INTRODUCTION The post-partum eclampsia occurs usually in the first 48 hours, its incidence is between 13 and 37% of all eclampsia. The goal of this prospective study was to analyse the epidemiologic data and the prognosis of this complication in the post-partum stage. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled between January 1st 2000 to December 31st 2003 all eclampsia admitted to the intensive care ...

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes have improved maternal health outcomes and reduced the incidence of paediatric HIV, resulting in improved child health and survival. Nevertheless, high-risk vertical exposures remain common and are responsible for a high proportion of transmissions. In the absence of antiretrovirals (ARVs), an 8- to 12-hour labour has approximately t...

to evaluate the effects of garlic on some blood metabolites in pre-partum dairy goats, the ration was supplemented with raw garlic at the doses of 0, 30, 50 and 70 g kg-1 of dry matter (dm) in eight pregnant mahabadi breed goats (59 ± 1 kg initial live weight) in a replicated latin square design during the last two months of pregnancy. each experimental period lasted 14 days with the first 12 d...

ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the impact of different post-partum disorders on milk yield and composition. One hundred fifteen Holstein cows from a commercial dairy farm located in state Rio Grande do Sul southern Brazil were monitored up 62 days post-partum. During this period, body condition score evaluation animal clinical examination conducted. Percentages fat, protein, lactose, as...

background: post partum hemorrhage is one of the common causes in maternal morbidity and mortality and its outcome depends on accurate estimation of blood loss which needs acquiring skills. in this study, we decided to evaluate the effect of education on visual blood volume estimation by using simulation. method: this prospective study was done in mashhad university of medical sciences and 40 o...

Optimal strategies to prevent progression towards overt diabetes in women with recent gestational diabetes remain ill defined. We report a pilot study of a convenient, home based exercise program with telephone support, suited to the early post-partum period. Twenty eight women with recent gestational diabetes were enrolled at six weeks post-partum into a 12 week randomised controlled trial of ...

The study aims to describe features of the organizational structure of post-partum care in the Family Health Strategy, based on requirements present in the national health policy relating to the infrastructure, personnel, care actions and management. The study is quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional, and was undertaken in 55 Family Health Strategy clinics in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso (MT), t...

OBJECTIVES To determine the health and economic burdens of post-partum Staphylococcus aureus breast abscess. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a matched cohort study (N = 216) in a population of pregnant women (N = 32,770) who delivered at our center during the study period from 10/1/03-9/30/10. Data were extracted from hospital databases, or via chart review if unavailable electronically. We compare...

This study was designed to investigate the influence of maternal aerobic exercise on lipid peroxidation levels and antioxidant enzymatic activities before and after delivery. Predelivery and 1- and 24-hour post partum blood samples were collected from 18 nulliparous healthy pregnant women who exercised regularly throughout the whole period of pregnancy and from 22 matched controls. The plasma c...