OBJECTIVES To provide information on twin deliveries among Igbos in a rural/semi-urban community of South-Eastern Nigeria, and compare the twinning rate with data from the other two major tribes. METHODS An analysis of the records of deliveries conducted over a 20-year period in a rural/semi-urban community of South-Eastern Nigeria. RESULTS The twinning rate of the community was 1:24, and i...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether education level and occupation are risk factors of vaginitis in pregnant women and to investigate relationship between vaginitis occurrence during pregnancy and perinatal mortality rates. METHODS A total of 319 women of early pregnancy or mid-pregnancy were enrolled. Six specimens were collected from posterior fornix of each pregnant woman and then cultured for ...

BACKGROUND High maternal and perinatal mortalities occur from deliveries conducted in prayer houses in Nigeria. Although some regulatory efforts have been deployed to tackle this problem, less attention has been placed on the possible motivation for seeking prayer house intervention which could be hinged on the spiritual belief of patients about pregnancy and childbirth. This study therefore se...

BACKGROUND With decreasing Infant Mortality Rate, Perinatal Mortality is gaining importance as it takes into consideration most of the factors influencing child birth and its survival, mortality during this period is a better indicator of quality of Maternal and Child Health services. OBJECTIVES To estimate the Prevalence of perinatal mortality and its associated risk factors. METHODOLOGY C...

OBJECTIVE To study the trends in perinatal mortality rate and causes of perinatal deaths at Ramathibodi Hospital from 1995 to 2005. DESIGN Retrospective descriptive study. MATERIAL AND METHOD Review of medical records and reports during academic activities. RESULTS The perinatal mortality rate was 5.10 per 1,000 births. Stillbirth and early neonatal death rate were 3.45 and 1.65 per 1,000...

BACKGROUND In Nigeria, of the over 900,000 children under the age of 5 years that die every year, perinatal mortality is responsible for a little over 20%. Previous reports are largely from the southern part of the country. This is the first report of perinatal data from the northwest of Nigeria. METHODS A case control study of perinatal deaths in the three major public hospitals in Katsina m...

BACKGROUND: Some currently available birth weight for gestational age standards are customized but others are not. We carried out a study to provide empirical justification for customizing such standards by sex and for whites and blacks in the United States. METHODS: We studied all male and female singleton live births and stillbirths (22 or more weeks of gestation; 500 g birth weight or over) ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the perinatal mortality rate among women who delivered through caesarean section in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria and evaluate how various social and obstetric factors influence the perinatal deaths. METHODS A review of the clinical records of patients who had caesarean section associated with perinatal death over a 5-year period in the University of Ilorin ...

INTRODUCTION Perinatal mortality has significantly decreased over the last decades. Low birth weight and prematurity are amongst the strongest predictors of neonatal death. The main objective is to analyze the evolution of perinatal mortality and its causes in newborn infants with a birth weight of less than 1000 grams over the last 20 years (1991-2010). POPULATION AND METHODS Observational, ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a pilot community-mobilization program on maternal and perinatal mortality and obstetric fistula in Niger. METHODS In the program, village volunteers identify and evacuate women with protracted labor, provide education, and collect data on pregnancies, births, and deaths. These data were used to calculate the reduction in maternal mortality, perinatal mortali...