News from GynZone

News from GynZone - May 2015

GynZone at the Porto congress from 22nd - 23rd of May

It's almost time for the ECIC 2015: 2. European Congress on Intrapartum Care - Making Birth Safer. Peggy Seehafer will be at the congress to display a poster about the rethinking of birth phases and protection of the perineum (read it here) and Sara Kindberg will be presenting the impressive results from the post natal clinic at AUH, specifically regarding secondary repair.

We also will also be bringing two lots of worldwide news with us! - visit us at Porto or follow us on facebook:) https://www.facebook.com/GynZone

GynZone's congress participants. From left to right: Sara Kindberg (midwife, PhD, GynZone CEO), Karl Møller Bek (urogynaecologist, PhD, co-founder of GynZone), Li Thies-Lagergren (midwife, PhD), Peggy Seehafer (midwife and anthropologist)

New illustrations for sale in our webshop:

GynZone have published a whole new series of beautifully pencilled illustrations on perineal protection during vaginal birth by midwife Karen Mondrup. The illustrations are also available digitally and have many uses including patient information, guidelines etc.

Prevention of sphincter lacerations
Order at: http://www.gynzone.net/shop/illustrations-vaginal-birth

Diagnostics and description of obstetric trauma
Order at: http://www.gynzone.net/shop/illustrations-birth-injury

Hands on!

The Danish Society for Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DSOG) recommends perineal support - also in the case of instrumental delivery. The new 2015 guideline is now online and can be read here (in Danish).

Workshops in Germany

Midwives from Kassel and Würzburg have been on GynZone's courses in diagnostics/suture and post-partum healing.

Würzburg in Bayern and Geburtshaus Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe in Germany.

New GynZone users

Welcome to Maternity Foundation Ethiopia, Finnmarkssykehuset and Sykehuset Østfold in Norway, whose doctors and midwives now have access to GynZone's e-learning.

Home and abroad

Handling obstetric crises - free of charge for use on the go: The Safe Delivery App from Maternity Foundation has now been published for iPhone/iPad on iTunes, and for Android devices at google play. GynZone has assisted with financial support for the development of the app, as well as donating e-learning and medical illustrations for the work in Africa.

Urge to bear down before the cervix is completely dilated? Good, bad or of no consequence? A well written article about the anterior cervical lip from midwifethinking.com

The importance of the the microbiome for pregnancy and birth - how to transfer beneficial bacterial culture form the mother to the baby after Cesarean Delivery. Another interesting article from midwifethinking.com

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