abstract background: prolonged labor can lead to maternal and neonatal complications. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of oral propranolol plus oxytocin versus oxytocin only on the process and outcome of labor. materials and methods: in a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial performed in ilam mustafa hospital, a total of 146 nulliparous pregnant women at gestational...

The ratio of total value added attributable to labor, or labor’s share, has been declining in Japan in recent years. (See Exhibit 1.) Kaldor postulated as one of his “stylized facts” that the share was stable overtime in many countries around the world. The ratio, however, has exhibited significant fluctuations in Japan and has been used as an important benchmark that helps account for various ...

BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend that, in the absence of compelling medical indications (low risk) elective caesarean section should occur after 38 completed weeks gestation. However, implementation of these guidelines will mean some women go into labour before the planned date resulting in an intrapartum caesarean section. The aim of this study was to determine the rate at which low-risk women ...

OBJECTIVES To study oxytocin, misoprostol, and methylergometrine in active management of the third stage of labor and determine duration of the third stage of labor, blood loss, adverse effects, and need for additional uterotonics in each group. METHODS Clinical trial of 300 women with healthy singleton pregnancy allocated into three groups to receive either: 10 IU intravenous oxytocin infusi...

introduction: prolonged labor can lead to maternal and neonatal complications. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of pethidine on the duration of active labor in nulli-parous women. materials and methods: in a randomized clinical 90 nulliparous women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies at term were randomly assigned into two groups. the first group received 50 mg pethi...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of sublingual with oral misoprostol for induction of labour in primigravida with prelabour rupture of membranes at term. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit-II, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, from June 2004 to January 2006. METHODOLOGY The study included 100 primigravidas wit...

BACKGROUND Prolonged labor is one of the most important risk factors for perinatal compromise and, if caused by obstructed labor, it carries the risk of uterine rupture, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), puerperal sepsis, and maternal death. OBJECTIVE To determine whether or not hyoscine butylbromide shortens the stages of labor, without an increase in maternal or neonatal complications. METHOD ...

To examine the possible impact of previous induced abortion on the occurrence of preterm delivery in the subsequent pregnancy in teenage women, a retrospective case-control study was performed on mothers aged 13-19 years who delivered in one tertiary hospital over a 4 year period. Those who had a history of induced abortion prior to the index pregnancy were identified from the records and compa...

BACKGROUND Animal experiments have convincingly demonstrated that prenatal maternal stress affects pregnancy outcome and results in early programming of brain functions with permanent changes in neuroendocrine regulation and behaviour in offspring. AIM To evaluate the existing evidence of comparable effects of prenatal stress on human pregnancy and child development. STUDY DESIGN Data sourc...