Peripartum or obstetric hysterectomy is the removal of the corpus uteri alone or with the cervix at the time of a cesarean section, or shortly after a vaginal delivery. It is a challenging but life-saving obstetric procedure. The removal of the uterus at cesarean section is referred to as cesarean hysterectomy while the removal after vaginal birth is called postpartum hysterectomy [1]. Peripart...

AIMS Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a potentially life-threatening cause of heart failure, commoner in Afro-Caribbean than Caucasian women. Its diagnosis can be challenging due to physiological changes in cardiac function that also occur in healthy women during the early postpartum period. This study aimed to (i) establish the overlap between normal cardiac physiology in the immediate postpartum ...

PURPOSE Post-partum hemorrhage remains an important cause of significant maternal morbidity and mortality throughout the world. The objective of this study was to review the incidence, indications, predisposing factors, and associated complications of emergency peripartum hysterectomy. METHODS This is a retrospective observational study done in a Tertiary Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, be...

[Purpose] Pelvic floor dysfunction is an important health-care issue, with pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause as the most important risk factors. Insufficient knowledge about pelvic floor dysfunction is the largest barrier to seeking care. The aim of this study was to investigate the level of knowledge and information on pelvic floor dysfunction in peripartum and menopausal women. [Subjects a...

Maternal obesity is associated with lower basal plasma cortisol levels and increased risk of postpartum psychiatric disorders. Given that both obesity and the peripartum period are characterized by an imbalance between adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol, we hypothesized that the adrenal glands undergo peripartum-associated plasticity and that such changes would be prevented by a hi...

The clinical study of cerebral venous thrombosis in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in young females at peripartum was done to study the incidence of antiphospholipid antibodies in highly susceptible population groups most commonly at peripartum women. The presence of these antibodies points towards increased susceptibility to thrombosis and ischemic stroke apart from other manifestations in...

PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY, a disorder of heart muscle, presents clinically with the onset of cardiac failure in the last month of pregnancy or in the first 5 postpartum months. The first description of idiopathic myocardial failure with onset in the puerperium has been attributed to Ritchie in 1849.1 Postpartum cardiomyopathy was again recognized in 1937 by Hull and Hafkesbring and by Gouley et...

PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY, a disorder of heart muscle, presents clinically with the onset of cardiac failure in the last month of pregnancy or in the first 5 postpartum months. The first description of idiopathic myocardial failure with onset in the puerperium has been attributed to Ritchie in 1849.1 Postpartum cardiomyopathy was again recognized in 1937 by Hull and Hafkesbring and by Gouley et...

PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY, a disorder of heart muscle, presents clinically with the onset of cardiac failure in the last month of pregnancy or in the first 5 postpartum months. The first description of idiopathic myocardial failure with onset in the puerperium has been attributed to Ritchie in 1849.1 Postpartum cardiomyopathy was again recognized in 1937 by Hull and Hafkesbring and by Gouley et...

PURPOSE To review available data and provide treatment recommendations concerning peripartum depression, anxiety and fear of birth in women with epilepsy (WWE). METHOD The PubMed, the LactMed, the DART and the Cochrane database were searched for original articles concerning psychiatric disease in the peripartum period in WWE. RESULTS Point prevalence of depression from 2nd trimester to 6 mo...