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Get the latest knowledge, when you have the time. Watch or rewatch our Live webinars, where we invite clinical experts to give a presentation on their field of expertise, with time for questions from participants.
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The wound healing progression of dehisced perineal tears following childbirth
In this presentation, Nicola Adanna Okeahialam, Urogynaecology Clinical Research Fellow, Croydon University Hospital, UK, will present a prospective observational study on the healing of dehisced perineal tears by secondary intention.
Three-dimensional wound measurements were taken with the Silhouette® camera. Significant bacterial colonisation was diagnosed using the MolecuLight i:X camera.
This is the first study to describe healing outcomes of dehisced perineal wounds and factors associated with delayed healing.
Live session was on August 23th, 2023
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Research supporting waterbirth
Speaker: Dianne Garland, Midwife, FRCM SRN RM ADM PGCEA MSc
Care in third stage – skills to deliver placenta completely attached underwater and estimate EB. Emergencies – if in doubt ask mother to get out.
First breath – Review of multi-factorial physiology. Care of newborn - The first embrace "The Golden Hour". Research summary - studies reported. Outcomes in water were as good as/ better than dry land birth.
Complications were extremely rare.
Live session was on August 15th, 2023
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Obstetric buttonhole rupture. A clinical case presentation
Speaker: Marianne Glavind-Kristensen, urogynecologist, and expert in the field of pelvic floor reconstruction. Director of gynecology at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, and clinician at the interdisciplinary Pelvic Floor Unit.
In this presentation, Marianne presents a case of obstetric buttonhole rupture: a lesion between the rectum and the vagina
Anatomy Overview
Diagnosis and classification
Considerations for repair
Suturing materials and suturing techniques
Follow-up and treatment of complications
Live session was on Juni 7th, 2023
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Complementary medicine in the recovery of birth injuries: Myths and evidence
Speaker: Midwife Anthropologist Peggy Seehafer
Healthcare providers aim to offer effective interventions for promoting wound healing in women during the postpartum phase. While certain remedies are employed either as folk knowledge or medical interventions, they lack comprehensive investigation. Conversely, some approaches continue to be utilized despite the absence of substantiated advantages. This presentation provides a summary of the latest findings in research on this subject.
Live session was on May 23th, 2023
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Pain relief for perineal repair
Midwives Sara Kindberg and Eva Dimon presents the latest updates in GynZone's course on Pain relief during perineal repair.
The course is updated in the English version by January and February 2023, covering:
Non-pharmacological pain relief methods
Use of nitrous oxide
Local anesthetic gel
Local infiltration
Transcutaneous pudendal block
Transvaginal pudendal block
Epidural / spinal / general anesthesia
Live session was on May 11th, 2023
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GynZone introduction - how to make the most of your membership
Speaker: Katrine Jonasen, MSc.it. Head of Tech at GynZone.
Welcome to a guided tour of the GynZone platform: Whether you are a new member, or an old one looking for the latest news, this webinar is for you
Skills training. Earning certificates. Taking quizzes. Useful features (notes, favourites, references library and more).
Latest course updates. Sneak peek: Courses currently under production.
Live session was on April 20th, 2023
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Grade 4 obstetric injury. A clinical case presentation
Speaker: Midwife Anthropologist Peggy Seehafer.
Can OASI be prevented by taking a correct medical history? A look at a case history yields important lessons in risk assessment for sphincter injuries.
Peggy Seehafer presents a clinical case history of a grade 4 OASI:
Anatomy overview. Medical history.
Diagnosis and classification.
Follow-up and evaluation.
Considerations for subsequent births
Risk assessment lessons.
Live session was on April 12th, 2023
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PECY - Manual vaginal pelvic health assessment and treatment
Speaker: Hélène Menapace, Physiotherapist and Osteopath.
Presentation and discussion is in German.
Hélène has developed a 12-step assessment and treatment system for female pelvic health. This method can be applied prenatally, during labor, and postnatally as well as in an interdisciplinary context.
Hélène presents: 5 Stages PECY System. 12 PECY points. Why - When - How should midwives assess vaginaly. Indications - contraindications. Importance of the ecosystem for the healing journey of the patient.
Live session was on March 23th, 2023
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Suturing of injuries to the anal sphincter: Practice and current evidence
Marianne Glavind-Kristensen is an experienced urogynecologist and expert in the field of pelvic floor reconstruction.
