OBJECTIVES To study the maternal mortality and the complications leading to maternal death. METHODS A retrospective study of hospital records and death summaries of all maternal deaths over the period from January 2000 to August 2009 was carried out. RESULTS There were a total of 80 maternal deaths out of 88,443 live births giving maternal mortality rate (MMR) of 90.45 per 100,000 live birt...

conclusions not using iron supplementation did not cause of anemia in women with hb concentrations greater than 13.2 g/dl during pregnancy; thus, the systematic care and control of iron status markers without iron supplementation is recommended for these women. results there were statistically significant differences between the two groups in hb (p = 0/03) and ferritin (p = 0/04) levels at the ...

Introduction: Anemia in pregnancy results impaired oxygen transport to the fetus and may result intrauterine growth Retardation, low birth weight, small for gestational size, neonatal death. Objective: This study is assess risk of age anemic pregnant females. Methods: a prospective cross-sectional study, Data was gathered from April 2019- July 2020, all females registered gynecology department ...

BACKGROUND Vitamin D may help prevent adverse pediatric outcomes, including infectious diseases and growth failure, based on its role in immune and metabolic functions. We examined the association of maternal vitamin D status and pediatric health outcomes in children born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women. METHODS Vitamin D status was determined in 884 HIV-infected pregnant...

Iron deficiency anemia among pregnant women is a widespread problem in developing countries including Ethiopia, though its influence on neonatal iron status was inconsistently reported in literature. This cross-sectional study was conducted to compare hematologic profiles and iron status of newborns from mothers with different anemia status and determine correlation between maternal and neonata...

BACKGROUND Young maternal age is variously defined in studies of its effect on obstetrics and perinatal outcomes. Also, pregnancy has been reported as the leading cause of death in adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries. AIMS The aim of the study was to evaluate whether young maternal age was associated with an increased risk of obstetrics and perinatal adverse outcomes. STUDY...