BACKGROUND/AIM: This study assessed maternal and pregnancy outcomes following the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) cohort registration in a displaced setting.
RESULTS: Of the 223 HIV-positive pregnant women, 201 were enrolled in the program. However, only 186 maternal records met the i...
Background: Early-onset atherosclerosis is a marker of future cardiovascular diseases. However, indicators of early dyslipidemia for primary prevention are generally lacking in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed at describing the cord blood lipid profile among apparently healthy newborns in...
L’échographie obstétricale est l’examen de référence dans l’étude et le suivi des malformations fœtales que sont des anomalies morphologiques et fonctionnelles congénitales. L’objectif était de déterminer la fréquence et les types de malformations fœtales diagnostiquées à l’échogr...
Objectives: To determine the relationship between postnatal foot lengths and estimated gestational age (EGA) in
relation to intrauterine growth patterns determined at birth among Nigerian neonates.
Design: Hospital-based, cross-sectional.
Setting: Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ni...
Purpose: This study aimed to determine a normative range of intraocular pressure (IOP) values measured with Icare rebound tonometer in premature infants and evaluate IOP variation over time and its correlation with the progression of postconceptional age (PCA). By doing so, we also evaluated advantages o...
In the absence of acute phase reaction, ferritin concentration has been used as a standard measurement of iron stores. Low birth weight babies are at risk of developing iron lack because ferritin concentration at birth is influenced by duration of gestation, maternal
iron status and conditions altering m...
Introduction: Maternal perception of foetal movement ensures foetal wellbeing. Reduced foetal movement is associated with foetal hypoxia, stillbirths, and intrauterine foetal growth restriction (IUFGR). This study aimed at assessing factors that are associated with maternal perception of reduced foetal m...
A linear relationship between gestational age and fetal thoracic size has been observed, with growth occurring at a regular rate from 16 to 40 weeks.Objective: To determine the fetal chest circumference in normal late second and third-trimester pregnancies in a Nigerian
population.Materials and Methods:...
Background: Low socioeconomic status has generally been associated with adverse birth outcomes worldwide. Adverse birth outcomes significantly contribute to perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide with some literatures showing conflicting results. At Women and New-born Hospital in Zambia, this relati...
Objectif : Décrire les caractéristiques cliniques de la dégénérescence maculaire (DM) chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH).Patients et méthodes : Il s’agissait d’une étude observationnelle menée dans le service d’infectiologie du CHU de Libreville. Il était inclus les adultes âgÃ...
