Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour
Background Active management of the third stage of labour involves giving a prophylactic
uterotonic, early cord clamping and controlled cord traction to deliver the placenta. With …
uterotonic, early cord clamping and controlled cord traction to deliver the placenta. With …
Oral misoprostol for induction of labour
Z Alfirevic, A Weeks - Cochrane database of systematic …, 2006 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Misoprostol is an orally active prostaglandin. In most countries misoprostol is
not licensed for labour induction, but its use is common because it is cheap and heat stable …
not licensed for labour induction, but its use is common because it is cheap and heat stable …
Pelvic girdle pain and low back pain in pregnancy: a review
E Vermani, R Mittal, A Weeks - Pain Practice, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Pregnancy‐related pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and pregnancy‐related low back pain (PLBP)
are common problems with significant physical, psychological, and socioeconomic …
are common problems with significant physical, psychological, and socioeconomic …
Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective
Translocations are being increasingly proposed as a way of conserving biodiversity,
particularly in the management of threatened and keystone species, with the aims of …
particularly in the management of threatened and keystone species, with the aims of …
[HTML][HTML] From Parasite to Mutualist: Rapid Evolution of Wolbachia in Natural Populations of Drosophila
Wolbachia are maternally inherited bacteria that commonly spread through host populations
by causing cytoplasmic incompatibility, often expressed as reduced egg hatch when …
by causing cytoplasmic incompatibility, often expressed as reduced egg hatch when …
A Rapid Shift in a Classic Clinal Pattern in Drosophila Reflecting Climate Change
Geographical clines in genetic polymorphisms are widely used as evidence of climatic
selection and are expected to shift with climate change. We show that the classic latitudinal …
selection and are expected to shift with climate change. We show that the classic latitudinal …
[HTML][HTML] Randomized trial of early detection and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage
Background Delays in the detection or treatment of postpartum hemorrhage can result in
complications or death. A blood-collection drape can help provide objective, accurate, and …
complications or death. A blood-collection drape can help provide objective, accurate, and …
Shifting paradigms in restoration of the world's coral reefs
Many ecosystems around the world are rapidly deteriorating due to both local and global
pressures, and perhaps none so precipitously as coral reefs. Management of coral reefs …
pressures, and perhaps none so precipitously as coral reefs. Management of coral reefs …
Incidence of a new sex–ratio–distorting endosymbiotic bacterium among arthropods
AR Weeks, R Velten… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many intracellular micro–organisms are now known to cause reproductive abnormalities
and other phenomena in their hosts. The endosymbiont Wolbachia is the best known of …
and other phenomena in their hosts. The endosymbiont Wolbachia is the best known of …
Conservation genetics as a management tool: The five best-supported paradigms to assist the management of threatened species
About 50 y ago, Crow and Kimura [An Introduction to Population Genetics Theory (1970)]
and Ohta and Kimura [Genet. Res. 22, 201–204 (1973)] laid the foundations of conservation …
and Ohta and Kimura [Genet. Res. 22, 201–204 (1973)] laid the foundations of conservation …