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Medical Education Library

10 practical, evidence-based recommendations for improving maternal outcomes of cesarean delivery

Author:

Baha M. Sibai, MD

Recent studies shed light on anesthesia, postoperative adhesions, infectious morbidity, and the risk of bladder and ureteral injuries in cesarean...

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From the Editor

Mother-, baby-, and family- centered cesarean delivery: It is possible

Author:

William Camann, MD

Robert L. Barbieri, MD

The clinical processes at cesarean delivery can be refocused to enhance early maternal–infant bonding and improve the mother’s experience of the...

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Expert Commentary

Is the risk of placenta accreta in a subsequent pregnancy higher after emergent primary cesarean or after elective primary cesarean?

Author:

Yinka Oyelese, MD

It is higher after elective primary cesarean.

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Medicolegal Issues

Eight tools for improving obstetric patient safety and unit performance

Author:

Henry M. Lerner, MD

Building a comprehensive obstetric patient safety program for your unit

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News for Your Practice

Cease the practice of early elective delivery, says March of Dimes

Author:

Janelle Yates

Elective delivery before 39 full weeks of gestation must end if birth outcomes are to improve, organization asserts

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Clinical Review

Nonmedically indicated early term delivery: Are your patients requesting it before 39 weeks?

Despite widespread efforts to eradicate elective delivery before 39 weeks of gestation, patients continue to ask for it. How do you respond when...

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