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:Sub-Saharan African countries have some of the worst maternal mortality ratios in the world sub-regions. Uncoordinated antenatal care practices and delivery outside health institutions are some of the determinants of thesedeaths experienced in the region. The objective of the study is todeterm...
Prolonged Decision-to-Delivery interval (DDI) is associated with adverse maternal-foetal outcomes following emergency Caesarean section (EmCS).
Objectives: To determine the DDI, predictive factors, and the foeto-maternal outcomes of patients that had EmCS in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital.
Methods: A des...
Bhoora, S;
Zamparini, J;
Odell, N;
Murray, L;
Balie, G;
Sanyika, N;
Mall, K;
Ramdin, T;
Mahomed, A;
Chauke, L.
Background. The majority of maternal deaths in South Africa (SA) occur as a result of non-pregnancy-related infections (NPRI). Pregnancy is a known risk factor in severe COVID-19, increasing the burden of NPRI in SA. In this study, we describe the prevalence, profile and clinical ...
Pre-rupture of membranes prior labour initiation could complicate approximately 5% of pregnancies and could be associated with a high incidence of perinatal morbidity and mortality complications. The major complications could be chorioamnionitis and cord
compression resulting in hypoxia. This study aimed...
Gueye, Mamour;
Diallo, Moussa;
Mame, Diarra Ndiaye;
Mbodji, Aissatou;
Wade, Mouhamadou;
Sene, Mouhamet;
Djiby Dia, Aliou;
Sow, Pahté;
Tall Gueye, Aminata;
Magatte, Mbaye.
The objectives of this study were to compare perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies where the first twin was in the breech presentation. To do so, we performed a 10-year retrospective cohort study in a single university center. All patients with a twin pregnancy with the first twin in breech presentation...
Despite extensive work on macrosomia, it is impossible to predict women at risk. Current prediction strategies which include clinical examination and ultrasound are imprecise. This study aims to determine the risk factors associated with macrosomia. It was a descriptive, retrospective chart review of wom...
Every year more than 20 million neonates worldwide are born with low birth
weight (LBW) per year. Ninety-five percent of LBW births occur in developing
countries. The aim of this study was to determine Immediate Seven Day Outcomes
and Risk Factors of Low Birth Weight Neonates at Referral Hospitals in ...
González, Raquel;
Desai, Meghna;
Macete 3, Eusebio;
Ouma, Peter;
Kakolwa, Mwaka A;
Abdulla, Salim;
Aponte, John J;
Bulo, Helder;
Kabanywanyi, Abdunoor M;
Katana, Abraham;
Maculuve, Sonia;
Mayor, Alfredo;
Nhacolo, Arsenio;
Otieno, Kephas;
Pahlavan, Golbahar;
Rupérez, María;
Sevene, Esperança;
Slutsker, Laurence;
Vala, Anifa;
Williamsom, John;
Menéndez, Clara.
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for malaria prevention in HIV-negative pregnant women, but it is contraindicated in HIV-infected women taking daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis (CTXp) because of potential added risk of adve...
Antimalarials/administration & dosage,
Double-Blind Method,
Follow-Up Studies,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Malaria/diagnosis,
Malaria/epidemiology,
Malaria/prevention & control,
Mefloquine/administration & dosage,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control,
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/diagnosis,
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/epidemiology,
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/prevention & control,
Pregnancy Outcome,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Tanzania/epidemiology,
Kenya/epidemiology,
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/administration & dosage
