Delivery, Obstetric

Publication Title: 
The Clinical Journal of Pain

This paper reviews the evidence for mind-body therapies (eg, relaxation, meditation, imagery, cognitive-behavioral therapy) in the treatment of pain-related medical conditions and suggests directions for future research in these areas.

Author(s): 
Astin, John A.
Publication Title: 
The Clinical Journal of Pain

This paper reviews the evidence for mind-body therapies (eg, relaxation, meditation, imagery, cognitive-behavioral therapy) in the treatment of pain-related medical conditions and suggests directions for future research in these areas.

Author(s): 
Astin, John A.
Publication Title: 
The Clinical Journal of Pain

This paper reviews the evidence for mind-body therapies (eg, relaxation, meditation, imagery, cognitive-behavioral therapy) in the treatment of pain-related medical conditions and suggests directions for future research in these areas.

Author(s): 
Astin, John A.
Publication Title: 
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

BACKGROUND: Breech presentation is associated with increased complications. Turning a breech baby to head first presentation using external cephalic version (ECV) attempts to reduce the chances of breech presentation at birth so as to avoid the adverse effects of breech vaginal birth or caesarean section. Interventions such as tocolytic drugs and other methods have been used in an attempt to facilitate ECV.

Author(s): 
Cluver, Catherine
Gyte, Gillian M. L.
Sinclair, Marlene
Dowswell, Therese
Hofmeyr, G. Justus
Publication Title: 
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

BACKGROUND: The morbidity caused by postnatal depression is enormous. Several psychological or psychosocial interventions have appeared to be effective for treating the disorder although they have not shown a clear benefit in preventing the development of PND. As yet however, the effectiveness of hypnosis has not been evaluated in relation to this. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of hypnosis for preventing postnatal depression compared with usual antenatal, intranatal, or postnatal care.

Author(s): 
Sado, Mitsuhiro
Ota, Erika
Stickley, Andrew
Mori, Rintaro
Publication Title: 
Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of nonpharmacologic approaches to pain relief during labor, according to their endogenous mechanism of action, on obstetric interventions, maternal, and neonatal outcomes. DATA SOURCE: Cochrane library, Medline, Embase, CINAHL and the MRCT databases were used to screen studies from January 1990 to December 2012. STUDY SELECTION: According to Cochrane criteria, we selected randomized controlled trials that compared nonpharmacologic approaches for pain relief during labor to usual care, using intention-to-treat method.

Author(s): 
Chaillet, Nils
Belaid, Loubna
Crochetière, Chantal
Roy, Louise
Gagné, Guy-Paul
Moutquin, Jean Marie
Rossignol, Michel
Dugas, Marylène
Wassef, Maggy
Bonapace, Julie
Publication Title: 
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Labor causes severe pain for many women. There is no other circumstance in which it is considered acceptable for an individual to experience untreated severe pain that is amenable to safe intervention while the individual is under a physician's care. Many women desire pain management during labor and delivery, and there are many medical indications for analgesia and anesthesia during labor and delivery. In the absence of a medical contraindication, maternal request is a sufficient medical indication for pain relief during labor.

Publication Title: 
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Labor causes severe pain for many women. There is no other circumstance in which it is considered acceptable for an individual to experience untreated severe pain that is amenable to safe intervention while the individual is under a physician's care. Many women desire pain management during labor and delivery, and there are many medical indications for analgesia and anesthesia during labor and delivery. In the absence of a medical contraindication, maternal request is a sufficient medical indication for pain relief during labor.

Author(s): 
Committee on Practice Bulletins—Obstetrics
Publication Title: 
Gastroenterology

Little was known about the development of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract microbiota, until recently, because of difficulties in obtaining sufficient sequence information from enough people or time points. Now, with decreased costs of DNA sequencing and improved bioinformatic tools, we can compare GI tract bacterial communities among individuals, of all ages from infancy to adulthood.

Author(s): 
Dominguez-Bello, Maria Gloria
Blaser, Martin J.
Ley, Ruth E.
Knight, Rob
Publication Title: 
Health Affairs (Project Hope)

Communicating openly and honestly with patients and families about unexpected medical events-a policy known as full disclosure-improves outcomes for patients and providers. Although many certification and licensing organizations have declared full disclosure to be imperative, the adoption of and adherence to a full disclosure protocol is not common practice in most clinical settings. We conducted a case study of Ascension Health's implementation of a full disclosure protocol at five labor and delivery demonstration sites.

Author(s): 
Hendrich, Ann
McCoy, Christine Kocot
Gale, Jane
Sparkman, Lora
Santos, Palmira

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