BACKGROUND Twin pregnancy is associated with more pregnancy complications and poorer pregnancy outcome than singleton pregnancy. Hence periodic review is necessary to improve on the pregnancy outcome. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence and compare pregnancy complications and obstetric outcomes of twin pregnancies and singleton pregnancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS The twin pregnancies (study...

Background: Most pregnancy-related medical complications appear to resolve at delivery or shortly thereafter. Common examples are preterm labor, placental abruption, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes. Women who developed such complications are known to be at increased risk of developing similar complications in future pregnancies. It has recently become evident that these women are at an i...

a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:405:"Women's Health is trying to Priority health programs. A natural event of a woman's life is pregnancy. Highly regard to maternal health during pregnancy, one of the most basic ways maintains health of mother and fetus. Age factors are affecting the outcome of pregnancy. The aim of this study was evaluation of the complications of pregnant women above 40 years referr...

Women with congenital heart disease have increased risks of complications during pregnancy. Several risk scoring tools been developed to quantify the likelihood adverse cardiac outcomes This article describes how comprehensive pre-pregnancy or early pregnancy counseling needs go well beyond these scores. Non-cardiac factors and obstetric fetal are vital components dialogue between multidiscipli...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, pregnancy was considered to have a positive effect on endometriosis and its painful symptoms due not only to blockage of ovulation preventing bleeding of endometriotic tissue but also to different metabolic, hormonal, immune and angiogenesis changes related to pregnancy. However, a growing literature is emerging on the role of endometriosis in affecting the development...