As the present communication is introductory to the succeeding paper upon treatment, it deals only with the clinical condition of the uterine muscle from that point of view. Nevertheless, the state of the uterine wall is intimately associated with the problem of the retention of blood within the uterus, and the subject can best be approached by a short consideration of this phenomenon, in expla...

It is to the credit of modern perinatology that it looks beyond the perinatal period and now also includes the course o£ the entire pregnancy, when it considers factors influencing neo-natal morbidity. Moreover, obstetrical reports cannot give complete Information about the effects of some complications of pregnancy, since ill-effects are xnot necessarily recognizable by the seventh day of life...

Objective: To compare the efficacy of progesterone alone and progesterone plus human chorionic gonadotrophin in the management of threatened abortion. Study design: Quasi experimental Duration & settings of study: The study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit-I, at Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from 01-11-2007 to 31-10-2008. Material & method: Total 60 patie...

Ensuring that effective guidelines exist and are implemented for the management of bleeding episodes in early pregnancy, which may not require hospital admission (both threatened and complete miscarriage). I recently conducted a study among east Berkshire general practitioners to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding the use of anti-D when confronted with episodes of bleeding ...

the scientific literature regarding threatened abortion is relatively limited on the subject of outcomes and viability at term. to investigate prospectively the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome in women presenting with first-trimester threatened miscarriage, a prospective case control study was performed on 600 subjects, 150 women presenting with bleeding in the first trimester and 450 asympto...

AIM To understand the prevalence of functional constipation in pregnant women and to analyze the impact of its risk factors. METHODS We searched hospital databases for women who were 37-41 weeks pregnant (1698 cases) from July 2012 to January 2014 in four hospitals in Shanghai. We reviewed factors including general data, living and eating habits, psychological history, past history of defecat...

INTRODUCTION While the beneficial effects of prenatal yoga have been reported in recent years, little is known about its effectiveness in pregnant Japanese women. Despite several adverse effects, ritodrine hydrochloride is frequently prescribed to suppress preterm labor in Japan, and its usage may therefore indicate cases of preterm labor. This study aimed to clarify the association between pre...