The Presentation, Predisposing Factors and Outcome of Erb’s Palsy in Duhok City
Background and objectives:Neonatal brachial plexus palsy is a common birth injury. Although spontaneous recov- ery is expected to occur in most of affected newborns, some might be severely handicapped.
Saad Mahmood Zebary +1 more
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Automated Biometry for Assessing Cephalopelvic Disproportion in 3D 0.55T Fetal MRI at Term
Alena Uus, Mary Rutherford
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BackgroundChildbirth is a physiological process with significant medical risk, given that neurological impairment due to the birthing process can occur at any time.
Olivier Ami +5 more
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Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides excellent soft tissue visualisation which may be useful in late pregnancy to predict labour outcome and maternal/neonatal birth trauma.
Shireen Jaufuraully +5 more
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Is routine X-ray pelvimetry of value to decide on mode of delivery for women with labor dystocia?
X-ray pelvimetry is used for evaluation of pelvic inlet generally to diagnose cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) or contracted inlet. Cesarean section delivery (C/S) is often performed for labor dystocia without CPD or contracted inlet.
Kaori Kawakami +11 more
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Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls from Rural Communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia [PDF]
Background: Addressing the nutritional needs of adolescents could be an important step towards breaking the vicious cycle of intergenerational malnutrition. Objective: Assess nutritional status of rural adolescent girls. Design: Cross-sectional. Methods:
Girmay, G. +7 more
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Pubic Arch Angle Measurement by Transperineal Ultrasonography: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Objective To evaluate the ability of the pubic arch angle (PAA) as measured by transperineal ultrasonography during labor to predict the delivery type and cephalic pole disengagement mode.
Raimundo Homero Carvalho Neto +5 more
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Prospective study of primary cesarean section in multigravida [PDF]
Background: Progress in obstetrics has been associated with an increased incidence of cesarean section (CS). Primary CS in a multipara means the first CS performed in woman who has delivered vaginally at least once previously and it is associated with a ...
S Momon Singh +2 more
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Cesarean section rates and indications in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country study from Medecins sans Frontieres. [PDF]
The World Health Organization considers Cesarean section rates of 5-15% to be the optimal range for targeted provision of this life saving intervention. However, access to safe Cesarean section in resource-limited settings is much lower, estimated at 1-2%
Fernando Maldonado +6 more
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Fulfillment of the criteria for diagnosis of cephalo-pelvic disproportion: ACOG guidelines
Purpose: To determine the proportion of cesarean delivery due to CPD without fulfillment of the criteria for diagnosis. Materials and Methods: The obstetric database, between January 2010 and December 2012, was assessed to identify the records of ...
S. Srisukho, K. Srisupundit, T. Tongsong
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