BACKGROUND Gestational hypertension (GH) and Preeclampsia, (PE) are the most complicated amongst hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The mechanism that links hypertension in pregnancy to adverse maternal outcomes is not fully understood though some relate this to endothelial dysfunction originating from an imbalanced angiogenic regulators and oxidative stress biomarkers. This study assessed th...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: SCD: Sickle Cell Disease; BMSH: Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital; LBW: Low Birth Weight; IUFD: Intra-Uterine Fetal Death; SPDC: Shell Petroleum Development Company; VDRL: Veneral Disease Research Laboratory; HBsAg: Hepatitis B Surface Antigen; TBAs: Traditional Birth Attendants; ACSM: Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobiliz...

CONTEXT Maternal serum human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) and Alpha Fetal Protein (AFP) were originally introduced to detect trisomy 21 and neural tube defects. However, in the absence of aneuploidy or neural tube defects, mid-trimester maternal serum hCG and/or maternal serum AFP associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Pregnancies with unexplained mid-trimester elevation in maternal serum ...

Objective: To compare efficacy, safety and tolerance of combination Mifepristone Misoprostol versus alone in induction labour late intrauterine fetal death (>24 weeks).
 Methods: This prospectively study included 160 women with (IUFD) after 24 weeks gestation divided the randomly into two groups each containing 80 women. In Group-A : 200 mg single dose was given hrs Tab (intravaginally)...

Objective: The purpose of the scoping review is to find out characteristics neonatal outcomes HIV-infected mothers with antiretroviral use. Design: Writing a following writing rules PRISMA ScR. Method: results show that there are 10 articles obtained from search process through Proquest, Pubmed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases. As well as criteria for inclusion exclusion. Results: ...

Quadruplets are a set of four offspring born at one birth which can be fraternal (multizygotic), identical (monozygotic) or a combination of both. Multizygotic quadruplets occur from fertilisation of four different sets of ovum and sperm. Monozygotic multiples are the result of a fertilized egg that splits into two or more embryos. Multizygotic quadruplets can be all male, all female, or a comb...

Background: Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) is a cataclysmic event for the parents. It an important indicator of maternal and perinatal health given population. This study was undertaken to factors associated with IUFD. Methods: retrospective carried out in Bangladesh Institute Research Rehabilitation Diabetes, Endocrine Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) General Hospital, Dhaka, from November 2019 O...