BACKGROUND Globally, an estimated 287 000 maternal deaths occurred in 2010 annually as a result of complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia were accounted for 85% of the global burden (245 000 maternal deaths) including Ethiopia. Obstetric related complications cannot be reliably predicted. Hence, insignificant decline of maternal mortality ratio might be ...

Puerperal uterine inversion is a severe but rare obstetric complication of yet unknown origin. In this two-year study we determine the incidence of this complication and we describe associated risk factors to expose its etiology. All cases of uterine inversion were included from a nationwide cohort study which contained all 98 hospitals with a maternity unit in the Netherlands. We reviewed the ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the pregnancy-related complications after laparoscopic and laparotomic uterine myomectomy. METHODS A retrospective study of 415 women who received laparoscopic (n = 340) or laparotomic (n = 75) resection of uterine leiomyomas in one center. The mean follow-up period was 26.5 months in laparoscopic group and 23.9 months in laparotomic group. RESULTS Fifty-four and 12 pre...

Abstract Background Unprovoked spontaneous uterine rupture in a primigravid unscarred uterus is rare but serious obstetric complication. Our case highlights prelabour primiparous patient with an anterior placenta praevia and transverse lie at 32 weeks. Case presentation The presented severe continuous abdominal pain abnormal Cardiotocograph antenatally. An emergency Caesarean section done suspi...

Introduction. Obstetric cholestasis is the most common liver disease during pregnancy, which predominantly associated with fetal complications. Material and Methods. This retrospective study included a total of 44 pregnant women obstetric who gave birth at Clinic Obstetrics Gynecology, Clinical Center Vojvodina, Novi Sad, from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018. Results. The average maternal ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical syndrome denoted by an abrupt decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) sufficient to decrease the elimination of nitrogenous waste products (urea and creatinine) and other uremic toxins (Jefferson et al, 2010). AKI is a not very common yet serious complication occurring in pregnancy. The incidence and the mortality rates associated with obstetric acute...

Although studies have assessed male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness, little is known about their involvement after the onset of maternal near miss complications. This information is important in developing appropriate strategies for male involvement in accessing emergency obstetric care (EmOC) in order to reduce Uganda’s high maternal mortality ratio. The study exam...