The occurrence of the amniotic fluid embolism syndrome is a rare and often fatal obstetric complication [1]. The amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) was described in 1926 by Meyer [2] as reported by Clark et al. [3] but is was not until 1941 before it became recognized as a clinical entity after the publication by Steiner and Lushbaugh [4]. Classically, AFE is a sudden event characterized by acute re...

BACKGROUND Constant decline in maternal mortality ratio has given rise to the need of a new indicator. This search has motivated investigation of severe maternal morbidity-"maternal near-miss" (MNM) event. World Health Organization (WHO) defines MNM as "a woman who, being close to death, survives a complication that occurred during pregnancy, delivery or up to 42 days after the end of her pregn...

High-quality imaging is important for effective diagnosis and treatment in pediatrics. In order to obtain such high-quality image, the patient has to be still during the scan, which may or may not require sedation depending on each patient's condition. This study, conducted at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, focused on patient factors that influence success of radiologic procedures for p...

<h2>Undesired and unintended pregnancies increase unwanted births or induced abortions, consequently increasing maternal morbidity mortality. Postpartum insertion of the intra uterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) is an effective method for population control. The researchers conducted study to assess determinants PPIUCD services by identifying beneficiaries healthcare workers' perception...

Background: The incidence of caesarean sections has significantly increased over the previous thirty years and nearly doubled in current decade, because more liberalisation indications sections. India’s section rates have surpassed WHO cutoff point 15%, raising serious public health issues. prevalence C-section India was 8.5% NFHS-3 while data NFHS-4 show that it to 17.2%. Thus, almost 9% 10 ye...

  AbstractBackground: Maternal near miss is defined as “a woman who nearly died but survived a complication thatoccurred during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination pregnancy”. It shows the quality ofobstetric care any country society.Objective: To estimate proportion severe maternal morbidity /near and its characteristic andperinatal outcomes in tertiary hospital central...

Gestational diabetes mellitus is a major complication of human pregnancy. The oral clearance (CL) of glyburide, an oral antidiabetic drug, increases 2-fold in pregnant women during late gestation versus nonpregnant controls. In this study, we examined gestational age–dependent changes in maternal-fetal pharmacokinetics (PK) of glyburide and metabolites in a pregnant mouse model. Nonpregnant and...

BACKGROUND Despite declining trends maternal mortality remains an important public health issue in Mozambique. The delays to reach an appropriate health facility and receive care faced by woman with pregnancy related complications play an important role in the occurrence of these deaths. This study aims to examine the contribution of the delays in relation to the causes of maternal death in fac...

Ngora district had a total of 3,248 under-five deaths in 2015 (Reproductive maternal newborn and child health report (2015). Fredica hospital registered 5 on September 6 11 November 2016. In 22 3 months, are from Nora sub-county with high number women morbidity such as foot drop, ill health, exhaustion, fistulas. The purpose the study was to assess factors that influence birth preparedness comp...

Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy complication that affects 5% to 8% of all pregnancies. It leading cause maternal mortality contributes annually more than 60,000 deaths over the world. Data submitted so far by clinicians are still insufficient completely understand disease. Despite many researches, prediction patients suffering from PE remains difficult. Moreover therapeutic methods also limite...