Background: Given the overriding importance of neonatal jaundice and scarcity of studies on the role of route of delivery on its occurrence, this study aimed to investigate the association between neonatal bilirubin level and the route of delivery (i.e., normal vaginal delivery [NVD] and cesarean section [CS]). Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012 in Imam Reza ...

BACKGROUND Primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is defined as blood loss from the genital tract of 500 mL or more following a normal vaginal delivery (NVD) or 1,000 mL or more following a cesarean section within 24 hours of birth. PPH contributes significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Women can rapidly hemorrhage and die soon after giving birth. It can be a devastating outc...

It often seems that every newly announced major data breach sets a record for the depth and size of impact. Internet users, nearly everyone these days, naturally wonder: Why is this happening, and how much worse can it get? In the inaugural article for this column, published in January 2009, we reviewed trends in vulnerabilities for the previous eight years [2]. Our goal, then as well as now, i...

Abstract Background Worldwide, Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) is one the most common causes of infective endocarditis (IE), particularly in dialysis patients. However, association between mildly and moderately decreased kidney function IE patients with S.aureus blood stream infection (SAB) has not been examined. Purpose In a retrospective nation-wide study, to evaluate declining SAB Methods A...

Frequent Newcastle disease (ND) outbreaks in poultry have been reported Southeast Asia, including Malaysia. However, limited studies carried out on detecting the virus (NDV) from non-poultry birds. In this study, detections of NDV were using tissues samples suspected ND cases commercial chickens and swab birds captured bird sanctuaries. Five one sample black swans found positive for ND. They cl...

Introduction: Obesity during pregnancy has increased recently, which led to issues for the mother, developing baby, and newborn. Pathology in fetus is more likely people with higher body mass indices (BMI). Of 10 nations hosting half of 693 million high BMIs worldwide, Pakistan comes at number eight. Objective: Objective study was determine how a maternal BMI affected manner delivery. Methods: ...

background: normal vaginal delivery (nvd) is defined as the best method of delivery. however, unfortunately its rate is decreasing because of the increasing rate of cesarean section (c/s). low level of knowledge about delivery mode and negative attitude toward nvd are some of the reasons for the patients selecting cesarean. the purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitudes of p...