Association Between Method of Delivery and Maternal Rehospitalization

Article Abstract:

Pregnant women who have a cesarean or an assisted delivery are more likely to have complications requiring re-hospitalization than women having a normal vaginal delivery. This was the conclusion of a study of 256,795 deliveries in Washington State. Assisted delivery usually involves vacuum extraction or forceps. Complications of cesarean included uterine infection, surgical wound infections, and abnormal blood clot formation. For assisted delivery, complications included hemorrhage, surgical wound infections and injury to the pelvis.

Complications and side effects, Childbirth, Delivery (Childbirth), Cesarean section, Obstetrical extraction

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Hospital characteristics associated with the management of pediatric splenic injuries

Article Abstract:

A study is conducted to test the hypothesis that children are more likely to undergo splenectomy in general hospitals than in children's hospitals. Observations suggest that there is considerable variation in the management of pediatric splenic injuries, with significantly lower rates of splenectomy at designated children's hospitals.

United States, Management dynamics, Care and treatment, Management, Pediatric diseases, Children, Company business management, Lymphatic diseases, Children's hospitals, Splenic diseases

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Risk of uterine rupture during labor among women with a prior cesarean delivery

Article Abstract:

Women with a prior cesarean section who attempt a vaginal delivery during a subsequent pregnancy may rupture their uterus along the cesarean scar. Women who have labor induced by prostaglandins have an especially high risk of uterine rupture.

Uterus, Vaginal birth after cesarean, Uterine perforation, Complications

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