OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess whether a partial term prelabor rupture of membranes (partial TPROM) had an impact on the spontaneous onset of labor compared to complete TPROM.
METHODS: We performed a retrospective study in a French level III maternity hospital. We included all singleton cephalic pregnancies presenting with prelabor rupture of membranes ≥37 weeks gestational age. Patients with a partial TPROM (P group) were compared to patients with a complete TPROM (C group). Induction of labor was performed following expectative management of 24-48 h, and antibiotic prophylaxis was started 12 h after rupture. Our main outcome measure was the rate of patients who had spontaneous labor 24 h following prelabor rupture.
RESULTS: Overall, 389 women were included in the study, 148 in the P group, 241 in the C group. The proportion of women who went into spontaneous labor in the 24 h following TPROM was significantly lower in the P group (45% vs 64%, P < 0.001). A partial TPROM was a predictive factor for absence of labor at 24 h following rupture (adjusted odds ratio: 0.44 [0.29-0.68]). There were more cases of induction of labor (50% vs 20%, P < 0.001) and antibiotic prophylaxis (91% vs 73%, P < 0.001) in the P group. However, obstetrical and neonatal outcomes were comparable between the two groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared to complete TPROM, partial TPROM is associated with a lower probability of spontaneous labor in the 24 h following rupture. The persistence of a residual membrane has been identified as a risk factor for delaying labor beyond 24 h.

Spontaneous vaginal delivery in a tracheostomised woman is rare and literature concerning the same is also very limited, hence this might help in considering vaginal delivery at term as an option in such patients when there are no medical or obstetrical contraindications for the same. We present a case of a 24 years female patient hailing from Tamil Nadu in South India, who was tracheostomised secondary to subglottic stenosis, presented to Otorhinolaryngology department at thirty-eight weeks of gestation to know the possibility of a vaginal delivery at term. Since the patient had an uneventful obstetrical history and no medical or obstetrical contraindications for a vaginal delivery, patient was advised breathing exercises including Valsalva manoeuvre and kept under close follow up. Patient went to labor at term at thirty-nine weeks and five days of gestation, and with the help of a panel of senior doctors underwent spontaneous vaginal delivery with no complications. Vaginal delivery can be attempted in tracheostomised women, in the absence of any medical or obstetrical contra indications, if the patient is motivated and we have a panel of expert doctors from all concerned departments.

Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare variant of a rare disease characterized by basal ballooning and dysfunction of the left ventricle. While it can render patients profoundly unwell and reliant on intensivist care, it is a transient phenomenon, with the worst symptoms subsiding after 2-3 days. At term, a young woman spontaneously entered labor prior to a planned repeat cesarean section. After experiencing physical and psychological distress during labor and a vacuum extraction, she developed cardiogenic shock from reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy, quickly diagnosed with transthoracic echocardiogram. She required 2 days of intensive care support and made an excellent recovery. This very rare condition should be considered in systemically unwell women in the peripartum as it can be quickly diagnosed, providing patients with the best appropriate care.

UNASSIGNED: This module teaches core knowledge and skills for undergraduate medical education in reproductive health, providing instruction in the management of normal and abnormal pregnancy and labor utilizing interactive small-group flipped classroom methods and case-based instruction.
UNASSIGNED: Advance preparation materials were provided before the education session. The 2-hour session was facilitated by clinical educators using a faculty guide. Using voluntary surveys, we collected data to measure satisfaction among obstetrics and gynecology clerkship students and facilitators following each education session.
UNASSIGNED: Capturing six clerkships spanning 9 months, 116 students participated, and 64 students completed the satisfaction survey, with 97% agreeing that the session was helpful in applying knowledge and principles to common clinical scenarios. Most students (96%) self-reported that they achieved the session\'s learning objectives utilizing prework and interactive small-group teaching. Nine clinical instructors completed the survey; all agreed the provided materials allowed them to facilitate active learning, and the majority (89%) agreed they spent less time preparing to teach this curriculum compared to traditional didactics.
UNASSIGNED: This interactive flipped classroom session meets clerkship learning objectives related to the management of pregnancy and labor using standardized materials. The curriculum reduced preparation time for clinical educators as well.

