A Case of Missed Labour

Use of prostaglandin E2 in the management of missed abortion, missed labour, and hydatidiform mole.

Treatment of six cases of missed abortion and one case of hydatidiform mole with intravenous infusion of prostaglandin E(2) resulted in complete abortion in all cases. Of 15 patients with missed labour, 14 were delivered successfully with similar treatment. The technique appears to be a safe, reliable, and rapid method of managing missed abortion, missed labour, and hydatidiform mole.

Power Structure in Labour Families; The Case Study: Lar City, Iran

This study examines the relationship between migration and power structure in Larian labour families. The research method for conducting this study is fieldwork research, and the technique of data collection is self- administration questionnaire, using face to face interviews. The sample size of this research was 570 women. 285 ones were selected amongwomen whose husbands were labor migrants an...

International Trade And Employment In Labour- Intensive Sectors In Iran: The Case Of Carpet- Weavers

Horseshoe Placenta and Preterm Labour: A Case Report

Background and aim: Horseshoe placenta is a variant of ring-shaped placenta. Ring-shaped placenta is a rare anomaly seen in fewer than 1 in 6000 deliveries, which could be seen as horseshoe shape due to atrophy in a portion of the ring. This report refers to a possible relationship between the horseshoe shape placenta and preterm labor; although it has not been yet validated in the literature. ...

Missed Pharyngeal Foreign Body in an Infant that Persisted for 50 days:A Rare Case

Feasibility and acceptability of rapid HIV screening in a labour ward in Togo

BACKGROUND HIV screening in a labour ward is the last opportunity to initiate an antiretroviral prophylaxis among pregnant women living with HIV to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission. Little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of HIV screening during labour in West Africa. FINDINGS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the labour ward at the Tokoin Teaching Hospital in ...