the perioperative imaging of a pregnant woman presents a unique challenge to orthopaedics surgeon as concern about the radiation risk to the embryo or fetus. this article highlights effect of radiation exposure on foetus.i would like to discuss about the amount of radiation exposure in a pregnant woman during fluoroscopic guided closed femoral interlock nailing as radiation has significant canc...

Where a pregnant woman experiences trauma or has acute surgical needs there are additional concerns for the well being of both the woman and her foetus. This article explores obstetric procedures for the pregnant woman and discusses the implications for perioperative staff and midwives.

BACKGROUND The epidemiology of streptococcal infection in pregnant and postpartum women is poorly described in recent literature. We used data from multistate surveillance for invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae, group A Streptococcus (GAS), and group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections to estimate disease incidence and severity in these populations. METHODS Cases were reported through the Centers...