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Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, 7th Edition: Protocol 18 - Peripartum CardiomyopathyProtocol 18: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
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Overactive bladder: Special considerations across a woman’s life spanBladder health is an important component of a woman’s well-being, and overactive bladder (OAB) remains a multifactorial symptom complex that gynecologists are uniquely positioned to address. This article summarizes guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, highlighting special considerations for management of OAB across women’s life span.
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Overactive bladder: Special considerations across a woman’s life spanBladder health is an important component of a woman’s well-being, and overactive bladder (OAB) remains a multifactorial symptom complex that gynecologists are uniquely positioned to address. This article summarizes guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, highlighting special considerations for management of OAB across women’s life span.
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Vasa previaIn high-risk patients, use of ultrasound for prenatal diagnosis of this anomaly can enable cesarean delivery and avoid rupture of fetal vessels.
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Debriefing after adverse outcomes: An opportunity to improve quality and patient safetyWhen a case has unfortunate outcomes, obstetrical team members feel unsettled. Not only has an unanticipated, undesired outcome occurred for the patient and family, but team members also may question whether they did everything possible.
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Debriefing after adverse outcomes: An opportunity to improve quality and patient safetyWhen a case has unfortunate outcomes, obstetrical team members feel unsettled. Not only has an unanticipated, undesired outcome occurred for the patient and family, but team members also may question whether they did everything possible.
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Pregnant women and Zika exposure: An update from CDC at an ad-hoc SMFM meetingA new update on Zika virus and pregnant women was shared during an ad-hoc session at the 36th SMFM Pregnancy Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Pregnant women and Zika exposure: An update from CDC at an ad-hoc SMFM meetingA new update on Zika virus and pregnant women was shared during an ad-hoc session at the 36th SMFM Pregnancy Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Interstitial cystitis: Simplified diagnosis and treatmentInterstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is now recognized as a common etiology in women with chronic pelvic pain.
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Credentialing in EFMThe Perinatal Quality Foundation's exam tests clinician knowledge of fetal heart rate monitoring technology using simulation.
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Get a handle on the Scanzoni maneuverThis forceps-aided rotation can be used when the fetus is occiput posterior and the head is low in the pelvis.
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Maternal obesity and the fetal brainThe problems go beyond fetal metabolic programming. Obesity has effects on fetal neurodevelopment.
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Get a handle on the Scanzoni maneuverThis forceps-aided rotation can be used when the fetus is occiput posterior and the head is low in the pelvis.
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Morbidly obese gravidas: Labor or not?Prior to the 1980s, because labor after a previous cesarean delivery was believed to be dangerous, many obstetricians recommended repeat cesareans for all subsequent births to women with a previous such delivery. Since then, TOLAC has been advocated as a reasonable alternative for women with a previous cesarean delivery via a low transverse uterine incision.
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Maternal obesity and the fetal brainThe problems go beyond fetal metabolic programming. Obesity has effects on fetal neurodevelopment.
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Misconceptions about HPV testingIn this Medical News Minute, Dr. Bobby Lazzara discusses some of the reasons why women are avoiding cervical smear testing for HPV.
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Menopause symptoms through the seasonsA peak in hot fl ash reports was observed in July, while January had a trough in hot fl ash reports.
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Hysterectomy will ruin my sex life. Orgasm will never be the same!How would a male gynecologist begin to know anything about a woman's orgasm? Easy. In my pre-operative counseling for hysterectomy I discuss sexuality, orgasm, and hysterectomy. And I tell my patient that a year later I'm going to ask her about it. But this is not a controlled scientific study, so before telling you what I am hearing, let's look at some real data.
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COVID-19: The pathogen that will define the decadeCOVID-19 presents a significant threat to our communities, our patients, and our families. As the pandemic continues, more will be learned about how this virus behaves and what we can do to keep ourselves and our patients safe.
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Insurance coverage and postpartum care for immigrantsA recent study found immigrants are less likely to receive postpartum care in states that restrict insurance coverage.
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Lessons of severe maternal morbidityA better understanding of the care and outcomes of women with severe morbidity who survive should provide insight into ways to improve care for all women and reduce both severe morbidity and mortality.
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Putting surgical site infection bundles into practiceRates of post-hysterectomy infection have been shown to be lower in hospitals that have adopted evidence-based guidelines for preventing postsurgical infections.
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The role of IVF with PGS in recurrent miscarriageConsequences of reproductive aging include infertility, an increased likelihood of isolated spontaneous abortion (SAB), and likely an increased likelihood of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).
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What to say and do right when things go terribly wrong in obstetricsPatients remember how you respond to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth and fetal loss.
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What to say and do right when things go terribly wrong in obstetricsPatients remember how you respond to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth and fetal loss.
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An imaging approach to early pregnancy failureUltrasound technology can be an indispensable tool for the management of suspected early pregnancy loss.
