OBJECTIVE To estimate the cost to the health system of obstetric complications due to female genital mutilation (FGM) in six African countries. METHODS A multistate model depicted six cohorts of 100,000 15-year-old girls who survived until the age of 45 years. Cohort members were modelled to have various degrees of FGM, to undergo childbirth according to each country's mortality and fertility...

BACKGROUND Severe obstetric complications have potential negative impact on the family and household of the survivors, with potential negative effects during (and in the aftermath of) the traumatic obstetric events. The objective was to gain deeper understanding of how severe obstetric complications are perceived by male partners, and their impact on the livelihoods of the family and community....

BACKGROUND Obstetric violence involves a violation of reproductive rights of women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. It has been associated with lack of empathy and emotional discomfort of physicians. OBJECTIVE To identify the perceptions of obstetric violence and to determine the possible relationship with burnout syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated 29 physicians whose s...

OBJECTIVE To determine the level of Anxiety, Depression and Stress among the Husbands of Obstetric Cases. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This hospital-based prospective study was conducted at Karachi, during the year 1998. A semi-structured proforma along with Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HAD) and Life Events Scale were administered to the consenting spouses of obstetric cases. RESULTS Only 23%...