Obstetrics & Gyn

HPV Self-Sampling: Is It Finally Ready for Prime Time in Cervical Screening?

HPV self-sampling demonstrates comparable accuracy to clinician-collected samples for detecting high-grade cervical lesions, significantly improving screening uptake among under-screened populations.

Maternal Mortality: Which Interventions Actually Move the Numbers?

Addressing maternal mortality disparities requires targeted interventions. Evidence suggests that systemic changes, rather than isolated clinical efforts, drive meaningful reductions.

Maternal sepsis: why vital sign patterns in pregnancy often mislead

Recognising sepsis in pregnant patients is complicated by physiological changes that mask classic vital sign abnormalities, delaying critical intervention.

The Unending Debate: One-Step Versus Two-Step Screening

A persistent disagreement continues in medical screening protocols, with no clear resolution on whether a single, comprehensive test or a staged approach offers superior outcomes.

Cervical Cancer Elimination: Why Europe's Screening Registries Fall Short

Most countries lack robust screening registries needed to track the full cervical cancer elimination cascade, hindering progress toward WHO targets.

Maternal mortality disparities: What interventions actually move the numbers?

Addressing maternal mortality disparities requires targeted interventions beyond general improvements in care. Effective strategies focus on systemic changes and direct clinical support for vulnerable populations.

Maternal Sepsis: Why Pregnancy Masks Critical Vital Sign Patterns

Physiological changes in pregnancy can obscure typical sepsis vital sign patterns, delaying diagnosis and increasing maternal morbidity and mortality.

Tranexamic acid in postpartum haemorrhage: how much does every minute matter?

Tranexamic acid is a critical intervention for postpartum haemorrhage, but the precise timing of administration significantly impacts its efficacy.

One-Step or Two-Step Screening: The Unresolved Debate

The long-standing disagreement over optimal screening strategies persists, with new research focusing on novel detection methods rather than resolving the core debate.