Approximately 2% of low-risk pregnant women still require an emergency Cesarean section after the onset of labor. Because it is likely that half of these cases are associated with placental and umbilical cord abnormalities, it is thought that prenatal detection of such abnormalities would reduce the number of emergency cesarean sections in low-risk women. Velamentous cord insertion is an abnorm...

Teenage pregnancy is recognized in many countries as a health risk associated with a higher rate of maternal and fetal complications, particularly in developing countries with limited obstetric facilities. This study compares the obstetric outcomes of teenagers (age -20 years) with those of 20–29year-old mothers. The data were collected from the records of pregnant women admitted for delivery a...

Obstetric anesthesiology is a significant component of modern anesthesiology, and a high risk sub-specialty because of its involvement of both mother and newborn. Having a late start, obstetric anesthesiology in mainland China has been developing synchronously with all other anesthesiology sub-specialties. Advances in science and technology and improvement of management skills in recent decades...

BACKGROUND The burden of maternal morbidity is high in developing countries including Nepal. This study investigated obstetric complications and rural-urban difference in cesarean delivery rate in Western Nepal. METHODS A community-based cohort study was conducted in the Rupandehi district of Western Nepal during January-October, 2014, by interviewing 735 mothers within one month postpartum. ...

BACKGROUND Improved knowledge of obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness practices, and readiness for emergency complications are among the strategies aimed at both enhancing utilization of maternal health services and increasing access to skilled care during childbirth, particularly for women with obstetric complications. It is unclear whether knowledge of danger signs translates into impro...