introduction: the main reason for choosing cesarean delivery is to save the life or health of the mother and her baby. however, cesarean is not without complications, either for the mother or the baby. it is well documented that cesarean rate in iran is higher than other developing countries and mother’s request reported the main influencing factor. this study carried out to find the relative f...

RINGLE, AND STANLEY I?. BALCERZAK. Oxygen delivery following transfusion of stored blood. I. Normal rats. J. Appl. Physiol. 37(l) : 60-63. 1974 .-Blood stored in acid-citrate-dextrose (ACD) develops increased oxygen affinity secondary to progressive decline of red cell 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (DPG) levels. The ability of stored blood to supply oxygen to tissues was studied in rats exchange-trans...

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO) can occur as a potential complication following various surgical procedures. Whereas several cases of ACPO are documented in the medical literature following Caesarean section (C-section), only rarely has it been described in association with a normal vaginal delivery. We report a 32-year-old female who developed acute intestinal obstruction immediately f...

Placental polyp is retained placental tissue within the endometrial cavity, which forms a nidus for inflammation and bleeding. There are very few reported cases of the clinical placental polyp. Here, we report a case of 34-year-old G4L3Ab1 woman with the chief complaint of intermittent vaginal bleeding since her last normal vaginal delivery 3 months ago. Serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)...

A 21 year old, Rhesus negative Primigravida referred in view of severe preeclampsia with uterine didelphys. She had regular cycles and no history of menstrual disturbances in the past. She was married for 10 months, spontaneous conception and no dyspareunia. Booked at 6weeks, had conceptional folate, Iron and calcium supplementation. No history of early pregnancy bleeding or threatened preterm ...

Removal of insulin-(131)I from plasma was studied in normal and diabetic subjects with both single injection and continuous infusion of isotope techniques. Patients were studied either in the fasting state or during steady-state hyperglycemia produced by a continuous intravenous glucose infusion. Steady-state plasma insulin concentration during these studies ranged from 10 to 264 muU/ml. Labele...

The progress in pregnancy of a female with myophosphorylase deficiency (McArdle's disease) is described. In spite of the increased muscular effort expended, both pregnancy and labour were normal and the muscle symptoms unchanged, suggesting that compensatory mechanisms might have operated. These possible mechanisms are discussed. Women suffering from the myopathy need not expect any deteriorati...

OBJECTIVE To define the appearance of the uterus and the uterine cavity, as revealed by ultrasound in normal women following a vaginal delivery. METHODS This prospective, longitudinal study took place at the Prince Hashem and Prince Ali Military Hospitals, Amman, Jordan from December 2002 to March 2003. Fifty-four women were scanned on postpartum days 1, 7, 14, 28, and 56. Ultrasound examinat...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the impact of the implementation of evidence-based practices on normal delivery care. METHOD quasi-experimental, before-and-after intervention study conducted in a public maternity hospital, Amapá. Forty-two professionals and 280 puerperal women were interviewed and data from 555 medical records were analyzed. The study was developed in three phases: baseline audit (phas...

The aim of this study was to assess the quality of normal delivery care in Côte d'Ivoire. A total of 229 women were included in a cross-sectional study conducted in four urban maternity wards between 2002 and 2003. Observation checklists and exit-interviews were used to examine various dimensions of care. The results showed that the overall quality of care was poor, despite most women giving bi...