objective: satisfaction and postoperative care of women who undergo cesarean section is an important aspect and demand due attention. hunger and thirst are frequently encountered after cesarean delivery. these increase distressing symptom and unsatisfaction. the aim of this paper was to detect the effect of early post cesarean feeding on mothers' satisfaction. materials and methods: this study ...

background: the increase in the prevalence of cesarean section (c-section) in recent decades has become a public health problem worldwide. studies of cesarean section in order to identify the causes and form policies and interventions to reduce the incidence of this health problem are necessary. this study was conducted with the aim to investigate the causes of c-sections performed at niknafs a...

INTRODUCTION Cesarean section carries a substantial risk of maternal near-miss morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency, causes, risk factors, and perinatal outcomes of maternal near-miss at three university hospitals with a high rate of cesarean section in Tehran, Iran. MATERIAL AND METHODS An incident case-control study was conducted from March 2012 to May 2014. The m...

THE Airtraq (Prodol Meditec S.A., Vizcaya, Spain), a new disposable intubating device, was designed to provide a view of the glottis without alignment of the oral and pharyngeal axes. The Airtraq laryngoscope (AL) has recently been used in patients with normal airways and in simulated difficult airways, but no study has assessed its performance in difficult airway patients. After training on a ...

INTRODUCTION Views on the conduct of labor have changed over time, and a significant difference exists in relation to obstetric centers. OBJECTIVE To assess cost, clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of different types of labor in singleton pregnancies. METHODS A decision model was used to compare vaginal labor, induced labor and planned cesarean section. All data were taken from the Bo...

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is defined as the onset of acute heart failure without demonstrable cause in the last trimester of pregnancy or within the first 6 months after delivery. It occurs in about 1 in 4000 deliveries and is often unrecognized as symptoms of normal pregnancy commonly mimic those of mild heart failure. We describe a previously asymptomatic patient who presented with a cardiac ...

More than 30% of all pregnancies in the UK require some form of assistance at delivery, with one of the more severe forms of assistance being an emergency Caesarean section (ECS). Previously it has been shown that the likelihood of a delivery via ECS is positively associated with the birth weight and size of the newborn and negatively with maternal height. Paternal height affects skeletal growt...

Background: Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) after cesarean section (CS) is a rare event which is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. This complication may arise as a result of musculoskeletal trauma and fluid accumulation. The present report aimed to introduce a case of ACS after the cesarean section. Case report: We present...