breech presentation/abdominal pain

Our profession requires that we rapidly adapt to any number of unique situations. It's our skill, training and experience that provide the greatest chance for a favorable outcome. When we share stories with each other, our ability to prepare for similar cases through the sharing of lessons learned

We report the progress of a female survivor of ruptured giant exomphalos over 32 years. Two-stage repair was performed at birth, resulting in a giant ventral hernia, which was repaired at 31 months. She developed gross benign ascites at 24 years, not previously described in association with

A 35-year old woman, gravida 2, para 1, came to our hospital with abdominal pain and a retraction of her abdomen, which appeared during her spontaneous contractions at 40 weeks and 5 days of pregnancy. She had a medical history of caesarean section for Frank breech presentation. This clinical

Uterine rupture during near-term pregnancy is a life-threatening condition. A 31-year-old pregnant woman with a breech presentation at the gestation age of 35(+2) weeks had complained of a dull abdominal pain for days. She was treated 2 years ago with bilateral uterine artery ligation and

Caesarean section (CS) rates have steadily risen from 10% of all deliveries in the 1980s to a current figure of around 23.8%. Approximately 75% of CS are emergency procedures and only 25% are elective planned deliveries. When deciding whether to offer CS, it is important to consider the

Precipitous delivery in the emergency department is a high-acuity, low-occurrence event that requires rapid recognition and interdepartment cooperation to prevent fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Prompt recognition of the peripartum state can be delayed by reported usage of long-acting

Epicardial pacemaker leads placed during childhood are often not removed when transvenous systems are placed later in life. The risk of complications related to retained pacemaker leads and generators is not clear but is generally considered low. We report the case of a 23-year-old pregnant woman

The use of alkaloidal ("crack") cocaine in pregnancy can result in systemic and focal vasoconstriction and abnormal uterine contractions forceful enough to cause the complete rupture of a gravid uterus along a previous vertical cesarean section scar. A 43-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency

A 20 year-old female at 27-week gestation was admitted for threatened preterm delivery. Following an initially unremarkable hospital course for 12 days, the patient developed fever, chills, generalized malaise, abdominal pain, and diffuse myalgias on day 13 of hospitalization. Raoultella

BACKGROUND Routine use of caesarean section for breech presentation is widespread. However, poor outcomes after breech birth might be the result of underlying conditions causing breech presentation rather than damage during delivery. OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of planned caesarean section for

BACKGROUND Poor outcomes after breech birth might be the result of underlying conditions causing breech presentation or due to factors associated with the delivery. OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of planned caesarean section for singleton breech presentation at term on measures of pregnancy