6 results match your criteria: "Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Ottawa[Affiliation]"
Article Synopsis
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global health issue that often continues during the perinatal period, leading to negative outcomes for mothers and newborns.
- This scoping review aims to identify and summarize various interventions aimed at addressing perinatal IPV, focusing on their key components and measured results.
- The research involved screening over 10,000 studies, ultimately including 67 relevant peer-reviewed articles from 19 countries that examined interventions for individuals affected by IPV during the perinatal phase.
Stillbirth Investigations: An Iconographic and Concise Diagnostic Workup in Perinatal Pathology.
J Lab Physicians
December 2023
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Stillbirth is a dramatic event for the parents, health care team, and anyone close to the expectant parents. Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings are essential to improve communication in health care. We review the most frequent findings discussed at MDT meetings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShared Decision Making at the Limit of Viability: A Blueprint for Physician Action.
PLoS One
June 2017
Department of Human Sciences, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada.
Objective: To document interactions during the antenatal consultation between parents and neonatologist that parents linked to their satisfaction with their participation in shared decision making for their infant at risk of being born at the limit of viability.
Methods: This multiple-case ethnomethodological qualitative research study, included mothers admitted for a threatened premature delivery between 200/7 and 266/7 weeks gestation, the father, and the staff neonatologist conducting the clinical antenatal consultation. Content analysis of an audiotaped post-antenatal consultation interview with parents obtained their satisfaction scores as well as their comments on physician actions that facilitated their desired participation.
In Response.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can
March 2015
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Ottawa, ON; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa ON.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in vulvar cancer: Systematic review, meta-analysis and guideline recommendations.
Gynecol Oncol
May 2015
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Ottawa, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Canada.
Objectives: Traditionally, treatment for early stage vulvar cancer has included removal of the primary tumor and inguinofemoral lymph node dissection (IFLD). Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has been proposed as an alternative to IFLD for early stage vulvar cancer patients. The aim of this project was to systematically review and assess the potential for harms and benefits with the SLNB procedure in order to make recommendations regarding the adoption of the procedure, selection of patients and appropriate technique and procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe incidence of maternal artefact during intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can
November 2014
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa ON.
Objective: To determine the incidence of maternal heart rate artefact (MHRA) when monitoring fetal heart rate (FHR) in labour and to determine obstetrical factors associated with MHRA.
Methods: In a prospective observational study, maternal and fetal heart rates were displayed simultaneously to document the superimposition of the maternal heart rate (MHR) on FHR tracings. All women in labour who were undergoing external fetal monitoring (EFM) at the Ottawa Hospital from October 2011 to March 2012 were eligible.