BACKGROUND BRAC is implementing a program to improve maternal and newborn health among the urban poor in the slums of Bangladesh (Mansohi), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Formative research has demonstrated that unqualified allopathic practitioners (UAPs) are commonly assisting home-delivery. The objective of this study was to explore the role of unqualified allopathic practitio...

Introduction
 During pregnancy, it is often associated with gallstones and biliary sludge. Gallstone disease the second most common indication for non-obstetric surgical intervention in pregnancy.
 Methods
 A retrospective chart review was carried out to determine prevalence characteristics of asymptomatic among selected sample pregnant women a private hospital Colombo, Sri Lanka...

BACKGROUND With the increasing survival rates of preterm infants, the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is also increasing. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for ROP in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the effects of laser therapy. METHODS Thirty-five premature infants with various other diseases were studied. Data were collected including gender, gestational age, ...

Objective: This study was aimed at analyzing the clinicopathological features and treatment of patients with placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) in Shanghai, China, and to investigate high-risk factors for metastasis and relapse. Methods: Thirteen patients with placental site trophoblastic tumors who received treatment in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated with Fudan Univer...

Pregnant squamate reptiles (i.e. lizards and snakes) often maintain higher and more stable body temperatures than their nonpregnant conspecifics, and this maternal thermophily enhances developmental rate and can lead to increased offspring quality. However, it is unclear when this behaviour evolved relative to the evolution of viviparity. A preadaptation hypothesis suggests that maternal thermo...