Department of Obstetrics

The term Obstetrics is derived from the Latin, Obstare, which means position and is that branch of medicine which has to do with breeding, care during pregnancy, parturition and puerperium. The course in Obstetrics as taught at Iowa State College includes methods and care of breeding animals. This in turn resolves itself into a scientific plan of herd management

Women’s Health educational opportunities at the University of Iowa’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s educational programs span a continuum of learners from undergraduate premedical students to continuing education for practicing providers in Iowa and nearby states. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is committed to teaching women-centered, compassionate, evidence-based care and fostering life-long learning. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is a part of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and the University of Iowa Health Care at the University of Iowa

Kelly K. Ward, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology. Medical Director, Labor and Delivery Unit and Mother-Baby Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Associate Residency Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolog

Reflections on the University of Iowa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

My association with the University of Iowa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology began over 30 years ago as a fourth year medical student when I did a rotation on the High Risk Antepartum service. I am fortunate to have been trained by, and my care supported by, the University of Iowa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Cerebroplacental ratio in predicting adverse perinatal outcome : a meta-analysis of individual participant data

Acknowledgement We would like thank Dr F. Figueras, Prof. E. Gratacos, Dr F. Crispi and Dr J. Miranda for sharing data for this project. The CPR IPD Study Group: Asma Khalil (Fetal Medi- cine Unit, St George’s Hospital Medical School and St George’s University of London, London, UK; Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George’s University of London, Lon- don, UK), Basky Thilaganathan (Fetal Medicine Unit, St George’s Hospital Medical School and St George’s Univer- sity of London, London, UK; Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George’s University of London, London, UK), Ozhan M Turan (Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Repro- ductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medi- cine, Baltimore, MD, USA), Sarah Crimmins (Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA), Chris Harman (Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA), Alis- son M Shannon (Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA), Sailesh Kumar (School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Mater Research Institute – University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia), Patrick Dicker (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), Fergal Malone (Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), Elizabeth C Tully (Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), Julia Unterscheider (Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia), Isabella Crippa (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy), Alessandro Ghidini (Department of Obstetrics and Gynae- cology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy), Nadia Roncaglia (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy), Patrizia Ver- gani (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Univer- sity of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy), Amarnath Bhide (Fetal Medicine Unit, St George’s Hospital Medical School and St George’s University of London, London, UK), Fran- cesco D’Antonio (Fetal Medicine Unit, St George’s Hospital Medical School and St George’s University of London, London, UK), Gianluigi Pilu (Policlinico S. Orsola-Mal- pighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy), Alberto Galindo (Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, 12 de Octubre Research Institute (imas12), Com- plutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Ignacio Herraiz (Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, 12 de Octubre Research Institute (imas12), Com- plutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Alicia Vazquez-Sarandeses(FetalMedicineUnit-SAMID,Depart- ment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, 12 de Octubre Research Institute (imas12), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Cath- rine Ebbing (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway), Synnøve L Johnsen (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway), Henriette O Karlsen (Research Group for Pregnancy, Fetal Develop- ment and Birth, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Array comparative genomic hybridization (a-CGH): estado-da-arte e perspectiva

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Homoeopathy for COVID-19: A Public Health Emergency

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Ultrassonografia tridimensional na prática obstétrica: mito ou realidade?

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