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Dystocia , Shoulder Dystocia , Pregnancy , Female , Humans , Delivery, Obstetric , Dystocia/therapy , ShoulderSubject(s)
Labor, Induced/adverse effects , Misoprostol/adverse effects , Obstetric Labor Complications/drug therapy , Oxytocics/adverse effects , United States Food and Drug Administration , Women's Health , Anecdotes as Topic , Cervical Ripening/drug effects , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Labor, Induced/methods , Misoprostol/administration & dosage , Oxytocics/administration & dosage , Pregnancy , United StatesABSTRACT
Cardiac arrest in pregnancy is a rare event, and the speed of resuscitation response is critical to the outcome of both the mother and the fetus. The management of the unresponsive pregnant woman differs from that of the traditional adult resuscitation. In this article, causes of maternal arrest, management of proper cardiopulmonary arrest in pregnancy, and implementation of perimortem cesarean delivery are discussed.
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Heart Arrest , Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular , Adult , Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/methods , Cesarean Section , Decision Making , Female , Heart Arrest/epidemiology , Heart Arrest/etiology , Heart Arrest/therapy , Humans , Maternal Mortality , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/epidemiology , Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/etiology , Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/therapy , United States/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The United States has a higher ratio of maternal deaths than at least 40 other countries, even though it spends more money per capita for maternity care than any other. The lack of a comprehensive, confidential system of ascertainment of maternal death designed to record and analyze every maternal death continues to subject U.S. women to unnecessary risk of preventable mortality. Maternal deaths must be reviewed to make motherhood safer. The United Kingdom's Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health is considered the "gold standard" of national professional self-evaluation. The aim of the Safe Motherhood Quilt Project is to raise public awareness of the rising U.S. maternal death rate and necessary steps to a solution.
