Effects of caesarean section on maternal health in low risk nulliparous women: a prospective matched cohort study in Shanghai, China [PDF]
, 2010 Background Rates of caesarean section are progressively increasing in many parts of the world. As a result of psychosocial factors there has been an increasing tendency for pregnant women without justifiable medical indications for caesarean section to ...
Bing-shun Wang +9 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesOBJECTIVES: to determine the seroprevalence rate of toxoplasmosis, HIV, syphilis and rubella in a population of puerperal women. METHODS: a prospective, cross-sectional study was performed from February 2007 to April 2008 at Hospital Geral, Universidade ...
José Mauro Madi +7 more
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Revisión manual de cavidad uterina en la atención del parto como factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de endometritis puerperal en el Hospital Militar Central [PDF]
, 2013 Identificar si la revisión manual de la cavidad uterina representa un factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de endometritis puerperal en una población de gestantes del servicio de alta dependencia obstétrica del Hospital Militar Central de Bogotá durante ...
Rincón Higuera, Romel Gabriel
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Prevalence of placenta praevia by world region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
, 2013 OBJECTIVES: (i) To estimate the prevalence burden of placenta praevia in each world region, and (ii) to investigate potential sources of heterogeneity. METHODS: Systematic review of the literature and random-effects meta-analysis.
Aliyu +63 more
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The challenge of the reference and counter-reference system in the prenatal assistance to pregnant women with infectious diseases [PDF]
, 2009 The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of infectious diseases, such as syphilis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and hepatitis B and C, in pregnant women who undertook their prenatal care in thirteen basic health units ...
Figueiredo, Elisabeth Niglio de +4 more
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Conjugative transfer of ICESde3396 between three β-hemolytic streptococcal species [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Integrative conjugative elements (ICEs) are mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that possess all genes necessary for excision, transfer and integration into recipient genome. They also carry accessory genes that impart new phenotypic features to
Bauer, Michelle J. +6 more
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A critical evaluation of diagnostic methods used to identify dairy cows with acute post-partum metritis in the current literature [PDF]
, 2012 The overall objective of this study was to investigate how relevant research publications address the validity of diagnostic methods for acute puerperal metritis (APM) in dairy cows, a disease commonly treated with antibiotic drugs.
Arlt, Sebastian Patrick +2 more
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Puerperal Fever from Hippocrates to Pasteur [PDF]
, 2012 The death of a mother in childbirth leaving a newborn deserted is a sort of a desecration. This was a frequent event for early physicians. It was felt to be caused by miasmas or punishment from the gods.
Hammill, Hunter A.
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Bacteria Isolated from Post-Partum Infections
Journal of Family and Reproductive Health, 2009 Objective: This study was undertaken with an aim to determine bacterial species involved in post partum infections and also their abundance in patients admitted to at Khanevadeh hospital.
Nahid Arianpour +2 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2006 Background Enemas are used during labour in obstetric settings with the belief that they reduce puerperal and neonatal infections, shorten labour duration, and make delivery cleaner for attending personnel.
Bernal María +2 more
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