and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Reported incidence…
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Postpartum Hemorrhage Divya Dethier Julianna Schantz-Dunn OVERVIEW Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality affecting 1% to 5% of all deliveries, although the incidence varies widely. PPH…
Uterine Inversion and Uterine Rupture
Uterine Inversion and Uterine Rupture Amanda Sue Shorette OVERVIEW Uterine inversion and uterine rupture are rare but life-threatening obstetric complications. There is a paucity of available data regarding the epidemiology,…
Shoulder Dystocia
Shoulder Dystocia Samreen Vora OVERVIEW Shoulder dystocia is an unpredictable complication of vaginal delivery and is defined as failure to deliver the fetal shoulders with gentle downward traction, thereby requiring…
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities Sara M. Seifert OVERVIEW Peripartum umbilical cord management can have profound maternal and fetal effects from preventing asphyxia, hemorrhage, and long-term morbidity to promoting neonatal and maternal…
Emergency Hysterotomy
Emergency Hysterotomy Megan E. Healy Efrat R. Kean OVERVIEW Resuscitative hysterotomy is the delivery of a potentially viable fetus by rapid cesarean section in the setting of maternal cardiopulmonary arrest….
Twin Deliveries
Twin Deliveries Nuriya D. Robinson OVERVIEW Deliveries of multifetal gestations can prove challenging for even the most experienced obstetrics provider.1 Fetal lie, monitoring challenges with more than one fetus, and…
Breech Deliveries
Breech Deliveries Cindy Chang Michael Ghermezi Nuriya D. Robinson INTRODUCTION Breech presentation is defined as the fetus in a longitudinal lie whose buttocks, knees, or feet are adjacent to the…
