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Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle)
January 2025
Department of Anesthesia, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Japan is one of the most developed countries in the world, and perinatal care is safe, with low maternal and neonatal mortality rates. However, as birthrate declines, advanced maternal age and the number of cesarean deliveries increases, efforts must be made to maintain safety in the future. The characteristic of the delivery facilities is "many small clinics," and half of all facilities have fewer than 500 deliveries per year.
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January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia.
This focused review explores the current literature on anesthetic care of pregnant patients requiring intracranial intervention. Neuropathology in pregnancy is rare, and existing evidence for management remains limited by the ethical complexities surrounding maternal and fetal research-related risks; pregnant women are typically excluded from randomized controlled trials. Physiological changes during pregnancy, combined with additional fetal considerations, alter pharmacodynamics and complicate the safety profile of maternal interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Anesth Analg Crit Care
January 2025
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", via Sergio Pansini 5, Naples, 80100, Italy.
Labor analgesia is increasingly widespread throughout the world with a rate ranging from 10 to 60%. The benefits regarding clinical and non-clinical maternal-fetal outcomes are currently discussed in international scientific literature. Even stage of labor needs a different and appropriate approach to control the pain; however, different techniques are reported in literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFreestanding birth centers (FBCs) in Brazil are regulated to provide care for women with a straightforward pregnancy. The systematization of the literature on FBCs can broaden our knowledge of these facilities. We conducted a scoping review to answer the following research question: "What are the characteristics of the model of care in freestanding birth centers in Brazil?".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlob Public Health
December 2025
Indigenous Wellness Core, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Connecting with traditional knowledge and culture promotes the well-being of Indigenous parents and creates healthy environments for child development. Community Elders in a remote northern community in Alberta, Canada, collaborated with researchers to design a pilot Elders Mentoring Program. The programme aims to support young Indigenous mothers(-to-be), bringing back cultural traditions and teachings.
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