OBJECTIVES This study was performed to assess the intra-operative surgical complications and postoperative maternal morbidity rate of caesarean section. STUDY DESIGN A total of 2647 women, delivered by caesarean section in our department between 1983 and 1992, were studied retrospectively. Three caesarean section groups were formed: (1) primary elective, (2) primary acute, without any effort ...

Background  Treatment for neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) primarily involves maternal administration of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy and prednisone according to protocols based on risk stratification. While IVIG is generally well tolerated, hematologic side effects are a potential complication. Case  We present the successful management of a rare complication of materna...

Improving maternal and newborn health through proper postnatal care services under the care of skilled health personnel is the key strategy to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. However, there were limited evidences on utilization of postnatal care services in Ethiopia. A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Debremarkos town, Northwest Ethiopia. Cluster sampling technique...

The aim of this paper is to propose a framework for making antenatal care an effective strategy in reducing the high maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria. On-site visits to five teaching hospitals were carried out between 2006 and 2008 to assess the practice of antenatal care. Group discussions with 200 parturients on their awareness of birth preparedness/complication readiness were conducted, i...

Background: Emergency Caesarean birth in labour has been associated with an increased chance of infection, bleeding (increasing the need of blood transfusion) and Deep Venous Thrombosis when compared with both vaginal birth and elective caesarean birth Objectives: to compare emergency and elective Caesarean section with regard to intra operative and post operative complications in both mother a...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the genital tract is associated with the development of genital warts. A causal link between maternal HPV infection and development of laryngeal papillomatosis in the offspring has been proposed. We report a case of pulmonary cystic disease, a rare but serious complication of laryngeal papillomatosis in a child, following maternal genital warts.

Pregnancy induced hypertension is one of the most common and challenging medical complication of pregnancy as this complex disease continues to defeat all efforts to bring about satisfactory and rewarding policy of management because of its poor understanding of pathological basics. It is the hypertension that results from direct gravid state and is one of the critical obstetric complications a...

BACKGROUND Maternal Mortality Surveillance has been conducted by the State of Michigan since 1950, and anesthesia-related maternal deaths were most recently reviewed for the years 1972-1984. METHODS Records for pregnancy-associated deaths between 1985 and 2003 were reviewed to identify 25 cases associated with a perioperative arrest or major anesthetic complication. Four obstetric anesthesiol...