Letter to the Editor Archives - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

Dear Editor, Nieto-Calvache et al. showed that family-centered cesarean section (FCS) was possible in 53.8% of patients undergoing cesarean section (CS) for placenta accreta spectrum (PAS). Main concepts of FCS are: earlier skin-to-skin contact and cesarean delivery in a relaxed atmosphere. The rationale of this study accords with this: even in PAS-CS/surgery, 1) FCS will […]

Dear Editor, We have read with interest the article by Silva et al. The study concluded that in a real-life setting there was no difference in the intensity of labor pain between patients who used nonpharmacological methods during the active phase of labor and those who did not. We appreciate the efforts of the research […]

Dear Editor, We would like to share ideas on the publication “Adverse Events Related to COVID-19 Vaccines Reported in Pregnant Women in Brazil.” According to Kobayashi et al., ten deaths were identified, one of which was thought to be causally related to the vaccine, and the other nine maternal deaths had causality C, that is, […]

Dear Editor, We enthusiastically read the analysis conducted in the study Adequacy of Prenatal Care During The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study with Postpartum Women, published in volume 44 issue #4 of the Brazilian Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics in 2022, and would like to bring some considerations about the topic. […]

Dear Editor, Aguilera et al. clearly illustrated some difficulties in the management of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs), with special emphasis on the low rate of presurgical diagnosis. This naturally forced obstetric surgeons to handle “unexpected PAS disorders” on an emergency basis, and this situation may also be true in high-income […]

Dear Editor, Endometriosis-related pain and morbidity are assumed to cause substantial impact on quality of life. Due to its chronicity, the disease is expected to be clinically managed in a long-term individualized plan, considering easy access, cost-effectiveness, acceptance, and adherence, regardless of surgical interventions, when (and if) they are necessary. […]

In the case report First Baby Born in Brazil after Simultaneous Diagnosis through Non-Invasive and Conventional PGT-A (Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2021;43[11]), Kulmann et al. present noninvasive preimplantation genetic test for aneuploidies (niPGT-A) as an alternative to conventional PGT-A. Those who defend the new technology assume that the biopsy of the trophectoderm could affect embryo […]