Litigations in Obstetric and Gynecological Practice: Can it be prevented? A Probability to Possibility.

Background: Litigation in medical practice is becoming a global problem. So it is necessary to know what constitutes negligence and what is required to prove it and how far it is preventable.

Objectives: To analyze the prevalence and reasons for litigations in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for medical negligence and deficiency in service.

Placental Blood Drainage as a Part of Active Management of Third Stage of Labour After Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery.

Aim: The third stage of labour commences after the delivery of the foetus and ends with the delivery of the placenta and its membranes. Postpartum haemorrhage is the most common cause of maternal mortality and accounts for about 25 % of maternal deaths in India.

Objectives: The present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of placental blood drainage after spontaneous vaginal delivery as part of active management of third stage of labour in decreasing the duration, blood loss, and complications of the third stage, against no drainage of placental blood.

A case of acute on chronic uterine inversion with fibroid polyp.

Chronic nonpuerperal inversion of the uterus is uncommon and is usually associated with a fundal submucous myoma extrusion. We report herewith the case of a young lady with hitherto asymptomatic long standing mass per vagina presenting acutely with vaginal bleeding and shock. The mass was a uterine myoma.