Birth And Delivery | Clinicians Corner

Characteristics associated with severe perineal and cervical lacerations during vaginal delivery

» By Landy H, et al.

(March 2011) To characterize potentially modifiable risk factors for third- or fourth-degree perineal lacerations and cervical lacerations in a contemporary U.S. obstetric practice

Pregnancy and childbirth during family medicine residency training

» By Hutchinson A, et al.

(March 2011) Family medicine residency programs are training more women; pregnancy and childbirth during residency have become more common. The purpose of this study was to examine childbirth during residency from…

Using a simplified bishop score to predict vaginal delivery

» By Laughon SK, et al.

(April 2011) The Bishop score is the most commonly used method to assess the readiness of the cervix for induction. However, it was created without modern statistical methods. Our objective was to determine whether a simplified score…

Earliest appropriate time for administering neurobehavioral assessment in newborn infants

» By Xu Y, et al.

(January 2011) To assess the effect of examination time on newborn neurobehavioral examinations administered within 48 hours of delivery and to identify the earliest appropriate time for performing the assessment.

The interplay between estrogen and fetal adrenal cortex

» By J Kaludjerovic and WE Ward

(March 2012) Estrogen is a steroid hormone that regulates embryogenesis, cell proliferation and differentiation, organogenesis, the timing of parturition, and fetal imprinting by carrying chemical messages from glands to cells within tissues or organs in the body.

Husbands’ involvement in delivery care utilization in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative study

» By Story WT, et al

(April 2012) A primary cause of high maternal mortality in Bangladesh is lack of access to professional delivery care.

Methods of induction of labour: a systematic review

» By Mozurkewich, Ellen L., et al

(October 2011) Rates of labour induction are increasing. We conducted this systematic review to assess the evidence supporting use of each method of labour induction. We listed…

Abstract: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/11/84/abstract

Progesterone interactions with the cervix: translational implications for term and preterm birth

» By Larsen, Bryan, et al

(August 2011) The uterine cervix plays a vital role in maintaining pregnancy and an equally important role in allowing parturition to occur. Progesterone, either endogenously produced or…

What once was old is new again

» By Hotelling, Barbara A.

(Summer 2010) Through seminars and continuing educational opportunities, recently certified Lamaze childbirth educators beginning their teaching careers have learned of the changes in birth practices over the…

Providers’ perspectives on the vaginal birth after cesarean guidelines in Florida, United States: a qualitative study

» By Cox, Kim J.

(October 2011) Background: Women’s access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in the United States has declined steadily since the mid-1990s, with a current rate of…