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…
Tag: Obstetrics
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…
‘One in a million’: Woman with two uteruses pregnant in both wombs
The chances of a woman having two uteruses are rare, but the odds of becoming pregnant at the same time in each uterus are even…
Delayed cord clamping ‘best treatment’ for cutting preterm infant mortality
Preterm infants are 32% less likely to die with delayed versus immediate umbilical cord clamping, according to Australian researchers who say their findings will inform…
Fasting glucose test for GDM screening could replace nearly 80% of OGTTs: Aussie doctors
Fasting blood glucose tests as an initial step in gestational diabetes screening could eliminate the need for oral glucose tolerance tests in most pregnant women,…
Offer salpingo-oophorectomy with C-section in BRCA mutation carriers: gynaecologists
Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy should be offered at time of obstetric-indicated caesarean delivery in women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variants, say UK gynaecologists. In…
NSAIDs best for pain relief in early medical abortion: Aussie-first guidelines
All women seeking early medical abortion should be offered NSAIDs for pain relief, starting with a 1600mg dose of ibuprofen, recommend Australian-first guidelines published this…
