Tag: Childbirth

Risk increased with labor epidural analgesia alone and labor epidural analgesia and oxytocin compared with no exposure

Benefit strongest for women with socioeconomic deprivation and nulliparous women

However, prevalence of any severe maternal morbidity increased during same time period

Women with a normal weight first child and small second infant have increased risk of cardiovascular mortality

Burden even higher among postpartum women who are poorer and those with common chronic diseases

Intervention comprising early detection and use of bundled treatment leads to reduction in composite primary outcome

Proportion of undiagnosed breech presentations at term decreased with routine third-trimester ultrasound or point-of-care ultrasound

Guideline adherence scores lower in hospitals with higher percentage of births paid by Medicaid

Observed increases were larger for patients who delivered by C-section than for those with vaginal delivery

Placement at two to four weeks postpartum noninferior to six to eight weeks postpartum for complete expulsion