She is Head of and Senior Consultant at the interdisciplinary Pelvic Floor Unit at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark.
In this presentation, good practice will be presented for:
• Diagnosing perineal trauma to the anal sphincter complex
• Options for pain relief during perineal repair
• Suturing materials and suturing techniques
• Follow-up with patients and treatment of complications
Live session was on December 8th, 2022
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Intrapartum pudendal nerve block and childbirth experience in primiparous women
Åsa Henning Waldum
Research Midwife
Pudendal nerve block analgesia (PNB) is used as pain relief in the final stage of childbirth. We hypothesized that PNB is associated with higher rates of postpartum urinary retention.
Live session was on September 22nd, 2022
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Can Pain Relieving Spray cause suture breakdown?
Clinical experiences
Marianne Glavind-Kristensen
Sara Kindberg
A case-report from Norway
Input from pharmacologists
Testing the tensile strength
Evaluating cases of suture breakdown
Live session was on May 22nd, 2022.
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Nitrous Oxide for pain relief during labour and post partum repairs
Jannik Skriver Jensen
Intensive Care Nurse and International Sales Manager at Medclair AB
Nitrous Oxide - how does it work?
Benefits and side effects
Safety for staff and planet
Live session was on May 25th, 2022.
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Prevention of OASI
Peggy Seehafer, Midwife, Anthropologist.
How can midwives help to prevent anal sphincter injuries during birth?
Live session was on march 17th, 2022.
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Early secondary repair of OASI
Within the first weeks post partum. Urogynecologist Karl Møller Bek presents:
Experiences and outcomes from a cross-disciplinary pelvic floor unit at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark.
Live session was on march 2nd, 2022.
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OASI repair
Practice and current evidence
Marianne Glavind-Kristensen Head of and Senior Consultant at the interdisciplinary Pelvic Floor Unit at Aarhus University Hospital
Live session was on february 23rd, 2022
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The Quality of Life and Sexuality in Women with Lichen Sclerosus.
Master Class with Nurse and sexual counselor Gitte Vittrup to present her research.
Participation is free for GynZone Pro members, but registration is required.
Live session was on november 25th, 2021.
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Prevention of perineal injury
Meet the Expert Midwife Hilary Schlinger
Participation is free for GynZone Pro members, but registration is required.
How can midwives contribute to a reduction in perineal injury during vaginal birth? Out-of-hospital factors and their impact on perineal outcomes provide answers that can be applied regardless of birth setting.
Live session was on November 8th, 2021
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The history of the episiotomy and current research
Meet the Expert Midwife Peggy Seehafer
Live sessions was on November 4th and 5th, 2021.
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How can midwives help to prevent anal sphincter injuries during birth?
Meet the Expert Midwife Peggy Seehafer.
Live sessions was on 5th and 6th of October, 2021.
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Midwife Amalie Sofie Kolbæk
The birth pool as a work station and a medical device. Development and clinical use of Fjordblink Birth Pools
Participation is free for GynZone Pro members, but registration is required.
Live sessions was on September 27th, 2021.
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Midwife Anne Mette Tonning
Experiences with birth of the placenta in water
Participation is free for GynZone Pro members, but registration is required.
Live sessions was on September 20th, 2021.
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Midwives Kristine Henriksen, Annika Yding and Charlotte Sander Andersen
Waterbirth - what about the perineum?
The presenters will share their experiences with perineal protection and gentle birthing in their hospital unit.
Live sessions was on September 13th, 2021.
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Midwife and researcher Hanna Ulfsdottir
Women’s experiences of water birth compared with conventional uncomplicated births
Live sessions was on September 6th, 2021.
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The history of the episiotomy and current research
Peggy Seehafer has 30 years of experience in suturing and evaluating healing in the perineum after vaginal births.
In Germany, home visits by midwives are offered up to 10 times after the birth.
Live sessions was on may 27th, 2021.
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Reconstructive surgeries in the vulva and perineum
Tine Engbjerg Damsgaard, Professor and consultant plastic surgeon.
In connection with vaginal births, women can suffer from extensive injuries to the pelvic floor.
In rare cases, the healing or the result may be unsatisfactory for the patient.
Live sessions was on may 14th, 2021.
