Decreasing phantom limb pain through observation of action and imagery: a case series.

Background: Phantom limb pain is often resistant to treatment. Techniques based on visual-kinesthetic feedback could help reduce it.

Objective: The objective of the current study was to test if a novel intervention combining observation and imagination of movements can reduce phantom limb pain.

Effect of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis against group B streptococcal infection on comparisons of rates of endometritis and urinary tract infection in multicenter surveillance.

Objective: To establish whether antibiotic prophylaxis against group B streptococcal infection may be a confounding factor in comparisons of rates of endometritis and urinary tract infection after vaginal delivery.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Maternity units at 48 hospitals in a regional surveillance network in France during 2001-2004.