Introduction: Caesarean section is one of the commonest surgical procedures worldwide. Its upward trend and associated morbidity/mortality especially in low-resource setting makes regular appraisal of the practice necessary. Methodology: A retrospective study. Labour ward logbook and case records were looked into, and all information extracted. Results: Caesarean section rate was 35.5%, with an...

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with unplanned pregnancies in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A standardized questionnaire was applied in 2007 to all pregnant women in the city, including demographic characteristics, childbearing history, socioeconomic status, and prenatal and childbirth care. The study used Poisson multivariate regression analysis w...

Adenomyosis, a condition usually associated with multiparity, is not generally seen as a cause of infertility. However, recent studies have reported a reduction in IVF implantation rates and a link with miscarriage, suggesting that adenomyosis may interfere with successful implantation. To investigate this hypothesis, the clinical records and laboratory results, which routinely include immunohi...

PURPOSE This study aims to identify triggers of stillbirth in the study setting and to make suggestions to reduce the prevalence. METHOD A three-year retrospective case-control study of stillbirths at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital. RESULTS The stillbirth rate was 33 per 1000 births. Based on Baird-Pattinson classification of the primary obstetric causes of stillbirth, adverse int...

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is defined as pathological bleeding from uterus unexplained on basis of inflammation, neoplasia or pregnancy within the uterus. The present study was undertaken with the aim of studying the different histological patterns of endometrium in patients of DUB. This study includes 84 patients with clinically diagnosed DUB who had undergone either hysterectomy or D&C. S...

BACKGROUND Few studies have explored predictors of early childhood anxiety. OBJECTIVE To determine the prenatal, postnatal, and early life predictors of childhood anxiety by age 5. METHODS Population-based, provincial administrative data (N = 19,316) from Manitoba, Canada were used to determine the association between demographic, obstetrical, psychosocial, medical, behavioral, and infant f...

This study compared the results of neurodevelopmental examination at 6 months’ corrected age of premature infants with neonatal seizures and/or intracranial hemorrhage and normal premature infants. There was a statistically significant correlation (p=0.000007) between intracranial hemorrhage and seizures in the group of 68 premature infants seen in the neurodevelopmental outpatient service at H...

The relative lack of information on breast cancer etiology in Burkina Faso led us to undertake the present work to highlight risk factors. This prospective study was conducted using a questionnaire between January 2015 and February 2016 on women admitted to Yalgado OUEDRAOGO hospital, for consultation or supervision. The characteristics of multiparous breast cancer patients (n = 44) were compar...

OBJECTIVE To describe the course of migraine without aura and migraine with aura during pregnancy and factors that could influence its course, among migraine sufferers before pregnancy. METHOD A cross sectional study undertaken at the IMIP, Brazil. Out of 686 consecutively assisted women, at the first postnatal week, 266 were identified as migraine sufferers before pregnancy. RESULTS There ...

Aim: To determine effectiveness postplacental intrauterine contraceptive device( PPIUCD) insertion in multiparous women. Design: Descriptive Case Series Place of study: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore Duration: 6 months Method: 150 multiparous women with normal vaginal delivery were included in study. Intrauterine contraceptive device was inserted as per o...