Perception of Prenatal Sex Selection among Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in a South Western Nigerian Town

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
J Imaralu ◽  
FI Ani ◽  
AO Olaleye ◽  
JO Sotunsa ◽  
OO Adelowo
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Embryo Transfer ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Sex Selection ◽  
Male Child ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Techniques ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Reproductive Techniques

Objective: To determine the perception of child sex selection and the factors affecting acceptance of assisted reproductive techniques for child sex selection among pregnant women in Ogun state, Southwestern Nigeria. Methods: A cross sectional survey conducted among 400 antenatal clinic attendees in the three largest hospitals in Sagamu and its environs in Ogun state. Results: Participants were mostly Yorubas (83.1%), Christians (71.5%) and had tertiary education (52.8%). The male child was preferred among respondents who indicated their choice (84.8%). Relative subfertility before index conception influenced the preference for a male child (p<0.001); it however, did not have any significant influence on awareness of methods of prenatal sex selection (p=0.965, CI=0.960-0.969). Presence of existing male children had a significantly negative effect on preferred child sex (p=0.377, CI=0.365-0.390). In-vitro fertilization with embryo transfer (71.3%) is the method of assisted conception most known to the respondents while selective embryo transfer is the commonest method of prenatal sex selection they are aware of (42.6%). Educational level (p<0.001), ethnicity (p<0.05) and religion (p<0.001), determined the acceptance of prenatal sex selection. Most (77.8%) of the respondents who welcomed the idea, would undergo procedures to have a male child; a choice which however did not significantly influence their opinion on legal regulation of these procedures. Conclusion: Pregnant women in Sagamu are mostly aware of assisted reproductive techniques for prenatal sex selection and would consider them for difficulty in bearing male offspring. This choice however did not significantly affect their attitudes towards legal restrictions of sex selective procedures.

scholarly journals Seroprevalence Of Rubella Virus Antibodies Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Ekiti State

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
O. Ojo Bola ◽  
T. O. Korode ◽  
D. E. Oguntunnbi ◽  
F. B. Ajimojuowo ◽  
A. A. Aladejare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Rubella Virus ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Igm Antibodies ◽  
Congenital Rubella ◽  
Rubella Virus Infection

Rubella virus infection poses a great threat to the foetus whose mother acquires the infection. This study was therefore carried out to determine the seroprevalence of rubella virus IgM antibodies among the pregnant women attending Federal Teaching Hopsital, Ido Ekiti. One hundred and ninety two (192) sera were collected from pregnant women and screened for rubella virus IgM antibodies. A structured questionnaire was administered to subjects to obtain socio-demographic data. The sera samples were analysed using Enzymes Immunosorbent Assay (EIA) IgM rubella kit. Out of 192 pregnant women screened, 6(3.1%) subjects were sero-positive. Age group 31-35years recorded the highest prevalence 3(1.56%). Pregnant women with tertiary education had the highest prevalence of 4(2.08%) among different educational level; civil servants have a prevalence of 4(2.08%) compared with other occupational status. However, prenatal screening and post-partum is highly encouraged to detect congenital rubella syndrome. There is also a need to include rubella screening as part of the routine procedure for the expectant mother.

Comparison of pregnancy rates following fresh and frozen embryo transfer in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques

2022 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-381
Author(s):  
Milat Ismail Haje ◽  
Nazar P. Shabila
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Endometrial Thickness ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Techniques ◽  
Embryonic Cells ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Frozen Embryos ◽  
Reproductive Techniques ◽  
Fresh Embryos

Freezing embryos is the best way to increase fertility for women with ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome and women at risk for ovarian dysfunction. Due to the importance of freezing and pregnancy embryos, the present study was conducted to compare the fertility rate and the affecting factors following fresh embryos and frozen embryos in women treated with assisted reproductive techniques. In this study, 250 infertile women and IVF/ICSI candidates were studied. Embryos were used in fresh or frozen groups for transfer to the uterus. The expression of the caspase-3 gene was also examined for further evaluation. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 16 software, Chi-square, independent t-test, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Out of 250 infertile women, 96 (38.4%) became pregnant, of which 54 were in the fresh embryo group and 42 were in the frozen embryo group, which was not statistically significant (P=0.32). Infertility causes, number of embryonic cells and grading of transferred embryos, delivery complications, embryo implantation methods, number of produced embryos after delivery, and endometrial thickness were not significantly different between the two groups (P=0.53). The difference between the mean number of transferred embryos in the two groups was significant (P<0.05), which was no longer significant after excluding non-pregnant women, and in comparing with only pregnant women (P=0.36). The result of caspase-3 gene expression showed that there was significant differences between fresh embryos, healthy thawed frozen embryos, and destroyed thawed frozen embryos. But these results were totally different from the results of the Pregnancy rate section. Therefore, it is inferred that although caspase-3 genes are expressed in frozen embryos after thawing and are ready to destroy the embryo, there are probably a number of involved factors that prevent the activity of caspase-3 and do not allow the apoptotic process to occur. What these factors are and how they prevent this process needs further study.

