Results: 11

Postpartum depression and associated factors among women visiting postnatal clinic in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant clinical and public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the magnitude of PPD, early detection, treatment, and prevention of PPD remain a challenge in Ethiopia. This study aims to assess the magnitude and associated fact...

The effect of postnatal care on the postpartum contraceptive use in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Effective postpartum contraception is crucial for maternal health and birth spacing. Postnatal care (PNC) visits represent a pivotal opportunity to encourage its use. Despite this, postpartum contraceptive uptake remains low in Ethiopia. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis seeks to...

Intrapartum and post-partum factors associated with postpartum haemorrhage among women seeking maternity care at Thika level 5 hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya

Afr. j. health sci; 37 (2), 2024
INTRODUCTION: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the world. Notably, anecdotal literature obtained from patient records posits that Thika Level 5 Hospital (TL5H) reports approximately 30 PPH cases in a month. Thus, this study sought to assess intrapartu...

Devenir périnatal issu des grossesses rapprochées étude retrospective Marocaine

Pan Afr. med. j; 44 (NA), 2023
Introduction: déterminer les complications périnatales associées aux grossesses rapprochées. Méthodes: une étude cas-témoin rétrospective menée du 1er juin 2020 au 1er juin 2021 au centre hospitalier provincial de Settat. Au total, 670 patients ont été recrutés. Six cent trente personnes ont ...

Planification familiale du postpartum à l’hôpital de district de la commune II de Bamako, Mali

Mali méd. (En ligne); 38 (1), 2023
La planification familiale du postpartum est la prévention des grossesses durant les 12 mois qui suivent l’accouchement. Objectif : Etudier l’utilisation des méthodes contraceptives dans le postpartum dans le service de gynécologie obstétrique de l’hôpital de district de la commune II de Bamak...

Implementation of maternal guidelines for gravid teenagers with hypertensive disorders in KwaZulu-Natal

Curationis; 46 (1), 2023
Background: The worldwide phenomenon of teenage pregnancy among 13–9-year-olds is complicated by obstetric conditions. Among the top three causes of maternal mortality, hypertension is the third in South Africa. Quality maternal care is assured by obstetric practitioners (OPs) implementing guidelines s...

Access to postpartum tubal ligation services in Cape Town, South Africa - an observational study

S. Afr. med. j. (Online); 113 (1), 2023
Background: Many women receiving antenatal care in public health services in Cape Town choose bilateral tubal ligation as their preferred method of postpartum contraception during their antenatal course. If the sterilisation does not occur immediately, these women are discharged on an alternative form of...

Syndrome de QT long découvert en postpartum: à propos d’un cas à Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Long QT syndrome discovered in postpartum: about a case in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Le syndrome de QT long congénital est une canalopathie arythmogène rare mais grave pouvant être responsable d’une mort subite prématurée chez l’enfant et les sujets jeunes. La période du postpartum est particulièrement à risque de survenue d'évènement cardiaque chez la femme. Nous rapporton...

Issue défavorable de l’hypertension artérielle trois mois après l’accouchement au Centre hospitalier universitaire du Borgou, au Bénin
Adverse issue of hypertension three months after delivery at the Borgou teaching hospital, Benin

An evaluation of challenges with the South African PMTCT HIV programme seen from the perspective of HIV-positive children admitted to the PICU

Background. Mother-to-child transmissions (MTCT) accounts for 90% of the 370 000 new HIV-positive children, globally. Despite progress in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, children still acquire HIV infection. Objective. To identify and describe the prevalence of maternal, in...