Unexpected late fetal death is tragic but not uncommon, most such fetal deaths being unexplained. Although five times more common than sudden infant death, they have attracted scant public attention. Delivery is recommended when the risks to the fetus in utero are greater than those to the baby after birth; in high risk pregnancies this is generally believed to be around 38 weeks. The risk of u...

conclusions according to the results, parents need accurate information about the health and the death of their neonates in the nicu. they also need to communicate with healthcare professionals and their babies. communication is regarded as a channel for obtaining information. therefore, the healthcare team needs to address these families’ needs and attempt to fulfill their requirements in neon...

1910 n engl j med 350;18 www.nejm.org april 29, 2004 1999, nearly a third of all recognized pregnancies ended in abortion, either induced or spontaneous, yet only 4 percent of all maternal deaths during that time were associated with any type of abortion.3 Dr. Marchetti asks why dilatation and evacuation is not used to evacuate the uterus in the case of fetal death. In fact, the procedure is ro...

BACKGROUND The Case Method is a teaching method in which cases from real life inspire students to actively seek knowledge that they discuss in structured seminars. Case seminars in health education have been evaluated, compared and discussed, but descriptions that can help us understand how students learn in the seminars have not previously been published. In a Swedish nursing programme, where ...

As a way of reinforcing classroom-based lessons, especially for continuous evaluation, the authors experimented with remote conferences and tutoring. These seminars were directed at three different groups of students: those who are struggling with the subject, those who were unable to attend all the lessons, and those seeking deeper insight. The authors experimented with different platforms for...

Prenatal invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures have drastically reduced during COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike routine prenatal care, these are time bound highly skilled available at specialized centres. This adds to the limited accessibility for at-risk women. Major concerns including procedure related risk, exposure of health care personnel vertical transmission COVID-19. At newly developi...

Introduction Maternal and fetal characteristics can be effect on optimism which vary among different cultures and countries. So the aim of this study was to determine Prenatal Optimism and its relationship with fetal and maternal characteristics in primiparous women. Materials and Methods This research study was a descriptive cross - sectional. The statistical populations consisted of 240 p...