Introduction: The Scottish surgeon Robert Liston was an accomplished anatomist of the nineteenth century. The study of anatomy during this day was often overshadowed by the so-called resurrectionists.
Conclusions: The present historic paper reviews the life and contributions of Robert Liston and discusses his fascination with childhood hydrocephalus.
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CMAJ
May 2018
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Young), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta; Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division (Liu), Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Muraca, Sabr, Pressey, Liston and Joseph), Faculty of Medicine; School of Population and Public Health (Muraca, Joseph), University of British Columbia; Children and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia (Muraca, Sabr, Pressey, Liston and Joseph), Vancouver, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Sabr).
Background: The mode of delivery for women with a previous cesarean delivery remains contentious. We conducted a study comparing maternal and infant outcomes after attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery versus elective repeat cesarean delivery.
Methods: We used data from the Discharge Abstract Database that includes all hospital deliveries in Canada (excluding Quebec).
J Obstet Gynaecol Can
April 2018
Halifax, N-É.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can
April 2018
Halifax, NS.
Objective: This guideline provides new recommendations pertaining to the application and documentation of fetal surveillance in the intrapartum period that will decrease the incidence of birth asphyxia while maintaining the lowest possible rate of obstetrical intervention. Pregnancies with and without risk factors for adverse perinatal outcomes are considered. This guideline presents an alternative classification system for antenatal fetal non-stress testing and intrapartum electronic fetal surveillance to what has been used previously.
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