African traditional abdominal massage in pregnancy resulting in antepartum uterine rupture, abruptio placenta and foetal demise – a case report
2021 ◽
Vol 11
(1)
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pp. 265
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The practice of abdominal massage dates to years ago and associated with foetal and maternal morbidity and mortality when undertaken by untrained traditional birth attendants in our setting. We present a 30-year old G3P2+0 with uterine rupture and intra-uterine foetal death following abdominal massage. She was resuscitated and had emergency exploratory laparotomy and repair of uterine rupture.
2018 ◽
Vol 03
(02/03)
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pp. 204-208
2018 ◽
Vol 8
(1)
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pp. 332
2019 ◽
Vol 41
(5)
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pp. 732
2017 ◽
Vol 6
(8)
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pp. 3709
2019 ◽
Vol 19
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pp. 9-14
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