Failure of the uterus to contract adequately after childbirth (atonicity) is the most common cause of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), the leading cause of maternal death in Africa and Asia.1 Attempts to identify women at risk of atonic PPH have been unsuccessful. Numerically, more women without risk factors have atonic PPH compared to those with risk factors. To prevent atonic PPH, interventions ...

Postpartum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death in the developing country and yet is poorly diagnosed due to inaccurate measurement of blood loss following delivery. A study was carried out at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) Tanzania between October 2005 and January 2006 to determine the accuracy of visual estimation of blood loss (VEBL) in comparison to laboratory measurement o...

radiographic evaluation of the third molar tooth to determine its position and degree of development is an important part in diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as in forensic dentistry procedures. the objective was to investigate the developmental stages of third molars in relation to chronologic age, gender and location (maxillary/mandibular) in an iranian population.the data were colle...

The number of cases delivered in Hospital was 68, classified as follows:?i.-parse, 36 ; ii.-para3,16 ; iii.-parse, 8; vi.-para, 1; vii.-par0e, 4; viii.-para, 1; x.-para, 1; xi.-para, 1. Age.?Primiparse: average, 22 years 5 months ; oldest, 32 years; youngest, 18. Multipart: average, 25 years 7? months; oldest, 40 years; youngest, 18. Sex of Children.?Of 69 children born, 45 were males, 24 femal...

Background: Active management of the third stage labour is common practice today that leads to significant decrease in postpartum hemorrhage and maternal peripartum mortality morbidity rates. Objective: To compare effectiveness intraumbilical oxytocin cord drainage labour. Patients Methods: This study a prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted at El-Hussein University hospital-Al-Azh...

Background This is one of a series of reviews of methods of cervical ripening and labour induction using standardised methodology. The use of complementary therapies is increasing and some women look to complementary therapies during pregnancy and childbirth to be used alongside conventional medical practice. Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles into specific points of the bo...