BACKGROUND The maternal near-miss concept has been developed as an instrument for assisting health systems to evaluate and improve their quality of care. Our study aimed at studying the characteristics and quality of care provided to women with severe complications in Baghdad through the use of the World Health Organization (WHO) near-miss approach for maternal health. METHODS This is a facil...

BACKGROUND The primary aim of this study is to assess, using individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis, the effects of administration of antenatal magnesium sulphate given to women at risk of preterm birth on important clinical outcomes for their child such as death and neurosensory disability. The secondary aim is to determine whether treatment effects differ depending on important pre-s...

BACKGROUND Maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa remains high despite global efforts to reduce it. In order to lower maternal morbidity and mortality in the immediate term, reduction of delay in the provision of quality obstetric care is of prime importance. The aim of this study is to assess the occurrence of severe maternal morbidity and mortality in a rural referral hospital...

Background: Preeclampsia is a significant public health problem in developed and developing countries. It multi-organ system disorder, hence making it demanding to find out severity markers.4 Awareness, recognition knowledge of risk factors preeclampsia will assist predicting lessen the recurrence preeclampsia. In severe cases eclampsia, magnesium sulfate an effective anticonvulsant.Aims object...

Background: Preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication which is commonly characterized by high blood pressure, presence of protein in the urine and sometimes swelling women's feet, legs hands. With this condition, patient’s pressure often results seizures. Generally, outcome remains good, however, eclampsia can be life threatening disastrous.Methods: This cross-sectional study considered 11...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of magnesium sulfate (MgSO(4)) on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) secretion by preeclamptic placentas. STUDY DESIGN Cotyledons of six, term, normotensive and ten, pre-eclamptic placentas were dually perfused for six hours (6h), with MgSO(4) (6-7 mg %) in the maternal reservoir [normotensive (n = 3); pre-eclamptic (n = 5)], and with control medium (witho...

BACKGROUND HELLP syndrome is an important complications in pregnancy which increases maternal and fetal mortality. This disease usually remits with supportive treatment which includes prescription of corticosteroid, magnesium sulfate, stabilization of mother and pregnancy termination. Plasmapheresis is a treatment of choice which improves clinical outcomes in complicated cases. CASE PRESENTAT...