State Laws Governing Syringe Services Programs and Participant Syringe Possession, 2014-2019.

Objective: Law is an important factor in the diffusion of syringe services programs (SSPs). This study measures the current status of, and 5-year change in, state laws governing SSP operations and possession of syringes by participants.

Methods: Legal researchers developed a cross-sectional data set measuring key features of state laws and regulations governing the possession and distribution of syringes across the 50 US states and the District of Columbia in effect on August 1, 2019.

The use of intrapartum intrathecal narcotic analgesia in a community-based hospital.

Objective: To evaluate the use of intrapartum intrathecal narcotic analgesia in the obstetric population of our community-based hospital.

Methods: A protocol to administer intrapartum intrathecal narcotic analgesia was established at our institution in December 1992. All patients consenting to this procedure received a single lumbar intrathecal injection of 25 micrograms fentanyl and 0.

Maternal and neonatal effects of outlet forceps delivery compared with spontaneous vaginal delivery in term pregnancies.

Previous retrospective studies have suggested that the prophylactic use of outlet forceps has a beneficial impact on the neonate because it shortens the second stage of labor and decreases the incidence of neonatal hypoxia. The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate maternal and neonatal effects of outlet forceps delivery (N = 165) with spontaneous vaginal delivery (N = 168) in term parturients. Subjects were randomized to the study or control group immediately before delivery.

Pulmonary function of preeclamptic women receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate seizure prophylaxis.

Pulmonary function was studied in ten preeclamptic women in labor (mean gestational age 38.1 +/- 0.9 weeks measured from the last menstrual period) receiving continuous intravenous (IV) infusions of magnesium sulfate.

Creatine and density of red blood cells in perinatal hypoxia.

Signs of stimulated erythropoiesis, such as increased creatine and decreased density of red cells are good indicators of hypoxemia in adults and older children. The sensitivity of both tests in perinatal hypoxia was found to be reduced. The causes for this reduction were investigated.