Postpartum visits in the gynecological emergency room: How can we improve?

Background: The attendance to the gynecological-emergency-room (GER) of women only a few weeks following previous discharge after birth comprises a medical as well as social problem. The objective of the study was to characterize the postpartum women that attended the GER, and depict the leading etiologies and risk-factors that lead them to attend the GER, and to examine correlations between their medical findings at discharge and the reasons for their attendance to the hospital.

Methods: All women that attended the GER between 01/01/2016 and 30/09/2016 during 6 weeks after birth were included.

Clinical evaluation of early acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus carriage by newborns.

Background: Little is known about neonatal Staphylococcus aureus carriage. Sites and clinical outcomes of S. aureus colonization during the first month of life were evaluated in this study.

Neonatal morbidities and need for intervention in twins and singletons born at 34-35 weeks of gestation.

Objective: To compare indications for delivery and neonatal morbidities between twins and singletons born between 34 and 35 weeks of gestation.

Study Design: A prospective observational study was performed in which all infants born between January and August 2008, at Sheba Medical Center at 34 0/7-35 6/7 weeks of gestational age were included. Indications for delivery, infants' morbidities and medical interventions were documented.

Combined effect of fetal sex and advanced maternal age on pregnancy outcomes.

Background: Fetal sex and maternal age are each known to affect outcomes of pregnancies. The objective of the present study was to investigate the influence of the combination of maternal age and fetal sex on pregnancy outcomes in term and post-term singleton pregnancies.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective study on term singleton pregnancies delivered between 2004 and 2008 at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of macrosomic pregnancies.

Background: To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of term macrosomic and adequate for gestational age (AGA) pregnancies.

Material/methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on all term singleton macrosomic (birth weight ≥4000 g) and AGA (birth weight >10th percentile and <4000 g) pregnancies delivered at our hospital between 2004 and 2008. Data collected included maternal age, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, birth weight, fetal gender, maternal and neonatal complications.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of large for gestational age pregnancies.

Objective: To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of term large for gestational age (LGA) pregnancies and adequate for gestational age (AGA) pregnancies.

Design: Retrospective analysis.

Setting: Large university research medical center.

Use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine among nurse-midwives in Israel.

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the use and attitudes of nurse-midwives in Israel toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

Study Design: In a cross-sectional study, nurse-midwives from 5 Israeli medical centers completed the CAM Health Belief Questionnaire, a validated tool examining data regarding personal health behavior, use of CAM therapies, and attitudes toward CAM.

Results: One hundred seventy-three of 238 potential respondents completed the questionnaires (72.

A randomized prospective study of misoprostol or mifepristone followed by misoprostol when needed for the treatment of women with early pregnancy failure.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness and safety of misoprostol and mifepristone, followed when needed by misoprostol, for the treatment of women with early pregnancy failure.

Design: Prospective randomized nonblinded controlled trial.

Setting: University-affiliated tertiary medical center.

Safety of IVF under anticoagulant therapy in patients at risk for thrombo-embolic events.

The objective of this study was to assess the safety of induction of ovulation and oocyte retrieval in patients at risk of thrombosis, necessitating treatment with anticoagulants. Twenty-four patients considered as high risk for a thromboembolic event underwent 73 IVF cycles and 68 oocyte retrieval procedures, and were treated concomitantly with anticoagulation therapy (low molecular weight heparin; LMWH). A subgroup of five patients considered at especially high risk for thrombosis was isolated.

Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment on pregnancy and postpartum-related relapses in multiple sclerosis.

Acute exacerbations may complicate the course of pregnancy and the postpartum period in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). To evaluate relapse rate and the effect of immunomodulatory treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) during pregnancy and the postpartum period we retrospectively analysed the data of 108 pregnant RRMS patients. Group I patients were not treated, Group II patients were treated with IVIg 0.

Does preterm cervical dilatation imply imminent labor in multifetal pregnancies?

Objective: Women with multifetal pregnancies are at increased risk of preterm labor and delivery compared with singleton pregnancies. Presentation with advanced cervical dilatation of 3-4 cm is generally regarded as being in the midst of the first stage of labor. The purpose of this report is to present our experience in cases of advanced cervical dilatation and arrested preterm labor in multifetal pregnancies.

Increased prevalence of thrombophilia among women with severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of markers of thrombophilia in women hospitalized for severe OHSS.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Academic research center.