Introduction: One-third of mothers rate their childbirth as traumatic. The prevalence of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) is 4.7%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo manage referrals to the pre-anesthetic consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic, a screening questionnaire was created and sent to parturients with anesthetic risk during the pre-anesthetic consultation. This innovative approach enabled the redistribution of medical anesthetic resources in units that were heavily affected by the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current use of virtual reality (VR) in medicine is expanding rapidly. This non-pharmacological option is increasingly proposed as primary or complementary/multimodal analgesic or anxiolytic management. The role of VR in obstetrics remains to be defined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: This study aimed to assess satisfaction of patients affected by various fluid regimes during uncomplicated labor; to identify factors possibly associated with the level of satisfaction; to compare obstetrical and neonatal outcomes between the intervention groups.
Methods: Between October and December 2014, 40 women were included in the study set at the Poitiers University Hospital, France. Women were randomly allocated to two study arms: 20 to strict and 20 to liberal fluid regime group.