Publications by authors named "Leonie E van Rheenen-Flach"

Background: With the global increase of cesarean deliveries, breech presentation is the third indication for elective cesarean delivery. Implementation of external cephalic version (ECV), in which the position of the baby is manipulated externally to prevent breech presentation at term, remains suboptimal. Increasing knowledge for caretakers and patients is beneficial in the uptake of ECV implementation.

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Objective: Assess the outcome of induction of labour (IOL) with a Foley catheter in pregnancies at 41 weeks in midwifery-led care setting compared to consultant-led care setting.

Design: Mixed-methods cohort study at a midwifery - hospital partnership in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Setting And Participants: Prospectively, women undergoing IOL in midwifery-led care were recruited at a secondary hospital.

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Background: The clinical dilemma on the preferred mode of delivery for breech position still exists. Elective caesarean delivery (CD) could be safer for neonates, whereas vaginal breech delivery (VBD) remains a safe option when conducted by an experienced person. Besides successful VBD is beneficial for mothers and subsequent pregnancies.

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Background: Rotation thromboelastometry (ROTEM) is an easy, fast and complete method of measuring coagulation.

Aims: Our goal was to obtain longitudinal values on ROTEM in uncomplicated pregnancies and in the puerperium.

Materials And Methods: Healthy women, who visited our outpatient clinic for antenatal checks and who accomplished an uncomplicated pregnancy were tested three times during pregnancy and one time postpartum.

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