Leadership plays a crucial role in healthcare facilities to ensure proper health service delivery. This research was undertaken assess leadership the performance of government-owned hospitals Sierra Leone, with focus on Makeni Government Hospital. A stratified and purposeful sampling strategy employed investigation. For this study, we selected employees from Hospital participate as respondents....

Background: Maximum infertility as the inability to conceive after one year of marriage without the use of contraceptive means. About 12-8% are couples without children, 35% of male infertility is just as relevant to their In addition, approximately 25% of infertile couples are men and women are involved Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive - analytical and the study of 50 pregna...

The case for promoting maternal choice with regards to location of delivery is clear. The current default position is to give birth in hospital in a consultant-led unit. Yet, despite the ability to choose location, only 5% of women give birth in a midwife-led unit, and 3% at home. For most low risk mothers, perinatal outcomes are generally the same regardless of location, with the exception of ...

Background: Pregnancy is a physiological action that ends with pain, fear, anxiety and fear of death for themothers. Delivery multi-dimensional process associated physical, emotional, social, physiological,cultural psychological dimensions.Objectives: To identify the preferred mode delivery in Iraq primiparous women factors make themchose this delivery.Methodology: descriptive/analytical cross-...

OBJECTIVE This study estimates the costs of maternal health services in Rosario, Argentina. MATERIAL AND METHODS The provider costs (US$ 1999) of antenatal care, a normal vaginal delivery and a caesarean section, were evaluated retrospectively in two municipal hospitals. The cost of an antenatal visit was evaluated in two health centres and the patient costs associated with the visit were eva...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the independent effect of delivery method and timing of breastfeeding initiation on the prevalence of breastfeeding. The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of method of delivery and timing of breastfeeding initiation on the prevalence of breastfeeding at 1 and 3 months after delivery using a national sample from Taiwan. METHODS The study p...

OBJECTIVE We examined the extent to which differences in hospital-level cesarean delivery rates in Massachusetts were attributable to hospital-level, rather than maternal, characteristics. METHODS Birth certificate and maternal in-patient hospital discharge records for 2004-06 in Massachusetts were linked. The study population was nulliparous, term, singleton, and vertex births (NTSV) (n = 80...

OBJECTIVE To study the implications of policy changes on the demand for antenatal care (ANC), HIV testing and hospital delivery among pregnant women in rural Malawi. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of monthly reports. SETTING Malamulo SDA hospital in Thyolo district, Makwasa, Malawi. METHODS Three hospital-based registers were analysed from 2005 to 2007. These were general ANC, delivery and...

Background & aim: The risks of maternal mortality and morbidity associated with cesarean delivery are three and two times higher than vaginal delivery, respectively. The majority of cesarean sections are due to failure to progress in labor. One of the common risk factors for failure to progress is small maternal body size. Cormic index is an indicator of body composition assessment, which estim...

 Abstract Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) has a major role in hematopoiesis, immune and acute phase response and its serum level seems to be associated with the mode of delivery. The purpose of this study was to compare the level of IL-6 in mothers who delivered via cesarean section and vaginally. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 40 mothers with vaginal delivery and 40 mothe...