BioethicsTV (April 15-18, 2019): #TheResident, #NewAmsterdam
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Jump to The Resident (Seasons 2; Episode 20): Maternal mortality in black women; Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 18): Gestational surrogacy
The Resident (Season 2; Episode 20): Maternal mortality in black women
A young black family is in the OB ward for a C-section to deliver their second baby. The OB displays overt racism when he asks Pravesh, “What country are you from”? Pravesh responds, “New Jersey.” Post-surgery the mother has pain and some blood in her urine output.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - April 21, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: BioethicsTV Featured Posts Reproductive Ethics Social Justice black maternal mortality gestational surrogacy Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 19th March 2019
Some recent things you may like to know about (a day early):NHS EnglandSaving Babies ’ Lives version two: a care bundle for reducing perinatal mortalityAn overview of workforce data for nurses, midwives and health visitors in the NHSNational Institute of Health ResearchNIHR Highlight: Management of LabourResearch evidence on some aspects of labourNICE NICE surveillance decision to update CG190, Intrapartum care for healthy women and babies (CG190, 2014)Public Health EnglandStillbirth and Infant Mortality Tool A planning tool for examining factors that influence stillbirth and infant death at the populatio...
Source: Browsing - March 19, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
If You Want to Avoid a C-Section Choose Your Hospital Wisely
We have an epidemic of C-sections in the US, now accounting for almost 1 in 3 births. That represents a 50% increase since the mid-90s, despite all the advances we’ve seen in obstetrical care. Sometimes C-sections are critical to saving the … Continue reading →
The post If You Want to Avoid a C-Section Choose Your Hospital Wisely appeared first on PeterUbel.com. (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 6, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: PeterUbel.com Tags: Health Care Behavioral Economics and Public Policy health policy Peter Ubel syndicated Source Type: blogs
8 Vital Ways Dads Can Support Their Partners ’ Mental Health Postpartum
You’ll be bringing your baby home soon. Or maybe you already have. And you want to be there for your spouse. You know that having a baby not only affects your wife’s body, but it also affects her mental health. You want to be supportive, encouraging and helpful.
But you’re not exactly sure how to do that.
What does it look like to support your spouse’s mental health? Where do you start? What should you avoid?
Here, you’ll find suggestions from Kirsten Brunner, MA, LPC, a perinatal mental health and relationship expert. She’s the co-author of The Birth Guy’s Go-To Guide for New Dads: How to Support Your Par...
Source: World of Psychology - March 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Books Family Friends General Mental Health and Wellness Parenting Pregnancy Self-Help Child Development Fatherhood Postpartum Source Type: blogs
BioethicsTV (January 21-25): #TheResident #TheGoodDoctor #NewAmsterdam #ChicagoMed
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Jump to The Resident (Season 1; Episode 11): Listening to patients; Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2: Episode 12): Paying the Piper; Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 12): Impaired Colleagues, Robin Hood docs;Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 12): Maternal/Fetal Conflict and Giving Bad News
The Resident (Season 1; Episode 11): Listening to patients
Marisol, a woman in her early 30s, comes to the ED complaining of abdominal pain, with a history of an ectopic pregnancy (lost her right ovary) and a stillbirth after a C-section.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 25, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Craig Klugman Tags: BioethicsTV Conflict of Interest Featured Posts professional ethics Reproductive Ethics Source Type: blogs
The Evolution of Technology in the Healthcare Workspace – Fun Friday
This week's healthcare humor comes from Aaron Miri and C-Section Comics (which is a funny name in and of itself). You're going to want to click a few times to see the full comic, but this is a pretty funny evolution to consider. I especially like the expressions on the man's face as technology in his workspace evolves. (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 4, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Healthcare IT IT Dev Ops Computer on Wheels COW Fun Friday Healthcare Technology Healthcare Voice Assistant Healthcare Workstations Workstation on Wheels WOW Source Type: blogs
Life-Saving Data That Is Nowhere To Be Found: Hospitals ’ C-section Rates
By DANI BRADLEY, MS, MPH
The United States is the only developed nation in the world with a steadily increasing maternal mortality rate — and C-sections are to blame. Nearly 32% of babies are born via C-section in the United States, a rate of double or almost triple what the World Health Organization recommends. While C-sections are an incredibly important life-saving intervention when vaginal delivery is too dangerous, they are not devoid of risks for mom or for baby. Hospitals and doctors alike are aware, as it’s been widely reported that unnecessary C-sections are dangerous — and hospitals and doctors agree that...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Data Hospitals Patients maternal health Pregnancy Tech Source Type: blogs
The Exposing the Silence Project
“Well, at least you have a healthy baby!” is one of the most common phrases a mother who went through a traumatic birth experiences hears. While the friend or family member may mean well and simply be trying to show optimism, he or she is often isolating the deep pain the mother may be going through. As part of my research on maternal health, I came across the photography and advocacy project Exposing the Silence: Documenting Birth Trauma and the Strength of Women across America. The project brings to light a little noticed group of women– women who experienced past sexual abuse that can be triggered during a traumat...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 22nd August 2018
Some recent things you might need to know about.Royal College of AnaesthetistsThe care of the critically ill woman in childbirth: enhanced maternal care 2018. Summarises recommendations relevant to the care of pregnant or recently pregnant, acutely or chronically unwell women, who require acute hospital maternity and critical care specialist services. NHS EnglandCCG maternity assessment, containing the independent panel commentary, methodology of the ratings for 2017/18 and the CCG individual assessment ratings for 2017/18. CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF) – Maternity Support Offer,an off...
