MAGNESIUM SULFATE: 100 years saving maternal lives. A scientific heritage of humanity.

Magnesium sulfate marks 100 years in the medical management of eclampsia. Lazard, starting in May 1924 at the Los Angeles General Hospital, collected clinical evidence of its benefits on the mortality associated with pregnancy convulsions. Doses, regimens, and dilutions were analyzed, revealing therapeutic safety for both mother and fetus.

Spatulas for operative vaginal birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Operative vaginal birth represents an alternative to address problems during the second stage of labor. Obstetricians have access to three different instruments: forceps, vacuum, and spatulas.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the use of spatulas for operative vaginal birth.

Breech presentation delivery care: A review of childbirth semiology, mechanism and care.

Objective: To review the concepts underlying breech presentation delivery as well as the semiology and the obstetric maneuvers contributing to a successful perinatal maternal outcome.

Materials And Methods: Based on a hypothetical scenario to set the stage for a practical approach to the topic, an explanatory paper built on a narrative review is created in order to examine the principles related to diagnosis, mechanism of delivery and maternal care, emphasizing maneuvers to ease fetal extraction.

Results: Breech presentation delivery must be managed through the vaginal canal when already in the expulsion phase with fetal engagement.

Triglycerides/Glucose and Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Indices in Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies: A Longitudinal Study.

Metabolic changes have been correlated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of the present study is to determine the TyG and TG/HDL-c indices in a cohort of healthy pregnant ( = 142), preeclamptic ( = 18), and healthy nonpregnant women ( = 56). Preeclamptic women were selected from the same cohort.