Levator Ani Deficiency and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 1 Year Postpartum: A Prospective Nested Case-Control Study.

Objective: First, to assess whether levator ani deficiency (LAD) is associated with pelvic floor dysfunction 1 year postpartum, including urinary, vaginal and bowel symptoms; and second, to explore at what cut-off of LAD score such pelvic floor dysfunction arises.

Design: Nested case-control study.

Setting: Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden.

Misoprostol as Oral Solution or Oral Tablet for Induction of Labour (MISOBEST): A Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial.

Objective: To assess if off-label oral solution of misoprostol compared with licensed oral tablet of misoprostol approved for induction of labour (IOL) is as efficient in resulting in vaginal delivery within 24 h, using a non-inferiority design.

Design: Prospective, randomised, non-inferiority, open-label, blinded endpoint trial.

Setting: Two tertiary level hospitals, Stockholm, Sweden, January 2022 to May 2023.

A longitudinal study of facial function, quality of life, and depression in Bell's palsy during pregnancy and puerperium.

Bell's palsy can reduce facial function and quality of life. Pregnancy may also be physically and psychologically challenging. This study investigates depression among pregnant and puerperal women with and without Bell's palsy and if degree of facial palsy and depression was correlated.

If the first child is breech, overall outcomes for families with two children are similar regardless of the mode of the first birth.

Cesarean section for breech presentation is often recommended. However, cesarean section affects future reproduction. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of mode of the first birth in breech on outcomes of the second birth and the two births together.