Digital versus speculum insertion of Foley catheter for labor induction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: To compare Foley catheter insertion by digital blind method to its placement with a sterile speculum in women with unripe cervix for induction of labor.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) from inception to July 2023. Included studies compared digital to speculum placement of the Foley catheter for labor induction.

The effect of Pilates exercise during pregnancy on delivery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the Pilates exercise program during pregnancy on different delivery outcomes. Various databases were searched from inception until November 2022. The included studies compared Pilates exercise to routine antenatal care in pregnant women.

Assessment of concerns about vaccination among recovered COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Vaccine hesitancy re-emerged as a critical public health issue during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aims: This study assessed the concerns of recovered COVID-19 patients about vaccination and the predictors of vaccine hesitancy.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 319 adult patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.

Stereological and histopathological assessment of intrauterine growth restriction placenta from Saudi women.

Background: Placental insufficiency causes fetal adaptation, leading to fetal programming of chronic diseases. Placentas with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are smaller than average and may contribute to low birth weight of the newborn. The number of patients with IUGR in the Saudi population is increasing; however, little is known about their placentas.

Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus Awareness among Women in Saudi Arabia.

: Cervical cancer (CC) is the eighth most common cancer among Saudi women of all ages. With limited national data, we aimed to evaluate the public awareness of cervical cancer, CC risk factors, HPV infection, and HPV vaccines in different regions of Saudi Arabia. This was a survey-based cross-sectional study that encompassed 564 Saudi women over a period of a month.

The prevalence of Factor V Leiden (Arg506Gln) mutation in King Khalid University Hospital patients, 2017-2019.

Arg506Gln mutation is responsible for one of the procoagulant factors and most common inherited thrombophilia in the Factor V Leiden (FVL) family. The replacement of the missense mutation for Arg506Gln / R506Q is at 1691st position from Guanine to Adenine with the modification of the amino acid from arginine to glutamine. The aim of this study was to investigate the current prevalence of the G1691A mutation in the FVL gene in the capital city's King Khalid University Hospitals (KKUH).

A comparative study between a single-dose and 24-hour multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy.

Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major health issue in surgical specialties in terms of health care costs and patients' clinical outcomes. At the level of the patient, prolonged hospital stays or readmissions for SSIs, can affect the patient's quality of life. At the level of the health care system, it exhausts the hospital's resources and increases the burden on the medical staff due to the need for continuous wound care, microbiological cultures, laboratory tests and medications.

Realizing the potential of real-time clinical collaboration in maternal-fetal and obstetric medicine through WhatsApp.

Background: This study aimed to explore the potential of using instant messaging to enhance patient-care and physician-education in obstetric medicine and maternal-fetal medicine.

Methods: This retrospective study examined real-time correspondence between a closed group of maternal-fetal medicine physicians and fellows-in-training. Correspondence was grouped into four domains.

Preemptive use of gabapentin in abdominal hysterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To examine the evidence of preemptive use of gabapentin in abdominal hysterectomy.

Data Sources: We conducted an electronic based search using the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.

Sickle cell disease and pregnancy outcomes: population-based study on 8.8 million births.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of sickle cell disease (SCD) in pregnancy, and to measure risk factors, morbidity, and mortality among women with SCD with and without crisis at the time of birth.

Methods: We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study on all births in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample (HCUP-NIS) from 1999 to 2008. Births to SCD with and without crisis were identified using ICD-9 codes.