Adding NSAID to emergency contraception ‘boosts efficacy’
Combining levonorgestrel with the NSAID piroxicam may be more effective at preventing pregnancy than taking the on-demand emergency contraceptive alone, show results from a new…
Tag: Obstetrics
Obstetrics without insurance: how independent midwives get away with it
The Federal Government has just announced it will extend the exemption to the law requiring independent midwives to hold professional indemnity insurance in order to…
Midwife struck off after telling new mother that terrorists could poison baby formula
An experienced midwife in the UK who claimed terrorists could contaminate baby formula to scare a mother into breastfeeding has been struck off for 18…
Twenty GPs offered advanced obstetrics training to fix Queensland’s maternity crisis
Training 20 GPs in advanced obstetrics is the Queensland Government’s latest fix for dealing with its maternity service crisis. There have been long-running concerns about…
‘Not a normal part of the perinatal experience’: How to diagnose childbirth-related PTSD
About a third of Australian mothers experience a traumatic birth, research shows, and about one in eight of these women have symptoms of PTSD. But…
Stigma of being ‘the abortion GP’ will diminish after TGA reforms, says MSI Australia
Scrapping registration rules for GPs who prescribe MS-2 Step should stop the ‘abortion doctor’ stigma deterring new providers, says MSI Australia. From 1 August, GPs will no longer…
Telehealth ‘safe and effective’ for medical abortion follow-up, Aussie doctors find
Patients who undergo early medical abortion can be safely managed with telehealth and an at-home low-sensitivity urine test during follow-up, an Australian study shows. Doctors…
Deceased organ donors a ‘feasible’ option for uterus transplants
Future demand for donor uterus transplants to treat uterine infertility could be met through existing deceased organ and tissue donation programs, according to new research.…
Mandatory training scrapped for GPs prescribing abortion drugs
The rule that GPs must retake a three-hour training course every three years to prescribe abortion drugs is being scrapped, along with mandatory registration for…
Moderate to severe psoriasis tied to lower fertility rates
Patients with moderate to severe psoriasis have lower fertility rates than women without psoriasis, according to a study in JAMA Dermatology. Dr Teng-Chou Chen (PhD),…
