Background and Objectives: Overuse of cesarean section its implications are growing concern. Suspected fetal distress has been the commonest indication for in last few decades heart rate changes shown by fetus without being adversely affected CTG criticized to create unnecessary higher operative deliveries. There is need know which abnormality important leading two adverse neonatal outcome decr...

Background: Opium is one of the most commonly abused opiates in developing countries including Iran. Considering the importance of maternal health on the newborn, we aimed to assess the effect of opium abuse on fetal heart rate (FHR) characteristics in a sample of pregnant women in Zahedan, Southeast Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 100 pregnant women referring to Ali-Ibn-Ab...

Although postnatal psychologic distress has been widely studied for many years, particularly with a focus on postpartum depression, symptoms of maternal depression, stress, and anxiety are not more common or severe after childbirth than during pregnancy. This paper reviews the newer body of research aimed at identifying the effects of women's antenatal psychologic distress on fetal behavior and...

Insertion of intrauterine pressure catheters is a routine procedure performed in labor and delivery departments, with few associated complications. There are several reports of maternal and neonatal morbidity associated with the use of intrauterine pressure catheters and their rare adverse outcomes. We report an unusual case of uterine hypertonicity resulting in fetal distress, immediately afte...

BACKGROUND Cardiotocography has a poor diagnostic value in detecting fetal acidosis. Spectral analysis of fetal heart rate variability can be used to monitor the fetal autonomic nervous system. OBJECTIVE To determine the value of spectral analysis for fetal surveillance. METHODS A systematic search was performed in the electronic databases CENTRAL (the Cochrane Library; 2007, Issue 3), PUBM...

OBJECTIVE To determine the trend and indications for the use of caesarean delivery in our environment. METHOD A retrospective review of the caesarean sections performed at University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital from January 2000 to December 2005 inclusive. RESULTS During the study period, there were 10,097 deliveries and 1192 caesarean sections giving a caesarean section rate of 11.8%. T...