Brain Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are abnormal communication between parts of cranial arterial and venous systems with the lack of a true nutritive and absorptive capillary bed [1]. The universal prevalence of AVM is relatively uncommon, with a prevalence ranging from 0.01-0.5%, 10/100000 to 140500/100000 specifically [2-7] clustering between 3rd and 5th decade i.e. presenting usually bef...

OBJECTIVE To assess the accessibility, utilization and quality of emergency obstetric care in the five southernmost provinces of Thailand. METHODS A descriptive study was conducted in the five southernmost provinces of Thailand including fifty-six government hospitals and the admitted obstetric women. The accessibility of hospitals that provided emergency obstetric care was assessed over a 3-...

CONTEXT Obstetric providers are logical choices for conveying information about physical activity to their pregnant patients. However, research regarding obstetric providers counseling pregnant patients about physical activity is sparse. OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between obstetric providers discussing exercise with their pregnant patients and patients' exercise behaviors and t...

Background: Polyhydramnios is an important obstetric complication. This study was conducted to determine its frequency, common causes and the perinatal outcome. Material & Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted in Gynae B Unit, Women and Children Hospital Abbottabad, conducted from January to December 2001. History, clinical examination and relevant investigations were carried out. R...

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BACKGROUND Genetic and environmental risk factors and gene-environment interactions are linked to higher likelihood of developing schizophrenia in accordance with the neurodevelopmental model of disease; little is known about risk factors and early development in early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) and very early-onset schizophrenia (VEOS). METHODS We present a case-control study of a sample of 2...

Throughout history traditional birth attendants (TBAs) have been the main human resource for women during childbirth. Their role varies across cultures and at different times, but even today, they attend the majority of deliveries in rural areas of developing countries. There is little doubt that they have a significant role when it comes to cultural competence, consolation, empathy and psychos...

Introduction: Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve a pregnancy after at least 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Our main objective was describe clinical, psychological and socio-economic profile women consulting for infertility in Yaounde Gyneco-Obstetric Pediatric Hospital. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective data collec...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence of spontaneous abortion in a population of women in order to establish their risk of spontaneous abortion and the obstetric factors predisposing to it. DESIGN Prospective study of women recruited by radio and poster appeal and from hospital outpatient clinics. SETTING English provincial community. PATIENTS 630 Women from the general population intend...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to report the maternal and fetal outcomes of women with respiratory illnesses who were treated with inhaled fluticasone during pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS We identified 12 cases treated with inhaled fluticasone during pregnancy out of women who received obstetric and teratogen-risk evaluation at the Korean Motherisk Program. A detailed medical and obste...