BACKGROUND The present study aimed to investigate risk factors for expulsion in immediate postplacental IUD insertion. We specifically sought to determine whether cesarean delivery before or during labor have an impact on IUD expulsion. METHODS The study included 160 pregnant women for immediate IUD insertion following vaginal or cesarean delivery. Three groups of patients were recruited: Pat...

Background: Maximum infertility as the inability to conceive after one year of marriage without the use of contraceptive means. About 12-8% are couples without children, 35% of male infertility is just as relevant to their In addition, approximately 25% of infertile couples are men and women are involved Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive - analytical and the study of 50 pregna...

OBJECTIVE To determine selected maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes at repeat cesarean delivery compared with repeat vaginal delivery. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Lyari General Hospital, Karachi, from January 2005 to December 2008. METHODOLOGY Healthy pregnant women at 28-42 weeks of second singleton pregnancy were selected for study. Those with prev...

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate which risk factors may lead patients with gestational diabetes mellitus to cesarean delivery. Methods This was a retrospective, descriptive study. The subjects of the study were pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus attending a public maternity hospital in the south of Brazil. The primary outcomes assessed were based on maternal and feta...

OBJECTIVES To compare the cesarean delivery rates over the last decade and to examine the indications contributing to changed trends, if any. METHODS To compare the rate and indications of cesarean delivery over the last decade, the data were collected in a retrospective manner from all the deliveries that occurred between January 1 and December 31 in 2001, 2006, and 2011, in the department o...

background & aim: sexual activity is one of the most important aspects of a marital life. childbirth is also a major event in the life of women, and the period of postpartum is a time of emotional upheaval. since women believe that vaginal delivery could negatively affect their sexual function after childbirth, they tend to give birth through caesarean section. therefore, this study aimed to ev...

background: abnormal umbilical cord ph can be indicated a distress imposed of newborn and can also be useful in determining the prognosis of the newborn. there are different views about the effect of the neonatal delivery method on the blood gas analysis of the umbilical artery. this study aimed to determine the effect of the method of delivery on umbilical artery ph. methods: in this cross –se...

BACKGROUND The optimal mode of delivery in twin pregnancies remains controversial. A recent randomized trial did not find any benefit of planned cesarean vs. vaginal delivery at 32-38 weeks gestation, but the trial was not powered to detect a moderate effect. We aimed to evaluate the impact of cesarean delivery on perinatal mortality and severe neonatal morbidity in twin pregnancies at ≥32 week...

Objective To evaluate the significance of fetal Doppler parameters in predicting adverse neonatal outcomes and the risk of cesarean delivery due to non-reassuring fetal status, in severe small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses of late preterm and term gestation. Methods Fetal brain and umbilical artery (UmA) Doppler parameters of cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and UmA pulsatility index (PI) wer...