Extremely Preterm Cesarean Delivery “En Caul”

Cesarean Delivery for a Life-threatening Preterm Placental Abruption.

Placental abruption is one of the major life-threatening obstetric conditions. The fetomaternal outcome of a severe placental abruption depends largely on prompt maternal resuscitation and delivery. A case of severe preterm placental abruption with intrauterine fetal death. Following a failed induction of labor with a deteriorating maternal condition despite resuscitation, emergency cesarean de...

Delivery room decision-making for extremely preterm infants in Sweden.

OBJECTIVE To assess neonatologists' attitudes and practices regarding treatment of extremely preterm infants in the delivery room, particularly in response to parental wishes. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey of all neonatologists in Sweden registered with the Swedish Pediatric Society. RESULTS The response rate was 71% (88 of 124 neonatologists). At 24[1/7] to 24[6/7] weeks of gestation...

Evaluation of Cesarean Delivery

Cesarean delivery scar.

A 35-year-old-woman presented to us for her third IVF treatment cycle. She had had a Cesarean delivery 7/2 months earlier following a successful IVF treatment. She had had an uneventful recovery from the operation. After delivery she had two menstrual periods then decided to start a new IVF treatment cycle. She had her first ultrasound scan on cycle day (CD) 9, which was performed before the lu...

Cesarean delivery and prematurity.

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize procedures to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be adopted, depending on the conditions and th...