OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify medical and non-medical factors associated to the performance of a trial of labor during the second delivery of women with one previous cesarean section. METHODS This was a nested case control study, with a secondary data analysis from a retrospective population based cohort study. It was primarily performed on a population of women who had ...

The puerperium is a period that begins few hours after the birth of placenta and ends when uterus organs will return to their pre-pregnancy state which lasts for 6 weeks or about 42 days delivery. Postpartum often experience problems with breastfeeding. To achieve successful breastfeeding requires knowledge proper techniques. Mothers can do properly if they are equipped have positive attitude f...

in a descriptive study on 791 cases of normal vaginal deliveries within the period of 6 months (20th sept 1994-20th march 1995) in shariatti hospital, the duration of active phase of labor was evaluated. in 140 pregnant women (69 primigravida and 71 multipara) which had the inclusion criteria (single fetus, cephalic presentation, 37 to 42 weeks of pregnancy, admission before cervical dilatation...

OBJECTIVE To compare mean birth weights and gestational age at delivery of infants born to Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and white British mothers in Luton, UK. DESIGN Retrospective analysis using routinely recorded secondary data in Ciconia Maternity information System, between 2008 and 2013. SETTING Luton, UK. PARTICIPANTS Mothers whose ethnicity was recorded as white British, Banglade...

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of different birth balls used at first stage labor on fetal head descent, pain intensity, and maternal satisfaction.
 Methods: a single-blind, randomized controlled experimental design. It was conducted with 180 primipara women in maternity hospital Erzurum, Turkey between October 2018 December 2019. Women were into 3 groups: A=Con...

BACKGROUND Developing maternal competence in first time mothers has a significant impact on neonate's growth psychosocial development and neonates growth and psychological development. Social support can be an important element for becoming a new mother. We aimed to investigate how social support and maternal competence change during pregnancy and 4 months after it and examine the relationships...

PURPOSE Many women experience various emotional disorders during puerperium characterized by high levels of anxiety. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY To analyse the level of anxiety in women during puerperium depending on age, education, marital status, number of pregnancies, route of delivery, and family situation. MATERIAL AND METHODS We enrolled 120 women between day 10 and 15 of puerperium without...

INTRODUCTION The practice of cesarean section is known to decrease the occurrence of long bone fractures. We present here an unusual diaphyseal fracture of the femur of a newborn after cesarean section, the only case observed in our 14 years of practice. CASE REPORT The patient was a 3.4-kg female child born at 38 weeks of gestation. The mother was a primipara and aged 39 years. Ultrasound ex...