Effect of mode of administration on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the South Indian population: A comparative study on self-administered and interviewer-administered scores.

Background: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a validated screening tool widely used to assess perinatal depression (PND). However, due to stigma associated with PND, respondents could answer sensitive questions differently depending on the mode of administration, especially in culturally and linguistically diverse country like India. The present study explored longitudinal differences in EPDS scores between self-administered and interviewer-administered modes.

Hegde's Modification of Fothergill Surgery for Cervical Elongation: A 7-Year Retrospective Review.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Hegde's modification of Fothergill surgery, an innovative procedure for cervical elongation (CE), and to report perioperative challenges and follow-up.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of data from 12 patients who underwent successful repair of CE by Hegde's modification of Fothergill surgery from June 2012 to May 2019. Primary outcomes were cervical viability and stenosis.

Identification of clinical and psychosocial characteristics associated with perinatal depression in the south Indian population.

Background: Longitudinal perinatal depression (PND) data is sparsely available in the Indian population. We have employed Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to assess the prevalence and identify characteristics associated with PND in the south Indian population. PND was assessed longitudinally using EPDS scores with traditional cut-off approach as well as a novel method of latent class mixture modeling (LCMM).

Cystolitholapaxy and laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy in a case of multiple urinary bladder calculi & vault prolapse.

Vesical calculi are more common in men than women. The prevalence in women is less than 2%. Multiple vesical calculi in chronic cases of utero vaginal prolapse or vault prolapse is rare.