Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy result in significant maternal morbidity and mortality. State and national guidelines have been proposed to increase treatment of patients with hypertensive emergencies or critically elevated blood…
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Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy are associated with severe maternal morbidity and remain common causes of maternal death. Recently, national guidelines have become available to aid in recognition and management of…
This Obstetric Care Consensus is updated to reflect a limited, focused change in the description and presentation of data regarding the percentage of survival with moderate or severe impairment among…
Have you ever wondered about the difference between a “bundle” and a “protocol”? This document published in the April edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology outlines the…
Laurence E. Shields, MD; Suzanne Wiesner, RN, MBA; Catherine Klein, RN, CNM; Barbara Pelletreau, RN, MPH; Herman L. Hedriana, MD BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality in the United States has increased unabated…
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Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Deaths in California- Beyond Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Hameed AB, Lawton ES, McCain C, Morton CH, Mitchell C, Main EK, Foster E, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2015), doi:…
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Center of Excellence for Placenta Accreta. Silver, Robert M., Fox, Karin A.; Barton, John R.; Abuhamad, Alfred Z.; Simhan, Hyagriv; Huls, C. Kevin; Belfort, Michael A.; Wright, Jason D. American…
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