Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Unmasked by Pregnancy: A Review of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Changes in Pregnancy by Anita Lukic, Larisa Cmelak, Dominik Draženović, Hrvoje Kojundzic, Ivan Kresimir Lukic, Vicko Gluncic

“…To recognize the PAVM that becomes symptomatic in pregnancy, one must be able to distinguish the patient’s symptoms caused by developing complications of PAVM, as in the case we present, from physiological changes accompanying a healthy pregnancy, including their degree in relation to the stage of pregnancy. The modified early obstetric warning score charts are a very helpful tool in the assessment of (ab)normal signs and symptoms in pregnant women, especially for physicians who rarely manage pregnant women.…”
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Epidural Needle Extension through the Ligamentum Flavum Using the Standard versus the CompuFlo®-Assisted Loss of Resistance to Saline Technique: A Simulation Study by E. Capogna, A. Coccoluto, M. Velardo

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How to Perform a Fetotomy in Cattle: An Illustrated Guide by Myriam Jimenez, Carlos Risco, Klibs N. Galvao

“…Fetotomy is applicable particularly to cows because of the size of the uterus and the opportunity to introduce instruments to the full depth of the fetus. Fetotomy is an obstetric procedure that should only be performed by a trained veterinarian or under a trained veterinarian’s supervision. …”
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How to Perform a Fetotomy in Cattle: An Illustrated Guide by Myriam Jimenez, Carlos Risco, Klibs N. Galvao

“…Fetotomy is applicable particularly to cows because of the size of the uterus and the opportunity to introduce instruments to the full depth of the fetus. Fetotomy is an obstetric procedure that should only be performed by a trained veterinarian or under a trained veterinarian’s supervision. …”
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Abdominal Wall Endometrioma. Report of Two Cases by Tahiluma Santana Pedraza, Jorge Luís Estepa Pérez, Juan Carlos Estepa Torres

“…This entity occurs in fertile women and often appears two to five years after gynecological and obstetric surgical procedures. It must be considered when dealing with a cyclically painful nodule located in a laparotomy scar. …”
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The Association of Food Security With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A National Health Interview Survey Analysis by Brittany N. Burton, Alexis Sykes, Cecilia Canales, Andrea J. Ibarra, En Chang, Jonathan Dahan, Adam J. Milam, Tina Yu, Catherine Cha

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A Study of the Pattern of Admissions to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka by Priyamali Jayasekera, Gayani Dassanayake, Kasthuri Bandara, Lakmali Jayawardhena, K. M. S. Malkanthi

“…The number of medical, surgical, paediatric, and gynaecological and obstetrical admissions was 55%, 42%, 3.5%, and 0.22%, respectively. …”
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Recognition and Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage by Tasabih Ali EL Hassan Mohamed, Edwin Chandraharan, Yang Pan

“…Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is an obstetric emergency and refers to excessive blood loss after birth. …”
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One-Pot Synthesis of 2′-Aminobenzothiazolo-Arylmethyl-2-Naphthols Catalyzed by NBS under Solvent-Free Conditions by Wei Lin Li, Li Li Wang, Qiu Yan Luo

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Giant Warty Nevus with Cavernous Angioma Component. Case Presentation by María del Rosario Sánchez Hidalgo, Idalmis Valdés Madrigal, Eduardo Carlos Borges Sánchez

“…Data from documentary sources (such as obstetric card, pediatric card and hospital and outpatient medical records), laboratory and imaging tests, as well as information obtained from the mother's interview, were used to describe the evolution from birth. …”
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Case report and literature review by Dianarelys Villafuerte Delgado, Ernesto Pérez Martínez, Félix González Pérez

“…This is the case of a 26-year-old woman with a personal history of apparent health, who after an eutocic delivery suffered hypovolemic shock, product of postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony resulting in subtotal obstetric hysterectomy, mechanical ventilation with triple vasoactive support; after a favorable progress, she began with severe headache and visual disorders, high blood pressure and presented two episodes of generalized tonic-clonic seizures. …”
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Severe acute pulmonary embolism in pregnancy by Bhaskar Narayan

