Endocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor (EG-VEGF) is an important regulator for embryo implantation and placental development, and is clinically associated with several obstetric disorders related to insufficient or inappropriate trophoblast invasion, such as recurrent abortion, preeclampsia, and intrauterine fetal growth restriction. This study was performed to identify the ...

BACKGROUND Eclampsia is the main cause of maternal death in Brazil. Magnesium sulfate is the drug of choice for seizure prevention and control in the management of severe preeclampsia and eclampsia. Despite scientific evidence demonstrating its effectiveness and safety, there have been delays in managing hypertensive disorders, including timely access to magnesium sulfate. To conduct a general ...

BACKGROUND To study the prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence in tribal women and to assess the treatment seeking behavior of affected women. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Khardi, a tribal village, selected by random sampling, in Thane district, Maharashtra, India during the period October 2010 to January 2011. All women aged 20 years and above wer...

BACKGROUND Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), is probably the most common disease among heritable connective tissue disorders. It affects women more than men and causes symptoms in multiple organs. It is associated with chronic pain, skin fragility and abnormal bleeding. These characteristics may hamper reproductive life. We conducted a study to evaluate the gynecologic and obstetric ou...

OBJECTIVE Review of obstetric cases admitted to the intensive care unit. DESIGN Ten year retrospective review of individual patients' medical records. PARTICIPANTS Records of obstetric patients admitted from 2005-2014. SETTING Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Diagnosis at the time of admission, associated risk factors, and intervention required aspects of mana...

Introduction Risk prediction scores usually overestimate mortality in obstetric populations because mortality rates in this group are considerably lower than in others. Studies examining this effect were generally small and did not distinguish between obstetric and nonobstetric pathologies. We evaluated the performance of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II model in o...

INTRODUCTION Pregnancy, parturition and childcare, which are important moments in a woman's life, are connected with many emotional states of a future mother, a pregnant woman and a lying-in woman. The perinatal period is the time when the risk of psychological disorders in a pregnant woman may increase by even several times. Objective. The objective of the study was recognition of the main emo...

BACKGROUND Abnormal labor is one of the common emergency obstetric problems contributing for more than two-thirds of the unplanned cesarean section. In Ethiopia, although labor abnormality and its complications like obstetric fistula are highly prevalent, there is no published study that determines the predictors of labor abnormalities. METHODS The study design was an unmatched case control w...

Purpose: The aim of this study was vto demonstrate the impact anti-parietal cell antibody (APCA) positivity in women with poor obstetric history and skin disorders.
 Materials Methods: This retrospective cohort consisted 63 having disorders history. Patients were grouped into control (women only, n=50) groups APCA positivity, n=13). compared terms demographic findings, BOI, risk factors fo...

SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 and current pandemic, is one seven species coronavirus that infect humans among three are potentially fatal. Its pathophysiology, although not fully understood, has been characterized by causing immunological imbalance, inflammatory storm, tissue damage with pulmonary impairment potential dysfunction mu...