Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Azithromycin administered to women in labor during planned vaginal delivery reduced their risks for sepsis and ...

Our objective was to determine whether epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. This was a secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort ...

The safety and efficacy of adding antiretroviral drugs to standard zidovudine prophylaxis in infants of mothers with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who did not receive antenatal ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of intrapartum fever in identifying asymptomatic term neonates with early-onset neonatal sepsis. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of all term neonates with sepsis over ...

Advances in science and technology have allowed researchers to gain a better understanding of the pathophysiology leading to long-term neurologic damage in newborns. Intrapartum events are now known ...

Researchers conducted a prospective study of 45,575 children from Northern Finland who were vaginally delivered between 2007 and 2018. A total of 21% of the children were exposed to intrapartum ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how ...

The artwork on the cover of the AJOG Labor and Delivery at Term Supplement illustrates the moment of birth with different metaphorical and symbolic layers. Philadelphia, November 14, 2024 – Childbirth ...

A new study finds a link between the duration of fever during labor and maternal complications. Intrapartum fever -- fever that occurs during labor -- occurs in approximately 1-2% of deliveries and is ...

Background: Although severe maternal morbidity (SMM), such as severe hemorrhage and sepsis, can occur from conception to 6 ...

February 2017: Statement 3 on cardiotocography and the initial assessment of a woman in labour has been removed. This change has been made because the source guidance for this statement (NICE's ...

An echocardiography of the baby's little heart soon after the onset of labor can predict the outcome of the birth and, in particular, whether the baby will adequately tolerate the contractions or will ...