Gynecology & Obstetrics

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

Teamwork Advances Cardiac Care Before and After Birth

VUMC Teams saved an Ebstein’s anomaly patient, illustrating advances in multi-center research and communication via EHR.

Prenatal Technique Reduces Need for Shunt in Hydrocephalus

In treating hydrocephalus following fetal repair of myelomeningocele, endoscopic third ventriculostomy may be the best approach.

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.

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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.

Close up illustration of skeletal human pelvis with bladder anatomy showing

Regenerative Medicine for Stress Urinary Incontinence

Phase 3 CELLEBRATE trial is underway testing autologous muscle cell grafts for sphincter repair.

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New Link Between Menopause and Heart Failure

While early menopause is a known risk factor for heart disease, obesity puts other women at risk.