Effect of an online teaching module on midwives' knowledge, attitude and practice regarding intrapartum ultrasound: A quasi-experimental approach.

Introduction: Intrapartum ultrasound (IPUS) allows for a more reliable and reproducible assessment of fetal head station and position during labor. This study aimed to investigate how an online education module on IPUS impacts midwives' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding this topic.

Methods: Midwives working in the labor ward of the University Hospital of Leuven (Belgium) were invited to participate in an educational program on IPUS in April 2023.

Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Findings and Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction During Pregnancy.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Pregnancy and childbirth predispose to pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), coinciding with functional and anatomical changes in the pelvic floor. To some extent, these can be assessed by transperineal ultrasound (TPUS), yet the correlation between ultrasound findings and symptoms has not been well elucidated. We hypothesised that pregnant women with PFD would show different findings at TPUS.

Three-Dimensional Transperineal Ultrasound Assessment of the Anal Sphincter Immediately After Vaginal Birth: An Exploratory Study.

Objectives: To assess the feasibility of acquiring adequate transperineal ultrasound (TPUS) volumes of the anal sphincter (AS) immediately after vaginal birth, the reproducibility of its measurements, and detecting defects therein.

Methods: Secondary analysis of TPUS volumes of the AS, acquired immediately after vaginal birth with a transversely oriented convex probe. Two independent experts ranked off-line image quality as "inadequate," "adequate," or "ideal" using the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Image Quality scale.

Association between p16/Ki-67 dual stain cytology results prior to and 6 months after LLETZ treatment for CIN and the follow-up regimen three years after treatment: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Investigate the association between p16/Ki-67 dual stain cytology test (DST) results, obtained prior to- and 6 months after LLETZ surgery for treatment of CIN, and the follow-up regimen three years after treatment.

Methods: Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Cervical cytology samples were obtained just prior to- and 6 months after LLETZ and underwent conventional liquid-based cytology (LBC) and p16/Ki-67 dual staining, as well as high-risk HPV genotyping.

Predictive factors for obstetric anal sphincter injury in primiparous women: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The primary objective was to perform a systematic review of predictive factors for obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) occurrence at first vaginal delivery, with the diagnosis made by ultrasound (US-OASI). The secondary objective was to report on incidence rates of sonographic anal sphincter (AS) trauma, including trauma that was not clinically reported at childbirth, among the studies providing data for our primary objective.

Methods: We conducted a systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials.