Prolonged pregnancy: the management debate

Prolonged pregnancy: the management debate.

A prospective trial was conducted to compare the effects of conservative management of prolonged pregnancy (conservative group) with routine induction of labour at 42 weeks' gestation (active group) in otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies. Of the 402 pregnancies studied, 207 (51%) were allocated to conservative management and 195 (49%) were allocated to have labour induced. The groups were well ...

Prolonged pregnancy: two years experience of offering women conservative management.

A prospective study of 199 patients over a two year period, 1 Jun 90 to 31 May 92 at the Louise Margaret Maternity Wing, Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot was undertaken to audit the uptake of an offer of conservative management of prolonged pregnancy to women at 42 weeks gestation. The labour outcomes of patients opting for conservative or induction management plans were recorded and the ...

Recurrence of prolonged pregnancy.

BACKGROUND We conducted a cohort study in an attempt to determine whether prolonged pregnancy in mother is a risk factor for prolonged pregnancy in daughter, and if previous prolonged pregnancy is a risk factor for prolonged pregnancy in subsequent pregnancy. METHODS Data from the Swedish Medical Birth Registry were combined with a local registry of births (1955-1990). Mother-daughter pairs (...

Can prolonged pregnancy complicate hypothyroidism?

Contrast media-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a well-known complication of radiological examinations employing iodine contrast media (I-CM). The rapid development and frequent use of coronary interventions and multi-channel detector computed tomography with concomitant administration of relatively large doses of I-CM has contributed to an increasing number of CIN cases during the last few years. ...

Strategic Management in the Healthcare Sector: The Debate About the Resource-Based View Flourishes in Response to Recent Commentaries