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Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (2016)
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Dec 12, 2017
In the 2016 case Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, the US Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the Texas requirements that abortion providers have…
LawBirth control clinicsAbortionFamily planning servicesAbortion--Law and legislation--United States
Evaluation of the Newborn Infant--Second Report (1958), by Virginia Apgar et al.
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Jun 10, 2017
Virginia Apgar and colleagues wrote “Evaluation of the Newborn Infant—Second Report” in 1958. This article explained that Apgar’s system for…
LiteratureApgar ScoreObstetricsChildbirthAnesthesiology
“Pelvic Scoring for Elective Induction” (1964), by Edward Bishop
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Feb 23, 2017
In the 1964 article, “Pelvic Scoring for Elective Induction,” obstetrician Edward Bishop describes his method to determine whether a doctor should…
LiteratureBishop, Edward H.ChildbirthLabor, Induced (Obstetrics)Obstetrics
Virginia Apgar (1909–1974)
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Feb 16, 2017
Virginia Apgar worked as an obstetrical anesthesiologist, administering drugs that reduce women’s pain during childbirth, in the US in the mid-…
Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974Apgar ScorePregnancyObstetricsChildbirth
“Elective Induction of Labor” (1955), by Edward Bishop
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Feb 16, 2017
In 1955, obstetrician Edward Bishop, a physician specializing in childbirth, published the article “Elective Induction of Labor,” in which he…
LiteratureReproductionChildbirthLabor, Induced (Obstetrics)Obstetrics