ACOG Urges More Frequent Use of Operative Vaginal Delivery ACOG Urges More Frequent Use of Operative Vaginal Delivery
An updated practice bulletin from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology affirmed the use of operative vaginal delivery as an alternative to cesarean delivery when appropriate. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Mother whose baby died during a botched forceps delivery was told that she should have smoked 50 cigarettes a day to have a smaller child
Dr Sharon Oates made the 'flippant' remark after the birth of Jenson Barnett, who died 48 hours after he was delivered with forceps at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shropshire, in June 2013. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medtech approvals: FDA releases June 2015 PMAs
The FDA today released its list of the pre-market approvals it granted for medical devices in June 2015:
Summary of PMA Originals & Supplements Approved
Originals: 5
Supplements: 80
Summary of PMA Originals Under Review
Total Under Review: 53
Total Active: 22
Total On Hold: 31
Summary of PMA Supplements Under Review
Total Under Review: 575
Total Active: 418
Total On Hold: 157
Summary of All PMA Submissions
Originals: 4
Supplements: 72
Summary of PMA Supplement PMA Approval/Denial Decision Times
Number of Approvals: 80
Number of Denials: 0
Average Days Fr Receipt to Decision (Total Time): 115.2
FDA Time: 97.1 ...
Source: Mass Device - August 20, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Source Type: news
Medtech approvals: FDA releases May 2015 PMAs
The FDA today released its list of the pre-market approvals it granted for medical devices in May 2015:
Summary of PMA Originals & Supplements Approved
Originals: 5
Supplements: 51
Summary of PMA Originals Under Review
Total Under Review: 55
Total Active: 26
Total On Hold: 29
Summary of PMA Supplements Under Review
Total Under Review: 547
Total Active: 379
Total On Hold: 168
Summary of All PMA Submissions
Originals: 1
Supplements: 62
Summary of PMA Supplement PMA Approval/Denial Decision Times
Number of Approvals: 51
Number of Denials: 0
Average Days Fr Receipt to Decision (Total Time): 109.5
FDA Time: 86.4 D...
Source: Mass Device - August 6, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Source Type: news
Why This Kansas Ob-Gyn And Her Father Are Suing The State To Stop Its New Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON -- Working as an abortion provider is increasingly dangerous in any state, let alone in Kansas.
But the father-daughter pair of Drs. Herbert Hodes and Traci Nauser have continued to provide abortions and other reproductive health services, with more than 40 years of combined experience serving Kansas patients between them. Their clinic in Overland Park, the Center for Women's Health in Kansas, is one of only three that offers abortions in the state. Over the years, they've weathered restrictions such as insurance coverage bans for the procedure, mandatory parental consent and ultrasound laws, a 24-hour waiting...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 5, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
NICE recommends home births for some mums
Conclusion
NICE concludes that for low-risk women, whether having their first or subsequent baby, birth is generally very safe for both mother and baby, and they should be free to choose any of the four birth settings and be supported in their choice.
As their findings suggest, it is important that the woman is able to make a fully informed decision, by being given all the relevant information about birth in the different settings – including, as Professor Mark Baker of NICE states: “Where and how a woman gives birth to her baby can be hugely important to her. Although women with complicated pregnancies will still nee...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child QA articles Source Type: news
Link between maternal age, emergency delivery shown
An increased risk of emergency operative delivery is linked with increasing maternal age, suggests a new study. The study used a sample of 169,583 low risk, first-time mothers in Norway, to examine the association between maternal age and emergency operative delivery, which include emergency caesarean section and operative vaginal delivery (forceps or ventouse). (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 8, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mediolateral Episiotomy Reduces Obstetrical InjuryMediolateral Episiotomy Reduces Obstetrical Injury
The controversial approach during operative vaginal delivery significantly reduces the risk for injury, according to a large Dutch database study. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Call to tackle maternal blood infection risk
ConclusionThis comprehensive study highlights several areas where awareness of the risks of sepsis in pregnancy should be increased in both primary and secondary care. These include: If there is clinical suspicion of infection with group A streptococcus, then urgent action should be taken. There should be increased care given to pregnant women and women who have just given birth who have a suspected infection. High-dose intravenous antibiotics should be given within one hour of admission for suspected sepsis. Vigilant infection control measures should be employed during vaginal delivery. Despite antibiotics ...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Astronauts: Living in Space – TV review
It's extraordinarily brilliant, but I still want to know how real astronauts go to the loo and whether they have Skype sexWow, Astronauts: Living in Space (Channel 4) is like Gravity, only real. Well, Gravity before the debris hits. And with real-life astronauts Koichi, Mike and Rick in the Sandra and George roles. So a little less glam, less A-list.They're in the International Space Station, orbiting 240 miles above the earth at 17,500mph. It's both extraordinarily brilliant and also a tiny bit frustrating.How so? Well, it's extraordinarily brilliant because of where they are, and how they are there, and why they are...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 13, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Sam Wollaston Tags: The Guardian Nasa Culture Television & radio Reviews International Space Station Science amp; radio Source Type: news
Are home births 'unethical' and 'dangerous'?
Conclusion
This narrative review has looked at the risks of homebirth and future risk to the child.
The review has been written by two experts in the field and may not represent the opinions of other experts.
This research was not a systematic review and as the methods used by the researchers for gathering studies that looked at homebirths are not reported, it is unclear if the researchers have captured all of the relevant literature on this topic. Also, they may have selectively chosen to showcase studies that supported their argument. So, the studies presented may provide a biased view of the topic.
That said, and desp...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Are private patients 'too posh to push'?
Conclusion
This study has highlighted important differences in modes of delivery for women receiving privately or publically funded care in Ireland. It found that women who were treated privately were more likely to give birth by caesarean section and more likely to have an operative vaginal delivery. The greatest difference was seen for planned caesarean sections.
It is unclear why women receiving private care had different modes of delivery to women receiving publically funded care. Interestingly, the women receiving public and private care had the same doctors and midwives, so it would be expected that their care...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Medical practice Source Type: news
Headspace helps to put a happy face on the children who look different
Art meets science in Liverpool as a top craniofacial surgeon enlists the help of the public to find a 'normal' head shapeChristian Duncan is a man with a thousand faces. And he needs every one of them to assist him in his delicate, invariably life-changing work.As a surgeon with the responsibility of redrawing the disfigured faces and reshaping the misshapen heads of children, he needs all the guidance he can muster. So in 2011 he came up with the idea of enlisting the public to help him in his work in the craniofacial unit at Alder Hey in Liverpool, one of Europe's biggest children's hospitals.Two years on, the result is ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 10, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Mark Seacombe Tags: Liverpool John Moores University Children Art News UK news Hospitals NHS The Observer Science Society Source Type: news
Midwife-led births 'safer', finds major study review
Women are less likely to need an epidural, forceps or ventouse delivery if midwives lead their care, according to researchers. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - August 21, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news