Microbiological Pattern in Preterm Prelabour Rupture of the Fetal Membranes in South-Western Nigeria

Microbiological Pattern in Preterm Prelabour Rupture of the Fetal Membranes in South-Western Nigeria

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ekiti State University College of Medicine, Nigeria 3Department of Microbiology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Nigeria 4Department of Family Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria 5Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babcock Un...

Clinical Practice Guideline Preterm Prelabour Rupture of the Membranes

OBSTETRICS FOR PAEDIATRICIANS Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

The problem Unfortunately there are too many examples in obstetrics of very important conditions for which there is no consensus of professional opinion about definition, diagnosis, risks, and above all, management. Preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is such a case. The best, most widely used, and simplest definition of PPROM is membrane rupture occurring before the onset of reg...

Cancer distribution pattern in south-western Nigeria.

The burden of cancer in Nigeria is appreciable with about 100,000 new cancer cases being reported in the country each year. This study aimed to determine the level of occurrence and pattern of distribution of different cancer types in two major functional cancer registries in south-western Nigeria. A desk review of the level of occurrence and pattern of distribution of different cancer types in...

Induction of labour versus expectant management in women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

Background: Preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is an important clinical problem and a dilemma for the gynaecologist. On the one hand, awaiting spontaneous labour increases the probability of infectious disease for both mother and child, whereas on the other hand induction of labour leads to preterm birth with an increase in neonatal morbidity (e.g., respiratory distress syndrome...