OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge and attitude of doctors with regard to smoking risks and cessation, and to identify factors associated with self- reported assessment of smoking. METHODS This cross-sectional survey was performed in 5 hospitals of Karachi from February to April 2014, and comprised doctors providing antenatal care. Data was collected using a questionnaire. SPSS 21 was used for...

Aim: to assess effect of a training program about maternal fetal attachment skills on prenatal attachment among primigravida women. Subjects and Methods: A quasi experimental research design was utilized. From a specific private Antenatal Clinic in Mansoura city-Egypt eighty primigravida women aged 20 to 35 years, at 30 week gestation, had singleton pregnancy and can read and write were selecte...

BACKGROUND The average rural Indian women enter her reproductive life, particularly in pregnancy, suffer from nutritional anemia due to iron deficiency. National program of India had implemented a strategy for supplementation of iron folic acid by means of iron folic acid (IFA) tablets at least 3 months during antenatal period. The study had been conducted to assess the proportion of pregnant m...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of routine antenatal HIV testing for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in urban Zimbabwe. METHODS Community counsellors were trained in routine HIV testing policy using a specific training module from June 2005 through November 2005. Key outcomes during the first 6 months of routine testing were compared with the prior 6-month "opt-in" perio...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this was to evaluate the accuracy of two-dimensional (2D) ultrasonography in the diagnosis of nuchal cord to enable us determine if it can be recommended for its antenatal diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 01 January and 30 April 2012, 93 singletons pregnancies in cephalic presentation with 2D ultrasound scan done at term but within 24 h before onset of labor for ...

Pregnancy offers an opportunity for midwives to recognise and respond to women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). However, most antenatal care interventions have been conducted in private specialist services in high-income countries and do not address the structural and cultural realities of developing country settings. We report on an exploratory qualitative study conducted in anten...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of leaflets on promoting informed choice in women using maternity services. DESIGN Cluster trial, with maternity units randomised to use leaflets (intervention units) or offer usual care (control units). Data collected through postal questionnaires. SETTING 13 maternity units in Wales. PARTICIPANTS Four separate samples of women using maternity services. Ant...

Counseling a family confronted with the birth of a periviable neonate is one of the most difficult tasks that a neonatologist must perform. The neonatologist's goal is to facilitate an informed, collaborative decision about whether life-sustaining therapies are in the best interest of this baby. Neonatologists are trained to provide families with a detailed account of the morbidity and mortalit...

Objective: The study was conducted to determine the effect of breastfeeding education provided pregnant women expecting twins on their intention. 
 Materials and Methods: research a single group pre-test-post-test design in Antenatal Education Class training hospital between August-December 2017.The sample consisted 38 20 34 weeks gestation who came hospital's outpatient clinics agreed par...