: Infections due to agents like , virus, virus (CMV), (HSV) [TORCH] are important causes of bad obstetric outcome (spontaneous abortions, still births, pre term delivery and congenital anomalies) in antenatal mothers. Such infection adults pregnant women very mild or even asymptomatic but serious consequences the foetus. Serological tests usually ELISA is main mode diagnosis. To evaluate role i...

The purpose of this study was to study the determinants of self rated health in the low-risk pregnant women of Melaka Tengah in Malaysia. A total of 387 subjects were analysed. The role of mental health, psychosocial stressors, support from husband, coping skills, socio-economic status and pregnancy characteristics in determining self- rated health were studied. Health items were taken from the...

This is a retrospective case control study. Out of a total of 1238 births occurring over a period of 8 months at the Aga Khan University Medical Centre, Karachi, 9.4% were preterm. Factors found to be associated with preterm labour were age > 35, height < 156 cm, anaemia or urinary tract infection in pregnancy, abruptio placentae, polyhydramnios, preterm rupture of membranes, intrauterine growt...