Research Question : What are the various maternal factors associated with low birth weight? Objective : 1) To find out the percentage of low birth weight in an urban slum community. 2) To study the maternal factors associated with low birth weight. Study design : Prospective, Observational, Community based study. Setting : An urban slum community Sahaji Nagar, situated in the outskirts of Mumba...

CONTEXT Accurate obstetric history is of utmost importance in prenatal care to ensure optimal maternal and fetal outcomes. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To determine the accuracy of recalled obstetric history among rural Igbo women of Southeast Nigeria. STUDY DESIGN Primiparous and multiparous women, who accessed antenatal care in a rural Mission Hospital over a two-year period, had their past obstet...

BACKGROUND Uterine rupture is a tear in the wall of uterus which carries grave risks to the mother as well as her baby. OBJECTIVES To estimate uterine rupture bad outcomes using propensity score and its determinants in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. METHODS A case control study on 363 participants, 121 cases and 242 controls, was conducted. Data was analyzed by STATA 14. Propensit...

Background: Maternal nutrition during pregnancy is a serious public health issue as it negatively impacts women and their children. The most commonly used nutritional interventions are folic acid omega-3 fatty (n-3 FA). This survey aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude perception towards acid, n-3 FA other supplementation amongst healthcare practitioners (HCPs). Methods: A close-ended quest...

INTRODUCTION IT HAS recently been dem onstra ted that about 56 percent o f patients delivering in a rural obstetric unit had significant risk factors, and that 85 percent o f these could have been detected by meticulous antenatal screening before the onset o f labour. These figures show that the average rural obstetric unit in South Africa is dealing with a large percen­ tage o f high risk pati...

Background: Prematurity is still a major cause of neonatal and infant mortality morbidity. Aim: This study aimed to describe the incidence preterm infants, indications admission, risk factors, discharge outcome. Materials Methods: A retrospective, descriptive design was used. sample 692 infants admitted Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) included. structured sheet used gather necessary data. I...