Risk Factors for Vaginal Colonization and Relationship between Bacterial Vaginal Colonization and In-Hospital Outcomes in Women with Obstructed Labor in a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital [PDF]
International Journal of Microbiology, 2018 Introduction. The proportion of women with severe maternal morbidity from obstructed labor is between 2 and 12% in resource-limited settings. Maternal vaginal colonization with group B streptococcus (GBS), Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus spp.
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Preventing stillbirth from obstructed labor: A sensorized, low-cost device to train in safer operative birth [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023 Background98% of stillbirths occur in low- and middle- income countries. Obstructed labor is a common cause for both neonatal and maternal mortality, with a lack of skilled birth attendants one of the main reasons for the reduction in operative vaginal ...
Shireen Jaufuraully +17 more
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Prevalence, clinical profile, maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated with obstructed labor at a teaching hospital in Tigray, Ethiopia: A five-year retrospective cross-sectional study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundObstructed labor remains a significant direct obstetric complication that leads to increased maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in resource-poor settings.
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Prediction instrument for obstructed labor
Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan IndonesiaBackground: Obstructed labor is a complication during childbirth that can increase maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, making early detection crucial for prevention.
Rafhani Rosyidah +2 more
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A Triple Obstetric Challenge of Thoracopagus-Type Conjoined Twins, Eclampsia, and Obstructed Labor: A Case Report from Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017 Conjoined twins are very rarely seen. We present a case of thoracopagus that was undiagnosed prior to delivery and combined with eclampsia and obstructed labor in a low-resource setting in sub-Saharan Africa. A 27-year-old pregnant woman was presented to
Mariatu Binta Leigh +7 more
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Combined uterine and urinary bladder rupture: an unusual complication of obstructed labor in a primigravida [PDF]
International Journal of Women's Health, 2016 Idris Usman Takai,1 Abdulkadir Abubakar2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2Department of Surgery, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria Background: Combined uterine and urinary bladder rupture following ...
Takai IU, Abubakar A
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Vesical calculus: an uncommon cause of obstructed labor. [PDF]
J Obstet Gynaecol India, 2012 Obstructed labor in this case has been reported because of its rarity as the cause was a large vesical calculus, which was diagnosed during the second stage of labor.
Dave A, Mathur P, Mathuriya G.
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Navigating vaginal delivery in a patient with severe uterine prolapse: A case report [PDF]
Case Reports in Women's HealthPelvic organ prolapse (POP) during pregnancy is rare, with few cases to guide clinical management. Vaginal delivery is possible; however, it is associated with increased risk of antepartum and intrapartum complications.
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Bilateral anterior sacral meningoceles in pregnancy without sacral anomaly: a case report of a rare clinical entity [PDF]
Archives of Gynecology and ObstetricsThis report describes a 32-year-old primigravida diagnosed with bilateral anterior sacral meningoceles without bony defect of the sacrum during pregnancy.
Carla Oelgeschläger +4 more
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Obstructed labor and caesarean delivery: the cost and benefit of surgical intervention. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Although advances in the reduction of maternal mortality have been made, up to 273,000 women will die this year from obstetric etiologies. Obstructed labor (OL), most commonly treated with Caesarean delivery, has been identified as a major ...
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