conclusions smm analysis provides valuable information on obstetric care. this study highlighted the need to improve antenatal care, which would help early identification of high-risk pregnancies. every smm could progress to maternal mortality if is not suspected, diagnosed and managed on its golden time. background investigating severe maternal morbidity/near miss is a newly recognized tool wh...

Background: Congenital limb defects (CLDs) are the leading cause of disability across the world.CLDsvary depending on the anatomical location, type, and cause of anomaly. The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and patterns of CLDs in the North of Iran. Methods: This descriptive-analytical, hospital-based study was conducted in three hospitals in Gorgan, the capital of Golestan Prov...

Objective The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of couple`s obesity simultaneously on in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) outcomes. MaterialsAndMethods This cross-sectional study was performed in Royan institute between January 2013 and January 2014. The recorded data of all patients during this time period were evaluated. The study population was ...

cleft lip and cleft palate are one of the most frequent congenital anomalies worldwide. this study was conducted in order to measure the frequency of cleft lip and palate among live births in akbar abadi hospital. this is a descriptive study, dealing with 57526 cases of live birth out of 59477 medical files in akbar abadi hospital from 2004 to 2008. all the collected data were recorded in speci...

INTRODUCTION To study characteristics of birth defect cases among live births, stillbirths and abortions in Singapore between 1994 and 2000. METHODS Index cases for the National Birth Defects Registry (NBDR) were obtained from all neonatal nurseries in Singapore, all hospital discharge summaries, cytogenetic and pathology reports from all pathology laboratories in Singapore, and from the comp...

BACKGROUND The dramatic increase in multiple births is an important public health issue, since such births have elevated risks for adverse perinatal outcomes. Our objective was to explore the most recent temporal trends in rates of multiple births in Canada and the United States. METHODS Live birth data from Canada (excluding Ontario) and the United States from 1991-2009 were used to calculat...

Parity is one of well-known risk factors of endometrial cancer, but it is less clear whether parity is associated with the timing of developing endometrial cancer, and with the incidence of subtype of endometrial cancer. Data on 902 patients including age at diagnosis, age at menarche and menopause, parity and age at last birth from two obstetrics and gynaecology hospitals in China was analysed...

UNLABELLED This study aimed to determine the prevalence and early outcome of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Malaysia. This prospective study included all neonates with NTDs (spina bifida, anencephaly, encephalocoele) born in 2009 in 32 Malaysian hospitals in the Malaysian National Neonatal Network. The prevalence of NTDs was 0.42 per 1000 live births, being highest among the indigenous people of...

Background and purpose: Prematurity birth occurs when a newborn is born before the thirty seventh week of pregnancy. Preterm birth is the most expensive and the most common health problem. So, the aim of this study was to do epidemiological survey of prematurity in Gonbad-e Kavous in 2010. Materials and Methods: This sectional- descriptive study was carried out on 172 premature babies with cens...

There are few data available from large, prospective, population-based neonatal surveillance studies. One of the earliest regional studies in the UK showed an incidence of neonatal bacterial meningitis of 0.5/1,000 live births over the years 1947–1960. Nearly 10 years later (1969–1973), a retrospective study of acute bacterial meningitis in the North West Metropolitan region reported a lower in...