Background: The average gestational age at onset of labour which could be spontaneous or induced differs among pregnant women. The gestational age correlates with the maturity of the foetus which in turn plays an important role in the initiation of labour. Objective: To determine...
Aims: To determine the difference between lactate dehydrogenase levels in severe preeclampsia/eclampsia and normotensive pregnancy. Study Design: This study was a case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: This study conducted in Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado General Centr...
Introduction: Cesarean Section is the delivery of a fetus through a surgical incision made at the lower anterior abdomen and the uterus. It is one of the commonest Obstetrics interventions to save the life of a parturient and/or her baby. It could be elective or emergent. The Wor...
Background: Maternal overweight and obesity are reported as a risk factor for many antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and neonatal complications. Maternal complications, such as hypertensive disorders, diabetes and venous thrombo-embolism, are associated with maternal overweight...
46XX/46XY is an exceptionally rare chimeric genetic condition characterized by the presence of some cells that express a 46XX karyotype and some cells that express a 46XY karyotype in a single human being. The incidence is not exactly known as the majority of diagnoses go unrepor...
Background: Reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality is hinged on family planning. Pattern of long-acting contraceptive (LAC) uptake at the point of service delivery could be a reflection of state or national indices on contraceptive uptake. Aim: To determine the uptake and...
Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disease, clinically characterised by sclerosis of skin and maybe sometimes associated with variable systemic involvement. Two categories of scleroderma are known: systemic sclerosis, characterized by cutaneous sclerosis and visceral involve...
Widening of the symphysis pubis is a physiological mechanism for vaginal delivery. Hormonal and physiologic influences of pregnancy, mostly due to relaxin cause a two-fold increase from the normal width. A 31-year-old G2A1, developed pain over the pubis along with difficulty in w...
Aims: The objective of the study is to determine the association between maternal serum uric acid levels with the severity and neonatal outcome in preeclampsia/eclampsia. Study Design: This study was a cross-sectional study with a descriptive-analytic design. Place and Duration o...
Background: Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy in Zimbabwe. This attributed to poorly executed Pap smear based screening programs. Pap smears have poor sensitivity and high specificity while HR-HPV DNA testing has high sensitivity and poor specificity. With reference...