methods this prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit, princess esra hospital, deccan college of medical sciences, hyderabad, telangana, india. consecutive intramural and extramural neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit with the rh-negative mother’s blood group and hyperbilirubinemia were enrolled. neonates born to rh+ve mothers ...

BACKGROUND Our aim was to describe the range of perineal trauma in women with a singleton vaginal birth and estimate the effect of maternal and obstetric characteristics on the incidence of perineal tears. METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study on all women with a planned singleton vaginal delivery between May and September 2006 in one obstetric unit, three freestanding midwif...

Background Pre-conception counselling and risk stratification performed in a multidisciplinary clinical setting with rheumatologists, obstetricians nephrologists may improve pregnancy outcomes systemic autoimmune disease (SAD). Objectives To compare clinical, obstetrical comorbidities patients SAD history of loss without loss. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted. total 41 SADs th...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to review the obstetric performance of booked grand multiparae. DESIGN AND SETTING A 5-year prospective observational study of cases between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2006, was conducted in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, a tertiary institution, in Kano, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antenatal complications and pregnancy outcomes among booked grand mul...

Females show a varying degree of ischemic sensitivity throughout their lifespan, which is not fully explained by hormonal or genetic factors. Epidemiological data suggest that sex-specific life experiences such as pregnancy increase stroke risk. This work evaluated the role of parity on stroke outcome. Age-matched virgin (i.e., nulliparous) and multiparous mice were subjected to 60 min of rever...

INTRODUCTION Postpartum depression is a prevalent disorder with negative consequences for women, infants, and the family as a whole. Most studies of this disorder have been conducted in Western countries, and studies from developing countries are few. In this paper, we report the first - as far as we are aware - study of the prevalence and risk factors associated with postpartum depressive symp...