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Not all contraceptives are suitable immediately postpartum
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
The prenatal period is the time to counsel your patient about risks advantages of post-delivery contraceptives—and encourage her to choose one
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Have you made best use of the Bakri balloon in PPH?
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Reach for the balloon often and, for greatest benefit, apply it early in the postpartum hemorrhage treatment algorithm
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OB and neonatal medicine practices are evolving— in ways that might surprise you
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Move away from, first, suctioning during normal term birth and, second, any immediate clamping of the cord. There’s more.
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Big step forward and downward: An OC with 10 μg of estrogen
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Lo Loestrin Fe delivers an ultra-low dose of ethinyl estradiol—a novel and noteworthy option when you’re considering an estrogen-progestin...
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Stop staring at that Category-II fetal heart-rate tracing…
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
…and do something instead to improve fetal status!
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Levonorgestrel or ulipristal: Is one a better emergency contraceptive than the other?
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Comparison of these two FDA-approved agents should take more into account than just efficacy measured by the crude pregnancy rate
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What can “meaningful use” of an EHR mean for your bottom line?
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
It can mean as much as $44,000 from the federal government. Are you prepped to claim these funds, starting this year?
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Consider denosumab for postmenopausal osteoporosis
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Easy to use and effective, this recently approved agent appears well suited to ObGyn office practice
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Poll: These ObGyn “practice enhancers”shone brightly in 2010
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
- Obg Management Editor In Chief
With the year drawing to a close, we asked a cross section of your peers to reveal what especially boosted their efficacy, efficiency, and bottom...
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The ubiquitous, drawn-out, annoying wait to see the doctor
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Excessive wait time is costly to you and your patients. It’s possible to cut that time and transform the experience for patients in meaningful...
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Therapeutic hypothermia for newborns who suffer hypoxic–ischemic birth injury
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Can whole-body cooling reduce the rate of cerebral palsy and thus help OBs limit their professional liability?
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A new (to the US) first-line agent for heavy menstrual bleeding
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Tranexamic acid has a track record of efficacy and safety in Europe. Consider it an addition to your therapeutic options.
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In the news, now on the shelf: A novel estradiol-based OC
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
The first birth control pill was sold in the United States in 1960. Fifty years later, oral contraceptives continue to evolve—as Natazia...
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Permanent contraception provides a lesson in cost-effective medicine
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Moving interval sterilization into the office, using the hysteroscope, appears to benefit patients and society—a good thing in 2010
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How did we arrive at a worldwide epidemic of vitamin D deficiency?
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Our levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are distressingly low, putting pregnant women and newborns, among others, at risk