Kegel exercises help strengthen pelvic muscles. The pelvic area is the part of the body that includes the hip bones. Pelvic muscles are at the bottom of this area (let’s…
The care provided by skilled healthcare providers to pregnant women and adolescent girls to ensure the best health conditions for both mother and baby during pregnancy is what constitutes antenatal…
One of the most important antenatal therapies that can improve neonatal outcomes in the event of an imminent preterm birth is the administration of antenatal corticosteroids. We either use betamethasone…
Improving maternal and newborn health is key to achieving the targets of the sustainable development goal 3, which is about good health and well-being. Adequately caring for mothers and their…
We regard it as an accident of birth: obstetric fistula results from prolonged obstructed labour. The sustained application of pressure onto the vagina and urinary bladder walls by the impacted…
The obstructed labour injury complex describes a spectrum of injuries that result following the aftermath of obstructed labour. Obstructed labour is a salient contributor to maternal mortality in low-resource regions…
HIV treatment guidelines were updated in 2019 by the World Health Organization (WHO) as dolutegravir, an inhibitor of the integrase enzyme becomes the preferred first-line and second-line treatment regimen in…
The biophysical profile remains the most accurate way of assessing the fetal status in high-risk obstetric patients. It is simple yet powerful. It takes a maximum of 30 minutes. It…
Malaria in pregnancy remains a serious public threat in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where 24 million women become pregnant each year, accounting for an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 anaemia…
With the new Coronavirus (hereafter termed COVID-19) cases hitting more than 100 countries to date, a few days ago, the WHO declared this infection a pandemic. The first case was…