SUMMARY OBJECTIVES To find out why the detection of ectopic pregnancy before its rupture continues to be low at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and to suggest ways of improving upon the detection rates. DESIGN Longitudinal retrospective descriptive survey. SETTING Gynaecology unit of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Interview, betwe...

In the United States, major advances in perinatal health care have occurred within the last decade. Th is progress, although signifi cant, has not alleviated the poor birth outcomes many families continue to experience.1 Even with the best health care during pregnancy, it is diffi cult to overcome the eff ects of unhealthy behaviors that existed prior to conception. Addressing these behaviors d...

background: a lot of women die each because of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion. according to importance of unwanted pregnancies, the purpose of the current study is to determine prevalence of unwanted pregnancy and its related factors in interruption method users in gorgan health-care centers in 2010. methods: in this descriptive-analytical study, 339 eligible women that were under sup...

OBJECTIVES Oral diseases are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The routine utilization of dental care (RUDC) during pregnancy is an effective way to improve pregnant women's oral health, and thus safeguard the health of their babies. As China has one fifth of the world's population, it is especially meaningful to encourage RUDC there. However, the status of RUDC in China and the key u...

Pre-pregnancy care is considered as preventive medicine related to pregnancy and delivery. This Questionnaire based study upon 384 women in the first half of the pregnancy showedthe scope of pre-pregnancy care in the area of physical health was either weak (75%) or average (25%). All women declared that they had not received mental health-related care during the pre-pregnancy care. The scope of...

BACKGROUND In Ethiopia, little is known about pregnancy among rural women. Proper maternal health care depends on clear understanding of the reproductive health situation. The objective of this study was to identify predictors of unintended pregnancy in rural eastern Ethiopia. METHODOLOGY This study was part of pregnancy surveillance at Kersa Demographic Surveillance and Health Research Cente...

BACKGROUND Poor self-rated health (SRH) has been connected to immunological changes, and pregnancy complications have been suggested in the etiology of autoimmune diseases including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We evaluated the impact of self-rated pre-pregnancy health and pregnancy course, hyperemesis, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia on risk of IBD. METHODS Information was co...

BACKGROUND This study assessed clustering of three health-compromising behaviours and explored the association of neighbourhood and individual social capital with simultaneous health-compromising behaviours and patterns of those behaviours in women in the first trimester of pregnancy (baseline) and during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy (follow-up). METHODS A longitudinal study w...