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Associated factors with Puerperal Sepsis among Reproductive Age Women in Nandi County, Kenya [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2017
Background & aim: Studies have shown that puerperal sepsis is a major cause of maternal morbidity and the second cause of maternal mortality in the developing world. This study aimed to determine the incidence and management of puerperal sepsis among the
Maritim Violet Chepchirchir, Jackim Nyamari, Margaret Keraka   +2 more
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Risk factors for venous thromboembolism in 1.3 million pregnancies: a nationwide prospective cohort.

PLoS ONE, 2014
ObjectiveTo quantify risk factors for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the puerperal period.DesignIn a nationwide prospective cohort study we followed pregnant and puerperal women in Denmark from 1995 to 2009 for venous thromboembolism ...
Rie Adser Virkus, Ellen Løkkegaard, Øjvind Lidegaard, Jens Langhoff-Roos, Anne Kristine Nielsen, Kenneth J Rothman, Thomas Bergholt   +6 more
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Perfil epidemiológico e clínico de pacientes admitidas com diagnóstico de sepse puerperal de origem pélvica em uma UTI obstétrica no Nordeste do Brasil Epidemiological and clinical profile of patients admitted at an obstetrical ICU with diagnosis of puerperal pelvic sepsis in Northeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2010
OBJETIVOS: descrever o perfil epidemiológico e clínico das pacientes admitidas com o diagnóstico de sepse puerperal de origem pélvica em uma Unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) obstétrica.
Euclides Dias Martins Filho, Alan Chaves dos Santos, Renato Stênio Torres Rodrigues Junior, Luis Adeodato, Isabela Coutinho, Leila Katz   +5 more
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Fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome secondary to postpartum endometritis: Case Report and literature review

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2021
We report a case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) 1 week after an urgent cesarean section. Although its onset in the postpartum period is poorly reported in the literature, we suggest that FHCS can complicate puerperal endometritis; therefore, it ...
Silvia Amodeo, Giuseppe Paci, Giuseppe Cutaia, Bruno Murmura, Fabio Cannizzaro, Renato Venezia   +5 more
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A review of health system infection control measures in developing countries: what can be learned to reduce maternal mortality

Globalization and Health, 2011
A functional health system is a necessary part of efforts to achieve maternal mortality reduction in developing countries. Puerperal sepsis is an infection contracted during childbirth and one of the commonest causes of maternal mortality in developing ...
Sharma Sheetal, Mavalankar Dileep V, Hussein Julia, D'Ambruoso Lucia   +3 more
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Group a streptococcal cellulitis in the early puerperium [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2011
Introduction. Infectious diseases caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a member of the group A Streptococci (GAS) are among the most common life threatening ones. Patients with GAS infections have a poor survival rate. Cellulitis is a severe invasive GAS
Nikolić Branka, Mitrović Ana, Dragojević-Dikić Svetlana, Rakić Snežana, Cakić Zlatica, Saranović Milena, Sikimić Milan   +6 more
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Pregnancy complications in Brazilian puerperal women treated in the public and private health systems

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2018
Objective: to analyze the prevalence of pregnancy complications and sociodemographic profile of puerperal patients with complications, according to the form of financing of the childbirth service.
Patrícia Louise Rodrigues Varela, Rosana Rosseto de Oliveira, Emiliana Cristina Melo, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias   +3 more
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Adverse perinatal outcomes associated with macrosomia in nulliparous women: A multicenter cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Our study aimed to evaluate the combined risk of macrosomia and nulliparity. We investigated whether macrosomia is independently associated with an increased rate of intrapartum cesarean delivery (CD) and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes among nulliparous women delivering at term.
Tzuria Peled, Omer Ben Yishai, Eliel Shapira, Maayan Bas Lando, Hen Y. Sela, Sorina Grisaru‐Granovsky, Misgav Rottenstreich   +6 more
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Maternal RSV vaccination for infant protection: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of phase 3 trials with an integrated economic evaluation

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in early infancy. Maternal immunization offers a preventive strategy, but uncertainties regarding safety and economic value have limited its implementation.
Johnatan Torres‐Torres, Lourdes Rojas‐Zepeda, José Rafael Villafan‐Bernal, Raigam Martinez‐Portilla, Salvador Espino‐y‐Sosa, Pablo Cerda‐Flores, Elsa Romelia Moreno‐Verduzco, Irma Eloisa Monroy‐Muñoz, Ameyran Yolanda Gonzalez‐Guerrero, Juan Mario Solis‐Paredes, Javier Perez Duran   +10 more
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Iron deficiency with and without anemia in pregnancy: A scoping review of prevalence and perinatal impact

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The prevalence of iron deficiency with anemia and iron deficiency without anemia (IDWA) during pregnancy have not been summarized, and evidence of the direct association of IDWA with adverse perinatal outcomes (APO) are unknown.
Lucky O. Lawani, David M. Naimark, Joel G. Ray, Jessica Widdifield, Paul Eze, Chidumebi J. Idemili, Nadine Shehata   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source