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…
Tag: Obstetrics
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…
Pre-eclampsia almost doubles vascular dementia risk in later life: study
Women with a history of pre-eclampsia are nearly twice as likely to develop vascular dementia than those who had normotensive pregnancies, data from over two…
Doctors call for inquiry into rising perinatal deaths
A leading obstetrician is calling for a national inquiry into maternity care after new data revealed the perinatal death rate in Queensland had jumped by…
RANZCOG forced to rename GP ‘diplomas’ after watchdog’s surprise crackdown
RANZCOG will rename its diploma and advanced diploma qualifications after a surprise crackdown from the federal education watchdog. The diplomas are mostly for GPs and…
Isthmocele, not prior C-section, lowers IVF success rate: study
Isthmocele formation after a previous caesarean section — rather than the C-section itself — lowers the odds of a live birth in women undergoing IVF,…
Obstetrician wrongly accused of substandard care of patients he had never treated: tribunal
A former director of O&G accused of dangerous practice has won his legal fight against an emergency ban on performing or assisting in surgical procedures. The…
