August 19th 2025
A new review highlights proven strategies, including immediate pushing, epidural use, and warm compresses, for improving outcomes during vaginal delivery.
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Prevalence of Ultrasonography Proved Polycystic Ovaries in North Indian Women with Type 2 Diabetes
August 12th 2006Polycystic ovaries (PCO) and their clinical expression (the polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS]) as well as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are common medical conditions linked through insulin resistance. We studied the prevalence of PCO and PCOS in women with diet and/or oral hypoglycemic treated T2DM and non-diabetic control women.
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Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial of Outpatient Cervical Ripening with Isosorbide Mononitrate
July 25th 2006IMOP: Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial of Outpatient Cervical Ripening with Isosorbide Mononitrate (IMN) Prior to Induction of Labour - Clinical Trial with Analyses of Efficacy, Cost Effectiveness and Acceptability
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Maternal Serum Alpha-fetoprotein Levels in Fetal Hydrocephalus
July 7th 2006Although maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) is a highly sensitive marker for certain congenital malformations such as open neural tube and ventral wall defects, its usefulness as a screening test for fetal hydrocephalus is uncertain.
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Early Cord Clamping and Its Effect on some Hematological Determinants of Blood Viscosity in Neonates
June 30th 2006Thirty full term newborns delivered normally through vagina were selected. Umbilical cord clamping was performed within 15 seconds in 15 newborns and after 3 minutes of delivery in the other 15 newborns. Blood samples were taken from placenta at zero time and from neonates at zero, 2 hours, 24 hours and 5 days after delivery.
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