abstract background: in developing countries, hemorrhage accounts for 30% of the maternal deaths. postpartum hemorrhage has been defined as blood loss of around 500 ml or more, after completing the third phase of labor. most cases of postpartum hemorrhage occur during the first hour after birth. the most common reason for bleeding in the early hours after childbirth is uterine atony bleeding du...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the maternal and perinatal complications in patients presented with antepartum hemorrhage (APH) at a tertiary care hospital so that a preventive strategy can be made to optimize fetomaternal outcome. METHODOLOGY: This prospective descriptive study was conducted from September 2007 to august 2008 at Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics unit II, Liaquat University Hosp...

There is limited evidence on the effects of relatively low socioeconomic status on maternal health. Additionally, the global economic recession that began in 2008 could have worsened disparities in maternal complications. To explore disparities in maternal health, we analyzed the occurrence of preeclampsia and postpartum hemorrhage according to level of household income. A population-based coho...

The prospective study was conducted in tertiary hospitals' Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from January 2022 to June assess the incidence feto-maternal outcomes cases with morbidly adherent placenta. on 155 women fulfilling inclusion criteria. Demographic medical data were recorded. procedure performed using a lower-segment approach, complications managed according protocol. Results sh...

Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare and unpredictable complication of childbirth.with about fifteen cases per year in France, but very serious with maternal mortality that can vary from 20 to 60% , associating severe cardiovascular collapse, acute respiratory distress syndrome hemorrhage disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). As soon as the diagnosis mentioned, management must be multidisc...

The three primary causes of maternal mortality are beginning to alter, including hemorrhage, pregnancy-related hypertension, and novel reasons, such as cardiac illness during pregnancy, one which is peripartum cardiomyopathy. pathophysiology preeclampsia cardiomyopathy may be observed. sFlt-1 generated in excess by the placenta result and/or PPCM. This recognized PPCM cardiovascular alterations...

Abstract Background Cranial ultrasonography (CUS) has become an important tool to depict normal brain anatomy and detect the ischemic hemorrhagic injury patterns in high-risk neonates. The present study aimed assess utility of CUS diagnose spectrum preterm term neonates admitted neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) find association findings various adverse antenatal perinatal feto-maternal facto...

The authors conducted a population-based historical cohort study in the Canadian province of Quebec to assess the maternal and infant outcomes associated with vacuum extraction and forceps deliveries. The study database contains information on 305,391 mother-infant dyads (linked by a common institutional code and hospital chart number) for singleton live vaginal births with a nonbreech presenta...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine factors contributing to deaths among women with HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome. STUDY DESIGN Information from multiple sources was scrutinized to distinguish and profile maternal deaths associated with HELLP syndrome. RESULTS Information was available regarding 54 maternal deaths. According to HELLP synd...

INTRODUCTION Measures of maternal death are fundamental to a country's health and development status. In developing countries, it remains a daunting and largely unmet public health challenge. There were two studies completed over 10 years ago in Jimma University Specialized Hospital to identify trends, but recently there have been many changes in Ethiopia to reduce maternal death. Therefore, it...