Group B Streptococcus Infection and Obstetric Hemorrhage Risk.

Objective: To elucidate the association between GBS infection and maternal risk for obstetric hemorrhage (OBH) and OBH-related morbidities (OBH-M).

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of all deliveries with a documented GBS status at a single large academic medical center from 2018 to 2019. GBS status was determined by either urine culture or rectovaginal culture collected during the antepartum period.

Defining 'obstetric haemorrhage': Blood loss volume and severe morbidity.

Aims And Objectives: Our goal is to describe the association between total quantitative blood loss (QBL) and risk of obstetric haemorrhage-related morbidity (OBH-M) to assess the utility of the current definition of obstetric haemorrhage (OBH).

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study completed of all patients who had a live delivery at the only urban safety-net hospital over a 2-year period from 2018 to 2019. We categorized deliveries into 10 equally sized deciles based on QBL and compared the proportion with OBH-M in each.

Association between duration of intrapartum oxytocin exposure and obstetric hemorrhage.

Purpose: Prolonged duration of intrapartum oxytocin exposure is included as a risk factor within widely adopted obstetric hemorrhage risk stratification tools. However, the duration of exposure that confers increased risk is poorly understood. This study aimed to assess the association between duration of intrapartum oxytocin exposure and obstetric blood loss, as measured by quantitative blood loss, and hemorrhage-related maternal morbidity.

Evaluating an Interprofessional Trauma-Based Education Course to Advance the Care and Health of Refugees.

Refugee patients benefit from interdisciplinary approaches that address trauma-related migration in culturally responsive ways. This qualitative evaluation assessed the interdisciplinary trauma-based course for refugee populations. The qualitative data comes from focus groups and surveys to evaluate medical, social work, and public health students' perceptions of the interprofessional education course of refugee patient care.

Intrapartum Risk Factors and Prediction of Obstetric Hemorrhage-Related Morbidity.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether inclusion of intrapartum risk factors improves our obstetric hemorrhage risk stratification tool in predicting obstetric hemorrhage, transfusion, and related severe morbidity.

Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study using all live deliveries at a single institution over a 2-year period ( = 5,332). Obstetric hemorrhage risk factors, hemorrhage burden, and severe maternal morbidity index outcomes were assessed through chart abstraction.

Intrapartum magnesium sulfate exposure and obstetric hemorrhage risk.

Background: The gold standard intrapartum treatment for preeclampsia with severe features is magnesium sulfate in order to provide prophylaxis against eclampsia. However, though magnesium sulfate is known to have a relaxant effect on uterine muscle, there have been variable reports in the literature in regard to the association between magnesium and obstetric hemorrhage (OBH).

Objective: We aim to compare OBH incidence in patients with hypertensive disease of pregnancy (HDP) with or without exposure to intrapartum magnesium sulfate.

Prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and their association with sexual practices and substance use among 2238 MSM in Lebanon.

UNAIDS report documents 95% increase in new HIV infections among key populations in Eastern Europe and Middle East and North Africa region. Data on HIV and STIs among MSM in Lebanon is still scarce. Therefore, the aim was to assess prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lebanon and associations with sexual practices and substance-use.