Vaginal Candida infection in pregnancy and its implications for fetal well-being.

Vaginal Candida infection is one of the most common genital tract infections reported in pregnant women. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of vaginal Candida infection and pattern of Candida species isolates in the genital tract of pregnant women during antenatal period and in early labour; and the associated fetal outcome. The study was conducted at the antenatal clinic and labor ward of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Effect of hyoscine-N-butylbromide on labor duration among nullipara in a southwestern Nigerian teaching hospital: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of hyoscine-N-butylbromide on the duration of the first stage of labor among nulliparous women.

Methods: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study among 126 nulliparous women admitted in the active phase of labor to a teaching hospital in Sagamu, Nigeria, from January to August 2018. Based on the inclusion criteria, women were recruited and randomized to the study or control group, and given intravenous hyoscine-N-butylbromide 20 mg (1 mL) or sterile water (1 mL), respectively, during the active phase.

Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy and early labour using Nugent scoring and the implication on foetal outcome.

Background: To compare the pattern of vaginal microflora during pregnancy with pattern in early labour using Nugent scoring and determine the effect of these changes on fetal outcome.

Design: A prospective longitudinal study.

Setting And Population: Pregnant women attending antenatal clinics of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria between June 2017 and May 2018.

Ante-Natal Care Utilization and Comparison of Obstetric Performance of Pregnant Women Attending Tertiary and Secondary/Primary Health Facilities in South West Nigeria.

Background: The successful outcome of any pregnancy depends on a well formulated and implemented ANC, which to a larger extent also depends on its functional and operational continuum of care, that is affordable, accessible and of high quality during and after pregnancy and childbirth. Defective ANC, in terms of coverage and quality, has been shown to be associated with unfavourable pregnancy outcome.

Objective: To determine the maternal and perinatal outcome(Obstetric performance) of booked and referred pregnant women who though, booked for ANC in lower health care facilities but were delivered at our facility.

Quality of antenatal services at the primary care level in southwest Nigeria.

A survey of 452 pregnant women accessing care at first level public health facilities in a local government area in southwest Nigeria was conducted to assess their perspectives on the quality of antenatal care received. Majority of the women expressed satisfaction with the level of expertise and basic technical competence of their careproviders. Less than 30% were pleased with the existing patients' referral mechanisms.