‘Unique and unpredictable’ circumstances in newborn’s death, inquest hears
The death of a newborn at Sydney’s Liverpool Hospital was the result of a “disaster that cannot be trained for”, a senior obstetrician has told…
Tag: Obstetrics
Confessions of a ‘disruptive’ doctor
At the lowest depths of burnout, I was a “disruptive physician”. I got away with a lot. I frequently lashed out in anger with inappropriate…
Why ‘Ozempic baby’ claims by women may have some truth
Anecdotal reports of ‘Ozempic babies’ are circulating among patients on social media, with women using semaglutide becoming pregnant despite also taking oral contraceptives or being…
Counsel patients with uterine septum on spontaneous abortion risk: US guidelines
Patients with a septate uterus should be warned of their increased risk of spontaneous abortion and obstetric complications, but there is insufficient evidence of an…
A GP guide to perimenopausal bleeding
Abnormal uterine bleeding is a common presentation in primary healthcare, and for perimenopausal women in particular there can be significant changes in menstruation that can…
Pessary ‘no better than progesterone’ for preterm birth prevention
Cervical pessary is no better than vaginal progesterone for preventing preterm birth in women with singleton pregnancies and a short cervix of ≤35mm, according to…
Woman experiences transient vision loss after C-section in rare case
Doctors are warning about a rare neurological condition in women during the peripartum period after their 35-year-old patient developed transient vision loss following a caesarean section. While…
Midwives and nurses now able to prescribe medical abortion drugs
Queensland has become the first state to allow midwives and nurses to prescribe the pregnancy termination medication MS-2 Step. The state’s parliament passed laws on…
Medical Must-See: Pregnant patient’s diagnosis a rare pain in the butt
Identifying the rare cause of a pregnant patient’s back and buttock pain was, well, a pain in the butt for her doctors. The woman, carrying twins, presented at…
Judges in the US rule that frozen embryos are ‘extrauterine children’
A Supreme Court in the US has ruled that frozen embryos created through IVF should be considered “extrauterine children” and therefore potentially subject to wrongful…
