Cochrane Review Summaries-April 2021

Megan Cohen1, Alison Edelman, Federica Bellussi

  • 1Megan Cohen and Alison Edelman are from the Division of Complex Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon. Federica Bellussi is from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Vincenzo Berghella is from the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. David M. Haas is from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana;

Summary

This review covers Cochrane Systematic Reviews on self-administered medication for abortion, antibiotic use in operative vaginal delivery, and labor induction timing. These insights offer valuable updates for obstetric and gynecologic care providers.

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