IPV Screening and Readiness to Respond to IPV in Ob-Gyn Settings: A Patient-Physician Study by Katherine M. Jones, Laura H. Taouk, Neko M. Castleberry, Michele M. Carter, Jay Schulkin

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious, preventable public health concern that largely affects women of reproductive age. Obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns) have a unique opportunity to identify and support women experiencing IPV to improve women’s health. …”
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Health Care Consumption during Pregnancy in relation to Maternal Body Mass Index: A Swedish Population Based Observational Study by Elisabeth S. Lindholm, Daniel Altman, Margareta Norman, Marie Blomberg

“…Obese women were more often admitted for in-patient care (p<0.001), had longer antenatal hospital stays (p<0.001), and were more often sick-listed by an obstetrician (p<0.001) during their pregnancy, compared to women with normal weight women. …”
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A Clinical Study on Initial Experience of COVID-19 ARDS in Obstetric Patients at a Tertiary Care Centre in India by Sheeba Marwah, Reenu Kanwar, Shahida Naghma, Anjali Dabral, Nitesh Gupta

“…Through this, an effort has been made to sensitize the attending obstetrician on diverse presentation of COVID-19 disease and to emphasize the importance of prevention, early pick up, and timely optimal management of pneumonia in pregnant females with COVID-19. …”
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Resource constraints, patient emotions, and therapy: experiences of healthcare providers in the screening and management of gestational diabetes mellitus in northern Ghana by Mohammed Bukari, Abdulai Abubakari, Hawa Malechi, Thomas Hinneh, Humphrey Garti, Faith Agbozo

“…Materials and methods This was a qualitative study of five key informants involved in the screening and management of GDM, specifically an obstetrician, a dietician/nutritionist, a nurse, and two midwives in the northern region of Ghana. …”
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Factors Contributing to Massive Blood Loss on Peripartum Hysterectomy for Abnormally Invasive Placenta: Who Bleeds More? by Hironori Takahashi, Akihide Ohkuchi, Rie Usui, Hirotada Suzuki, Yosuke Baba, Shigeki Matsubara

“…We examined characteristics of AIP-hysterectomy patients, with a single experienced obstetrician attending all AIP-hysterectomies and using the same technique. …”
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Burden of mortality related to pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Cuba 2005-2018 by Delia María Galvez Medina, Lisbeth Fernández González, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, José Luis Peñalvo García, Miguel Ángel Martínez Morales, Vivian Herrera Gómez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: direct obstetric deaths were the most frequent and those with the greatest impact on life expectancy; while indirect obstetrician women showed a tendency to increase over time. …”
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Estimating the Burden of Illness Related to Genital Warts in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Vera N. Prilepskaya, Mikhail Gomberg, Smita Kothari, Karen Yee, Amit Kulkarni, Suzanne M. Garland, Anna R. Giuliano

“…**Results:** The overall GW prevalence estimate was 9162 cases per 100 000 for male and female patients aged 18–60 years, with 9917 for obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYN), 8298 for urologists (URO), and 7833 for dermatologists (DERM). …”
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Postpartum Tuberculosis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge by Vijay Kodadhala, Alemeshet Gudeta, Aklilu Zerihun, Odene Lewis, Sohail Ahmed, Jhansi Gajjala, Alicia Thomas

“…Effective management of TB during pregnancy and the postpartum period requires a multidisciplinary approach including pulmonologist, obstetrician, neonatologist, infectious disease specialist, and TB public health department. …”
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Potential benefits and challenges of simulation-based neonatal resuscitation competition: A survey analysis of provincial competition in China by Chenguang Xu, Qianshen Zhang, Fang Lin, Yihua Chen, Yin Xue, Wenjie Yan, Rong Zhou, Yuqian Yang, Po-Yin Cheung

“…Each team consisted of 4 members (NICU physician [lead], NICU nurse, midwife and obstetrician). The teams were to complete a resuscitation scenario (16 min) and their performance was evaluated. …”
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Pregnancy in Sickle Cell Disease Is a Very High-Risk Situation: An Observational Study by Narcisse Elenga, Aurélie Adeline, John Balcaen, Tania Vaz, Mélanie Calvez, Anne Terraz, Laetitia Accrombessi, Gabriel Carles

