Background: Cesarean section is an essential obstetric intervention when medically indicated; however, repeat cesarean delivery may increase operative difficulty and maternal morbidity. Aims: This study compared intra-operative and post-operative maternal morbidity between primar...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1356
Chinoya Andrea Nwaokike, Divine Favour Chidumebi Chinedu, Fahidah Damilola Adediran, Achiri Njie Fon-Achu, Anushka Holkar, Chijioke Chizoba Egwu, Mithra Sindhu Madhu, Vera Chinenye Mmaduabuchi, Oluwatosin Opeyemi Adesina, Davidson Chikamguzoro Davidson, Nnabuike Kevin Odo, Chisom Priscilla Eze, Rimzim Sanjay Bajoria & Nidhi Parag Pardeshi·Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics·2026
Background: Maternal health-seeking behaviour is important for promoting safe pregnancy, timely detection of complications and improved maternal and neonatal outcomes. This study assessed maternal health-seeking behaviours among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in prima...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1353
Ectopic pregnancy is a potentially life-threatening condition that may be difficult to recognise when classical symptoms are absent. Chronic ectopic pregnancy can resemble pelvic inflammatory disease because both conditions may present with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion t...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1354
Malignancy during pregnancy is uncommon and can be difficult to recognise because disease-related symptoms may overlap with physiological changes of gestation. Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) presenting with disseminated skeletal involvement during pregnancy is particularly rare....
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1355
Background: Gestational age at delivery is an important determinant of obstetric management and perinatal outcomes, including birth weight, mode of delivery, Apgar score and perinatal survival. However, local evidence describing these outcomes across preterm, term and post-term d...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1352
Premature ovarian insufficiency is defined by loss or marked impairment of ovarian function before the age of 40 years and is associated with menstrual disturbance, infertility, hypo-oestrogenism, and long-term health consequences. Affected women may experience vasomotor symptoms...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1351
Gut microbiome dysbiosis has emerged as a mechanistically coherent contributor to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). Across clinical cohorts, a convergent m...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1349
Background: Hysterectomy remains the most frequently performed major gynaecological surgery worldwide for benign uterine pathology. Although total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) has long been regarded as a standard approach, total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) has emerged as a mi...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1350
Aim: The World Health Organization Labour Care Guide is an evidence-based tool designed to support respectful and systematic monitoring of women during labour. Effective use of the LCG depends on the knowledge of frontline maternity care providers, particularly midwives. This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1348
Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a widespread endocrine disease that affects females of reproductive age, causing considerable reproductive and metabolic complications. Although the syndrome affects women to a great extent, there is paucity of data concerning the...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1347
Background: Hydrops fetalis is a severe fetal condition characterised by abnormal fluid accumulation in at least two fetal compartments, including the pleural, pericardial, or peritoneal spaces, with or without subcutaneous oedema. Non-immune hydrops fetalis accounts for most rep...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1345
Succenturiate placenta is a rare placental morphological variant characterized by one or more accessory lobes connected to the main placental disc by fetal blood vessels traversing the membranes. Although often asymptomatic, it is clinically significant due to its association wit...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1346
Background: Ovarian carcinoma, the third leading cancer affecting women worldwide, presents in advanced stages in nearly 75% of cases, where cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with platinum-based chemotherapy remains the standard treatment, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CEC...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1344
Background: Childbirth is a significant physiological and psychosocial event with lasting implications for women’s physical, emotional, and social well-being, as well as for their future health-seeking behaviours and those of their families. Aim: This study aimed to explore the c...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1343
Oluwaseyi Emmanuel Kolawole, Faith Tobore Edafetanure, Onyema Kelechi Roselyn, Ifeanyi Raphael Ugwuanyi, Oluwatobi Quadri, Jesse Samson Dogo, Augusta Imomon, Okeoghene Marcel Edafetanure-Ibeh, Michael Kyere & Possible Okikiola Popoola·Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics·2026
Oocyte developmental competence is a fundamental determinant of reproductive success, defined as the ability of an oocyte to complete meiotic maturation, undergo successful fertilization, and support embryonic development through implantation and fetal growth. The acquisition of...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1341