Clinical Questions 2023-24

Below are the clinical questions received by meeting the staff at WMUH Queen Mary Maternity Unit and attending haematology/O&G MDT meetings during Apr 2023- Mar 2024. Please contact us for more details or if you can’t open any links. Last updated 25/03/24.

Balloon induction in women with a previous caesarean section

Cervical cancer and ovarian metastasis

Endometriosis and mode of delivery

Manual rotation for preventing instrumental delivery

Temozolamide and capecitabine – effect on pregnancy when taken by male partner at time of conception

Instillagel for the prevention of urinary catheter-related infections

IVF and birth at 40 weeks

Advanced maternal age and birth at 40 weeks

Manual vs automated blood pressure monitoring in pregnancy and the postpartum period

Cutaneous leichmaniasis in pregnancy

Safety of mifeoristone for the fetus

Endometrioid ovarian cancer

Hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism and breastfeeding

IV iron use in pregnancy

Weight gain in pregnancy

Chronic endometritis and chronic pelvic pain/pre-eclampsia

CBD and endometriosis

Eating, drinking and movement in labour

Spironoloactone for premenstrual bloating and fluid retention

Ferric derisomalrose vs ferric carbocymaltose in pregnancy (including safety/side effects)

Transcultaneous Bilirubinometery for detecting jaundice in ethnic minorities

Management of renal angiomyolipoma

Renal angiomyolipoma in pregnancy

Cervical tears

Gestational diabetes and stillbirth

Psychological effects of postpartum haemorrhage

Length of Perineum and Risk of Perineal Tears and Anal Sphincter Injuries

Predictors of VBAC success

Success of induction of labour after caesarean section

Anaesthetic Implications of Bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis

Short-term variation of the fetal heart

Reflexology and labour induction/membrane sweeping

Efficacy of membrane sweeping for induction of labour

Mendelson’s syndome in pregnancy/oral intake restriction during labour

Hepatic adenomas and HRT

Endometriosis Fertility Index

Midodrine use in pregnancy

Methods of Term and Post-term Induction of labour

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and HRT

Effect of very high BMI on birth outcomes

Hyponatremia during labour

SSRIs and SNRIs and risk of postpartum haemorrhage

Mifepristone for induction of labour

Sjogren’s syndrome (diagnosis and treatment)

Hypercalcaemia in pregnancy

Effects of Mifepristone on the neonatal endocrine system

Long-Term Levonorgestrel IUD and Amenorrhoea

Long-Term Levonorgestrel IUD and Fertility Post-Removal

Maternal mental health and fetal/child wellbeing

Fibroids in pregnancy

Fibroids and risk factors in labour and birth

Birth outcomes comparing VBAC vs repeated caesarean

Paternal Role in Preeclampsia

Medication effects on male fertility

Low PAPP-A and induction of labour at 40 weeks

Experience of international midwivery recruits

Supeficial vein thrombosis in pregnancy

Low PAPP-A and aspirin

Ambulatory management of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension

Fibroids and risk of postpartum haemorrhage

Congenital hypoalbuminaemia, and the same condition in pregnancy

Hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy

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