OBJECTIVE We estimated the extent to which Canadian expectant parents would seek medical care in a febrile neonate (age 30 days or less). We also evaluated expectant parents' knowledge of signs and symptoms of fever in a neonate, and explored the actions Canadian expectant parents would take to optimize the health of their child. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a sample of ex...

BACKGROUND Misoprostol and expectant care have been shown to be acceptable alternatives to routine surgical evacuation for treatment of spontaneous abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. The objective of this study was to analyse the cost of expectant care, misoprostol therapy and surgical evacuation. METHODS A decision tree was designed to simulate the clinical outcome and health care...

OBJECTIVE This study explores the basic demographic characteristics of expectant mothers in the context of their intentions regarding mode of delivery, in particular, the preference for caesarean delivery, and analyzes the social and psychological factors that influence delivery preference. METHOD A cross-sectional survey of pregnant women was conducted during June to August in 2015. This stu...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous abortion is a common problem in everyday clinical practice, accounting for 15 to 20 percent of all recognized pregnancies. The traditional treatment of this problem has been surgical, emptying the uterus by dilatation and curettage (D&C). Recent therapeutic and laboratory advances call surgical therapy into question for many patients. It is believed that this pooled quant...

Background: Spontaneous abortion is a common problem in everyday clinical practice, accounting for 15 to 20 percent of all recognized pregnancies. The traditional treatment of this problem has been surgical, emptying the uterus by dilatation and curettage (D&C). Recent therapeutic and laboratory advances call surgical therapy into question for many patients. It is believed that this pooled quan...