Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Apr 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyComplications and Safety of Preconception Low-Dose Aspirin Among Women With Prior Pregnancy Losses.
To evaluate complications and safety of preconception low-dose aspirin in 1,228 U.S. women (2007-2011). ⋯ Although rare but serious complications resulting from low-dose aspirin cannot be ruled out, preconception low-dose aspirin appears to be well tolerated by women trying to conceive, women who become pregnant, and by their fetuses and neonates.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Apr 2016
Multicenter Study Observational StudyAssociation of the Duration of Active Pushing With Obstetric Outcomes.
To estimate the associations between the duration of active pushing during the second stage of labor and maternal and neonatal outcomes. ⋯ A longer duration of pushing is associated with an increased relative risk, but small absolute difference in risk, of neonatal complications. Approximately 78% of nulliparous women delivered vaginally even after 4 hours of pushing.