Introduction: Prevalence of HIV seropositivity among pregnant women in Distrito Federal, Brazil, is unknown. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of HIV infection among parturient women and to describe the coverage of serology testing during prenatal care and delivery in the public health system of Distrito Federal, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study, in which the variables sociodemographi...

BACKGROUND Hypotension induced by combined spinal epidural anesthesia in parturient with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) can easily compromise blood supply to vital organs including uteroplacental perfusion and result in fetal distress. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) with LiDCO rapid system can improve well-being of both HDP par...

In a number of marsupial species, females exhibit characteristic, stereotyped parturient behavior that facilitates the passage of the neonates to the pouch. In macropodids, this parturient behavior can be induced in non-pregnant females and males by treatment with either prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) or oxytocin (OT). This study investigated the effects of PGF2alpha and OT on behavior of Ta...

BACKGROUND Congenital syphilis is a major public health concern, even after the implementation of intervention protocols in several countries. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence and socio-demographic, behavioral and institutional factors associated with syphilis in parturient women attending public maternity hospitals in Northeast, Brazil. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted...

women. The ideal labour analgesia technique should dramatically reduce the pain of labour, while allowing the parturient to actively participate in the birthing experience. In addition, it should have minimal effect on the fetus or the progress of labour. New labour analgesia techniques approach this goal. This lecture will review these new methods of pain relief for the parturient and will hig...

Backgrounds and aims: Childbirth represents one of the most important events in the life of a family and an experience that a woman will remember and preciously preserve until the rest of her life. The presence of the partner is, it is believed, an important factor in providing security and reducing the anxiety of a parturient woman. This research tried to establish whether the anxiety of the p...

A 30-year-old woman developed total spinal anaesthesia during establishment of labour analgesia via an epidural catheter The subsequent respiratory failure was successfully managed with non-invasive ventilation. This report describes the use of non-invasive ventilation in the parturient and the process of managing the parturient safely in an appropriately monitored environment. This case displa...

The anatomic features of achondroplastic patients pose many challenges for anesthesiologists. The achondroplastic parturient has a high likelihood of delivery by cesarean section due to cephalopelvic disproportion. Hence, anesthesiologist involvement is crucial. It is not uncommon for these patients to have a narrow spinal canal and areas of spinal stenosis. These features might prove a challen...

The association between blood calcium levels and electrocardiographic variables was compared in 137 normal parturient and 36 peripartum recumbent Holstein cows to determine whether hypocalcemia in peripartum dairy cows can be rapidly diagnosed using electrocardiograph. Inverse of STc (ST peak interval/SS interval(0.5)) and blood ionized calcium or serum calcium concentrations were strongly corr...

The present study was conducted with an aim to access the incidence of peri-parturient reproductive disorders and to determine the seasonal calving pattern in cross bred cows of Jammu region. A total of 2638 calving records of cross bred dairy cows between 2010 – 2016 were screened retrospectively for peri-parturient reproductive disorders. The most common reproductive problems recorded in the ...