Paul T. Seed

TL;DR: It is reported that at least some difficulty in delivering the foetal head at CS is common, and most often encountered when cervical dilation is ≥8 cm, and when additional manoeuvres were required, the ‘push’ technique was exclusively adopted with implications for training.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed the contribution of maternal and placental factors to the development of superimposed preeclampsia in women with chronic hypertension and found that decreased syndecan-1 and PlGF concentrations implicate endothelial glycocalyx disturbance and reduced placental angiogenic capacity, respectively, in the pathophysiology of the superimposed PPP.

TL;DR: A three-month mixed-methodology feasibility study demonstrates that the components of the intervention were acceptable, methods of implementing were successful and the main trial design would be feasible.

TL;DR: This study does not support introducing placental alpha microglobulin-1 testing into clinical practice just yet, and advocates using the new quantitative fetal fibronectin test combined with cervical length to improve prediction and clinical utility.