OBJECTIVE  To develop a prediction model to estimate the chances of a live birth over multiple complete cycles of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) based on a couple's specific characteristics and treatment information. DESIGN  Population based cohort study. SETTING  All licensed IVF clinics in the UK. National data from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority register. PARTICIPANTS  ...

BACKGROUND The nutrition and epidemiologic transition has been associated with an increasing incidence of preterm birth in developing countries, but data from large observational studies in China have been limited. Our study was to describe the trends and factors associated with the incidence of preterm birth and infant mortality due to prematurity in Hubei Province, China. METHODS We conduct...

Background: Both Heparin and aspirin are used in management of recurrent unexplained miscarriage with the aim to improve the live birth rate and reduce the pregnancy complication. Methods: This is controlled randomized study we enrolled 100 patients with history of recurrent unexplained miscarriage 10 of them have positive anticardiolipin and lupus anticoagulant. Patients were classified into t...

STUDY QUESTION How do the assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes of women presenting for ART after cancer diagnosis compare to women without cancer? SUMMARY ANSWER The likelihood of a live birth after ART among women with prior cancer using autologous oocytes is reduced and varies by cancer diagnosis but is similar to women without cancer when donor oocytes are used. WHAT IS KNOWN ...

background:   objective: present study was conducted to determine prevalence and risk factors associated with preterm birth in ardabil, iran.   materials and methods: a case control study was conducted between nov 2010 and july 2011 in all three maternal hospitals in ardabil. all the live newborns during the study period were investigated. of 6705 live births during the study period 346 births ...

The present study comprised 381 term babies weighing greater than 2.5 kg and 126 babies weighing less than or equal to 2.5 kg (low birth weight; LBW) at birth. A longitudinal follow up of 334 babies was done for 6 months. There were 273 'breast fed' babies and 234 'artificially fed' babies. Neonatal mortality rate per 1000 live births for term babies was 37.5, LBW had a rate of 31.5 while those...

INTRODUCTION In countries with high burden of HIV, major programmatic challenges have been identified to preventing new infections among children and scaling up of treatment for pregnant mothers. We initiated this study to examine operational approaches that were used to enhance implementation of PMTCT interventions in Muhima health Centre (Kigali/Rwanda) from 2007 to 2010. METHODS The prospe...