OBJECTIVE: To compare characteristics of labor, cardiotocography traces, and maternal and neonatal outcomes, in a cohort of pregnancies at term complicated by maternal intrapartum pyrexia, with or without a histologic diagnosis of chorioamnionitis.
METHODS: This is a retrospective case-control study including pregnancies at term with detection of maternal intrapartum pyrexia, delivered between January 2020 and June 2021. Cardiotocography traces were entirely evaluated, since admission till delivery, and classified according to the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) guideline. Maternal and neonatal outcomes were also recorded as secondary outcomes. Placentas have been studied according to the Amniotic Fluid Infection Nosology Committee.
RESULTS: Forty four patients met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study cohort. There was a significant association between the use of oxytocin augmentation in labor and the histologic diagnosis of chorioamnionitis. A significative recurrence of loss and/or absence of accelerations at the point of pyrexia was also documented in women with histological chorioamnionitis compared to the others.
CONCLUSIONS: Chorioamnionitis appears to be associated with myometrial disfunction, as suggested by the increased use of oxytocin augmentation during active labor of women at term with intrapartum pyrexia and histologic diagnosis of chorioamnionitis.

Shower hydrotherapy is generally considered benign during labor. We report a case of extensive scalds in a primigravida who used shower hydrotherapy to treat severe back labor pain from fetal malposition. Interestingly, her back pain was so severe that she felt no pain as her scald developed, describing the hot water from the showerhead as the only measure which \"soothed\" her pain. Her scald was diagnosed presumptively during assessment for epidural analgesia. The nature of her back labor pain, associated with occiput posterior fetal head position and her management are described. Severe pain from persistent fetal malposition may alter somatic pain perception during labor, increasing burn risks during shower hydrotherapy. These women are also at increased risk of operative delivery and infection risks from inadvertent neuraxial blockade after burns. Improved prevention strategies and vigilance for scalds are warranted in women with severe back labor undergoing shower hydrotherapy, including by anesthesiologists assessing them for neuraxial blockade.

OBJECTIVE: Cesarean section is an increasingly common life-saving procedure in obstetrics. The objectives of this study were to identify the factors associated with the decision to perform a cesarean section in the labor room and to determine the therapeutic and obstetric practices that can increase the probability of giving birth by high way.
METHODS: This was a case-control study conducted in the gynecology-obstetrics department of the General Hospital of Bonzola (HGR) in Mbujimayi from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. The target population consisted of all low-risk parturients. The logistic regression model on epi-info 7.2.0 software was used to determine the predictive factors for the indication of caesarean section among parturients.
RESULTS: Indications for cesarean section were dominated by stationary dilatation with 56.2% of cases and ARCF with16.7% of cases; an Apgar≤ 3 and a birth weight ≥ 4000g were retained as essential neonatal characteristics for cesarean section in labor. After multivariate analysis by logistic regression, a Bishop score < 6 with unfavorable cervix,dilatation < 3 cm on admission, and therapy done with oxytocin, artificial rupture of membranes, and G10% during labor were identified as risk factors for cesarean section in labor.
CONCLUSIONS: Certain factors predict the risk of cesarean section in parturients at low obstetrical risk. Knowledge of these risk factors may allow practitioners to prevent it or to better prepare patients for this procedure.
UNASSIGNED: La césarienne est une intervention de plus en plus pratiquée en obstétrique pour sauver les vies. Les objectifs de cette étude étaient d\'identifier les facteurs associés à la décision de césarienne en salle de travail et de déterminer les conduites thérapeutiques et obstétricales qui peuvent augmenter la probabilité d\'accoucher par voie haute.
UNASSIGNED: Il s\'agissait d\'une étude castémoins réalisée dans le service de gynéco-obstétrique de l\'Hôpital Général de Bonzola (HGR) à Mbujimayi du premier Mai 2020 au 30 Avril 2021. La population cible était constituée de toutes les parturientes à bas risque. Le modèle de régression logistique sur logiciel épi-info 7 a été utilisé pour la détermination des facteurs prédictifs d\'indication de la césarienne chez les parturientes.
UNASSIGNED: Les indications de la césarienne étaient dominées parla dilatation stationnaire avec 56,2% de cas et l\'ARCF avec16,7% de cas ; un Apgar≤ 3 et un poids de naissance ≥ 4000g ont été retenus comme caractéristiques néonatales essentielles de la césarienne en cours de travail. Après analyse multivariée par régression logistique, un score de Bishop < 6 avec col défavorable, unedilatation < 3 cm à l\'admission et une thérapeutique faite à l\'ocytocine, rupture artificielle des membranes et G10% pendant le travail étaient des éléments identifiés comme facteurs de risque de la césarienne en cours du travail.
CONCLUSIONS: Certains facteurs permettent de prédire le risque de césarienne chez les parturientes à faible risque obstétrical. La connaissance de ces facteurs de risque peut permettre aux praticiens de le prévenir ou de mieux préparer les patientes à affronter cette intervention.

