Objective: To investigate the accuracy of intrapartum digital vaginal examination in assessing fetal head position during active labour, and to compare accuracy of intrapartum digital vaginal examination for fetal head position between specialist trainee doctors and specialist obstetricians. Methods: A total of 100 patients at term with normal singleton cephalic-presenting fetuses were recruite...

To the Editor: Aeromonas spp. bacteria cause a broad spectrum of human infections (1). Invasive infections can be associated with exposure to contaminated water and occur frequently in patients with underlying immunosuppression or trauma but only infrequently in pregnant women (2). During January– May 2011, Aeromonas spp. bacteremia was identifi ed in 3 pregnant Myanmar women of Karen ethnicity...

Introduction: The increasing rate of cesarean sections is an important issue globally, especially in developed countries. During the last decade, despite decreasing rates of vaginal delivery attempts after a previous cesarean section, the risk of uterine rupture has remained. Uterine rupture is a significant and catastrophic obstetric complication associated with maternal and fetal morbidity an...

  Introduction: To present our experience about the safety of conservative management in asymptomatic and non-complicated hepatic hydatid cyst in pregnancy.   Methods: Seven pregnant patients with hepatic hydatid cysts as an incidental finding in routine obstetrical ultrasonography were referred to our center during 2001 to 2008. Three patients were visited in the second and the rest i...

The term retained products of conception (RPOC) refers to intrauterine tissue that develops after conception and persists after medical and surgical pregnancy termination, miscarriage, and vaginal or cesarean delivery. One of the most important factor risk for RPOC is placenta accreta, defined as "the abnormal adherence, either in whole or in part, of the afterbirth to the underlying uterine wa...

Injury to the perineum, whether from episiotomy or spontaneous laceration, may result in loss of vaginal or rectal tone and/or anal incontinence. External anal sphincter defects can be identifi ed by endoanal ultrasound in 20% to 53% of women after normal vaginal delivery, a possible risk factor for anal incontinence that will be subsequently reported in 4% to 50% of cases. Flatal incontinence ...

Background: Ectopic pregnancy, also called as tubal pregnancy, is one of the complications of pregnancy in which the extra-uterine implantation of embryo occurs. The diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy is based mainly on ultrasonography (USG). The aim of the study is to decide which approach (trans vaginal or trans abdominal) is better to diagnose the ectopic pregnancy. Methods: The study was conduc...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess the correlation between antenatal corticosteroids and peri-intraventricular haemorrhage (PIVH) using transfontanelle ultrasonography, as well as to evaluate the risk factors for its incidence. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study using medical records of preterm newborns. The protocol for maternal corticoid administration for fo...

Correspondence to: Mr Riou. A 28 year old nulliparous woman presented to the accident and emergency department after failing to retrieve a glass mercury thermometer from her vagina. She had been using the thermometer to measure her vaginal temperature on waking each morning as part of a fertility programme in order to ascertain the time of ovulation. Although oral or rectal temperature measurem...