Performing double episiotomy for shoulder dystocia management. Case report

Erifyli Kostoglou

Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency that occurs in approximately 1% of vaginal deliveries. This situation is related with neonatal morbidity and mortality as long as maternal complications. The management of shoulder dystocia should be quick in order to avoid serious consequences …

Posted in 2022 Volume 21 – Issue 2 Tagged , , , ,

The management of the macrosomic fetus and the assessment of wellbeing in gestational diabetes mellitus

Anastasios Pandraklakis, Kalliopi Pappa

 

 

Diabetes mellitus(DM) in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal, neonatal, and offspring complications, as well as with long term complications in adulthood. DM may be pregestational (ie, type 1 or 2 diabetes diagnosed before pregnancy with a prevalence 1.8%) or gestational (ie, diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy with a prevalence 7.5%). The outcome mainly is related to the onset and duration of glucose intolerance during pregnancy and the severity of DM …

Posted in 2019 Volume 18 – Issue 1 Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,