scholarly journals Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnancy: Prevalence, Determinants and Antibacterial Susceptibility Pattern in Sagamu, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Adebayo A. Akadri ◽  
Bamidele D. Osuolale ◽  
Tessie O. Shorunmu ◽  
Oluwaseyi I. Odelola
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Group B Streptococcus ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Susceptibility Pattern ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Group B

Aims: To establish the prevalence, determinants and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Group B streptococcus in pregnant women in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the antenatal clinic at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria, between July 2017 and December 2017. Methodology: The study involved 184 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic. Lower vaginal and rectal swabs were collected under aseptic condition and immediately sent to the laboratory for processing. The samples were assayed for the presence of group B streptococcus using conventional methods. Information on the socio demographic characteristics and details of delivery were recorded on a data capture sheet. Results: The prevalence of Group B streptococcus was 27.7%. The odds of Group B streptococcus colonization was significantly higher among women of low parity (≤ 2) and binary logistic regression analysis showed that parity was predictive of Group B streptococcus colonization (OR 3.7; 95% CI = 1.03-13.46; P=.045). Younger women (age ≤ 30 years) and women carrying term pregnancies had a non significant trend towards higher odds of Group B streptococcus colonization [(OR= 1.22, 95% CI: 0.6-2.3, P = .54) and (OR=1.6, CI: 0.8-3.2; P = .15) respectively]. The resistance of group B streptococcus isolates to penicillin and ampicillin was 39.2% and 37.3% respectively.                           Conclusion: The group B streptococcus colonization rate in this study is high. Factors such as low parity, young maternal age and term pregnancies are associated with increased odds of colonization. The emergence of resistance to the commonly prescribed antibiotics calls for re-evaluation of the current recommendations regarding the antibiotics prophylaxis.

Impact of Assisted Reproductive Technology on Embryonic Health Screening Tests: A Case-Control Study

2020 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirin Soltani ◽  
Akbar Karimi ◽  
Zahra Khashavi ◽  
Nasibeh Roozbeh
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Techniques ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Reproductive Techniques ◽  
The Mean

Background: More than one million children throughout the world are born by using fertility techniques. In this process, human intervention and laboratory conditions may have an impact on the growth and development of the fetus. Objectives: The present study aimed to consider the effect of assisted reproductive techniques on the results of embryonic health screening tests. Methods: In this case-control study, among clients who went to the Infertility Center of the Ome Leila Hospital in Bandar Abbas Province, we selected 200 pregnant women who were impregnated via assisted reproductive techniques as the case group and 200 natural pregnant women as the control group by sample random sampling. Checklists were filled out and data analyzed by the SPSS version 21 and chi-square tests by using an interview with pregnant women and investigating the embryonic screening tests. Results: Most of the participants in the study were housewives and had primary infertility. Their BMI was normal. There was no significant difference between the final results of the embryonic screening test in the two groups at the first trimester (P > 0.05). However, in the second trimester, there was a significant difference between them. The positive results were higher in the case group in comparison with the control group (P = 0.001). The mean of all types of screening tests in the first trimester in both groups was not different, significantly (P < 0.05), although in the second trimester, the mean of all the testis, including BHCG (P = 0.006) and AFP (P = 0.018) in both case and control groups, was significantly different. The mean of BHCG and AFP was higher in the case group, while the mean of Estradiol and Inhibin, NB, and NT were not really different (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Our study showed that embryonic screening tests, particularly the BHCG and AFP tests, would be affected by applying the assisted reproductive techniques. For the couples who had a history of infertility and used reproductive methods, screening tests are essential in the first and second trimester.

