OBJECTIVE This paper is aimed to present "Rupture of the uterus (RU) in primigravida "- unscarred cases which are supposed to be extremely rare. MATERIAL AND METHOD The charts of patients labelled as "Rupture Uterus" for the period 1985 - 2005 AD (2042 - 2061 BS), 20 years were taken out and analysed. RESULT There were 251 cases of rupture uterus during the study period giving the incidence...

The purpose of this study was to investigate predictive factors of the self-care behaviors among Thai teenagers with primigravida. The samples of 206 primigravida teenagers attending ANC clinics of six hospitals in the North-Eastern region of Thailand were included. Data collection was done through self administered-questionnaire. Scales of the questionnaire had reliability coefficients ranging...

OBJECTIVES To observe the effect of the antioxidant lycopene on the occurrence of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation in primigravida women. METHODS A total of 251 primigravida women were enrolled in this prospective, randomized controlled study in the second trimester. A total of 116 women were given oral lycopene (Group I) in a dose of 2 mg twice daily while 135 women were giv...

Kehamilan primigravida merupakan suatu kondisi yang menimbulkan perubahan fisik dan psikologis. Salah satu aspek psikologis berpengaruh pada kehamilan dapat menyebabkan kecemasan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi musik klasik terhadap tingkat kecemasan ibu hamil trimester III di UPTD Puskesmas Turikale Kab. Maros. Desain penelitian digunakan adalah quasi eksperimen. Ran...

BACKGROUND Primigravida (PG), defined as a woman who conceives for the first time, is in a high-risk group. Objective of this study was to evaluate the pregnancy outcome in booked and un-booked primigravida. METHODS This was a hospital based comparative study conducted in Women and Children Hospital Abbottabad from May 1998 to November 1999. A total of 322 patients were included in the study....

A prospective study was carried out on ninety consecutive elderly primigravidae out of a total of 13,858 deliveries between 1983 to 1985. The aim of the study was to examine the reasons for postponent of childbearing beyond 35 years, the risks alleged to complicate pregnancy at this age, the obstetric performance and foetal outcome. The use of the term 'mature primigravida' as a suitable altern...

In approximately 2*5 per cent, of labours at term the child is found to be presenting by the breech, and in some 40 per cent, of these the patient is a primigravida. So far as the mother is concerned, there is only a slightly increased risk to life as compared with vertex presentations, such an increase resulting from a more prolonged labour and the possible necessity for operative interference...