Adolescent pregnancy guidelines

N Fleming, T O'Driscoll, G Becker, RF Spitzer… - Journal of obstetrics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the needs and evidence-based practice specific to care of the pregnant
adolescent in Canada, including special populations. Outcomes Healthy pregnancies for …

Müllerian duct anomalies and mimics in children and adolescents: correlative intraoperative assessment with clinical imaging

BLP Junqueira, LM Allen, RF Spitzer, KL Lucco… - Radiographics, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
Müllerian duct anomalies (MDAs) are congenital entities that result from nondevelopment,
defective vertical or lateral fusion, or resorption failure of the müllerian (paramesonephric) …

Trends in menstrual concerns and suppression in adolescents with developmental disabilities

…, L Allen, S Kives, N Caccia, RF Spitzer… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose Demonstrate changes in methods of menstrual suppression in adolescents with
developmental disabilities in a recent 5-year cohort compared with an historical cohort at the …

Characteristics and surgical success of patients presenting for repair of obstetric fistula in western Kenya

L Hawkins, RF Spitzer, A Christoffersen-Deb… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To carry out a large-scale retrospective review of patients who had undergone
surgical repair of obstetric fistula in Kenya to determine patient characteristics and …

Retrospective review of unintentional female genital trauma at a pediatric referral center

RF Spitzer, S Kives, N Caccia, M Ornstein… - Pediatric …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Unintentional female genital trauma is a complaint commonly seen and managed through
the emergency department. The purpose of this study was to review all unintentional female …

[HTML][HTML] The reproductive health fall-out of a global pandemic

…, B Lewis, C Bernard, RF Spitzer - Sexual and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Social media outlets are inundated with quips about the baby boom coming nine months
after the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not that funny. Or that simple. The global spread of the …

Retrospective review of predisposing factors and surgical outcomes in obstetric fistula patients at a single teaching hospital in Western Kenya

E McFadden, SJ Taleski, A Bocking, RF Spitzer… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objective We examined success rates and complications of obstetric fistula (OF) surgical
repairs in association with patient and fistula characteristics, including sociocultural and …

Maternal luteoma of pregnancy presenting with virilization of the female infant

RF Spitzer, D Wherrett, D Chitayat, T Colgan… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background Virilization in female newborns typically results from congenital adrenal
hyperplasia, requiring immediate diagnosis and treatment. We report a rare cause of virilization, …

[HTML][HTML] 'I stayed with my illness': a grounded theory study of health seeking behaviour and treatment pathways of patients with obstetric fistula in Kenya

AM Khisa, GM Omoni, IK Nyamongo, RF Spitzer - BMC women's health, 2017 - Springer
Background Obstetric fistula classic symptoms of faecal and urinary incontinence cause
women to live with social stigma, isolation, psychological trauma and lose their source of …

“No, you need to explain what you are doing”: obstetric care experiences and preferences of adolescent mothers with a history of childhood trauma

…, M Thompson, L Allen, A Aggarwal, RF Spitzer - Journal of Pediatric and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Study Objective To understand the pregnancy and childbirth experiences and preferences
of adolescent mothers with a history of childhood trauma in order to develop trauma-informed …