BACKGROUND After the two-child policy is fully implemented, new challenges regarding pregnancy management and the treatment of pregnancy complications will arise. The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of pregnancy and delivery before and after the implementation of the two-child policy to make suggestions on the quality assurance of the new era of obstetrics. METHODS In tot...

Program pembangunan kesehatan di Indonesia masih diprioritaskan pada upaya peningkatan derajat ibu dan anak. AKI AKB menjadi indikator pertama dalam menentukan bayi, karena merupakan cerminan dari status bayi saat ini. Perdarahan salah satu faktor resiko pemicu yang perlu penanganan segera agar tidak terjadi komplikasi proses selanjutnya. Pemberian asuhan secara komprehensif kepada hamil sampai...

Background: Despite the advances in contraceptive technologies, still unintended pregnancies are adding to global health issues. The placement of a device, such as an intrauterine device (IUD) or implant, immediately after childbirth is termed long-acting reversible contraceptives LARC. Study design: It retrospective study conducted at Lady Willingdon Hospital Lahore and Divisional Headquarters...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphisms are associated with an increased risk for Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriage (IRM) in the Turkish population and to evaluate the association between Nitric Oxide (NO) levels and eNOS gene polymorphisms in women with IRM. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 120 Turkish women were enrolled in this study in four...

OBJECTIVE antenatal counselling for congenital anomaly tests is conceptualised as having both Health Education (HE) and Decision-Making Support (DMS) functions. Building and maintaining a client-midwife relation (CMR) is seen as a necessary condition for enabling these two counselling functions. However, little is known about how these functions are fulfilled in daily practice. This study aims ...

Background: Uterine rupture can be a catastrophic obstetrical emergency. Many risk factors for uterine rupture have been identified, as well as a wide range of clinical presentations. In this case report, we describe the occurrence of fetal death and uterine rupture in a non-labouring, preterm patient. Case: A 32-year-old woman, gravida 10, para 7, who had three previous lower segment Caesarean...

BACKGROUND LBW rate is one of the most important health indices in every society. It reveals mothers and their new-born infants' health. OBJECTIVES Our aim, in the present paper, was to present a new statistical framework for analysis based on path analysis techniques. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted in two maternity wards, (privet & governmental hospital) in Sari, Ir...