All Outputs (8)

Impacted fetal head during second stage Caesarean birth: A prospective observational study (2022)
Journal Article

Objective: To determine the incidence of, and complication rates from, impacted fetal head at full dilatation Caesarean birth in the UK, and record what techniques were used. Design: Prospective observational study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance... Read More about Impacted fetal head during second stage Caesarean birth: A prospective observational study.

The haemodynamics of the human placenta in utero (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 Dellschaft et al. We have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to provide important new insights into the function of the human placenta in utero. We have measured slow net flow and high net oxygenation in the placenta in vivo, which are cons... Read More about The haemodynamics of the human placenta in utero.

Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Epidural analgesia in labour prolongs the second stage and increases instrumental delivery. It has been suggested that a more upright maternal position during all or part of the second stage may counter... Read More about Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia.

Fetal Surveillance (2017)
Book Chapter

Pregnancies in women with diabetes are associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality, even when the baby is structurally normal. The pathophysiology of this is poorly understood and likely to be multifactorial. The goal of surveillance... Read More about Fetal Surveillance.

Does oral carbohydrate supplementation improve labour outcome? A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Labour is a period of significant physical activity. The importance of carbohydrate intake to improve outcome has been recognised in sports medicine and general surgery. Objectives: To assess the effect of oral carbohydratesupplementatio... Read More about Does oral carbohydrate supplementation improve labour outcome? A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis..

Antenatal magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasound for predicting neonatal macrosomia: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Fetal macrosomia is associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To compare the accuracy of antenatal two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound, three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound, and magnetic... Read More about Antenatal magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasound for predicting neonatal macrosomia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The obstetric care of asylum seekers and refugee women in the UK (2015)
Journal Article

Asylum seekers and refugees are a vulnerable group with regards to pregnancy outcomes and accessing maternity care. Asylum seekers and refugees who are pregnant and living in the UK face medical, sexual and psychosocial challenges, including dispersa... Read More about The obstetric care of asylum seekers and refugee women in the UK.

Antepartum fetal health (2014)
Journal Article

Delivery of a healthy full term baby following an uneventful antenatal period occurs in the majority of pregnancies. These are classified as a low-risk pregnancy group. There are, however, some pregnancies that are complicated due to maternal or feta... Read More about Antepartum fetal health.