Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a hematologic disorder characterized by an acquired somatic mutation in the phosphatidylinositol glycan class A gene which leads to a higher risk for increased venous and arterial thrombosis. Current treatment for PNH includes eculizumab. Pregnant patients who have PNH have higher risk for thrombosis and hemorrhage with both pregnancy and their under...

The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, indication, and outcome of obstetric hysterectomy at an Eastern DRC rural hospital. This was a seven year retrospective study. The incidence was 0.28%. Mean age and parity of patients was 35.8 and 7 respectively. Trend to have Obstetric Hysterectomy increased with an age of = 35 years and parity of = 5. The main indications were Post-P...

BACKGROUND A 32-year-old Caucasian primigravida was admitted for elective Caesarean Section at 36 weeks and 6 days with the diagnosis of preeclampsia. CASE PRESENTATION Traction of the umbilical cord after delivery of a healthy baby resulted in uterine inversion. The placenta was found to be densely adherent to the posterior uterine wall. Piecemeal excision of the placenta as close as possibl...

Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare condition, with fewer than 100 cases reported in the literature. Despite it being rare, it is a potentially life-threatening condition. This case report describes a 33-year-old woman who presented with secondary post-partum hemorrhage. Transabdominal ultrasound (US) of the pelvis showed increased vascularity with multidirectional flow of the ut...

BACKGROUND In many low-income countries, formal post-partum care utilization is much lower than that of skilled delivery and antenatal care. While Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) might play a role in post-partum care, research exploring their attitudes and practices during this period is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore TBAs' practices and perceptions in post-partum c...

The World Health Organization (WHO), reports that as many 25% of MMR occur due to post partum problems.The direct factor causing the high AKI is hemorrhage (45%). Post postpartum period which starts from time baby born and placenta so womb returns what it was before pregnancy lasts for six weeks. opening blood vessels in uterus during perineal wound can cause infection, Non-pharmacological mana...

It is generally agreed that when an ovarian tumour is found complicating pregnancy it should be immediately removed. Delay in operating increases the risk to the mother, and the chances of disturbing the course of pregnancy are likewise less the earlier the condition is recognised and treated. The literature on this subject is almost endless, as shown, for example, by a glance at the index of t...

or less attention in every text-book, and the varieties, with their progress, terminations, and treatment, have been exhaustively discussed, in lengthened memoirs, by Deneux, Laborie, Cazeaux, Hervieux, Hugenberger, and Barnes, and have received shorter notice from many others. Into the general question of the nature and management of these haemorrhages in general it is no part of my present pa...