Robot chores: machines make the decisions on mock maternity ward

Introduction. Any research of reproductive health has to encompass the relevant connotations of this complex term. In order to establish relevant multidimensional characteristics, it is necessary to assess intercorrelations of the characteristics most commonly used to describe it. Objective. Our aim was to describe the characteristics of reproductive health and to establish their significance in describing this term. Methods. Within the study of health of adult inhabitants of Serbia, on the sample of 2,817 women aged 20-49 years, the data on different reproductive health characteristics were collected by way of a structured questionnaire. By way of factorial analysis (principal components method, Kaisser Varimax criterion), representative characteristics (factors) were selected out of a large number of characteristics, describing reproductive health of women in a multidimensional way, interrelationships of the factors were explained, and carriers - the most important individual characteristics - were selected for further analysis. Results. The characteristics of female reproductive health in Serbia are poor, both from the health policy standpoint and in comparison with other countries. Reproductive health describes 7 relevant factors and their carriers (characteristics which best reflect the variability of characteristics involved in a factor). These involve sexual behaviour (self-assessed HIV infection risk), contraception (use of contraceptive devices on one?s own initiative), adequate protection of reproductive health (usage of gynaecological services even when healthy), abortions (pregnancy outcome), HIV control (HIV testing usage), postpartal protection (visits of field nurses after being discharged from maternity ward) and reproductive period (doctor visits after being discharged from maternity ward). Conclusion. All the characteristics of reproductive health used in various studies are not equally important in the description of this complex phenomenon. Factorial analysis can explain intercorrelations of the studied characteristics and make possible the selection of those most representative.

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Macroscopic examination of fetal appendices in delivery room: good practice at Panzi hospital

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20201841 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 2215

Author(s):

Boengandi Walala D. ◽

Nyakio Ngeleza O. ◽

Mukanire Ntakwinja B. ◽

Raha Maroyi K. ◽

Katenga Bosunga G. ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intrauterine Growth Retardation ◽

Good Practice ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Maternity Ward ◽

Dr Congo ◽

Maternal Complications ◽

Intrauterine Growth ◽

Maternity Hospitals ◽

The Town ◽

Macroscopic Examination

The review of fetal appendices is described in the literature, and its importance is well established. Indeed, pathological findings in the placenta can provide information on the pathogenesis of the fetus, including intrauterine growth retardation, mental retardation or neurodevelopmental disorders. This helps to understand a child's disability, but also maternal complications such as preeclampsia. Despite the relevant information provided by the various studies, fetal appendices are not systematically examined in several maternity hospitals in our country, DR Congo. We report good practice from the examination of fetal appendices to the maternity ward of Panzi Hospital, in the town of Bukavu, South Kivu, DR Congo.

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Obstetrical complications among adolescent girls at the maternity ward of Ignace Deen National Hospital

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20201775 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 1886

Author(s):

Ibrahima Sory Balde ◽

Abdourahamane Diallo ◽

Mamadou H. Diallo ◽

Ibrahima Sylla ◽

Fatoumata B. Diallo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Placenta Previa ◽

Continuous Series ◽

Maternity Ward ◽

National Hospital ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Obstetrical Complications ◽

Prenatal Consultation ◽

One Year ◽

A Prospective Study

Background: The objective of this study was to highlight obstetrical complications that occurred among adolescent girls who delivered at the ward and to identify factors associated with the occurrence of such complications.Methods: This was a prospective study of descriptive and analytical type extending over a period of one year from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017 carried out at the maternity ward of Ignace Deen National Hospital at Conakry Teaching Hospital (CHU). It covered a continuous series of 1034 deliveries among adolescent girls.Results: The frequency of childbirth among adolescent girls was 16.7%. The main complications identified were dystocia, severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, retroplacental hematoma, placenta previa, uterine rupture, severe anemia, postpartum hemorrhage and puerperal endometritis. These complications occurred among adolescent girls aged 18 to 19, christian, skin and pelvic bones secondary school or university students. Factors associated with such complications were the marital status (p=0.010), the gestational age (p=0.012), the number of prenatal consultations (p=0.001), the place of prenatal consultation (p=0.001), the reason for admission (p=0.000) and the mode of admission (p=0.000).Conclusions: Childbirth among adolescent girls is frequent in this context; complications are numerous but they are preventable in the vast majority of cases.

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Midazolam and nitrazepam in the maternity ward: milk concentrations and clinical effects.

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2125.1990.tb05443.x ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 787-793 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

I. Matheson ◽

PK Lunde ◽

JE Bredesen

Keyword(s):

Clinical Effects ◽

Maternity Ward

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Dissociative fugue of the patient of maternity ward - A case report

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72118-6 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 410-410

Author(s):

M. Załuska ◽

R. Żurko ◽

M. Kuroń ◽

G. Jakiel ◽

A. Dudel

Keyword(s):

Defense Mechanisms ◽

Past History ◽

Post Partum ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Maternity Ward ◽

Cognitive Dysfunctions ◽

The Past ◽

With Memory ◽

Conscious Control

IntroductionMothers after childbearing are vulnerable to many stress related disorders.Objectiveto emphasize the role of the past obstetric complications, as so present infant pathology as risk factors for the mother's post partum stress related disorders.MethodsThe case analysis.Case descriptionThe thirty-year-old, women left the maternity ward with her baby unnoticed on the fourth day after giving birth. She was referred to psychiatry ward, after finding her by the police. In the past history the patient had spontaneous miscarriage in the first pregnancy. She has waited with her husband 6 years long for the next baby. The second pregnancy was at risk, the labor was premature and the infant has palatoschisis. The mother had difficulties with feeding. She feared about baby's life, and had feeling of being neglected by the staff. In psychiatry ward she did not reveal any symptoms of mental illness. She was interested in her child, however the period of the flight was covered with memory gap. The predominance of immature defense mechanisms, as so mild cognitive dysfunctions were revealed in psychological testing. The dissociative fugue was diagnosed. The patient was discharged without any medication to ambulatory psychotherapy.CommentaryThe interaction of past and present traumatic experiences in the patient with cognitive dysfunctions and immature defense mechanisms could impair ability of post-partum coping with fear about the child and consequently led to the loss of conscious control over the memory. Early diagnosing and supporting problematic patients of the maternity ward is needed.

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