Esther Ijeoma Nonye-Enyidah, Longlife Friday Esiogu, Blessing C. Esiogu, Simeon C Amadi, Chikaike F Wekere & Alphaeus G Mba·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2025
Background: Uterine rupture remains a major life threatening obstetric disaster encountered especially in developing countries and is associated with a high maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The study aimed to determine the trend, prevalence rate, associated risk fa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2025/v8i1145
Sharifa Iddrisu, Sophia Bayong-Dumah, Rashida Atrime, Ibrahim Issah, Ibrahim Balanjima, Mohammed Abdulai Kojo, Faustina Maayir Bezagrebere, Francis Kwabena Larle & Fati Issaka·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2025
Introduction: Anemia is a significant public health concern, particularly among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries. Despite the efforts to mitigate these risks, the prevalence of anemia remains high, and the factors contributing to this condition are poorly unders...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2025/v8i1144
Background: Ultrasonography is a valuable tool for assessing abdominal organs, including the liver, during pregnancy. Liver imaging is essential to diagnose and monitor liver emergencies and other liver diseases in pregnancy. Pregnancy is associated with physiological changes tha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2025/v8i1143
Philip Gyaase, Emmanuel Boateng Acheampong, Mavis Opoku Lanquaye, Anita Acheampomaah Amofa, Patience Adzordor, Gifty Delali Amewolah, Millicent Amakye, Bridget Armah, Emmanuel Kwesi Eshun & David Ben Sampson·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2024
Background: Pregnancy and childbirth are vital events in the life of a woman so there is the need to pay special attention to mothers from the time of conception to labor and delivery to postnatal care. This study sought to assess the supervised and non-supervised maternal delive...
Aim: This study examine the practice and sanitary condition maintained by TBAs when taking vaginal deliveries in Bayelsa state central using cross sectional descriptive random sampling method to select a total of 70 respondents and the required parameters with the aid of structur...
Philip Gyaase, Juliet Attah, Peggy Mensah, Patience Adzordor, Alijata Braimah, Emmanuel Ntiamoah, Emmanuel Boateng Acheampong, Emmanuel Kwesi Eshun & David Ben Sampson·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2024
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of unsafe abortion among women within their fertility age in the Central Region using Dunkwa Municipal Hospital as a case study. Methods: A facility based cross sectional study design was used for the study at...
Abdominal gestation is an infrequent form of ectopic gestation, noticed in 1:10,000 to 1:30,000 pregnancies and accounting for up to 1.4% of all ectopic gestations. It is classified as primary or secondary based on site of fertilization. Still, when it does occur, it goes on unno...
Amuchechukwu Veronica Nwafor, Eugene Ohams Ohanme, Uzochukwu Ofonakara, Clementina Nkiru Eze, Francis Chigozie Okoroafor, Chukwujioke Bobbie Iwe, Onuchukwu Victor Uchenna, Abraham Bong Onwe, Grace Ngozi Orofuke & Samuel Ghasi·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2024
The goal of this study was to investigate the oxytocic effects of ethanol fruit extract of Xylopia aethiopica (X. aethiopica). Pregnancy describes the period of fetal development in the uterus until delivery. Pregnancy, labour, and puerperium present challenges that encourage the...
Acquired Gynaetresia is more common in developing countries mostly due to unconventional crude treatment involving per vagina insertion of various caustic substances for various gynaecological purposes leading to tissue injury, alongside possible superimposed infection from unhyg...
Aim: this study was to identify an oral health status, utilization of dental services, and impacts of oral health on daily living among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Lao PDR. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, among 150 pregnant and 150 non-pregnant women age 15...
Background: The continuous increase in the rate of repeat caesarean sections after a first prior caesarean delivery is alarming. There is a decrease in the rate of vaginal birth after caesarean delivery (VBAC) and trial of labour after caesarean section (TOLAC) in women with a pr...
Background: Spontaneous abortion is the most common complication of pregnancy, causing substantial consequences. The effects of miscarriage on the outcome of the next pregnancy is a rich subject for research. Aim: to assess association between history of miscarriage and increase...
Ouattara Adama, Bako/Lankoande Natacha, Sawadogo Yobi Alexi, Kiemtoré Sibraogo, Ouédraogo Issa & Ouédraogo Charlemagne·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2024
Objective: To evaluate the management of pain after caesarean section in order to improve our practices. Patients and Methods: Prospective cross-sectional survey in the gynecology and obstetrics department of the Bogodogo University Teaching Hospital of Bogodogo (UTH-B) in Ouagad...
Ouattara Adama, Bako/Lankoande Natacha, Sawadogo Yobi Alexi, Kiemtoré Sibraogo, Ouédraogo Issa & Ouédraogo Charlemagne·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2024
Objective: To study the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and economic aspects of abortions at the University teaching Hospital of Bogodogo (UTH-B) in Burkina Faso. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study carried out in the maternit...
Ouattara Adama, Bako/Lankoande Natacha, Sawadogo Yobi Alexi, Kiemtoré Sibraogo, Ouédraogo Issa & Ouédraogo Charlemagne·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2024
Objective: To study the risk factors associated with premature birth at the Bogodogo University Teaching Hospital in Ouagadougou. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective analytical case-control study involving 115 cases of premature delivery and 230 controls, i.e. two contr...