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Why India’s stillbirths are still not counted properly

“In our out-patient department, we get so many patients who have had stillbirths in the past,” said Tamkin Khan, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Aligarh Muslim University. “Every third patient has had a stillbirth – one time, two times, sometimes three times.”

Newslaundry

I once worked with wombs and now I specialise in death. I learned the end is as sacred as the beginning

There are many commonalities between obstetrics and palliative care. At the core of each is hope

The Guardian - AU

How an anti-abortion doctor joined Texas’ maternal mortality committee

Dr. Ingrid Skop, a San Antonio OB-GYN, was chosen to represent rural areas over an obstetrics nurse from the Rio Grande Valley.

The Texas Tribune

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Rural hospitals now face baby bust

Salon

Doctor charged with indecently assaulting woman

An obstetrics and gynaecology doctor has been charged with indecently assaulting a woman during a medical procedure in Western Australia.

AAP

Khaja Banda Nawaz Teaching and General Hospital launches free institutional delivery services

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Khaja Bande Nawaz Teaching and General Hospital (KBNT&GH) in Kalaburagi city has launched a free institutional delivery of newborn babies at its facility from May 1. The hospital has decided to extend the free maternity services to the entire Kalyana Karnataka region.

The Hindu

How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated

The peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says a pregnancy checkbox on national death certificates inflates the death rate.

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Our Body review – a brave, unblinking, hospital’s-eye view of women’s health

Documentarist Claire Simon films women, including herself, receiving care in a women’s health, obstetrics and gynaecology ward at a Parisian hospital

The Guardian - UK

Family doctors vs. the maternity crisis

More than half of all rural counties in the United States have no hospital services for delivering babies

Salon

Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?

More than half of American counties don't have an obstetrician. Family physicians, working in teams with proper support, could be the answer to the crisis in rural obstetric care.

WEKU

Trans person undergoes hysterectomy at OGH

.23-yr-old trans-male Sompelly Soni underwent laparoscopic-assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy at Osmania General Hospital. Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, General Surgery & Anesthesia teams provided quality care. Informed consent was obtained. Post-op, patient was in stable condition. OGH's commitment to diverse healthcare needs of transgender individuals marks stride in inclusive & patient-centric care.

The Hindu

Closure of maternity wards fuels Chinese debate over population decline

Recent shutdown of obstetrics units not officially linked with falling birth rate – but online commentators speculate

The Guardian - UK

‘I was shocked’: Catholic-run public hospitals refuse to provide birth control and abortion

Publicly funded Catholic hospitals across Australia are using the cover of religion to opt out of providing reproductive care – and experts say it has created a ‘postcode lottery’ for access to services

The Guardian - AU

'Chronic understaffing': Obstetrics, gynaecology hospital dept at risk

Staff feel burnt out and disrespected, a damning review has found.

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‘We weren’t meant to be criminals’: the gynecologists training out of state post-Roe

As abortion bans sweep the nation, OB-GYN residents rotate to abortion-supportive states to meet their program requirements

The Canberra Times

Culture an 'ongoing matter of concern' in obstetrics

Training accreditation in the unit has been reviewed.

The Hindu

Basaveshwar Hospital launches free institutional delivery scheme called Matru Sanjeevini

To commemorate the 101st birth anniversary of Mahadevappa Rampure, founder president of Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society (HKES), the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital (BTGH) run by HKES in Kalaburagi, has launched a new scheme called Matru Sajeevini providing free institutional delivery.

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Dramas 'This is Going to Hurt', 'The Responder' Lead BAFTA TV Nominations

Medical comedy-drama "This is Going to Hurt" and police series "The Responder" led nominations for Britain's BAFTA Television Awards on Wednesday, receiving six nods each, while live coverage of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee and her state funeral were also recognized. Based on former doctor Adam Kay's memoir and set on…

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OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis

WASHINGTON — A patchwork of state laws in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion, combined with pandemic-related burnout and low reimbursement rates, could exacerbate an already looming national shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists, experts say.

Roll Call

OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis - Roll Call

Experts worry that a shortage of OBGYNs will exacerbate an increase in problems related to maternal and prenatal health.

ABC News

Obstetrics, anaesthetics jobs sit vacant as regional Queensland grapples with worsening maternity crisis

Prominent Queensland obstetrician Gino Pecoraro has called for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend a maternity forum next week to show she’s interested in solutions.

The Independent UK

One in three women with female health conditions forced to wait three years for diagnosis

Exclusive: ‘The women I see have been waiting for a long time. They are clearly suffering physically and mentally. It is impacting their work life, their family life,’ consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology says

Nottingham Post

NUH speaks of 'deepest regret' as it admits failing to provide safe care to baby Wynter Andrews

It's the first time Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust has been taken to court

ABC News

Gladstone Hospital's maternity unit to provide 24/7 emergency obstetrics cover for first time in six months

Gladstone Hospital will offer 24/7 emergency caesareans as it was revealed Queensland Health has a 15 per cent vacancy rate for doctors in the state's rural and remote regions.

The Texas Tribune

After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisis

Women in Deep East Texas drive over an hour to give birth after the last obstetrics unit in the area closed in 2019. But if closing the unit was hard, reopening it is proving nearly impossible.

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