Does surgeon seniority affect adhesion assessment at cesarean delivery? A prospective study.

Background: Intraabdominal adhesions may develop following cesarean delivery and are considered a major concern.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of surgeon seniority in evaluating intraabdominal adhesions at cesarean delivery.

Study Design: A prospective study to estimate interrater reliability between surgeons was conducted.

Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy: Trends, incidence, and risk patterns in a large cohort population.

Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors for pregnancy-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted using data from 452 176 live births between the years 2010 and 2019. The study group consisted of women who were diagnosed with VTE during pregnancy or the postpartum period.

Adverse outcomes of measles infection during pregnancy and in the perinatal period.

Measles is a major public health concern. Recently, there has been an increase of measles infections worldwide due to low vaccination coverage in certain regions that allowed for the development of measles outbreak in susceptible populations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there have been significant measles outbreaks in all WHO regions, and below 10% of cases were reported [1].