BACKGROUND Prolonged labour very often causes suffering from difficulties that may have lifelong implications. This study aimed to explore the prevalence and treatment of prolonged labour and to compare birth outcome and women's experiences of prolonged and normal labour. METHOD Women with spontaneous onset of labour, living in a Swedish county, were recruited two months after birth, to a cro...

Estimating the Wage Elasticity of Labour Supply to a Firm: What Evidence Is There for Monopsony? In this paper we estimate the elasticity of the labour supply to a firm, using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. Estimation of this elasticity is of particular interest not only in its own right but also because of its relevance to the debate about the ...

BACKGROUND This is one of a series of reviews of methods of cervical ripening and labour induction using standardised methodology. The use of complementary therapies is rising and some women look to complementary therapies during pregnancy and childbirth to be used alongside conventional medical practice. Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles into specific points of the body. ...

Editorial V The ILO Declaration and the supervisory mechanisms Core labour standards: A level playing field for all countries, Relevance of fundamental principles and rights and the dynamics of international labour standards, by Jean-Claude Javillier 4 Fundamental rights at work: A greater role for trade unions, Trade union rights at the dawn of the millennium: An overview, by Janek Kuczkiewicz...

INTRODUCTION The natural history of the superficial carcinoma of bladder is characterized by his high rate of recurrence and by the aptitude to progress to higher stages. We are going to investigate the capacity of prediction for tumor recurrence of protein p53, antigen Ki-67, E Cadherin and Beta Catenin MATERIAL AND METHOD 88 T1 tumors with a median of free time of disease of 36 months. 58% ...

BACKGROUND Knowledge on how well we can predict primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) can help policy makers and health providers design current delivery protocols and PPH case management. The purpose of this paper is to identify risk factors and determine predictive probabilities of those risk factors for primary PPH among women expecting singleton vaginal deliveries in Egypt. METHODS From a p...

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this 5:00 minute video presentation we show the technique of autologous fat transfer for augmentation mammoplasty and gluteal reshaping in a patient. It starts with showing the marking of the breast, gluteal and abdominal area where the fat will be transferred. Afterwards dorsal liposuction takes place and decantation of the fat occurs in the canister. Then the fat is ...