A5025948471- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Hernia repair and management
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Genital Health and Disease
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Ureteral procedures and complications
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2003-2023
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
1987-2023
Flinders University
2011
Flemish Community
2011
AZ Sint-Lucas
1998
To determine if singleton in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies carry a higher risk for ante- and perinatal complications compared with naturally conceived pregnancies. One hundred forty by IVF 140 matched control were analyzed respect to the incidence of antepartum outcome. The study was conducted university hospital, pregnancy labor managed according standardized protocol. Sixteen two ended preterm (P < .01), resulting birth infants lower weight former group = .01). Except placenta...
As the rate of Caesarean sections (CS) continues to rise in Western countries, it is important analyze reasons for this trend and unravel underlying motives perform CS. This research aims assess incidence CS a population-based birth register order identify patient groups with an increasing risk Data from Flemish 'Study Centre Perinatal Epidemiology' (SPE) were used historic control comparison. year 2000 (N = 10540) compared those 2008 14016). By means Robson classification, births by section...
Does a warm tub bath relieve labor pain? How is it experienced by the parturient?prospective randomised trial.labor ward of teaching hospital with uniform active management.one hundred and ten nulliparous low risk women, at term, in true spontaneous labor. Fifty-four women had bath, 56 served as controls.labor pain (assessed means visual analogue scale) post partum patients' bathing experience (by self-made questionnaire).The study group control were comparable respect to maternal age,...
Objective To compare routine amniotomy and early intravenous oxytocin (active management of labour) with a more selective use in women true labour who received comparable continuous supportive midwifery care. Design Randomised controlled trial nulliparous clinic patients spontaneous at term. Setting Labour delivery ward university teaching hospital. Participants Three hundred six parturients: 152 active labour; 154 were selectively managed. Interventions 1. Active management: amniotomy,...
The role of U. urealyticum in spontaneous and recurrent abortion was studied 633 women. Cervical colonization with found 42.6% 310 normal pregnant women, 41.6% 84 patients who underwent induced abortion, 41.5% 41 fertile patients, 53.3% 122 64.5% 76 abortion. cervical isolation rate significantly higher (p<0.05) (p<0.005) than Endometrial more frequent (27.6%) women (9.7%) (p<0.05). Moreover, 6 intact membranes uncontrollable preterm labor resulting fetal loss (all between the 20th...
Interventions to influence the time and way be born have been a global concern for decades. Yet, limited information is available on what drives these interventions their variation in frequency among countries, institutions, practitioners. The objective of this study was examine extent first-time mothers' educational achievement contributes childbirth interventions. Childbirth interventions, including induction labor, cesarean section, instrumental delivery, epidural analgesia, registered by...
Objective . To compare prelabour caesarean section (CS) rates in older nulliparous women with a term singleton baby cephalic presentation conceiving spontaneously and through IVF/ICSI. When the latter would ask for CS, how willing are gynaecologists to comply that request? Methods A population-based retrospective (1995–2009) cohort study, conducted Northern Belgium. comparison of 1,866 pregnant after IVF/ICSI 15,228 controls is made. An anonymous postal questionnaire sent all Belgian...
Tocolytics were administered in 66 consecutive women uncomplicated preterm labour with intact fetal membranes (53 singleton and 13 twin pregnancies). C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of infection, was determined daily used retrospectively to investigate the role subclinical infection predict efficacy tocolysis development clinical perinatal infection. CRP also at term The placenta examined for histological evidence all patients who delivered before 36 weeks (n = 21) control group 66)....
Our objective was to determine the perinatal outcome of first- and second-born twins compared singletons, born at same gestational age. To that end we conducted a case-control study in Flanders (Northern Belgium). During 10-year period (01.01.1999–31.12.2008), entire twin population — 11,154 11,118 (cases) 22,228 singletons (controls) with respect fetal neonatal (0–27 days) mortality. Only case control infants ≥ 500 grams were included, which explained unequal number twins. Mothers their...
To determine whether weekly sweeping of the membranes from 39 weeks gestation results in a reduction number women reaching 41 completed and subsequently who will need induction labour.Randomised controlled trial.Two hundred seventy-eight nulliparous women, were seen at antenatal clinic university teaching hospital, randomly allocated to receive on basis either (n = 140) or routine pelvic examination 138).The time interval between randomisation delivery, incidence prolonged pregnancy (i.e. >...
Objectives . To examine the determinants of epidural analgesia in active management labor. association with instrumental delivery and cesarean section. Study Design Observational study a teaching hospital uniform labor availability on demand. A thousand consecutive nulliparous women at term, were assessed. Results Requests for anesthesia predominantly expressed time patient was notified that spontaneous going to be augmented by administration oxytocin, or later, when this latter treatment...