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    Tag: Obstetrics

    New gestational diabetes guidelines set higher glucose thresholds for diagnosis

    June 24, 2025

    The first update to gestational diabetes guidelines in a decade has raised the glucose thresholds for diagnosis, aiming to reduce over-medicalisation for women with low-risk…

    A GP guide to nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

    June 21, 2025

    It is important for clinicians to recognise that this condition, even in milder forms, can be overwhelming for women both physically and psychologically. It should…

    Brain dead pregnant woman kept on life support gives birth at 25 weeks’ gestation

    June 18, 2025

    The baby of a US woman who was declared brain dead and kept on life support since February was delivered early Friday morning, her mother…

    Medical Must-See: Unexpected ectopic pregnancy discovered at term

    May 23, 2025

    In a rare case, doctors discovered an advanced abdominal ectopic pregnancy only during an emergency caesarean section for a patient who previously had normal antenatal findings.…

    Assess women for recurrent miscarriage after two pregnancy losses: new RANZCOG guideline

    May 22, 2025

    Women should be managed for recurrent miscarriage if they have had two pregnancy losses before 20 weeks’ gestation, even if the losses are not consecutive,…

    Australian-first guidelines give five-point checklist for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

    May 20, 2025

    The NHMRC has approved the first guidelines on diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, setting a minimum prenatal alcohol exposure threshold of two standard drinks a…

    Are smoking cessation medications safe in pregnancy?

    April 24, 2025

    Dr Duong (Danielle) Tran is a UNSW Sydney epidemiologist who has just completed a major review on the effects of smoking cessation medications in pregnancy.…

    $250,000 for a private investigator? You won’t believe the ludicrous legal costs in this medical negligence claim

    April 16, 2025

    This opinion piece is about the ludicrously high legal costs claimed for in a medical negligence claim. The only facts I have to work with…

    Woman gives birth to another patient’s baby following embryo mix-up

    April 14, 2025

    IVF regulation is in the spotlight after a mix-up led to a woman giving birth to a baby not related to her, with little chance…

    ‘Overworked, underpaid, burnt out and falling asleep at the wheel’: Obstetrician on why doctors are striking

    April 10, 2025

    An obstetrician has hit back at claims that NSW hospitals are over-staffed and striking doctors are “well paid” by sharing details of her most recent…

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    'Overworked, underpaid, burnt out and falling asleep at the wheel': Obstetrician on why doctors are striking

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