OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of grand multiparity and its effect on maternal and fetal outcome in our tertiary care facility. DESIGN: A descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Unit I), Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad-Sindh, Pakistan; from 20 February to 20 July 2006. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: All unbooked and referred grandmultipara women were...

Background: The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of grand multiparity and the associated risks factors. Methods: Four hundred thirty grand mutliparas (parity 5 or more) were compared with multiparous population (parity 2-4) with regard to maternal age, gestational age, mode of delivery, fetal and maternal outcomes and intercurrent medical and obstetrical problems. Result...

Toxoplasma gondii primary infection in pregnancy is associated with poor obstetric outcomes. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma infection in pregnant migrant and refugee women from Myanmar attending antenatal care in Thailand. A random selection of 199 residual blood samples from first antenatal screen in 2014-2015 was tested for Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies. Se...

Repeated deliveries might disturb the levator function and increase defecation disorders. In this prospective study, we determined the electric activity of the levator ani muscle (LAM) in nullipara, multipara, grand multipara, and great grand multipara (20 subjects for each group). Multiparity, grand multiparity, and great grand multiparity were defined as women having 2 - 5, 6 - 9, and 10 and ...

introduction:there is considerable amount of controversy about the long term effects of multiparity and duration of breast-feeding on maternal bone mineral density after menopause. this study was conducted to determine whether multiple pregnancy and prolonged duration of breast-feeding are independent predictors of low bone mass in post-menopausal kurdish women. methods: in a retrospective stud...