BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Vaginoscopy Against Standard Treatment: a randomised controlled trial.
To evaluate whether vaginoscopy or standard hysteroscopy was more successful in the outpatient setting. ⋯ Vaginoscopy is quicker to perform, less painful, and more successful than standard hysteroscopy.
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To investigate whether less invasive methods of autopsy would be acceptable to bereaved parents and likely to increase uptake. ⋯ Mixed methods UK study finds less invasive methods of autopsy are acceptable alternatives for bereaved parents, and if offered, are likely to increase uptake and improve parental experience.
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To describe the association of maternal anaemia with maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. ⋯ Severe maternal anaemia is associated with adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes in low/middle-income countries.
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To examine the relationship between gender and a career in academic medicine. ⋯ Women obstetric trainees in France are only half as likely as men to envisage following an academic path.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Prophylactic incisional negative pressure wound therapy reduces the risk of surgical site infection after caesarean section in obese women: a pragmatic randomised clinical trial.
To evaluate the reduction of surgical site infections by prophylactic incisional negative pressure wound therapy compared with standard postoperative dressings in obese women giving birth by caesarean section. ⋯ RCT: prophylactic incisional NPWT versus standard dressings postcaesarean in 876 women significantly reduces the risk of SSI.