Browsing by Author "Cuerva, Marcos Javier"
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Item Influence on operative time of immediate skin-to-skin care in low-risk primary cesarean births for breech presentation: Retrospective cohort study.(Birth, 2022) Cuerva, Marcos Javier; Carbonell, María; Boria, Félix; Gil Mira, María del Mar; De La Calle, María; Bartha, José LuisBackground Multiple benefits for both, mother and baby have been reported from immediate skin-to-skin care (SSC). The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of SSC on operative time and blood loss in primary cesarean births for breech presentation. Methods A SSC protocol for cesarean birth was implemented in our institution on February 25, 2019. In this single-center retrospective cohort study, we compared the outcomes of planned primary cesarean births for breech presentation at term before and after its implementation. Results Data from 110 women who had a cesarean birth for breech presentation at term were analyzed, 55 in each group. Group 1 were women who had immediate SSC and Group 2 were women without immediate SSC. Maternal and surgical characteristics, and neonatal outcomes were similar in both groups. The mean operative time was 3.22 minutes shorter in the immediate SSC group compared with the not immediate SSC group (37.13 ± 12.27 vs 40.35 ± 12.23 minutes; P = 0.171). Conclusions In conclusion, immediate SSC following a low-risk cesarean birth for breech presentation neither prolongs the operative time nor increases blood loss during the procedure. Although we were unable to demonstrate a significant reduction in the operative time with the immediate SSC protocol, a decrease of 3 minutes was noted.Item Intrapartum ultrasound in maternal lateral versus semi-recumbent posture. A repeated measures study.(European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2023) Cuerva, Marcos Javier; Rodríguez, Elena; Perez De Aguado, Marta; Gil Mira, María del Mar; Rolle, Valeria; López, Francisco; Bartha, José LuisObjective This study aimed to assess whether intrapartum ultrasound (ITU) measurements in maternal lateral posture are superimposable to ITU measurements in semi-recumbent position. Study design A single-center, repeated measures design was used. Women in the second stage of labor were randomized to ITU first in semi-recumbent followed by ITU in side-lying posture without and with contraction, or inversely. The angle of progression (AOP) and the head-perineum distance (HPD) between contractions (AOP1 and HPD1) and with contraction (AOP2 and HPD2) were measured in each maternal posture. The differences between AOP1 and AOP2 (dAOP), and between HPD1 and HPD2 (dHPD) were calculated. Results and conclusions Forty-two women participated in the study. A generalized estimating equation model showed that AOP1 (-3.00°; 95 % CI −5.77 to −0.23; p = 0.03) and AOP2 (-4.14°; 95 % CI −7.20 to −1.08; p = 0.008) were lower in semi-recumbent compared to maternal lateral posture. HPD1 (+1.43 mm; 95 % CI 0.05–2.81; p = 0.042) and HPD2 (+1.53 mm; 95 % CI 0.17–2.89; p = 0.03) were higher in semi-recumbent position. Differences in the ITU measurements in maternal lateral posture compared to semi-recumbent position are small. Monitoring the second stage of labor with ITU in lateral maternal posture is possible.