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She’s hypercaffeinated, and she’s planning to conceive!
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Is the patient placing herself at increased risk of miscarriage? The TV tells her that she is.
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Maintaining our cool with Maintenance of Certification
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
The MOC program is now part of ObGyn life. Should you, and your patients, be pleased?
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Do we gain when we “fully and openly” disclose our errors?
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Maybe we help the patient. Strengthen the system. Or place ourselves at greater risk.
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Fatigue: It’s a fickle member of the obstetrical team
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Extended on-call shifts might take a toll on OBs’ performance and judgment. Is a change in order?
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Troubling news: Maternal mortality is on the rise
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Why has a decades-long trend reversed? And what can we do to keep our patients safe?
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Laborists, nocturnalists, weekendists: Will the “ists” preserve the rewards of OB practice?
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Keep an eye on three new models of care that may alleviate burdensome aspects of obstetrics
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Don’t screen for ovarian Ca—but do pursue early detection
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Consider vigilance by way of a two-step algorithm. The potential is there for you to improve outcomes.
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Control of massive hemorrhage: Lessons from Iraq reach the US labor and delivery suite
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Transfusion management of massive OB hemorrhage has been enlightened by military trauma care in war
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A new long-term progestin contraceptive has arrived
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
“Insert-it-and-forget-it” Implanon works well—and for 3 years. Bleeding may be a disincentive to use.
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Give a uterotonic routinely during the third stage of labor
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Active management after delivery lowers the risk of postpartum hemorrhage and its complications
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We should encourage more women to use the modern IUD
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
The catastrophe of the Dalkon Shield is a distant memory. So why is the IUD underutilized in the US?
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News about serous ovarian Ca
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
To our surprise, it can begin in the fallopian tube
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Activated factor VII proves to be a lifesaver in postpartum hemorrhage
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
A patient bleeding to death following delivery is every OB’s greatest fear
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Is the end of an era here for magnesium sulfate tocolysis?
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
It’s time for us to limit or stop this ineffective—and potentially harmful—regimen
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Let’s get serious about the metabolic syndrome
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
PCOS, preeclampsia, endometrial cancer, and gestational diabetes have something in common, and it’s a serious problem