Abstract Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) has a major role in hematopoiesis, immune and acute phase response and its serum level seems to be associated with the mode of delivery. The purpose of this study was to compare the level of IL-6 in mothers who delivered via cesarean section and vaginally. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 40 mothers with vaginal delivery and 40 mothe...

OBJECTIVE To describe postpartum maternal morbidity associated with mode of delivery in term, singleton pregnancies. METHODS The Magee Obstetric Medical and Infant database was examined for the years 1995 to 2000. Patients were grouped into 6 types of delivery mode: spontaneous vaginal delivery, operative vaginal delivery, primary cesarean delivery without trial of labor, primary cesarean del...

OBJECTIVE To define the appearance of the uterus and the uterine cavity, as revealed by ultrasound in normal women following a vaginal delivery. METHODS This prospective, longitudinal study took place at the Prince Hashem and Prince Ali Military Hospitals, Amman, Jordan from December 2002 to March 2003. Fifty-four women were scanned on postpartum days 1, 7, 14, 28, and 56. Ultrasound examinat...

Volvulus in puerperium is a rare event. We present a case of cecal volvulus following normal vaginal delivery that ended with cecal gangrene and hemicolectomy.

Placental polyp is retained placental tissue within the endometrial cavity, which forms a nidus for inflammation and bleeding. There are very few reported cases of the clinical placental polyp. Here, we report a case of 34-year-old G4L3Ab1 woman with the chief complaint of intermittent vaginal bleeding since her last normal vaginal delivery 3 months ago. Serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)...

Here, we aimed to present a case of safe vaginal delivery in a renal transplant recipient and to mention the possible additional risks of caesarean section in such cases. A 40 year-old patient (G4P3), who had undergone renal transplantation 5 years ago, was admitted to our clinic at 39(2/7) weeks of pregnancy. The transplanted kidney at right iliac fossa was sonographically normal except for gr...

a comparative study of vaginal misoprostol plus oxytocin and oxytocin alone in the preparation and induction of labor in the third trimester of pregnancy     bahadori f [1] , behroozilak t [2] *, bromand f [3] , nanbakhsh f [4]     received: august 27, 2011 accepted: october 7, 2011     abstract   background & aims : induction of labor with an unfavorable cervix is one of the common reasons of ...