OBJECTIVES To evaluate maternal and neonatal complications and pregnancy outcomes of twin pregnancies. MATERIAL AND METHOD The retrospective analysis included data on the twin pregnancies delivered at Ramathibodi Hospital between January 1995 and December 2000. The data retrieved from the medical records included demographic data, complications of pregnancy, and maternal and neonatal outcomes...

objective: to evaluate the maternal and neonatal complications of vaginal birth after cesarean section (vbac). materials and methods: this cross sectional study was conducted in mashhad university of medical sciences. eighty women with previous cesarean section who were candidate for vbac were enrolled the study. patients were followed up for 6 weeks after delivery. the complication of vbac was...

BACKGROUND Globally, an estimated 287 000 maternal deaths occurred in 2010 annually as a result of complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia were accounted for 85% of the global burden (245 000 maternal deaths) including Ethiopia. Obstetric related complications cannot be reliably predicted. Hence, insignificant decline of maternal mortality ratio might be ...

Advanced extrauterine pregnancy is an extremely rare, life-threatening pregnancy complication. Management of these pregnancies presents significant challenges, especially when they have progressed to an advanced stage of fetal viability. With high rates of maternal and fetal mortality associated with this complication, delivery or pregnancy interruption should be expedited following diagnosis. ...

Uterine prolapse during pregnancy is an uncommon condition. It can cause preterm labor, spontaneous abortion, fetal demise, maternal urinary complication, maternal sepsis and death. We report the case of uterine prolapse in a 32-year-old healthy primigravid woman. She had no risk factors associated with uterine prolapse. She was conservatively treated, resulting in a successful vaginal delivery...

Over the past 25 years the rate of twin and higher - order multifetal birth have increased between 1980 and 2005. The twining rate rose from 18.9 to 32.1 per 1000 live birth. Multifetal gestations are at high risk of fetaland complication such as; growth restricted fetal death, LBW and cerebral palasy. Maternal complication are that also increased such as: preeclampsia, diabetes, maternal death...

the prevalence of physical violence during pregnancy varies widely in different societies. to assess the incidence of self-reported physical, emotional and sexual violence in pregnancy and describe the association with maternal complication and birth outcomes, 3275 women who gave birth to live-born infants from october 2002 to november 2003 were assessed for self-reported violence in postpartum...

Hypertension is a common complication of pregnancy and remains a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hypertensive disorders vary from mild gestational hypertension to severe pre-eclampsia, which remains one of the leading causes of maternal death in the UK. Although there have been major advances in understanding the pathophysiology of the disease in recent ...

Laparoelytrotomy is the accidental delivery via a vaginal incision during caesarean section in second stage of labour. It refers to inadvertent foetus through transverse given over vagina (C-section). rather uncommon complication C-section encountered at advanced dilation which can lead maternal complications such as traumatic postpartum hemorrhage, injury bladder, ureters and difficult reconst...

This paper contributes to evidence regarding the effectiveness of the Medicaid expansions by focusing on a key beneficiary the mother who has previously been overlooked. Using the Natality Detail Files for 1989-96, we estimate the relationship between Medicaid eligibility and maternal health outcomes for several treatment groups and a control group. Potential biases caused by improved reporting...