OBJECTIVES To review the medical records of neonates found to have birth-associated trauma of the head and neck region. To describe the anomalies, physical findings, and possible sequelae of these injuries and to bring attention to the cause of mechanical birth injury as a potential cause of anomalies in the infant. DESIGN Case-controlled retrospective chart review of a cohort of patients ide...

CONTEXT Two measures traditionally used to examine adequacy of prenatal care indicate that prenatal care utilization remained unchanged through the 1980s and only began to rise slightly in the 1990s. In recent years, new measures have been developed that include a category for women who receive more than the recommended amount of care (intensive utilization). OBJECTIVE To compare the older an...

1. The population dynamic and evolutionary effects of harvesting are receiving growing attention among biologists. Cause-specific estimates of mortality are necessary to determine and compare the magnitude and selectivity of hunting and other types of mortalities. In addition to the logistic and financial constraints on longitudinal studies, they are complicated by the fact that nonhunting mort...

Harvey JP. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-220343 Description A 19-year-old man was incidentally noted to have a bitemporal heteronymous hemianopia on automated perimetry during his first optician’s sight test (figure 1). The patient reported life-long reduced vision in the right eye although this was his first presentation to ophthalmic services. The patient was induced at 34 weeks due...

Uterine diseases such as metritis and endometritis are highly prevalent in high producing dairy cows. These diseases lead to impaired welfare and fertility, and result in economic loss. The objective of this review article is to provide the current understanding of the underlying causes of uterine diseases and to provide some strategies to prevent them. The causes of uterine diseases are comple...

BACKGROUND Oocyte donation has been associated to gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, placental abnormalities, preterm delivery and increased rate of caesarean delivery while simultaneously being characterized by high rates of primiparity, advanced maternal age and multiple gestation constituting the individual risk of mode of conception difficult to assess. This study aims to explore...

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a global health crisis. HIV infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes.Objective: To determine the outcomes in pregnant women.Method: The descriptive study women was done at Central General Hospital dr. Kariadi Semarang January 2019 – December 2021.Results Discussion: From 122 ...

BACKGROUND Neonatal anxiety and depression and breastfeeding cessation are significant public health problems. There is an association between maternal symptoms of anxiety and depression and early breastfeeding cessation. In earlier studies, the causality of this association was interpreted both ways; symptoms of anxiety and depression prepartum significantly impacts breastfeeding, and breastfe...

a comparative study of vaginal misoprostol plus oxytocin and oxytocin alone in the preparation and induction of labor in the third trimester of pregnancy     bahadori f [1] , behroozilak t [2] *, bromand f [3] , nanbakhsh f [4]     received: august 27, 2011 accepted: october 7, 2011     abstract   background & aims : induction of labor with an unfavorable cervix is one of the common reasons of ...

19 Risk Factors for Inadequate Pain Relief with Labor Epidurals – Multivariate Analysis, a Prospective Observational Study Abstract Type: Original Research Rudram Naidu Muppuri, M.D.1; Shvetank Agarwal, M.D.1; Daisy Sangroula, M.D.2; Vitaly Soskin, M.D.1 Detroit Medical Center / Vanguard Health SystemsWayne State University1; University of Louisville2Type: Original Research Rudram Naidu Muppuri...