How Frequently Should Observations be made in First and Second Stage of Labor ?

Frequency of Observations During Labor- excerpts from the NICE Guidance

Today’s Quiz 21/10/2021

Lactation Suppression after Stillbirth- Drug of Choice –

Today’s Quiz 20/10/2021

Intrauterine fetal demise in a woman with Group B Streptococcus Colonisation.
Is Antibiotic prophylaxis required ?

Next Week’s Topic – IUFD

Next week’s Quiz Questions will be based on ‘Late Intrauterine Fetal Death and Stillbirth’. Here is the link to the RCOG Guideline – https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/gtg_55.pdf

Today’s Quiz 16/10/2021

After how many days of Emergency Contraception can Hormonal Contraception be started?

How to Read a Forest Plot

Link to a post on ‘How to Read a Forest Plot’

Third Stage of Labor- What does NICE recommend?

Third Stage of Labor- What does NICE recommend?
According to NICE guidelines – ‘Advise the woman to have active management of the third stage, because it is associated with a lower risk of a postpartum haemorrhage and/or blood transfusion.’

Features of CTG

Reassuring Non Reassuring Abnormal BASELINE ( bpm) 110 TO 160 100 to 109161 to 180 Less than 100More than 180 VARIABILITY ( bpm) 5 to 25 Less than 5 for 30 to 50 minOR More than 25 for 15 to 25 minutes – Less than […]

Emergency Contraception

Excerpt from the FSRH Guideline on Emergency Contraception

Management of Pre-eclampsia

Pre-Eclampsia- excerpt from the NICE Guidance- Hypertension in pregnancy: diagnosis and management (NG133)