OBJECTIVES To assess the association between elective caesarean section and postnatal depression compared with planned vaginal delivery and whether emergency caesarean section or assisted vaginal delivery is associated with postnatal depression compared with spontaneous vaginal delivery. DESIGN Prospective population based cohort study. SETTING ALSPAC (the Avon longitudinal study of parents...

BACKGROUND Poor obstetrical outcomes are associated with imbalances in the vaginal flora. The present study evaluated the role of vaginal Lactobacillus species in women with intermediate vaginal flora with regard to obstetrical outcomes. METHODS We retrospectively analysed data from all women with singleton pregnancies who had undergone routine screening for asymptomatic vaginal infections at...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association between postpartum urinary tract infection and intended mode of delivery as well as actual mode of delivery. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All live births in Denmark between 2004 and 2010 (n=450 856). Births were classified by intended caesarean delivery (n=45 053) or intended vaginal delivery (n=405 803), and by actual mod...

Operative vaginal delivery is used to achieve or expedite safe vaginal delivery for maternal or fetal indications. Examples include maternal exhaustion and an inability to push effectively; medical indications such as maternal cardiac disease and a need to avoid pushing in the second stage of labor; prolonged second stage of labor, arrest of descent, or rotation of the fetal head; and nonreassu...

The aim of the study was to compare the 2 management protocols for postterm pregnancy; elective induction of labour at 42 weeks' gestation and continuing the pregnancy with fetal monitoring while awaiting spontaneous labour. A retrospective observational study compared a cohort of 360 pregnancies where labour was induced with 486 controls. All pregnancies were postterm (>294 days) by an early u...

objectives we aimed to evaluate the association between obstetric conjugate diameter (ocd) measured by ultrasonography and the type of delivery, vaginally (v) or by cesarean (c) section. conclusion the us measurement of ocd might be an accurate method that almost always remains constant during late pregnancy; it is easy to measure and might be confidentially employed for predicting c-section, b...

in order to determine the frequency rate of urinary stress incontinence (s.i) after delivery and related factors a longitudinal study carried on primiparous women in arash hospital in 1379. through a non probability sampling, 400 eligible women were recruited from available population. patient with complain of urinary stress incontinence on third day after delivery, were examined and undergone ...

A 25 years old lady with vaginal atresia, secondary to a mismanaged spontaneous vaginal delivery, underwent vaginoplasty using human amnion. The amnion was kept in its place using a 60cc syringe as a mould. For the next three months, dilatation by soft mould was followed by regular intercourse. Alongwith the restoration of normal coital function, she also conceived and was delivered by planned ...