Aims: Perinatal women might have a negative experience with childbirth owing to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and their parenting attitudes or mental state could be affected. We used an Internet survey to clarify the experiences of women who gave birth during...
The aim of this study is the comparative analysis of breast milk and commercial infant milk sold in Aguata LGA. Breast milk and four infant milk (SME GOLD, Peak milk, MY BOY and Lactogen) were purchased from different sellers within Aguata metropolies. The proximate analysis were...
Aims: One of the most significant causes of infertility in men and women are chromosomal abnormalities. There is a growing trend of postponing family planning so that couples want to have children in the later years of reproductive age, more precisely in the middle or late thirti...
Aims: Hyperthyroidism occurs due to overproduction of thyroid hormone. We aim to investigate the relationship of VASA and IFITM3 with hyperthyroidism by demonstrating immunolocalization at the stage of diestrus in hyperthyroid rat ovaries. Materials and Methods: To induce hyperth...
Background: Teenage pregnancy is a global societal issue with significant public health implications. Both developed and developing nations are affected, although developing nations like Ghana are more likely to have it. The explored the factors associated with teenage pregnancy...
Respiratory distress, intraventricular haemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, hypothermia are few of the neonatal threats associated with preterm delivery. Antenatal steroids are given to pregnancy women who are at risk of delivery before 37weeks to prevent these complications i...
Background: The advancement in science has brought about better medicines and preventive measures hence improved quality of life leading to higher life expectancy. This has also lead to advancement in assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as In vitro fertilization (IVF) whi...
One of the major accomplishments of modern obstetrics over the past fifty years in high-income countries has been the decrease in stillbirths, which went from rates as high as 50 per 1000 births to approximately 5 per 1000 births these days. The infant mortality rate has decrease...
It is commonly known that a substantial percentage of children born in Sub-Saharan Africa have specific needs or disabilities. It is widely acknowledged that this can have an impact on a mother's ability to exclusively breastfeed her kid. The World Health Organization (WHO) highl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i174
Samira Daud, Charles Nkansah, Yaw Amo Wiafe, Nafiu Amidu, Eliezer Togbe, Ruth Duku-Takyi, Ganiwu Abdul, Lawrence Duah Agyemang, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Constance Adu-Gyamfi, Charles Gyasi, Alexander Yaw Debrah, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Kofi Mensah, Samuel K. Appiah, Gabriel Abbam & Otchere Addai-Mensah·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2022
Aim: To determine the prevalence of placental malaria among women with HDP in Ghana, and its effect on fetal and pregnancy outcomes. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: Obstetrics and Gynaecology unit of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana from 1st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i192
Background: Maternal hypotension from spinal anaesthesia poses significant risks warranting continued search for effective prophylaxis. Aim: The study aims to compare the effects of knee high (KH) and thigh high (TH) sequential compression stockings (SCS) on maternal blood pressu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i191
Background: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is an important imaging modality in Radio-diagnosis for the evaluation of the female uterine cavity and the fallopian tubes. HSG is still actively in use as it is cheap, readily available and easy to interpret. Objective: The aim of this s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i190
Background: Misuse of prescription drugs by pregnant women has become a major public health challenge in developing and developed countries due to its detrimental effects on the health of the mother and unborn child. This study aimed to identify prescription drug misuse among pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i189
Aim: This study evaluated the determinants of maternal healthcare services utilization in the Northwest regions of Nigeria. Study Design: This study is a secondary data analysis of 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) data. The 2018 NDHS used a cross-sectional study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i188
Background: The progression rate of GDM to T2DM is alarming and it is expected to increase as the year goes by. The study is aimed at estimating the postpartum incidence of DM amongst GDM women and predict possible risk factors. Methodology: This was a prospective cohort study th...
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