scholarly journals Knowledge of Eclampsia among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Antenatal Clinic in Ikenne LGA, Ogun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
Eniola D. Makinde ◽  
Dora O. Akinboye
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Medical Complication ◽  
Hypertensive Disorder ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Background: Eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy; it is major global health problem and a common medical complication of pregnancy among pregnant women residing in low and middle income countries. It is the development of convulsions and or coma that is not related to other cerebral conditions during pregnancy or in the postpartum period in women with signs and symptoms of preeclampsia. It is responsible for the majority of poor maternal and fetal outcomes globally. In many developing countries such as Nigeria, eclampsia remains a significant contributor to adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes despite all measures to reduce its incidence and impact. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of eclampsia among pregnant women attending a tertiary antenatal clinic in Ikenne Remo, Ogun state, Nigeria. Study Design: Quantitative cross-sectional descriptive survey design. Methodology: Ninety four (94) pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at a tertiary hospital in Ikenne Remo, Ogun state participated in the study. The level of knowledge was assessed by administering a quantitative instrument developed in a structured close ended questionnaire form. The questionnaire had two (2) sections; Section A: Socio demographic and Section B: Knowledge. Results: Findings indicated that majority of the pregnant women, 41.5% had fair level of knowledge of eclampsia while 33% had high level of knowledge and 25.5% had poor level of knowledge of eclampsia. The study identified that age, religion, ethnicity and parity were significantly related with level of knowledge of the pregnant women while educational level of the pregnant women wasn’t significantly related with their level of knowledge about eclampsia. Conclusion: The study illustrates that knowledge of eclampsia are limited among pregnant women attending a tertiary antenatal clinic in Ogun state, Nigeria; there are gaps in knowledge regarding the causes, danger signs and risk factors of the condition. Therefore, health care providers should be equipped with appropriate skills and relevant materials to provide proper prenatal education and sensitization to improve maternal and perinatal health.

Assisted reproductive techniques for hybridization of camelids

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian A. Skidmore ◽  
M. Billah ◽  
R. V. Short ◽  
W. R. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Embryo Transfer ◽  
New World ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Techniques ◽  
Old World ◽  
Follicular Wave ◽  
Reproductive Techniques ◽  
Wave Cycle ◽  
Bactrian Camels ◽  
Artificial Vagina

The camelid family comprises the Old World camelids (or dromedary and Bactrian camels) and the New World camelids (namely the llamas, alpacas, guanacos and vicunas). Although the species within each group can hybridize among themselves to produce fertile offspring, it is only recently that a hybrid between New and Old World camelids has been reported. To create this hybrid, semen was collected from male camels by artificial vagina (AV) and inseminated into female guanacos (n= 9) and llamas (n= 3) at the appropriate stage of their follicular wave cycle. Similarly, guanaco and llama semen was collected, also by AV, and inseminated into female camels (n= 42). Although several conceptions occurred, only one hybrid (camel sire×guanaco dam) continued to term and was born alive after 328 days of gestation, and another is pregnant at the time of writing (camel sire×llama dam). Further studies are presently being carried out using extraspecific embryo transfer to try and improve the success rate of live offspring being born. Female guanacos (n= 4) are treated with hormones to stimulate their ovaries to produce several follicles before being inseminated with camel semen. Of the 12 camel recipients that have to date received hybrid embryos (camel sire×guanaco dam), 10 conceived, but 9 of these subsequently aborted between 30 and 365 days and only one recipient was still pregnant at the time of writing.

scholarly journals A study on compliance of antenatal care among the mothers attending immunisation clinic of Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1666
Author(s):  
Vinoth Gnana Chellaiyan ◽  
Mrinmoy Adhikary ◽  
Timiresh Kumar Das ◽  
Neha Taneja ◽  
Shailaja Daral
Keyword(s):  
Sex Determination ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Female Child ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Male Child ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Gender discrimination is the unfair denial of opportunities and violation of their rights. Despite of discrimination laws and regulations, women are subjected to unequal treatment in all the phases of their life in India. The present study was conducted among antenatal women to determine their preference, if any, for male child and their awareness regarding technology and legality for sex determination of fetus in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: The study was a cross sectional study conducted among pregnant women aged 18 years and above attending antenatal clinic at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi from June 2015- May 2016. Systematic random sampling method was used to include 238 study participants. A pre-tested, semi-structured, and self-administered questionnaire was used. Data was analyzed using SPSS v.21.0. Chi-square test was applied to test significance of difference (p˂0.05).Results: Among 238 study participants, mean age of study participants was 29 (±3.5) years. About 107 (45.0%) pregnant women had no gender preference. 88(37%) preferred male child, the major reasons quoted for male child preference were pressure from family 29 (32.95%) and social responsibilities carried by male 25 (28.40%). Only 43 (18.0%) women preferred a female child. 187 (78.57%) study participants, were aware regarding sex determination and 72 (30.25%) said private hospital preferred place for sex determination. 36.56% women had knowledge about the legal implications associated with sex determination.Conclusions: The present study showed the high existence of male preference in our society which is a common barrier in achieving reduced national fertility levels. So, there is every need to bring about changes in social, economic, and political structure in order to reduce gender inequality in India.

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