Background: Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa is often asymptomatic. As these forms of malaria are often submicroscopic and difficult to diagnose by conventional methods (microscopy and/or rapid diagnostic test), diagnosis requires the use of molecular techniques suc...
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 ...
Contexte. En dépit des progrès médicaux, les complications obstétricales
occasionnent de nombreuses admissions en réanimation et sont des sources
de létalité importante. L’objectif de cette étude était d’analyser les causes et
les caractéristiques des décès secondaires à une complicat...
Pons-Duran, Clara;
Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain;
Macete, Eusébio;
Desai, Meghna;
Kakolwa, Mwaka A;
Zoleko-Manego, Rella;
Ouédragou, Smaïla;
Briand, Valérie;
Valá, valá;
Kabanywanyi, Abdunoor M;
Ouma, Peter;
Massougbodji, Achille;
Sevene, Esperança;
Cot, Michel;
Aponte, John J;
Mayor, Alfredo;
Slutsker, Laurence;
Ramharter, Michael;
Menéndez, Clara;
González, Raquel.
Malaria is among the top causes of death in adolescent girls (10 to 19 years) globally. Adolescent motherhood is associated with increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. The interaction of malaria, adolescence, and pregnancy is especially relevant in malaria endemic areas, where rates of...
Wangakyumo, Matthias B;
M’Hedard, B Bop;
Buhika, Bénédict M;
Kavul, Watson K;
Mupenda, Bertin M;
Kahenga, Grégoire K;
Banza, Aimé S;
Numbi, Bony L;
Ntumba, Betty K;
Kasama, Trésor K.
Introduction. Le continuum des soins pour la santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile reconnait une interrelation étroite entre la santé de la mère, du nouveau-né et de l’enfant à différents niveaux. L’objectif était de vérifier l’adéquation d’utilisation des services essentiels dans l...
Intrauterine adhesions (IUA) are rare. A retrospective comparative study was conducted between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2018. Group A comprised 117 women who developed IUAs after open myomectomy, while Group B comprised 113 women who developed IUAs following uterine trauma caused by uterine inst...
Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is a known public health problem in South Africa. Maternal, perinatal morbidity and mortality are known to be associated with anaemia in pregnancy. Very little is known from literature with regards to the progression of anaemia during the antenatal period of pregnancy.
Ob...
Background: Abortion in Uganda is illegal, only permitted when it places the pregnant mother at risk. This study aimed to apply the modified Poisson model in identifying factors associated with the prevalence of pregnancy termination among women of reproductive age in Uganda.
Methods: The 2016 Uganda De...
Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women in Nigeria. Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer (PABC) is breast cancer occurring in pregnancy up to one year after delivery. Due to some misconceptions, mistakes occur in the management of these patients leading to poor outcomes. There may be difficulties in...
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the accuracy of prenatal sonographic gender determination during foetal anomaly ultrasound and the overall sensitivity pattern in our institution.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of 520 consenting pregnant women who presented for foetal anomaly scan...
