Prevalence of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome among Pregnant Women in Lahore City

Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnant women.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a frequent complication of pregnancy, with a prevalence reported as high as 62%. The most typical symptoms are numbness and tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and radial half of the ring finger. Other common manifestations include burning dysesthetic wrist pain, as well as the loss of grip strength and dexterity. Proximal radiation along the vola...

Prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women in Derna city, Libya

Physiologically, during pregnancy there is an increase of iron and folate requirements, therefore the possibility of decreased iron and folate is high if there is not supplementation. 2 Early detection and effective management of anaemia in pregnancy would add to planning appropriate strategies aimed at reducing the burden of maternal morbidity and mortality. Anemia in pregnancy is associated w...

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Prevalence among Pregnant Women in Rafsanjan City, Iran, 2003

Prevalence Unintended Pregnancy and its Related Factors Among Currently Pregnant Women in Kangavar City (West Iran)

Background: Unintended or unplanned pregnancy has been a distressing reality among females in the reproductive age group particularly in developing countries. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of unintended pregnancy among married women in an urban community in Kangavar city state, to determine the associated factors of unintended pregnancy and to verify the reasons behind uni...

Iodine deficiency in pregnant women of Lahore.

OBJECTIVE To know extent of iodine deficiency (ID), role of thyroid enlargement (goiter) as marker of ID and current status of iodized salt intake in pregnant women of Lahore. METHODS A cross sectional study was carried out at Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, during March 2002 to September 2005. Pregnant women (n = 254) during first trimester attending antenatal clinic partic...