The aim of this study was to investigate the utilization of delivery services in the context of PMTCT in a rural community in South Africa. Based on a cross-sectional survey, the sample included 870 pregnant women who had delivered before recruited from five PMTCT clinics and surrounding communities. Results indicated that 55.9% had delivered their last child in a health care facility and 44.1%...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE There is a well-documented association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The degree to which this reflects causal intrauterine effects or is due to unmeasured confounding is not clear. We sought to compare the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring ADHD with the associati...

Pregorexia, the eating disorder observed during pregnancy, is a condition that negatively affects health of mother and baby. The frequency thin body perception, which has entered our lives with popular culture, increasing. Pregorexia both development Pregnancy complex physiological spiritual period for mother. First all, clinicians should be careful about disorders pregnancy. Pregnant women may...

This study was designed to detect the prevalence of Hepatitis B & C infection in pregnant females of Lahore.This study was held from May 2014 to September 2014 in the department of Gynaecology, Jinnah hospital, Lahore. Bloodsamples werecollected from hospitalized pregnant women and tested for anti HCV antibodies and HBsAg by means of Immunochromatographic (ICT) test device. Informed written con...

Pregnant women are more susceptible to complications from respiratory disease due physiological changes in pregnancy. Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) like its ancestors, severe acute syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle-East (MERS-CoV), may be associated with course pregnancy possible adverse outcome mother the newborn baby. Here, we present a case of pregnant lady COVID-19 oligohydraminos le...

Background: Contraception and sexual health are a fundamental human right an integral part of women’s services. Postpartum period is the unique opportunity for counselling availing contraception. COVID-19 pandemic hindered routine special services like postpartum clinics has negative impact on family planning Objectives were to assess effect contraceptive care received describe challenges faced...

The aim of the current study was to evaluate relationship different parameters from an automatic milking system (AMS) with pregnancy status multiparous cows at first service and assess accuracy such a follow-up regard blood parameters. Before insemination cows, samples for measuring biochemical indices were taken coccygeal vessels concentrations serum albumin (ALB), cortisol, non-esterified fat...