OBGYN & Women’s Health

Though teenage pregnancy had poor maternal and perinatal health outcomes, its magnitude and determinants are not well understood. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of teenage pregnancy...

This study investigated perinatal outcomes of pregnancies involving an emergency cervical cerclage using absorbable monofilament polydioxanone sutures, a thin thread that protects against bacterial infection. We performed a...

Patient-centered care is said to have a myriad of benefits; however, there is a lack of agreement on what exactly it consists of and how clinicians should deliver it for the use of their patients. In the context of maternity...

A cross-sectional study was conducted from Nov 25, 2012, to Feb 25, 2013, in public maternity hospitals in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia. The effect is investigated using correlation, linear regression, independent sample T-test,...

The purpose of this study was to explore community attitudes to pregnancy among women living with disabilities.  The study design was a mixed-method cross-sectional study involving quantitative face-to-face individual interviews...

This study aimed to analyze the micronutrients and heavy metals concentrations between subjects with the term and preterm birth.  A cross-sectional study was conducted in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital and Budi Kemuliaan Hospital,...

Researchers conducted this study to examine PCOS and PIH’s association within a large population of pregnant women in an integrated healthcare system.  This retrospective study utilized a source cohort of 1023 women with PCOS...

Breastfeeding is considered the complete nutritional source for infants because breast milk contains the essential carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and immunological factors needed for infants to thrive and resist infection in the...

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women at the DHDSS site from 2014 to 2015. A total of 1290 pregnant women were included in the study. Researchers extracted data from what was collected as...

Unintended pregnancy is seen as the key concept for better understanding fertility and the unmet need for family planning. It is seen as a significant challenge among women in many developing countries, including Ghana. However,...

esearchers conducted this study to assess the impact of scientific and technical training on midwives’ abilities in collecting and recording the critical performance indicators for fetal growth chart development in...

This study aimed to explore the predictors of unsafe induced abortion among women in Ghana.  The study used data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey. The association between women’s sociodemographic, obstetric...

This study aimed to explore the association of HBV on pregnancy outcomes in marginalized, low-income populations on the Myanmar-Thailand border.  HBsAg positive (+) point of care rapid detection tests results were confirmed by...

The prevalence of low birth weight in Ethiopia was estimated to be 14%, one of the world’s highest percentages. This study aims to assess the magnitude and associated factors of low birth weight among newborns delivered at...

In 1990, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended gestational weight gain (GWG) ranges for women in the United States to improve infant birth weight. Changes in the reproductive health of women of childbearing age, a rising...

This study aims to assess maternal cardiac function in the postpartum period, after 2 and 6 months in the parturient with preeclampsia and eclampsia.  The present study included 90 postpartum women after preeclampsia and...