Source: Browsing - August 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
The fecalization of America
I’ve been lately discussing the issue of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, a situation in which bowel microorganisms (especially of the undesirable Enterobacteriaceae variety such as E. coli and Shigella) ascend up from the colon and colonize the ileum, jejunum, duodenum, and stomach. This has numerous health implications that are only beginning to be appreciated: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia, psoriasis and other skin rashes, restless leg syndrome, diverticular disease, heightened body-wide inflammation, increased risk for colon cancer—SIBO is either synonymous with these condition...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates bowel flora dysbiosis Inflammation microbiota prebiotic probiotic sibo small intestinal bacterial overgrowth undoctored wheat belly Source Type: blogs
My patient, my friend: a sometimes stressful relationship
Seeing patients in my OB/GYN office this morning, I try to stave off the mild nervousness rumbling inside of me. My good friend Monica is having a C-section this afternoon, and I’m performing it.
We met ten years ago when I walked my three-year-old daughter into Monica’s preschool classroom for the first time. Monica sat on the floor, a child in her lap and others playing around her. Like them, I felt drawn by her calm, soothing manner and infectious laugh.
Over time, our friendship grew: At school or social gatherings, we always ended up giggling together. We took family trips together, trained together for ma...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/andrea-eisenberg" rel="tag" > Andrea Eisenberg, MD < /a > Tags: Physician OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
Accuro Helps to Make Epidurals and Spinals Easier: Interview with Will Mauldin, CEO of Rivanna Medical
Performing epidural and spinal anesthesia requires a good deal of training and being able to sense when the needle reaches the desired location. This is certainly not foolproof and some patients are harder to work with than others. One issue is that a sonographer is usually required to operate the ultrasound while the anesthesiologist delivers the needle. Accuro, a new ultrasound device recently cleared by the FDA, offers capabilities that can alleviate a sonographer from having to help with epidurals and spinals. We wanted to learn more and took a chance to ask some question of Will Mauldin, CEO of Rivanna Medical, the Ch...
Source: Medgadget - April 30, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Neurology Pain Management Source Type: blogs
The drama of a C-section: It takes a team
She pushes her cleaning cart into the bright room. “Looks like the usual mess,” she mumbles to herself, pushing a loose piece of hair back into her blue cap. Methodically, she cleans the room beginning with the operating table, stripping off the bloody sheets. Then cleaning the floor of blood-stained shoe prints, amniotic fluid and bits of paper, needle caps and such, that managed to escape hands and land on the floor. She leaves no traces of the previous surgery. She sets aside the surgical instruments to be sterilized for the next case, mindful to keep the set together. When all is done, she arranges the room for ano...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/andrea-eisenberg" rel="tag" > Andrea Eisenberg, MD < /a > Tags: Physician OB/GYN Surgery Source Type: blogs
What this medical student learned from running a marathon
“4 ounces water every mile, half an electrolyte ‘gu’ pack over 2.5 miles, ¼ energy bar every 6 miles” — a.k.a. how did you manage training for a marathon while in medical school? The simple truth: I decided to run a marathon, so I did. Longer story: months of rigorous training, more moments of doubt than I care to recall, and insights already positively impacting my medical training.
Training for and running a marathon is a time-intensive commitment of physical and mental endurance. Age-old lessons of “you can accomplish anything you set your mind to; hard work pays off” hold true and gained new meani...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/shoshana-weiner" rel="tag" > Shoshana Weiner < /a > Tags: Education Medical school Surgery Source Type: blogs
What to Decide When You ’ re Expecting
By ERIN LANDAU and REENA AGGARWAL, MD
Selecting an obstetrician or midwife and birth center or hospital is arguably one of the most important decisions that a pregnant woman makes. This choice will determine many aspects of a woman’s pregnancy journey, including the likelihood that she delivers via C-section. To understand how women choose their obstetric provider and their delivery facility, Ovia Health has teamed up with Ariadne Labs to survey women and help shed light on this important decision-making process.
C-sections in America
Few would debate that the United States is experiencing a C-section epidemic. One out ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Aridane Labs c-section Ovia Health Ovia Pregnancy App Source Type: blogs
