Puerperal sepsis is a bacterial infection of the genitourinary tract that occurs after delivery or miscarriage. In particular Lagos State government hospital, study examined how mothers felt about causes puerperal sepsis. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data for cross-sectional design study. The mothers' questionnaires, numbering 210 altogether, collected and analysed with SPSS 22...

Pelvic infection in females often occur as a result of colonization by a variety of bacteria On the vaginal and cervical epithelium. The type of organisms present in the vagina depends on pH and the enzymes in the vaginal secretions. Therefore, knowledge of the bacterial inhabitants of the vagina and cervix during pregnancy is important and could be of value in assessing the pathogenesis of sev...

OBJECTIVE To review the use of episiotomy during vaginal delivery in Hong Kong public hospitals. DESIGN Prospective observational survey. SETTING Public hospitals, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Women who underwent normal vaginal delivery of a singleton foetus with cephalic presentation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of women having an episiotomy, severe-degree (third- or fourth-degree) tear, o...

Sir,?From Table III and footnotes of Major Gifford's article on Puerperal Eclampsia in the November number of the Indian Medical Gazette, it would appear that cases shown under each drug were not treated by that drug alone but. in combination with other drugs. During the first decade 158 women were treated, but the total of the numbers under each drug comes to 827. Each complete plan of medical...

The history of maternal deaths in England from the earliest records in the 1700s to 1935, concentrating on the influence of medical practice, is recounted. The rate lay between 4 and 5 per 1000 until 1935, with the advent of sulfa antibiotics to prevent puerperal infections. The practice of midwifery by men began in the early 17th century in Britain, but attendance at normal labors by medical...

OBJECTIVE To compare the morbidity and mortality of 2 current techniques during cesarean delivery of an impacted fetal head. METHODS In a comparative setting, 59 pregnant women with obstructed labor due to impacted fetal head were recruited. The patients were categorized into 2 groups according to method of extraction: the "push" group (n=30) and the "pull" group (n=29). Uterus relaxants were...

AIM Evaluation of ultrasonographic and mammographic pattern, etiology and risk factors of breast infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS Our study included a group of 66 female patients aged 16 to 71 years, examined by ultrasound and mammography in several medical imaging services in Iaşi in the interval 2008-2014; ultrasound was performed in all 66 patients and mammography in 22. RESULTS In our s...