Uterine leiomyomata are associated with many pregnancy complications and will likely become increasingly common as the average age of childbearing increases. We describe a case of an obstructed delivery by a large fibroid. A 37-year-old G2P1001 with a 10-cm anterior, lower uterine segment fibroid presented for labor induction. Labor was complicated by arrest of descent due to suspected obstruction of the fetal body by the fibroid after descent of the fetal head, and delivery during cesarean section was complicated by apparent interlocking of the fetal mentum with the fibroid. Large, anterior lower uterine segment fibroids have the potential to obstruct delivery of the fetal head or of the fetal body, and these patients should be counseled regarding the potential for complications via both vaginal and cesarean deliveries.

UNASSIGNED: Considering the laceration of the inner layer of the myometrium as an important and controllable cause of bleeding during childbirth can lead to saving the mother\'s life.
UNASSIGNED: Laceration of the inner layer of the myometrium can cause massive bleeding during and after childbirth, which can lead to the death of the mother if it is not diagnosed in time.we presented a rare case of massive intrapartum bleeding following myometrial laceration that diagnosed correctly and the patient survived with in-time treatments. The patient was a 26-year-old woman who was under observation for term pregnancy and complaint of rupture of membranes (ROM) and vaginal bleeding. Following the spontaneous course of labor and without receiving oxytocin, during the normal course of labor, she was with an estimated total blood loss of 750 mL bleeding, which despite the normal fetal heart rate and with the mother\'s indication for cesarean section, was transferred to the operating room and underwent cesarean section. During the cesarean section, the amniotic fluid was clear, after the removal of the placenta, severe and clear bleeding was flowing from the posterior wall of the uterus, which was caused by the laceration of the inner layer of the myometrium in the posterior wall of the lower segment of the uterus. The myometrial laceration was repaired with absorbable continuous locked sutures and hemostasis was established, and then the patient used uterotonic drugs, and after monitoring, the patient was discharged from the hospital in good condition.

Every pregnant woman expects a natural, safe and uncomplicated delivery. The outcome of pregnancy i.e. childbirth is a natural but at the same time very complex process. The time taken for normal labor in primigravida is 12h-14 h and latent phase of labor is expected not to exceed more than 8 h. Thus, any intervention that augments and eases labor is well accepted for mother and fetus. Apana Vayu is having pivotal role in regulating the process of labor. A woman, aged 27 years, primigravida with full term pregnancy and pain in lower abdomen for 7 h visited Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Post Graduate Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Paprola. She was given a soap water enema and kept under a close observation for 2 days. There was neither significant progress of labor nor the pain subsided with afore mentioned management. On the third day, she was given Matra Basti of Eranda Taila. This showed the therapeutic effect on progress of labor and ultimately safe delivery of baby. To evaluate any kind of fetal distress, APGAR score of neonate and umbilical cord arterial blood was collected for determination of pH value. Present case suggests an example to manage delayed labor with Eranda Taila Matra Basti without any altered fetal parameters and fetal distress.