INTRODUCTION Preterm birth is still a major health problem throughout the world, which results in 75% of neonatal mortality. Preterm labor not only inflicts financial and emotional distress, it may also lead to permanent disability. The present study was conducted to determine the related risk factors and preventive measures of preterm labor. METHODS This retrospective cross-sectional study a...

AIM To determine whether vaginal delivery along with antiretroviral therapy and avoidance of breast feeding is safe in preventing mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. SETTING Pediatric & Perinatal HIV clinic, B.J. Wadia Hospital for children, Mumbai. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis. METHODS AND MATERIALS 222 HIV-infected pregnant women were treated with zidovudine from 14 weeks...

background: uterine rupture at the site of a previous cesarean scar is an uncommon but catastrophic complication of pregnancy, which is associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. case presentation: a 30-year old woman at 24th week of gestation and complaint of pain, contractions and spotting was admitted in royan institute in tehran, iran. she had a past medical his...

This study was aimed to evaluate the situation of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Guilan using the screening program and determine the correlation of CH with birth weight, gestational age and seasonality. During 2006 to 2010, in Guilan province, neonatal screening for CH by measurement of serum TSH level was performed in 3-5 days after birth. All neonates with TSH level ≥ 5mu/l were referred ...

UNLABELLED During the third stage of labour there are a lot of causes of significant hemorrhage. The commonest causes of acute hemorrhage are the uterine atony, the retained placenta, the lower tract lacerations, uterine rupture, placenta accreta, hereditary coagulopathy. Also, there could be significant bleeding, during caesarian section, usually at the time of removal of the placenta in cases...

Ocular drug delivery research acceleratedly advanced towards. Ocular drug delivery necessitates and helps drug delivery scientists to. Urgent need to develop ocular drug delivery systems which provide controlled. Pdflucentis-prescribing.pdf accessed on 18 October 2010. Delivery system, therefore, desires an integrated knowledge of the drug molecule and the restrictions offered by the ocular rou...

Clinical trials are extremely difficult to undertake and recruiting patients for these trials is one of the most significant challenges. This brief report sought to determine the suitability of an urgent care center as a research recruitment site by assessing its patients' views on participating in clinical trials. One thousand and two subjects were surveyed over a 45-day period; 9.0 % had prev...