was brought to the Chaibassa Sadar Hospital by her husband and her mother on the 15th September, 1926, suffering from great distension of the abdomen. The abdomen was markedly tympanitic, and the bowels had not been opened for three days, 'but there were no other urgent symptoms. T he patient stated that eighteen days previously she had felt an unusual pain in the abdomen and had fainted; since...

By AGHORE NATH GHOSH, Officiating Civil Surgeon, Tip per a. A female, aged ZH years, married at the age ot li, nullipara, was admitted to the Comilla Sadar Hospital on 4th November, 1927, with an abdominal tumour. She gave the following history:? In February, 1923 her menstruation ceased and all the signs of pregnancy became evident. When she thought that she was about 3 months pregnant, she fe...

The incidence of road side accidents and trauma has increased several folds in developing nations and so is the number of therapeutic interventions and advancement in management of such victims1. However, on numerous occasions such episodes can lead to life threatening condition thus raising the mortality and morbidity associated with such accidents. These risks are accentuated in pregnant wome...

The changes in genital tract morphometry, foetal dimensions, the relative volumes of fluids during gestation was evaluated Red Sokoto (Maradi) does using 28 gravid genitalia. Based on ages fetuses, each genitalia classified into one three phases namely: early, mid and late for a comparison all parameters. While both uterus placenta were significantly enlarged, (P<0.05) at gestation, other mo...

OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between suboptimal maternal thyroid function during gestation and breech presentation at term. DESIGN Prospective follow-up study during three trimesters of gestation. PATIENTS A total of 1058 Dutch Caucasian healthy pregnant women were prospectively followed from 12 weeks gestation until term (>or=37 weeks) delivery. MEASUREMENTS Maternal thyroid param...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth is an enormous public health problem, affecting over 12% of live births and costing over $26 billion in the United States alone. The causes are complex, but twin studies support the role of genetics in determining gestation length. Despite widespread use of the mouse in studies of the genetics of preterm birth, there have been few studies that actually address the preci...

This research qualitatively analyzed the contents of national and international scientific publications, indexed in the period from 1999 to 2005, about low back pain in gestation. Around 50 % of pregnant women complain about low back pain. The physiologic modifications that occur happen in pregnancy alter the posture of pregnant women and the largest incidence of low back pain usually happens i...