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Iatrogenic genito-urinary fistula following cesarean birth in nine sub-Saharan African countries: a retrospective review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Genito-urinary fistulas may occur as complications of obstetric surgery. Location and circumstances can indicate iatrogenic origin as opposed to pressure necrosis following prolonged, obstructed labor. Methods This retrospective review focuses
Carrie J. Ngongo, Thomas J. I. P. Raassen, Marietta Mahendeka, Ladeisha Lombard, Jos van Roosmalen   +4 more
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Efficacy of admission cardiotocography on neonatal outcome in term pregnancy admitted in labor in a rural-based tertiary care center: A prospective study

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Cardiotocography (CTG) is first-line investigation for antepartum and intrapartum fetal assessment. Fetal monitoring during labor helps identifying fetuses at risk of hypoxic damage and helps institute appropriate intervention to optimize ...
Suchismita Bera , Debjani Deb , Rahul Ballov , Sohanjan Chakraborty   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Obstetric Complications (Premature Rupture of Membrans, Pre Eclampsia and Post Date) on the Type of Labor in Mojokasri Hospital

Journal for Quality in Public Health, 2019
Obstetric complications are complications that occur during the pregnancy process or complications that can occur after the mother gives birth, for example, KPD, Bleeding, Abortion, post date, Preeclampsia and Eclampsia and others that can cause risks to the mother and fetus that will affect labor (.
Nurdina Nurdina, Nurwijayanti Nurwijayanti, Sugiati Sugiati   +2 more
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Nationwide population-based cohort study of uterine rupture in Belgium : results from the Belgian Obstetric Surveillance System [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: We aimed to assess the prevalence of uterine rupture in Belgium and to evaluate risk factors, management and outcomes for mother and child. Design: Nationwide population-based prospective cohort study.
De Blaere, Marlies, Englert, Y, Hanssens, M, Roelens, Kristien, Van Leeuw, V, Vandenberghe, Griet, Verstraelen, Hans   +6 more
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Concomitant brachial plexus and phrenic nerve palsy due to birth trauma: A case report

Medicine Science, 2021
Phrenic nerve palsy is a rare and mortal obstetric complication, and generally occurs with brachial plexus injury. Treatment options include surgical and conservative approach but there is no clear consensus yet.
Caglar Helvacioglu, Ali Emre Cetinkol, Boukari Bako Bibata   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Providing Maternity Care to the Underserved: A Comparative Case Study of Three Maternity Care Models Serving Women in Washington, D.C. [PDF]

, 2009
Compares the content and structure of maternity care provided at a city birth center, a safety net clinic, and a not-for-profit teaching and research hospital; populations served; providers; costs; and the women's and providers' perceptions of each ...
Allison Cook, Louise Palmer
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Hierarchical Channeled Graphitized Nanoarchitecture as a Diagnostic Platform for Maternal Fever Warning

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a hierarchically channeled graphitized nanoarchitecture (HPGC‐Z67) as a novel nano‐diagnostic platform. It enables sensitive and efficient N‐glycan extraction from plasma, significantly reducing processing time and cost. The platform identifies pivotal N‐glycans to accurately differentiate between infectious and non‐infectious ...
Yiwen Lin, Ning Li, Heyuhan Zhang, Xufang Hu, Zhiqiang Liu, Chunhui Deng   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Amnioscope Strikes Back as a Useful Device for Pinhole Amniotomy in the Management of Polyhydramnios

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2011
Polyhydramnios is associated with many serious maternal complications such as placental abruption or cord prolapse at rupture of membranes, uterine dysfunction at delivery, and postpartum hemorrhage.
Shinsuke Koyama, Takuji Tomimatsu, Takeshi Kanagawa, Tateki Tsutsui, Tadashi Kimura   +4 more
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Metformin enhances external urethral sphincter integrity and restores continence via AMPK activation in a rat model of stress urinary incontinence

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
The pathogenesis of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is intimately associated with injury to the external urethral sphincter (EUS). In this study, we established an SUI model induced by double vaginal distension and demonstrated that metformin treatment activated the AMPK signaling in the EUS tissue.
Yuting Xu, Xuhong Li, Alvaro Munoz, Li Jiang, Lihua Huang, Yanhua Zhou, Liping Zhu, Youbo Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

To study and compare the obstetric and neonatal outcome of pregnancies complicated with hypothyroidism amongst antenatally detected and treated hypothyroid patients and patients found to be hypothyroid at the time of labor

International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016
Background: To evaluate pregnancy outcome in women with elevated serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) values as compared to those in whom hypothyroidism was treated. Methods: A prospective interventional comparative study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology in King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India from 2014 to ...
Parmanand Shah, Hemangi Chaudhari, Delina Mathias   +2 more
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