Azithromycin administered to women in labor during planned vaginal delivery reduced their risks for sepsis and death, but not their newborns’ risks for sepsis and death, according to findings ...

Our objective was to determine whether epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. This was a secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort ...

The artwork on the cover of the AJOG Labor and Delivery at Term Supplement illustrates the moment of birth with different metaphorical and symbolic layers. Philadelphia, November 14, 2024 – Childbirth ...

This was a retrospective cohort study of outcomes following successful external cephalic version in 411 women at an Australian tertiary maternity unit between November 2008 and March 2015. The study ...

CMV = cytomegalovirus; IUGR = intrauterine growth restriction; and EGA = estimated gestational age. Evidence of a metabolic acidosis in intrapartum fetal, umbilical arterial cord, or very early ...

A new study finds a link between the duration of fever during labor and maternal complications. Intrapartum fever -- fever that occurs during labor -- occurs in approximately 1-2% of deliveries and is ...

Researchers conducted a prospective study of 45,575 children from Northern Finland who were vaginally delivered between 2007 and 2018. A total of 21% of the children were exposed to intrapartum ...

Prolonged exposure to oxytocin during birth was associated with an increased risk for obstetric hemorrhage, according to a retrospective cohort study. Among over 2,200 patients who received ...

February 2017: Statement 3 on cardiotocography and the initial assessment of a woman in labour has been removed. This change has been made because the source guidance for this statement (NICE's ...

Pregnant women with existing medical conditions are cared for by a multidisciplinary team that can access expertise in managing the medical conditions in pregnancy and is led by a named healthcare ...

Sildenafil citrate did not improve perinatal outcomes compared with placebo in a trial with more than 3,000 patients. Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors like sildenafil citrate may prevent ...

RAW: Triad Doctors Perform Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT) Procedure To Save Baby's Life After an ultrasound revealed a large mass compressing the neck of a couple's unborn child and was ...