Aim: To compare the efficacy and safety of magnesium sulphate oral nifedipine in acute tocolysis preterm labor. Study design: Randomized controlled trial. Place duration study: Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, DHQ Hospital, Mirpur from 19th October 2019 to 18th April 2020. Methodology: This study included 178 pregnant women with singletons (18 40 years age) assessed through ultrasonograp...

Objective In terms of efficacy, several previous studies have shown that the success rate in inhibiting preterm labor was not different between magnesium sulfate and ritodrine. However, there is a paucity of information regarding the efficacy of both medications after consideration of intra-amniotic infection, which is one of the most important prognostic factors in patients of threatened prete...

BACKGROUND The identification of risk factors for in utero and intrapartum transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is crucial to the design and understanding of preventive interventions. METHODS The randomized Perinatal HIV Prevention Trial-1 enrolled 1437 pregnant women and their non-breast-fed infants, to compare the efficacy of various durations of zidovudine prophylaxi...

BACKGROUND Cardiomyopathy associated with pregnancy was first described more than half a century ago. However, because of its rare occurrence and geographical differences, the clinical profile of this condition has remained incompletely defined. METHODS AND RESULTS Data obtained from 123 women with a history of cardiomyopathy diagnosed during pregnancy or the postpartum period were reviewed. ...

Preterm deliveries is the major contributors of neonatal mortalities and under 5 age group morbidities. Excessive use Progesterone its supplements, antenatal steroidal cover tocolysis prevents this. In this study, there has been made an attempt to study perinatal outcome both mother neonate revolving around premature by using two different routes for progesterone administration. A prospective w...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the relation between C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL) 6 and 8 with the response to tocolytic therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 75 singleton pregnant women between 18 and 35 years old, and with symptoms of preterm labor were hospitalized in "Shahid Beheshti" hospital in Isfahan, Iran. Tocolysis in patients was performed first with infus...

BACKGROUND External cephalic version (ECV) is offered to reduce the number of Caesarean delivery indicated by breech presentation which occurs in 3-4% of term pregnancies. ECV is commonly performed aided by the application of aqueous gel or talcum powder to the maternal abdomen. We sought to compare gel with powder during ECV on achieving successful version and increasing tolerability. METHOD...