“…Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) and unfractionated heparin (UFH) can be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and systemic thrombolysis can be used in obstetric patients, but there are significant bleeding risks and it should be reserved for high-risk PE with hypotension and shock. …”
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The Correctness and Completeness of Documentation of Parameters on the Partographs used by Midwives in Primary Healthcare Facilities in Midwestern Uganda: A retrospective Descripti... by Archbald, Bahiz, Clement, Munguiko, Enos Mirembe, Masereka

“…About 38.9%, 24.7%, 99.7%, 22.5% and 16 % of the partographs had no documentation of obstetric risk factors, foetal heart rate, colour of liquor, uterine contractions and cervical dilatation respectively. …”
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Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery: A Review by N. L. Hezelgrave, Eugene Oteng-Ntim

“…Maternal obesity is a major cause of obstetric morbidity and mortality. With surgical procedures to facilitate weight loss becoming more widely available and demanded and increasing number of women becoming pregnant after undergoing bariatric surgery, it is important and timely to consider the outcome of pregnancy following bariatric surgery. …”
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Antenatal corticosteroids in Singapore: a clinical and scientific assessment by Arundhati Gosavi, Zubair Amin, Sean William David Carter, Mahesh Arjandas Choolani, Erin Lesley Fee, Mark Amir Milad, Alan Hall Jobe, Matthew Warren Kemp

“…Antenatal administration of dexamethasone phosphate is a key component of the obstetric management of Singaporean women who are at risk of imminent preterm labour. …”
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Bowel diseases and constipation in practice of the obstetrician and gynecologist by I. V. Kuznetsova, Yu. B. Uspenskaya

“…Predisposition of women to constipation is predetermined by anatomic, physiological and hormonal factors. In obstetrical practice constipation is associated with pregnancy and postnatal period, inflammatory and noninflammatory gynecologic diseases. …”
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Surgical Reconstruction of the Urinary Sphincter after Traumatic Longitudinal Disruption by Peter Rehder, Florian Schillfahrt, Viktor Skradski

“…The question is whether the urethral sphincter may be reconstructed after longitudinal injury similar to anal sphincter injuries. Analogue to obstetric, anal sphincter repair, an approximation repair of the sphincter may be feasible. …”
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Mature Teratoma Combined with Bladder Stones: A Case Report and Literature Review by Li A, Wang X, Wang C, Song Q, Niu Y, Wang P, Yue J

“…Anan Li,1 Xiaobo Wang,2 Chang Wang,2 Qingling Song,3 Yanbin Niu,1 Peng Wang,4 Juntao Yue5 1Department of Urology, 985th Hospital of People’s Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, 985th Hospital of People’s Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Laboratory and Pathology, Lintong Rehabilitation Center of Joint Logistics Support Force of People’s Liberation Army, Lintong, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pathology, 985th Hospital of People’s Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China; 5Reproductive Andrology and Human Sperm Bank, Key Laboratory of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Juntao Yue, Reproductive Andrology and Human Sperm Bank, Key Laboratory of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 1416 Chenglong Avenue, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 02888570175, Email 2622958466@qq.comAbstract: Teratoma is neoplasia originating from a germ cell, which usually contains identifiable tissue derived from all three germ cell layers. …”
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Effect of a prepartum and postpartum, complex interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention on metabolic and mental health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes m... by Umberto Simeoni, Antje Horsch, Arnaud Chiolero, Yvan Vial, Nicole Sekarski, Jardena J Puder, Pascal Bovet, Yvan Mivelaz, Adina Mihaela Epure, Bobby Stuijfzand, Leah Gilbert, Stefano Lanzi, Justine Gross, Didier Hans, Stefano Di Bernardo, Elena Gonzalez-rodriguez, Alain Lacroix, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Dan Yedu Quansah, Amar Arhab, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Seyda Mayerat

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Severe Renal Hemorrhage in a Pregnant Woman Complicated with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report by Shohei Kawaguchi, Kouji Izumi, Takahiro Nohara, Tohru Miyagi, Hiroyuki Konaka, Atsushi Mizokami, Eitetsu Koh, Mikio Namiki

“…This is the first case report of serious renal hemorrhage in a pregnant woman with antiphospholipid syndrome receiving anticoagulation treatment and is an instructive case for urological and obstetrical practitioners.…”
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