Chondrodysplasia punctata has been classified into two major types including the rare autosomal recessive "rhizomelic type" and a more common but genetically heterogenous nonrhizomelic type (referred to by some authors as "Conradi-Hünermann (CH) type"). The former is typically lethal, manifesting serious anomalies, and allowing several instances of confident prenatal diagnosis. The latter being...

Seven cases that were brought dead on the way to the hospital in 2057 BS (2000-2001 AD) have been presented in this study. Among seven, two cases were young primiparas, one was a grand multipara and four were between ages 20-25 years. Of these, one had post abortion complications, two were complicated by non-delivery and four had third stage complications. The information that the patient was d...

Aim and objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of using smartphone applications to reduce dental anxiety and hemodynamic changes produced in pediatric patients aged 510 years. Study design: A total of 60 patients (aged 5-10 years old) who were scheduled for elective dental treatment were included in this randomized controlled trial. Patients in Group I were not sh...

Background: There is a progressive shift away from the use of forceps in favour of the vacuum extractor as the instrument of choice for operative vaginal deliveries. The overall objective of this is to improve safe motherhood by reducing the contribution of second stage of labour complications to maternal mortality and morbidity. Objective: This study was carried out to determine the incidence,...

Background: Primary vaginal cancer is uncommon gynecological cancer though epiology is similar to cervical cancer, which is very common in this part of the world. However, vaginal cancer occurs mostly in elderly women. Objective: Analytical study was carried out to know trends, presentation, and stage at diagnosis of vaginal cancer in women from low resource settings. Materials and Methods: Vag...

Pectinophiles are bacteria that utilize pectin and only a few related compounds as substrates. Obligately anaerobic pectinophiles have been isolated from the intestinal tracts and gingivae of humans and from the rumina of cattle. We isolated three strains of pectinophilic bacteria from colonic contents of pigs but were unable to isolate pectinophiles from the rumen contents of four sheep, even ...

The dimension of delivered placentae mirrors the cumulative conception to parturition. Placental weight is the gross summary of fetal growth under the influence of many extrinsic and intrinsic factors. Hence, the present study evaluated the influence of gestation, sex of the newborn, and parity on feto singleton newborn from a teaching hospital of North Karnataka, India. Data was collected from...

Latar Belakang: Anemia ibu hamil berkaitan mortalitas dan morbiditas pada bayi, risiko keguguran, lahir mati, prematuritas BBLR. Karakteristik menjadi faktor penyebab terjadinya anemia, diantaranya umur, paritas, pendidikan, pekerjaan, jarak kelahiran, status gizi, kepatuhan konsumsi Fe. Tujuan penelitian:mengetahui hubungan karakteristik dengan kejadian anemia di PMB Sumarni Pundong Bantul, Yo...

Background: In low-income countries such as Benin, most people have poor access to healthcare services. There is scarcity of evidence about barriers accessing services in Benin. Therefore, we examined the magnitude problem and its associated factors. Methods: We utilized data from 2017–2018 Benin Demographic Health Survey (n = 15,928). associations between demographic socioeconomic characterist...

Masalah anak kekurangan gizi di Indonesia belum sepenuhnya teratasi. kejadian kurang (underweight) merupakan manisfestasi dari asupan yang jika berlangsung dalam waktu lama maka akan berkontribusi terhadap stunting dikemudian hari. Penelitian ini bertujuan menggambarkan praktik menyusui pada baduta status kurang. Desain penelitian deskriptif untuk ibu dengan berat badan Populasi dan besar sampe...