uterine rupture/hypoxia

OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean section on perinatal outcomes. METHODS Case-control study with selection of incident cases and consecutive controls. Maternal and perinatal variables were analyzed. We compared secundiparas who had a vaginal delivery after

Intrapartum emergencies are challenging to all perinatal nurses because of the increased risk of adverse outcomes for the mother and fetus. Perinatal emergencies, such as seizures, amniotic fluid embolus, hemorrhage, and uterine rupture, create physiological challenges and trigger intrinsic survival

The average fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists performs approximately 140 deliveries per year. Based on this estimation and the established prevalence of three commonly litigated maloccurrences, we calculated the number of years of clinical experience required to

Per-partum anoxia is a frequent situation facing the pediatrician in the maternity ward. The question is to decide which infants require care in a specialized unit. If transfer is decided, the infant must be referred to an appropriate pediatric unit (intensive care or neonatal unit). Cases of severe

Background: Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in term infants, is a major cause of neonatal mortality and severe neurologic disability. Objectives: To identify in