Partograph completion is impractical: Why?
The health care systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) still face challenges in adopting the Partograph as the gold standard monitoring tool for expectant mothers in active labour(1). In…
Use of oral antihypertensives in severe hypertension in pregnancy: There’s compelling evidence from a new study.
Thomas Easterling et al. conducted an open-label, randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of three oral antihypertensives in treating severe hypertension in pregnancy in a low-resource setting…
HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM: You can manage it.
70% to 85% of women have morning sickness, a feeling of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, however, around 1% to 2% of the women have an extreme form of morning…
Eight is the new normal.
Eight Antenatal Care Contacts: Why not the usual four visits?
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…
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Antenatal Corticosteroids for Fetal Organ Maturation: Latest Recommendations.
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: What are the recommended interventions?
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…
Obstetric fistula results from prolonged neglected obstructed labour.
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Understanding Obstetric Fistula using the Haddon Matrix: We can prevent this catastrophe.
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…
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Obstructed Labour Injury Complex: As complex as it gets.
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…
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BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE: All You Need to Know about Ultrasonography Fetal Well-being
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…
Placental Malaria: Why the placenta: The Perspective.
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…