How can methods of placental delivery in cesarean section affect perioperative blood loss? A randomized controlled trial of controlled cord traction versus manual removal of placenta.

Aim: Of the different described methods of placental delivery during cesarean section (CS), manual removal and cord traction are the most commonly used techniques. The ideal method of placental delivery during CS is still a conflicting issue as the data derived from the previous studies are widely heterogeneous and inconsistent. This study has investigated the effect of two different methods of placental delivery, controlled cord traction and manual removal, on perioperative blood loss.

Mechanical induction of labor and ecbolic-less vaginal birth after cesarean section: A cohort study.

Objective: During delivery counseling, some women with previous uncomplicated cesarean section (CS) wish mechanical induction of labor (IOL) but they are not accepting the added risk of using ecbolics to induce and/or augment labor. The objective of the study was to assess the safety and efficacy of the isolated use of transcervical Foley's catheter balloon as a mean of mechanical cervical ripening (CR)/IOL and successful ecbolic-less vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC).

Materials And Methods: A cohort study was conducted in two tertiary care maternity hospitals between October 2013 and July 2016 and recruited women with singleton pregnancy and cephalic presentation who had previous one uncomplicated CS and were scheduled for mechanical CR/IOL at term for routine obstetric indications.

Foetal central nervous system anomalies: frequency and foeto-maternal outcome.

Objective: To assess the frequency and outcome in pregnant females suspected to have foetal central nervous system anomalies on the basis of ultrasonography.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, and comprised all women who were diagnosed by ultrasound to have foetal central nervous system abnormalities during anomaly scan at 18-20 weeks between January 2009 and December 2012. Data was retrieved from patient files and reviewed for foetal and maternal outcome.

Three-dimensional versus two-dimensional ultrasound measurement of follicular volume: are they comparable?

To compare the accuracy of three-dimensional (3-D) versus two-dimensional (2-D) ultrasonography (U/S) in the measurement of follicular volume and identification of cumulus oophorus complex, thirty women were selected. Women who undergoing ovarian stimulation for in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) using the long protocol of GnRH agonist were scanned by 2-D and 3-D ultrasonography before follicular aspiration. The volume of aspirated follicular fluid was compared with corresponding volume measured by 3-D and 2-D ultrasonography.