OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence of pre-pregnancy weight on delivery outcome and birth weight in potential diabetic women with normal glucose tolerance. DESIGN Retrospective Cohort study. MATERIAL AND METHOD The medical records of 660 pregnant women, who attended the antenatal clinic and delivered at Siriraj Hospital between January 2003 and December 2005, were reviewed and analyzed. ...

Symphysiotomy is an operation in which the fibres of the pubic symphysis are partially divided to allow separation of the joint and thus enlargement of the pelvic dimensions thereby facilitating vaginal delivery of the foetus in the presence of mild to moderate cephalopelvic disproportion. It is performed with local anaesthesia, does not require an operating theatre or advanced surgical skills....

OBJECTIVE To determine the degree of adherence to guidelines on the diagnosis of cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD The database ofpregnant women who underwent cesarean delivery due to CPD between 2010 and 2012 was reviewed The degree of adherence to guidelines on the CPD diagnosis was recorded The guidelines were from Royal Thai Colle...

Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the methods, indications, outcome of induced labor and its significance in obstetric practice in the study area. Methods. This was a retrospective study of cases of induced labor at the Catholic Maternity Hospital in Ogoja, Cross-River State, Nigeria, between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2011. Data on the sociodemographic characteristics of...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to review the obstetric performance of booked grand multiparae. DESIGN AND SETTING A 5-year prospective observational study of cases between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2006, was conducted in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, a tertiary institution, in Kano, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antenatal complications and pregnancy outcomes among booked grand mul...

BACKGROUND A woman carrying her first pregnancy is starting a new life, and this is a crucial time in her obstetric career. This study was aimed to compare the obstetric performance of primigravidae to that of the multigravidae with a view to suggesting ways of preventing the associated complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study was a cross-sectional case-control study carried out among wo...

PURPOSE To investigate if early epidural analgesia can influence fetal head engagement into the pelvis and if it can increase the rate of transverse and asynclitic position during labour. MATERIALS AND METHODS 195 women with combined spinal-epidural analgesia (CSE) or without neuraxial analgesia were studied. CSE was performed using a mixture of ropivacaine 0.02% with 0.3 microg/ml of sufenta...

BACKGROUND Caesarean section is a commonly performed operation on women that is globally increasing in prevalence each year. There is a large variation in the rates of caesarean, both in high and low income countries, as well as between different institutions within these countries. This audit aimed to report rates and reasons for caesarean and associated clinical care practices amongst nine ho...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a rare condition, especially in obstetric patients. It has an estimated prevalence of 1/10,000 in the general population, and 1/25,000 to 30,000 in obstetric patients. The objective of this report was to present a rare case of a pregnant woman with Osteogenesis Imperfecta undergoing cesarean section. CASE REPORT This is a 23 years old gravi...

Perinatal morbidity and mortality due to prelabour rupture of membranesPROM) is 18-20% 21.4% respectively. Multiple risk factors are associated with the development PROM. Limited data available on term PROM relation its duration adverse maternal fetal outcomes from India. To assessfactors increasing effect membranes fetomaternal outcome. Five hundred ten patients presented in Department Obstetr...