Although less than 10% of pregnant patients are likely to experience some type of physical trauma, injury is the leading non-obstetric cause of maternal mortality. The assessment and resuscitation of the injured pregnant patient must take into account the specific needs of both the mother and the foetus. This paper will review the physiology of pregnancy, discuss recent changes in assessment and resuscitation, and identify special injuries and issues specific to the pregnant trauma patient.
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Implement Sci Commun
January 2025
IWK Health and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Background: Implementation Science research completed with equity-deserving populations is not well understood or explored. The current opioid epidemic challenges healthcare systems to improve existing practices through implementation of evidence-based interventions. Pregnant persons diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) is an equity-deserving population that continues to experience stigmatization within our healthcare system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Around the world, rates of induction of labour (IOL) among nulliparous mothers have increased in the last 10 years. In Australia, rates have increased over the last decade by 43%, from 32% to 46%. There is growing concern about the rapid rise in IOL before 41 weeks for nulliparous women without medical complications because of the associated increased rates of caesarean section, reduced satisfaction with birth, and birth trauma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health
September 2024
School of Public Health, Al Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Background: Despite the increased interest from researchers in Postpartum depression (PPD) globally, related studies are limited in Palestine and do not provide a comprehensive understanding of PPD.
Objective: We examined the factors that determine post-partum depression among Palestinian mothers in Hebron governorate.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 122 governmental primary healthcare clinics in Hebron Governorate.
Psychol Trauma
January 2025
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University.
Objective: The present study aimed to examine the contribution of self-compassion and perceived social support from family, partner, and friends, along with pregnancy-related variables, and concerns about the fetus and childbirth, to pregnant women's mental health, comparing two different crises.
Method: A sample of 220 women was recruited during the COVID-19 pandemic, and another sample of 224 women was recruited during the Israel-Hamas war. Participants were enrolled through a convenience sample and completed a set of self-report questionnaires.
Child Abuse Negl
January 2025
School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Gillings School of Global Public Health, University North Carolina, USA.
Background: In South Africa, one in five adolescents experience pregnancy and face heightened rates of interpersonal violence and mental health challenges. Yet, few interventions are tailored to them.
Methods: 28 pregnant adolescents reporting past year intimate partner violence and/or non-partner rape were purposively recruited in antenatal clinics in Johannesburg to attend a 6-session arts-based intervention, delivered by 4 graduate art therapy students alongside clinical supervision.
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