Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Issues - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on labor, delivery, and postpartum issues and related topics, including breastfeeding, cesarean delivery, episiotomy, labor pain management, postpartum hemorrhage, preterm labor and birth, shoulder dystocia, umbilical cord blood storage, and vaginal ...
- Normal Delivery
- Abnormal Delivery
- Preterm Labor/Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
- Procedures/Monitoring
- Emergencies
- Management of Labor Pain
- Postpartum Care and Complications
- Breastfeeding
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
- Other Resources from AAFP
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=16
Low-Dose Aspirin Beneficial for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Nulliparous Patients...
Nov 15, 2020 - The routine use of low-dose aspirin, 81 mg daily, starting as early as six weeks' gestational age provided a statistically significant absolute risk reduction (nearly 2 percentage points) in the incidence of preterm birth among nulliparous patients with singleton gestation in ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1115/od4.html
Pregnancy Myths and Practical Tips - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2020 - For many patients, pregnancy is a highly anticipated and exciting phase of life, but it can also be anxiety provoking. Family physicians can resolve some of this anxiety and promote maternal and fetal health by making specific recommendations at prenatal visits. A daily prenatal vitamin...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1001/p420.html
Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2020 - Continuous electronic fetal monitoring was developed to screen for signs of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, cerebral palsy, and impending fetal death during labor. Because these events have a low prevalence, continuous electronic fetal monitoring has a false-positive rate of 99%. The ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0801/p158.html
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