BACKGROUND While tocolytic therapy can halt the process of delivery, some patients return before the 37th week of pregnancy with recurrence of preterm labor signs. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of progesterone in the prolonging of gestation and reduction of neonatal complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a clinical trial in 2010, 110 singleton pregnant women ad...

Labor and Delivery is a complex clinical service requiring the support of highly trained healthcare professionals from Obstetrics, Anesthesiology, and Neonatology and the access to a finite set of valuable resources. In the United States, the rate of cesarean sections on labor floors is approximately twice as high as considered appropriate for patient care. We analyze one month of data from a B...

Introduction: Considering the high incidence of preterm labor and its known complications, and that human myometrium contains receptors for human chronic gonadotropin (hCG) and that hCG can inhibit myometrial contractions on vitro, made me study treating effects of hCG on preterm labor. This clinical trial study was carried out to compare the effect of hCG, and magnesium sulfate (mgso4) on pre...

background & aim: warm water immersion during labor is associated with relaxation and pain reduction for pregnant women. this method is not extensively used in iran, given the fear of infection and other maternal/neonatal complications. alternative methods are required to increase the safety of normal vaginal delivery. the purpose of this study was to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes, ass...

BACKGROUND Obstructed labor is one of the common preventable causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Africa has the highest maternal mortality in the world, estimated at an average of about 1,000 deaths per 100,000 live births. This study was conducted to assess the incidence, causes and outcome of obstructed labor in Jimma University Specialized Hospit...

The canonical model of labor supply is extended to account for subsistence needs and a frequently rigid division of labor within families (gender). Various theories that have been put forward are thus reconciled, in particular with respect to the distinct work choices of the poor. The model predicts negative labor supply elasticities for secondary workers at low wage rates and positive ones at ...

Though extensive studies have been made of the subject, many gaps in our knowledge of the anaemias complicating pregnancy still exist. These gaps are particularly noticeable when information is sought concerning the origin of anaemia, chiefly because most of the workers on the subject have been dealing with uncontrolled populations. I use the word origin instead of onset advisedly, because it i...

cesarean section (cs) is a relatively safe procedure, performed for different maiernal and fetal indications. despite complications of general anesthesia, post-operative infections, and thromboembolic events, cs is being performed with increasing frequency. in this study, we have examined the indications and complications of cs's performed in arash hospital from december 1993 to november 1...

background: conduction analgesia is one of the most effective routes for relief of labor pain. combined spinal epidural analgesia may cause less maternal and neonatal complications. these study aimed to investigate the effects of combined spinal epidural analgesia on progress of labor delivery and related complications. methods: in a randomized clinical trial study 220 women in spontaneous labo...