Background Uterine rupture in a term pregnancy is an adverse and rare event with serious maternal and fetal consequences. The history of uterine septum resection is considered as a risk factor for uterine rupture. Women with such circumstances are thus recommended to be considered as having a high-risk pregnancy. Accordingly, their prenatal care should be implemented in shorter intervals during...

Despite vast improvement in perinatal care during the 30 years, the incidence rate of neonatal encephalopathy remains unchanged without any further Progress towards preventive strategies for the clinical impasse. Antenatal brain injury including fetal intracranial hemorrhage caused by ischemia/reperfusion is known as one of the primary triggers of neonatal injury. However, the mechanisms of ant...

The authors present a specific aspect of the modifications of the endometrium in dysfunctional uterine hemorrhages that is the behavior of the endometrial glands. These glands are studied from a immunohistochemical point of view, regarding both the normal endometrium (inclusively at the age of two years) and the endometrium in dysfunctional uterine hemorrhages. The antigens used were VGEF and P...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the association between uterine fibroids and adverse obstetric outcomes. METHODS This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of 112,403 deliveries from 14 provinces and 39 different hospitals in 2011 in mainland China. We compared pregnancy outcomes in women with and without uterine fibroids who underwent detailed second trimester obstetric ultrasonography during 18 t...

Induced abortions continue to be practiced, despite availability of contraceptive-based methods. Their commonest immediate and early complications are hemorrhage, retained products of conception, genital tract infections, and lacerations. Uterine perforation can be complicated by injuries to small intestines, bladder, rectum, appendix, and rarely to fallopian tubes. We report here on a case of ...

Background: In developing countries, postpartum hemorrhage is responsible for 30% of maternal deaths. Although the World Health Organization recommends use oxytocin prevention hemorrhage, misoprostol increasingly common. The objective this study was to determine frequency in parturients delivering at Saint-Vincent Hospital and compare effectiveness versus preventing hemorrhage. Material Methods...

Hemorrhage that leads to death in first trimester either because of spontaneous or induced abortion is 22% of first trimester maternal deaths. Deaths caused from the spontaneous rupture of uterine vein is rare. In this report we present a case of first trimester maternal death due to hemorrhage. Thirty-three year old women admitted to emergency department with complaints of dizziness and fainti...