Gynecology & Obstetrics

Research and innovation from the gynecology and obstetrics specialists at Vanderbilt Health

How a Rare Pseudoaneurysm Escaped Misdiagnosis

Echogenic mass seen in prenatal echocardiogram mimics a benign rhabdomyoma.

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Malnutrition and Maternal Depression Linked in Sickle Cell Study

Study finds maternal depression is independently associated with malnutrition in Nigerian children with sickle cell anemia.

Teamwork Advances Cardiac Care Before and After Birth

A Monroe Carell multi-specialist team joined intensive efforts to save an Ebstein’s anomaly patient, illustrating advances in multi-center research and communication.

Ventriculostomy After Fetal Repair Enhances Care for Severe Spina Bifida

In treating hydrocephalus following fetal repair of myelomeningocele, endoscopic third ventriculostomy may be recommended.

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Conversational Format Encourages End-of-Life Planning

A new style of advanced-care planning packet helped increase the number of patients with advance directives in the EMR.

Genetic Counselors Optimize Benefits of Prenatal Screening

Genetic counselors and physicians in maternal-fetal medicine stay abreast of fast-moving advances in DNA screening.

Intervention Reduces Malpractice Claims and Payouts

An intervention model aims to identify and reduce malpractice risk for large, single-specialty practices.

African American nurse speaking with a pregnant woman and her partner in hospital ward.

Minding Alerts to Long QT Syndrome Reduces Stillbirth

Early intervention when fetal heart rates go awry can mitigate morbidity and mortality risks.

Pregnant Black woman, seated in a chair, faced by another Black woman who is putting her hands on the pregnant woman's belly. A man sits on the couch looking on.

Doulas Deployed to Help Fill Outcome Gaps in Childbirth

Training model demonstrates how same-race doulas could lessen the disparities in childbirth for Black women.

Feeding breast milk in bottle to premature infant

Optimal Breast Milk for Preterm Infants

Degradation of osteopontin in donor milk could drive pasteurization procedure changes.