OBJECTIVE To provide a basis for continued policy dialogue and reform to address the problem of death due to abortion complications among the ECSA Health Community countries. The anticipated short-term outcome of this study was increased awareness among African health officials about the problem of incomplete abortion in SSA, especially CRHCS/ECSA countries. DESIGN The study undertaken in 199...

The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections through antenatal screening data and the association of this virus with obstetric complications. Serum samples from 125 apparently healthy pregnant women sent for antenatal screening from various hospitals in Malaysia between January 2007 and December 2008, were examined for CMV specific IgM and ...

Vaginal bleeding during the first trimester of pregnancy is an event that can cause concern for its possible causes. Through use endovaginal ultrasound, it to obtain valuable information on causes obstetric hemorrhages occur from embryo implantation phase final stages pregnancy. In this work, findings found recurrently in pregnant patients up week 12 are exposed. 205 cases met study requirement...

In July 2012, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, more than 35 obstetrician/gynecologists, nursemidwives and public health professionals working in Africa recommitted to and reinvigorated their efforts towards achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 at a Regional Experts’ Summit. During the weeklong conference convened to explore the myriad factors contributing to maternal mortality in the 12 Afr...

Objective: To review the clinical indications and different causes of first-trimester vaginal bleeding by ultrasound. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department Radiology, Faisal Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Period: March 2022 to June 2022. Material & Methods: A total 150 female patients aged between 16-45 years with in first trimester (gestational age up 12 weeks) were inc...