Is there need for a journal of infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology? It is true that the number of articles related to infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology published in existing journals has increased significantly. Many of these articles contain important information on antibiotics or the microbiology and pathophysiology as well as the epidemiology of infections that th...

background: maternal health care utilization continues to focus on the agenda of health care planners around the world, with high attention being paid to the developing countries. the devastating effect of maternal death at birth on the affected families is untold. this study examines the utilization of obstetric care in the democratic republic of congo. we have used the nationally representati...

conclusions the results indicated that suitable facilities and equipment, human resources, and infrastructure were available in the district hospitals in iran. these findings showed that there is potential for the district hospitals to provide care in a wider spectrum. results in this study, 100% of the studied hospitals had oxygen cylinders, running water, electricity, anesthesia machines, eme...

681 Participants attending a conference on maternity care in London, Ont., last November said Canada is heading for a crisis because a shortage looms in the number of professionals available to provide maternal and newborn care. British Columbia family physician Michael Klein noted that the percentage of births handled by FPs has been declining since 1975. Canadian Institute for Health Informat...

IN BRIEF Women with diabetes who are of reproductive age should receive preconception risk assessment and counseling to maximize pregnancy outcomes. This article summarizes the concept of preconception care for women with diabetes and provides a description of an implementation of collaborative preconception care for primary care and obstetrics and gynecology specialty providers.

PURPOSE The purpose of the current study is to explore third- year medical students' interest in learning about family planning, exposure to family planning (contraception and abortion) and perceived barriers and benefits to family planning education in their obstetrics and gynecology rotation. METHOD We conducted four focus groups with 27 third-year medical students near the end of their rot...

The article reflects the main provisions of clinical guidelines on septic shock in obstetrics, approved by All-Russian public organization “Federation Anesthesiologists-Resuscitators” 2022. relevance problem is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates from sepsis obstetrics. issues etiology, pathogenesis, picture, methods laboratory instrumental diagnostics, features using qSOFA, SOFA...

Toward a Policy Framework for Sustainable Rural Obstetrics and Surgical Care in Canada R Douglas Wilson, MD, FRCSC, Professor Emeritus, Department of Gynecology, Alberta Health Services, Cumming School Medicine, University Calgary Abstract A national