Early versus late amniotomy for induction of labor: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Introduction: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of early amniotomy, performed before the active phase of labor, versus late amniotomy, conducted during the active phase.

Methods: Six data sources were screened until April 2024 for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Outcomes were pooled using risk ratio (RR) or mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) in fixed or random-effects models.

Patient awareness, knowledge, and acceptability of antenatal perineal massage: A single-center cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia.

Introduction: This study assessed the knowledge, awareness, and acceptability of antenatal perineal massage (APM) among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 240 pregnant women who met the predefined inclusion criteria and attended the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 1 October to 31 December 2023. Participants answered seven knowledge questions, classified as having good knowledge if they answered ≥4 correctly and poor knowledge if <4 were correct.

CO laser therapy for management of stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Carbon dioxide (CO) laser therapy is an emerging treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Objectives: To examine the efficacy of CO laser therapy for management of SUI-related symptoms in women.

Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies.

Successful Pregnancy in a 29-Year-Old G3P2 Shortly After Unilateral Pneumonectomy and Systemic Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND The incidence of tumors during pregnancy, generally, is very uncommon. The incidence of lung cancer during pregnancy, specifically, is exceedingly rare. Several investigations have documented favorable maternal-fetal outcomes for later pregnancies after pneumonectomy due to non-cancer-related causes (mostly progressive pulmonary tuberculosis).

Prophylactic tranexamic acid during myomectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the clinical efficacy and safety of prophylactic tranexamic acid (TXA) versus control (normal saline/no treatment) during myomectomy.

Methods: Six databases were screened from inception until 21-February-2022. The eligible studies were assessed for risk of bias.

Prenatal-onset -related skeletal dysplasia in two unrelated families: Diagnosis and prediction of lethality.

This report describes two patients with INPPL1- related skeletal dysplasia diagnosed prenatally. A literature review is conducted to find out if high-lethality is associated with particular pathogenic variants in INPPL1 gene. Prediction of lethality in the prenatal setting has an impact on perinatal management.

Incidence and determinants of sudden infant death syndrome: a population-based study on 37 million births.

Background: The objective of our study is to measure the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), estimate the birth to death interval, and identify associated maternal and infant risk factors.

Methods: We carried out a population-based cohort study on 37 418 280 births using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Linked Birth-Infant Death" and "Fetal Death" data files from 1995 to 2004. Descriptive statistics and cox-proportional hazard models were used to estimate the adjusted effect of maternal and newborn characteristics on the risk of SIDS.

Incidence and outcomes of women with Hodgkin's lymphoma in pregnancy: a population-based study on 7.9 million births.

Objective: The purpose of our study was to estimate the incidence and maternal and fetal outcomes of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) in pregnancy.

Methods: We carried out a population-based cohort study on all births identified in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2003 to 2011. We calculated disease incidence and used logistic regression analysis to estimate the adjusted effect of HL on maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Pre and post-conceptional abdominal cerclage by laparoscopy or laparotomy.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of abdominal cerclage via laparoscopy vs laparotomy and before vs after conception. We evaluated 16 studies of abdominal cerclage involving a total of 678 cases published between 1990 and 2013. We estimated the effect of laparotomy over laparoscopy and the effect of preconceptional over postconceptional cerclage using a generalized linear model by treating the success rates (third-trimester delivery and live birth) as dependent variables and laparotomy and preconceptional as independent factors.