Validation of a statistical toolkit based on the ten-group Robson Classification of cesarean delivery.

Objective: To assess the validity of a statistical toolkit based on the original ten-group Robson Classification of cesarean delivery.

Methods: A retrospective pilot study at Al Wakra Hospital in Doha, Qatar, was conducted from June 1 to June 30, 2017, involving consecutive women undergoing cesarean delivery, using a three-stage approach. A Microsoft Excel-based toolkit was developed by dividing each of the 10 groups of the original Robson Classification into clinical groups and subgroups.

Ethical and religious dilemmas of modern reproductive choices and the Islamic perspective.

Advances in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) are constantly evolving, starting from Artificial Insemination (AI) and in-vitro fertilization (IVF), to the current state of the art technologies that enable embryo biopsy for Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (PGT). The future includes gene mapping and DNA replacement technologies with the potential for the so-called "designer babies." In other words, shortly, a modern couple may be in a position to decide how to procreate and with whom; which pregnancy to keep and which one to terminate depending on their prior knowledge about the pregnancy and the available choices.

Lectures in medical educaton: what students think?

Background: The volume of medical knowledge has increased exponentially and so has the need to improve the efficiency of current teaching practices.With increasing emphasis on interactive and problem based learning, the place of lectures in modern medical education has become a questionable issue. Objectives were to assess the perspective of undergraduate medical students regarding the role and effectiveness of lectures as a mode of instruction as well as the ways and means that can be employed to enhance the effectiveness of lectures.