Ilio-psoas abscess (IPA) is rare in children and exceptional in the neonate. However, we recently managed two consecutive male neonates with right-sided IPA. The first baby was born two days after rupture of the membranes and had thick meconium-stained amniotic fluid. There was no such high risk factor in the second child. Diagnosis was made by ultrasonography in both the patients. Extraperiton...

Background. Fetal bowel could pass meconium, a green viscous fluid, before or during labour and most intrauterine passage of meconium is associated with several fetomaternal factors that lead to increased risk perinatal morbidity mortality. Given there paucity data, this study was conducted assess the proportion meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) in women who came for delivery service terti...

Listeria monocytogenes has been known for several decades, but its infection of newborn infants has been rarely reported in Taiwan. We here report a case of a premature newborn with a gestational age of 31 3/7 weeks and a birth body weight of 1,070 gm, who was found to have early-onset Listeria sepsis, pneumonia and suspected meningitis. Unexpected meconium stained amniotic fluid was found at b...

Background: Meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is predictor of adverse fetal outcomes. However, all fetuses with meconium passage do not have an outcome and it important to distinguish those who develop distress promptly prevent intervene the sequalae accordingly. Hence this study was undertaken grades liquor its effect on intrapartum management relation maternal neonatal outcome.Methods: A...

Background: The study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of dinoprostone vaginal insert in labor induction following optimization standard operating procedure (SOP) discover independent predictors delivery. Methods: This comprised 551 pregnant women who required cervical ripening with before labor. Using univariate multivariate analyses, delivery were identified. Results: 443 (80.4%) gave ...