OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of spousal deployment during the antenatal period on maternal and neonatal outcomes and to estimate whether group prenatal care may be beneficial in reducing adverse outcomes when spouses are deployed. METHODS Primigravid women who delivered at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, were prospectively enrolled and selected for participati...

The aim of this prospective study was to determine the relationship between anaemia during pregnancy and postpartum depression. Two hundred eighty-one non-anaemic mothers with singleton and low-risk pregnancy and no history of antidepressant-use were studied. Demographic and reproductive data at week 20 were obtained. Mothers were followed up and haemoglobin (Hb) was checked at delivery. Irania...

OBJECTIVES To compare oxytocin plus ergometrine against oxytocin alone, when administered as part of the active management of the 3rd stage of labor, in terms of postpartum hemorrhage and manual removal of the placenta. DESIGN A double-blind, randomized controlled trial. SETTING A university teaching hospital: Hope Hospital, Salford. PATIENTS All women delivering in the hospital over the ...

placenta increta, a rare complication of pregnancy, is associated with significant postpartum hemorrhage often requiring emergency hysterectomy. we report a case of conservative management, with a combination of parenteral methotrexate, serial ultrasound and β-hcg assessment. serum β-hcg levels were undetectable after 8 weeks of therapy. a scan at 6 months showed complete involution of the uter...

This is a 30-year-old patient, without history, primigravida, with full-term pregnancy, who consulted in the obstetric emergency department for treatment of heavy metrorrhagia. After conditioning, ultrasound showed completely covering placenta, hence indication an caesarean giving birth to Apgar boy 5/10th then 9/10th. The patient presented uterine atony resistant medical treatment. Uterine pad...

In Brief BACKGROUND: Postpartum hemorrhage is a main cause of maternal mortality worldwide, with rising incidence, thus demanding new treatment approaches. Intrauterine balloon systems application intrauterine vacuum are promising method. METHOD: All women treated vacuum-induced tamponade using modified system were included in this single-center study. Aiming to reduce uterine size for control ...