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Recovering from major perineal trauma: The physiotherapist's tips and tricks
Ulla Due is the chairwoman for the Danish Society for Urologic, Gynecologic and Obstetric Physiotherapy (DUGOF)
Live sessions was on may 11th, 2021.
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Diagnosis of birth lacerations
Diagnosis explained with illustrations, photos and video: Tears of 1st - 4th grade and episiotomy.
Live sessions was on may 3rd, 2021.
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OASI repair
Practice and current evidence
Marianne Glavind-Kristensen Head of and Senior Consultant at the interdisciplinary Pelvic Floor Unit at Aarhus University Hospital
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Live sessions was on april 14th, 2021.
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Optimal working conditions during perineal repair
Master Class with Malene Hegenberger, Midwife and inventor
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Live sessions was on april 8th, 2021.
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Are you comfortable with your stitches ?
Meet our GynZone Live Expert: Sara Kindberg, Midwife PhD
Screening all mothers after vaginal birth: healing and assessment of primary perineal repair outcomes.
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Live sessions was on apr 7st, 2021.
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Diagnosis of birth lacerations
Meet our GynZone Live Expert: Midwife Peggy Seehafer. Peggy has 30 years of experience in suturing and evaluating healing in the perineum after vaginal births.
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Live sessions was on apr 6st, 2021.
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Training staff to be confident with upright breech births
Training staff to be confident with upright breech births
Speaker:
Obstetrician
Kamilla Gerhard Nielsen
Live sessions was on Mar 31st, 2021.
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The importance of light
About midwives' experience and use of light during births
Speaker:
Anthropologist and PhD student
Stine Louring Nielsen
Live sessions was on Mar 29th, 2021.
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Stillbirths
At Aarhus University Hospital a small unit for perinatal loss was initiated in 2011. The Unit is shielded from the labor- and maternity wards with crying babies and pregnant women.
Speaker: Midwife PhD Dorte Hvidtjørn
Live sessions was on Mar 19th, 2021.
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Intact cord
Stabilisation of the newborn.
Evidence and implementation in a norwegian hospital setting.
Speaker: Midwife MSc Elisabeth Sæther
Live sessions was on March 4th, 2021.
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Obstetric interventions
Do sensory rooms affect the birth?
Experiences and research from Hillerød Hospital in Denmark.
Speakers:
Doctor Tine Wrønding
and Midwife Gitte Ulriksen.
Live session was Feb 25th, 2021.
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How to design a reassuring sensory birth room
Increasing the feeling of safety and well-being for patients, relatives and staff.
Speaker: Eva Wennerwald, CEO of Wavecare.
Live session was Feb. 11th, 2021
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Sensory birth rooms
How midwives experience working in sensory birth rooms and how it affects their work environment - both physically and mentally.
Speaker: Maj-Britt Schulze Romme, Midwife
Live session was Feb. 10th, 2021
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Psychological trauma
Psychological importance and impact of staff behaviour. How can birth professionals help to improve and strengthen the mother-child relation and minimize psychological trauma in birth?
Speaker: Henrik Dybvad Larsen, Psychologist
Live session was Feb 8th, 2021
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Home births
When parents design their birth environment. Home birth midwife Anne Mette Tonning shares her experiences from working in other people's homes.
Speaker: Anne Mette Tonning, Midwife
Live session was Feb. 5th, 2021
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Birth- and workplaces
Four decades of birthplaces and workplaces in Denmark. Developing the framework we offer to the families giving birth.
Speaker: Lillian Bondo
Live session was Feb. 2nd, 2021
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Hypnosis - an overlooked tool
Studies show that including hypnosis in the antenatal training can contribute to an improved birth experience with less pain, reduce interventions, and perhaps even improve Apgar scores.
Speaker: Anna Knakkergaard
Live session was Jan. 27th, 2021
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Sustainable birth environments
For 2 years, midwives in Viborg has worked to create sustainable, homely, and calming birth environments.
Speakers: Head Midwife Katrine Corfitz Kildedal and colleagues Sandra T. Dahl and Kirsten Nordby.
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Lighting for Birth
Active use of light can support the different phases and needs in birth and improve staff working conditions. Experiences from Kolding Hospital.
Speaker: Ane Eskildsen from Chromaviso
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Gas and air in vaginal birth
Effects, correct use, and how to minimise emission in our work environment.
Speaker: Eva Sommer from Linde Gas
The live session was Jan. 20th, 2021
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