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ReviewO&G open2024

An Evidence-Based Approach to Vaginal Birth.

Andrew M Tannous, Jessica Warffuel, Ann-Sophie Van Backle, Iris Burgard, Marcella R Israel, Sarah Hartley, Jania A Ramos, Elaine Stickrath, Torri Metz, Meredith J Alston

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Review in O&G open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Andrew M TannousDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jessica WarffuelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ann-Sophie Van BackleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Iris BurgardDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Marcella R IsraelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sarah HartleyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jania A RamosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Elaine StickrathDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Torri MetzDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Meredith J AlstonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, the Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Health, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This is a review of evidence-based management of vaginal birth, which is critical to optimizing the outcomes of birthing people and neonates. The current literature supports the use of immediate pushing in the second stage of labor, neuraxial anesthesia administration for vaginal birth for adequate pain control, use of warm compresses in labor to prevent obstetric lacerations, delayed cord clamping for term and preterm neonates, the utility of umbilical cord milking in neonates who require immediate resuscitation, and active management of the third stage of labor with oxytocin administration. In addition, the routine use of episiotomy is shown to increase morbidity without clear evidence of benefit in the setting of spontaneous vaginal delivery or operative vaginal delivery.

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PMID41001226
PMCPMC12456522

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