VOLUME 92, NO. 5 Although there has been progress in reducing the impact of most disease processes that contribute to infant morbidity and mortality, there has been no significant reduction in the incidence of preterm birth in the past 25 years. Preterm birth, defined as any delivery that occurs before 37 weeks gestation, remains the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, representi...

a descriptive prospective study was undertaken to determine birth weight, length and head circumference of live births and to examine the effect of maternal age, parity and gestational age on birth sizes of the live births. a total of 459 term singleton maternal– neonate pairs were studied. the neonates had anthropometric measurements determined with in 24hours of life using standard methods. t...

Prenatal care refers to accurate and consistent performance of the principles important to maintain healthy pregnancy outcomes and also for mother and child health. One of the new indices to assess the adequacy of care is Revised Graduated Index of Prenatal Care Utilization (R-GINDEX).The study aims to assess the relationship between quantitative prenatal care factors and preterm labor and low ...

OBJECTIVE This study explores the associations between lifestyle factors and late and moderate preterm birth (LMPT: 32(+0)-36(+6) weeks' gestation), a relatively under-researched group. STUDY DESIGN A population-based case-cohort study was undertaken involving 922 LMPT and 965 term (37+ weeks' gestation) singleton live and stillbirths born between 1 September 2009 and 31 December 2010 to wome...

background & objectives: cryptorchidism is one of the most common congenital anomalies at birth. cryptorchidism is an abnormally positioned testis. the undescended testis can be located anywhere between the abdominal cavity and just outside the anatomical scrotum. this study was conducted to determine some etiologic factors in cryptorchidism. materials & methods: in an analytical cross-sectiona...

Background: Despite advances in obstetrics and gynaecology, the perinatal mortality among twins still remains high. This study compares the perinatal outcome of first and second twin. Materials & Methods: A prospective study was conducted at Institute of maternal and Child Health, Calicut over a period of one year; 2005 to 2006. 200 (antenatal women with) twin pregnancies were followed up from ...

INTRODUCTION In high-income countries, a reduced clinical threshold for obstetric interventions such as labour induction (LI) and prelabour caesarean delivery (PLCD) has played a substantial role in increasing rates of late preterm births. However, the association between provider-initiated delivery and perinatal outcomes have not been studied in a multicountry setting including low-income and ...

OBJECTIVE To present a critical and up-to-date review of ischemic brain damage in premature, very low birth weight infants. SOURCES OF DATA Articles were obtained by means of a search of the MEDLINE database, with those considered most representative by the authors being selected. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS The most frequent ischemic injuries among preterm, very low birth weight neonates are h...

OBJECTIVES To examine interhospital variation in rates of induction of labour (IOL) to identify potential targets to reduce high rates of practice variation. DESIGN Population-based record linkage cohort study. SETTING New South Wales, Australia, 2010-2011. PARTICIPANTS All women with live births of ≥24 weeks gestation in 72 hospitals. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE Variation in hospital IOL r...