Highlights of a recent Ob Hospitalist Group report include 1,608 infant deaths avoided, 1,036 preterm births avoided, and a C ...

New data suggests dedicated OB hospitalists can reduce complications and improve access, but for CMOs, the bigger question is ...

Prophylactic tranexamic acid (TXA) during cesarean delivery did not lead to a lower risk of maternal death or blood transfusion, a randomized trial found. Among 11,000 women in 31 U.S. hospitals ...

Study findings show the use of a neoprene suit can save the lives of women suffering from obstetrical hemorrhaging due to childbirth. Hemorrhaging accounts for about 30 percent of the more than ...

Preparedness and quantification of blood loss for every obstetric patient are crucial for the early identification and treatment of obstetric hemorrhage, according to numerous professional groups ...

Alaskans giving birth are experiencing obstetric hemorrhage, or excessive bleeding during or after pregnancy and birth, at increasing rates. The rate in Alaska has climbed from 7.4% to 9.4% between ...

ACOG's Committee on Practice Bulletins–Obstetrics, in collaboration with Laurence E. Shields, MD; Dena Goffman, MD; and Aaron B. Caughey, MD, PhD, published the updated practice bulletin online ...

A thought-provoking paper published this month in Health Affairs shows stunning variation in rates of obstetrical complications across U.S. hospitals. This type of research is important and necessary ...

New mothers with juvenile idiopathic arthritis may be more likely to develop complications related to anesthesia, thromboembolism, and postpartum hemorrhage. Clinicians should be aware of the ...

Sacred Heart Hospital ranks near the top of the state in terms of childbirth complications, a USA Today Network investigation found. Nationally, the median rate for severe childbirth-related ...