Intrapartum perinatal mortality, the deaths that occur during the period around birth, is a major problem in developing countries accounting for more than one million stillbirths and a similar number of neonatal deaths worldwide each year [1,2]. A number of authors have emphasized that the time encompassing labor and the 24 hours after birth is the most dangerous period for both the mother and ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether continuing midwifery care has more benefits than standard maternity care in vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). METHODS This study was conducted on women in labour who had history of previous cesarean section and received vaginal birth in obstetrical department of our hospital from May 2013 to November 2014. The included patients were divided randomly into obse...

Aim: To compare fetal and maternal outcomes between elective emergency cesarean sections in patients with gestational diabetes
 mellitus (GDM).
 Material Methods: Data from GDM delivered by section January 2015 July 2020 were
 retrospectively reviewed. Patients were grouped according to whether the was (n=129) or (n=158).
 Results: The rate higher (31.16%) than without GDM. ...

Background: This hospital-based, prospective, comparative interventional study aimed to compare the effectiveness of sublingual misoprostol and intracervical dinoprostone gel for induction labor in primigravida women. Methods: A total 100 patients were alternately assigned with either Misoprostol 25mcg 6 hourly or Gel 0.5mg hourly. Results: The delivery interval was significantly longer group c...

abstract background: a major problem of the first moments of childbirth, especially in “prolonged labor,” is perinatal asphyxia which necessitates neonatal resuscitation. this study aimed at evaluating the alert line of the partogram in recognizing the need for neonatal resuscitation 20–30 s after delivery. materials and methods: 140 full‑term pregnant women were kept under surveillance through...

OBJECTIVE Cardiotocography plus automatic ST analysis of the fetal electrocardiography has been shown recently to reduce both the operative delivery rate for fetal distress and the cord artery metabolic acidosis rate. The purpose of this study was to analyze findings that were related to cases with a complicated/adverse neonatal outcome in the Swedish randomized controlled trial. STUDY DESIGN...

Over 9 million children die each year during the perinatal and neonatal periods, and nearly all of these deaths occur in developing countries. Perinatal asphyxia is a serious clinical problem globally. Every year approximately 4 million babies are born asphyxiated; this results in 1 million deaths and an equal number of serious neurological consequences ranging from cerebral palsy and mental re...

Clinically and experimentally male fetuses are at significantly greater risk of dying or suffering injury at birth, particularly after premature delivery. We undertook a retrospective cohort analysis of 60 female and 65 male singleton preterm fetal sheep (103-104 days, 0.7 gestation) with mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), heart rate, and carotid and femoral blood flow recordings during 25 min...