Perceptions of a night float system of resident call within an obstetrics and gynaecology residency training program.

Objective: To determine the attitudes of residents, attending obstetricians, and nursing staff members towards night float resident call, compared with a traditional 24-hour call system.

Methods: In June 2012, obstetrics and gynaecology residents at the University of Toronto who had participated in both a night float and a 24-hour call system were asked to complete an electronic survey. Attending obstetricians and nurses in the labour and delivery unit at two tertiary care hospitals with a night float system of resident call completed electronic and paper surveys, respectively.

A rare etiology of delayed postpartum hemorrhage.

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage, immediate or delayed, is a leading cause of maternal death. The most common etiologies are retained products of conception, infection, and subinvolution of the placental implantation site.

Case: A 31-year-old woman, gravida 1, para 0, had an uneventful pregnancy after infertility treatment.