In Nigeria, over 900,000 children under the age of five years die every year. Early neonatal death is responsible for a little over 20% of these deaths. Prematurity remains a significant cause of these early neonatal deaths. In some series, it is reported to be responsible for 60-70% of these deaths. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of pre-term deliveries at the Uni...

BACKGROUND Some studies suggest that combination antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection increases the risk of premature birth and other adverse outcomes of pregnancy. METHODS We studied pregnant women with HIV-1 infection who were enrolled in seven clinical studies and delivered their infants from 1990 through 1998. The cohort compr...

This thesis aims to describe the wider impact of HIV infection on reproductive choices and pregnancy outcomes in HIV-infected women in Europe. Characteristics of 403 HIV-infected women enrolled in a survey on reproductive choices are described. There was no evidence to suggest HIV-infected women have problems to conceive; maternal well-being, an uninfected partner and not having children yet we...

Aim: The present study aims to examine the effects of zinc deficiency on maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy. 
 Material-method: was carried out in a secondary care hospital between 2020 January December. Demographic data all patients, zinc, hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct) levels at birth adverse pregnancy such as oligohydramnios, preterm delivery, preeclampsia, premature ruptur...

The aim of the article is to present actual knowledge concerning twin pregnancy. After the physiological changes observed during such pregnancy, main complications such as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), prematurity, premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and hypertension are discussed. The paper ends with discussion about the possible routes of delivery in twin pregnancy.

A patient developed uterine prolapse during pregnancy. Conservative management consisted of bed rest and use of a pessary. A viable infant was delivered at 30 weeks' gestation following premature rupture of the membranes. A review of the literature suggests that maintaining conservative treatment of these patients throughout pregnancy can result in uneventful, normal, spontaneous delivery.

Aims: Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of human pregnancy and a leading cause of premature delivery and fetal growth retardation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), both constitutive (HSC70) and induced (HSP70) forms, along with oxidative stress status in the placental tissues of normotensive (control group) and preeclamptic pregnan...

Overt hyperthyroidism is associated with miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, low birth weight, preeclampsia and fetal thyroid dysfunction. Overt hypothyroidism is associated with anaemia, pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, placental abruption, postpartum haemorrhage, premature birth, low birth weight, intrauterine fetal death, increased neonata...