INTRODUCTION We report a case of idiopathic chronic fetomaternal haemorrhage (FMH) that developed in the late trimester. CLINICAL PRESENTATION The patient presented with decreased fetal movement at 38 weeks gestation. Antenatal follow-up was uneventful with normal serial ultrasound performed at 22 and 35 weeks. Prior to delivery, the cardiotocography (CTG) was abnormal with decreased baseline...

Lion (Panthera leo) populations have dramatically decreased worldwide with a surviving population estimated at 32,000 across the African savannah. Lions have been kept in captivity for centuries and, although they reproduce well, high rates of stillbirths as well as morbidity and mortality of neonate and young lions are reported. Many of these cases are associated with bone malformations, inclu...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess factors affecting substandard care and probable medical errors associated with obstetric hemorrhage and HDP at a Northwestern Iranian health care system. METHODS In a community-based descriptive cross-sectional study, data on all maternal deaths occurred at West Azerbaijan Province, Iran during a period of 10 years from March 21, 2002 to March 20, 2011 wa...

PPH guideline Jan. 2012 Page 1 of 5 Introduction The incidence of postpartum hemorrhage occurs in 5% of deliveries worldwide and is the leading cause of maternal mortality. 1,2 Worldwide PPH remains the single most important cause of maternal death. 4 In industrialized countries postpartum hemorrhage remains a concern although it is no longer a leading cause of maternal death. In Canada, there ...

Background: Anemia in pregnancy usually occurs the 1st and 3rd trimesters with Hb levels below 11g% 2nd trimester less than 10.5g%. The prevalence of anemia pregnant women around world ranges from 41.8% to 43.8%, which means that 56-59 million suffer anemia. Factors cause often appear are malnutrition iron deficiency, so can result increased maternal mortality rates (MMR). during fetal death, a...

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with greater rates of premature deliveries, low birth weight, perinatal morbidity and mortality, and impaired intellectual development. It also causes a three-fold greater risk for intracranial hemorrhage in neonates. To our knowledge no neonatal case with intracranial hemorrhage and hematuria related to heavy maternal smoking has been published t...

Maternal hemorrhage, defined as a cumulative blood loss of greater than or equal to 1,000 mL or blood loss accompanied by signs or symptoms of hypovolemia within 24 hours after the birth process, remains the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide (1). Additional important secondary sequelae from hemorrhage exist and include adult respiratory distress syndrome, shock, disseminated intrava...

Asia is one of the world’s largest continents, stretching from the Arctic Ocean to the Equator and from Sumatra and Borneo in the south-east to the Suez Canal in the south-west. Its northwestern boundary comprises the Ural Mountains and the Ural River. As such, Asia is home to approximately two-thirds of the world’s population, contains its two largest nations (China and India), is home to thre...