BACKGROUND Haemorrhage from obstetric causes is the most common cause of maternal mortality in the developing world. Prevention of mortality from haemorrhage will necessarily involve prompt blood transfusions among other life saving measures. There are however limited stocks of fresh or stored blood in many health care facilities in Sub Saharan Africa. Caesarean section has been identified as a...

We present a case of term pregnancy which presented with chief complaint Breathlessness, chest pain as well one day history vomiting. She tested positive for COVID19 through reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction nasopharyngeal swab and the symptoms were attributed to Pneumonia caused due COVID19.However,the arterial blood gas showed metabolic acidosis high anion gap. This was non lact...

Since the reformation of the National Health Insurance Act in 2000, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) in the Republic of Korea has performed quality assessments for healthcare providers. The HIRA Value Incentive Program (VIP), established in July 2007, provides incentives for excellent-quality institutions and disincentives for poor-quality ones. The program is implement...

Background: There is an alarming rise in Caesarean section (CS) leading to increased adverse outcomes for both the mother and fetus when compared with vaginal delivery despite efforts limit operative abdominal deliveries. Within this increasing CS rate, there a concerning increase rate of second stage cesarean section. Cesarean sections performed at full dilatation (FDCS) are becoming increasin...

Objective: There are major differences in neonatal and obstetrics outcomes of labour among different ethnicities. The present study compared the neonatal and obstetrics outcomes of labour between the Iranian and Afghan ethnicities. Methods: Neonatal and obstetrics problems were evaluated in Iranian and Afghan pregnant women, who had referred to Ar...

Correction to: Comparing the Factors Associated with Selecting Normal Vaginal Delivery or Caesarian Section in Nulliparous Women   Hamideh Hassanzadeh Talouki1,  Hossein Faraji Lamoki2, Fershteh Khatty Dizaabadi3,  Jamshid Yazdani Charati4   MSc in Educational Mannagement, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran General Practitioner, Ghaemshahr Health Network, Deputy ...

There is an increased risk of thromboembolism, anticoagulant-related hemorrhage, fetal-wastage and congestive cardiac failure in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves. In order to have a good outcome, the care of such patients must necessarily be multidisciplinary and in a well- equipped centre with adequate support services .One such patient who had mechanical mitral and aortic valves re...