The effectiveness of WeChat couple-based psychosocial support for gynaecological cancer: A randomised controlled trial.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week electronic couple-based psychosocial support platform (WeChat) for gynaecological cancer.

Design: Randomised controlled trial.

Setting: Oncology hospital in Shaanxi Province, China.

The Role of Perinatal Nurses in the Use of Tranexamic Acid During Postpartum Hemorrhage.

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Mitigation of PPH is dependent on identification of risk, readiness, timely identification of hemorrhage, accurate determination of blood loss, and effective treatment. Perinatal nurses must be prepared to participate in all these aspects of care, including the use of tranexamic acid, an antifibrinolytic agent that has more recently been added to the pharmacologic agents used to reduce blood loss associated with hemorrhage.

The Use of Tranexamic Acid to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage.

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic pharmacologic agent with demonstrated effectiveness for reducing the incidence of death from blood loss following trauma and major surgery. In intrapartum care, TXA is being used in in conjunction with uterotonic agents to treat postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Based on the findings of the WOMAN trial that found TXA reduced maternal death due to PPH, the World Health Organization recommends that TXA be part of the standard comprehensive PPH treatment package, and US professional organizations recognize its use as adjunctive treatment for PPH.

When Disaster Strikes in Rural America-Call the Midwife!

Midwives can play a critical role in emergency preparedness and response. Rural areas have unique disaster preparedness needs but receive less attention than urban centers. Childbearing women and infants are particularly affected during disasters.

Quercetin in equine frozen semen.

Unlabelled: 　　BACKGROUND: Supplementation of sperm diluents to reduce the damage caused by the freeze-thaw cycle is broadly used in equine semen cryopreservation.

Objective: The present study aimed at determining the most appropriate quercetin supplementation in equine freezing extender.

Materials And Methods: Quercetin at four different concentrations (0.