Background. Crisscross heart (CCH) is a complex, rare, congenital, rotational, cardiac abnormality that accounts for <0.1% of congenital heart defects (CHD). CCH is characterized by the crossing of the inflow streams of the two ventricles due to an abnormal twisting of the heart. A case of maternal CCH has not been previously reported. Case. We report a case of a primigravida with a CCH, who wa...

Dengue is a vector transmitted viral infection; tropical and subtropical countries see outbreaks of dengue each year. There is a paucity of literature on effects of dengue infection on pregnancy outcome and this prompted us to undertake a study for better understanding of pregnancy implications with dengue infection. Pregnant women admitted during the seasonal outbreak of dengue between Septemb...

Preeclampsia is a potentially serious complication of pregnancy with increasing significance worldwide. Preeclampsia is the cause of 9%-26% of global maternal mortality and a significant proportion of preterm delivery, and maternal and neonatal morbidity. Incidence is increasing in keeping with the increase in obesity, maternal age, and women with medical comorbidities entering pregnancy. Recen...

BACKGROUND Maternal mortality traditionally has been the indicator of maternal health all over the world. More recently review of the cases with near miss obstetric events has been found to be useful to investigate maternal mortality. Cases of near- miss are those in which women present with potentially fatal complication during pregnancy, delivery or the puerperium, and survives merely by chan...

OBJECTIVE To study the association between duration of second stage of labour and risks of maternal complications (infection, urinary retention, haematoma or ruptured sutures) in the early postpartum period. DESIGN Population-based cohort study. SETTING AND SAMPLE We included 72 593 mothers with singleton vaginal deliveries at ≥37 weeks of gestation in cephalic presentation, using the obste...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the maternal and fetal outcomes associated with uterine fibroids in pregnancy. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted Gynaecology Department of Mardan Medical Complex from January 2018 to December 2019. All pregnant women any age or parity gestational sonographic evidence were included. Demographic details, age, symptoms related fibrosis, size, number location fibroid, m...

Background: Eclampsia is an unpredictable multi-organ disease unique to pregnancy and largely a preventable condition, responsible for high maternal perinatal mortality. Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi. It retrospective over period 12 months on all eclamptic cases attending our hospital feto-maternal...

Background: Aim of this study was to determine the success rate vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) in Indian women, identify factors that predict its success, and assess maternal neonatal outcomes following a trial labour (TOLAC). Methods: A prospective observational involving women with one previous lower segment section (LSCS) who were admitted for TOLAC between January 2019 June 2020 at De...

Introduction: Unique aspects of neonatal renal physiology enhance the occurrence Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) as a complication sepsis. The study sought to determine prevalence AKI and its characteristics in neonates with suspected sepsis.&#x0D; Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted at Kenyatta National Hospital among aged 0-28 days. defined serum creatinine more than 100μmmol/l.&#x0D; Results:...