Category Archives: Women’s Health

What are the effects of medroxyprogesterone on breastfeeding?

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Forinash, Alicia B, et al. “The use of galactogogues in the breastfeeding mother.” The Annals of pharmacotherapy 46.10 (2012):1392-1404.

Roy, Geneviève. “Injectable contraception.” Seminars in reproductive medicine 28.2 (2010):126-132.

Zuppa, Antonio A, et al. “Safety and efficacy of galactogogues: substances that induce, maintain and increase breast milk production.” Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences 13.2 (2010):162-174.
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Curtis, Kathryn M, Camaryn EChrisman, and Herbert BPeterson. “Contraception for women in selected circumstances.” Obstetrics and gynecology 99.6 (2002):1100-1112.

Kelsey, J J. “Hormonal contraception and lactation.” Journal of human lactation 12.4 (1996):315-318.

World Health Organization

CDC

Search CINAHL and PubMed on concepts of breastfeeding, medroxyprogesterone and Depo Provera. Also, searched WHO and CDC websites.

Where can I access the current practice bulletins from the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology?

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Bottom line:  These practice bulletins are published in Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Use this link to display PubMed references for the practice bulletins.

ACOG Practice Bulletins in PubMed

For best results, open the link in your VDT Internet Explorer browser.

To access the full-text options, use the Find It @ Emory button in the full PubMed record for one of the bulletins.

What are some guidelines and studies on teamwork and effective communication between nurses and techs on an obstetrical/postpartum unit

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Searched CINAHL and PubMed for the concepts of teamwork, communication, nurses & techs, and obstetrics/postpartum unit. Selected studies on development and strategies of effective communication and teamwork.

Crew management yields good results. Healthcare Risk Management , 2007 Dec; 29(12): 140-1

Tregunno D; Development and usability of a behavioural marking system for performance assessment of obstetrical teams.
Quality & Safety in Health Care, 2009 Oct; 18(5): 393-6

Daniel LT; Simpson EK Integrating team training strategies into obstetrical emergency simulation training.
Journal for Healthcare Quality: Promoting Excellence in Healthcare, 2009 Sep-Oct; 31(5): 38-42

Freeth D; Multidisciplinary obstetric simulated emergency scenarios (MOSES): promoting patient safety in obstetrics with teamwork-focused interprofessional simulations.
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2009 Spring; 29(2): 98-104

Birch L;Obstetric skills drills: evaluation of teaching methods. Nurse Education Today, 2007 Nov; 27(8): 915-22

Veltman L; P.U.R.E. (purposeful, unambiguous, respectful, and effective) Conversations and electronic fetal monitoring: gaining consensus and collaboration. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2010 Nov; 203(5): 440.e1-4

Thomas EJ;Team training in the Neonatal Resuscitation Program for interns: teamwork and quality of resuscitations.
Pediatrics, 2010 Mar; 125(3): 539-46

Shea-Lewis A Teamwork: crew resource management in a community hospital. Journal for Healthcare Quality: Promoting Excellence in Healthcare, 2009 Sep-Oct; 31(5): 14-8

Does uterine fibroid size or patient weight affect outcome of uterine artery embolization?

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Review evidence summary of Uterine Fibroids in JBI.

Follow up studies addressing risk factors, such as fibroid size, for treatment failure or complications.  Pertinent studies include:

Parthipun AA, et al.   Does size really matter?  Analysis of the effect of large fibroids and uterine volumes on complication rates of uterine artery embolisation. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2010Oct;33(5):955-9. Epub 2010 May 5. PubMed PMID: 20442999.

Smeets AJ, Nijenhuis RJ, van Rooij WJ, Weimar EA, Boekkooi PF, Lampmann LE,
Vervest HA, Lohle PN. Uterine artery embolization in patients with a large
fibroid burden: long-term clinical and MR follow-up. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol.
2010 Oct;33(5):943-8. Epub 2010 Jan 12. PubMed PMID: 20066419

Hirst A, et al.  A multi-centre retrospective cohort study comparing the
efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of hysterectomy and uterine artery
embolisation for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. The HOPEFUL
study. Health Technol Assess. 2008 Mar;12(5):1-248, iii. PubMed PMID: 18331704.

Arleo EK, Masheb RM, Pollak J, McCarthy S, Tal MG. Fibroid volume, location
and symptoms in women undergoing uterine artery embolization: does size or
position matter? Int J Fertil Womens Med. 2007 Mar-Jun;52(2-3):111-20. PubMed
PMID: 18320870.
In print at the WHSC Library

Firouznia K, Ghanaati H, Sanaati M, Jalali AH, Shakiba M. Uterine artery
embolization in 101 cases of uterine fibroids: do size, location, and number of
fibroids affect therapeutic success and complications? Cardiovasc Intervent
Radiol. 2008 May-Jun;31(3):521-6. Epub 2008 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 18219521.

Siskin GP, et al.  UAE versus Myomectomy Study Group. A
prospective multicenter comparative study between myomectomy and uterine artery
embolization with polyvinyl alcohol microspheres: long-term clinical outcomes in
patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2006
Aug;17(8):1287-95. PubMed PMID: 16923975.

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Communicating about evidence-based practice in patient care

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Welcome. This blog facilitates communication on issues of evidence-based practice by Emory Healthcare Nursing Quality Initiatives teams. Questions posed by the teams and information to address those questions will be documented in these posts.