OBJECTIVE To observe the impact of acute renal morbidities with obstetrical emergencies on maternal health. METHODS In this study pregnant women between 28-40 weeks gestational period and delivered women in their puerperal period up to 42 days after delivery having acute renal problems associated with obstetrical emergencies were included. Pregnant and delivered women with obstetrical emergen...

Studies show increased autism risk among children born to mothers experiencing obstetrical complications. Although this is usually interpreted as suggesting that the obstetrical complications could be causing autism, it is possible that a single factor could be responsible for both complications and autism. We hypothesized that low levels of the hormone progesterone is responsible since it is s...

In obstetrical anesthesia — beyond the field of general operative medicine — the effects of and adverse reactions to an anesthetic agent must always be evaluated with reference to twoindividuals, the mother and the infant, before a judgement can be made about the suitability or inadequacy of a new drug for obstetrical purposes [2, 5]. Once the pharmacological and general clinicalanesthetic prop...

The causes of brachial plexus palsy in neonates should be classified according to their most salient associated feature. The causes of brachial plexus palsy are obstetrical brachial plexus palsy, familial congenital brachial plexus palsy, maternal uterine malformation, congenital varicella syndrome, osteomyelitis involving the proximal head of the humerus or cervical vertebral bodies, exostosis...

during a period of five years (1971-75) 29 maternal deaths occurred in 15794 deliveries at the amin maternity hospital in isfahan (18.36 per 10.000). death was considered to be due to direct obstetrical cause in 18 cases (62.0%), indirect obstetrical cause, in 8 cases (27.5%), add no related cause in 3 cases (10.3%). in 14 cases of 29 the maternal death was considered avoidable. especially amon...

abstract background: postpartum period is the critically important part of obstetric care but most neglected period for majority of pakistani women. only life threatening complications compel them to seek for tertiary hospital care. we describe the nature of these obstetric morbidities in order to help policymakers in improving prevailing situation. objective: to find out the frequency and caus...