Assisted vaginal delivery in the obese patient.

Appropriate use of ventouse or obstetric forceps as options in the management of the second-stage of labor is good medical practice. The instruments are not inherently dangerous, however, the manner in which they are used may be. In addition to a working knowledge of the instruments, the operator must have the willingness to abandon an unsuccessful procedure.

Trends in obstetric research.

Never before have opportunities for research in reproductive sciences been so great and never before have relative resources been so limited. The challenge is to increase research studies as they form an integral part of good medicine. It has been suggested that the amount of obstetric medical research in the UK is declining, a major cause for concern, given the scale of morbidity caused by obstetrics disorders.

Resident consultant presence in labour ward after midnight - a retrospective cohort study of 5318 deliveries.

Unlabelled: Abstract Introduction: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, in their document "The future role of the consultant," recommended that there should be a resident obstetric consultant present in the labour ward for 24 h in large UK hospitals. There is little work that validates this recommendation. The period from midnight to 08:00 h is the most disruptive to work-life balance.