December 21, 2020
Article
Allegations in this case include negligence in performing a McRoberts maneuver and unnecessary vacuum-assisted extraction.
December 15, 2020
Article
COVID-19, racial and gender equality, the rising role of telehealth - many factors converged to make 2020 a year we won’t soon forget. Here is where the industry stands.
December 10, 2020
Article
This article presents a clinical algorithm and four cases to consider.
December 09, 2020
Article
All healthcare providers attending vaginal deliveries must be prepared to handle this unpredictable obstetric emergency. Knowledge of the maneuvers employed for alleviation of shoulder dystocia is relevant not only for obstetric residents and attending house staff, but also for family practitioners, nurses, and nurse midwives. The reported incidence varies in the literature, ranging from 0.2% to 3.0%.
December 09, 2020
Article
By the time you read this, Pfizer Inc. will be close to beginning distribution of its COVID-19 vaccine.
December 09, 2020
Article
Snapshot: Protocol 56 - Shoulder Dystocia
December 08, 2020
Article
As the year comes to a close, we would like to recognize all of the people who have contributed to the growth and continued success of Contemporary OB/GYN.
December 08, 2020
Article
What a year 2020 has been! We hope to look back on it and recognize it as an outlier or anomaly—hoping life will at some point return to normal.
November 19, 2020
Article
A literature review has concluded that, although some studies find that vitamin K might increase bone mineral density (BMD) and reduce fracture risk in people with osteoporosis, the potential benefits of vitamin K supplements are not sufficiently supported.
November 16, 2020
Article
Studies have shown that rural youth lack access to mental health services, but research is scarce on the availability of suicide prevention services in rural areas.
November 11, 2020
Article
Homing in on passion, commitment, are key also to maintaining excellence in surgical field.
November 09, 2020
Article
With patient-centered care being the mantra of 21st-century medicine, the decision to proceed with fertility surgery in women with endometriosis should be based on the individual patient, her reproductive expectations, her specific disease pattern, her support, family network, and available health care resources.
November 06, 2020
Article
“Improved vision, laparoscopy and endoscopic surgery were made possible by an image revolution,” said Michel Canis, MD, PhD, an ob/gyn from Clermont-Ferrand, France, who chaired the panel.
November 03, 2020
Article
A summary of key findings from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recent data brief, No.388, October 2020.
October 29, 2020
Article
“Telehealth visits serve to ensure patient-centered, shared decision-making counseling, as well as allowing the provider to confirm that the patients are good candidates with no contraindications for their method of choice,” Eve Espey, MD, MPH, said.