“…Pregnancy in sickle cell disease patients requires a supported multidisciplinary team including the primary care physician, the obstetrician, and the Integrated Center for Sickle Cell Disease.…”
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Striking a balance between aesthetics and safety: a comparative study on the maternal and neonatal outcomes of mini-incision cesarean section by ChunLan Yuan, ShiMei He, WenQian Jian, MeiRong He, HuiFang Huang, JianChun Huang, MeiPing He, KaiSun Zhao

“…Conclusion Our findings indicate that when a pregnant woman requests a mini-incision cesarean section, the procedure can be safely performed by an experienced obstetrician proficient in forceps-assisted delivery techniques, provided it is not categorized as a Category I cesarean section.…”
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Gestational weight gain patterns as predictors of cesarean deliveries in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus by Tzu-Ling Chen, Su-Fen Cheng, Chien-Lin Kuo, Chu-Yu Huang, Chia-Hsun Wu

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Errors in Aerosol Inhaler Use and Their Effects on Maternal and Fetal Outcomes among Pregnant Asthmatic Women (Subanalysis from QAKCOP Study) by Wanis H. Ibrahim, Fatima Rasul, Mushtaq Ahmad, Abeer S. Bajwa, Laith I. Alamlih, Anam M. El Arabi, Dhabia Al-Mohannadi, Mohammed Y. Siddiqui, Israa S. Al-Sheikh, Azdin A. Ibrahim

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Body composition and physical performance of mountain bike athletes by Rayane Carvalho de Moura, Crislane de Moura Costa, Cirley Pinheiro Ferreira, Bruna Lorena Soares Cavalcante Sousa, Leandra Caline dos Santos, Michelly da Silva Pinheiro, Sérgio Luís Galan Ribeiro, Sandro Soares Almeida, Joseline Lima e Silva Pinho, Naíza Monge Lages, Maria Flávia de Sousa, Iago Alves Costa, Glêbia Alexa Cardoso, Acácio Salvador Veras Silva, Alisson Alves Silva, Jefferson Cruz dos Santos Leite, Felipe Machado Brito, Lailson Henrique Oliveira dos Santos, Rubens Lima Rodrigues, Jairo da Costa Souza, Marcos Antonio Pereira dos Santos

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Comparison and verification of detection accuracy for late deceleration with and without uterine contractions signals using convolutional neural networks by Ikumi Sato, Ikumi Sato, Yuta Hirono, Yuta Hirono, Eiri Shima, Hiroto Yamamoto, Kousuke Yoshihara, Chiharu Kai, Chiharu Kai, Akifumi Yoshida, Fumikage Uchida, Naoki Kodama, Satoshi Kasai

“…We used 86 cases with LDs and 440 cases without LDs from the database, confirmed by expert obstetricians.ResultsThe results showed high accuracy with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.896 for the FHR-only model and 0.928 for the FHR + UC model. …”
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Nitroglycerin for Management of Retained Placenta: A Multicenter Study by Maria Bullarbo, Hans Bokström, Håkan Lilja, Elisabeth Almström, Nina Lassenius, Agneta Hansson, Erling Ekerhovd

“…The other midwives and all the participating obstetricians had no clinical experience of the method. …”
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„Vzdávej lékaři patřičnou úctu, neboť i jeho stvořil Hospodin.“ Tolerance v rámci kompetenčního sporu mezi porodními bábami a lékaři-porodníky v raném novověku?... by Hana Jadrná Matějková

“… The aim of the study is to outline relations between midwives and men-obstetricians during the Early Modern Times. They experienced various situations in their status negotiations, various kinds of conflicts as well as times of cooperation and mutual tolerance. …”
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Operative vaginal delivery: practice patterns and outcomes at a tertiary general hospital by Valencia Ru-Yan Zhang, Eng Loy Tan, Priyantha Ebenezer Edison, Devendra Kanagalingam

“…The instrument preference of obstetricians was analysed. Results: A total of 906 consecutive operative vaginal deliveries were included in the study, comprising 461 forceps- and 445 vacuum-assisted deliveries. …”
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Atypical HELLP Syndrome in a Pregnant Patient with Takayasu Arteritis and Subclavian to Axillary Artery Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft: A Case Report by Hediye Dağdeviren, Hüseyin Cengiz, Sema Süzen Çaypınar, Cihan Kaya, Ammar Kanawati

“…Therefore, the management of pregnancies in patients with this disease is of great importance to obstetricians. Here, we present the case of a patient with atypical hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP syndrome); this patient was receiving corticosteroid therapy and had undergone subclavian-axillary artery saphenous vein graft for TA. …”
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