Labor support: an overlooked maternal health need in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria.

Objectives: The current call for continuous support by women for women during labor takes for granted that women prefer to be supported by other women rather than their husbands. This study aimed at identifying the experiences and preferences of parturients as regards support in labor.

Methods: Questionnaires were administered to 395 parturients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria from January to August 2006.

Adenomyosis and uterine rupture during labour in a primigravida: an unusual obstetric emergency in Nigeria.

The primigravid uterus is believed to be immune to rupture during labour. This may not be true for those who have had prior adenomyomectomy, hence this report. The patient was a 28-year-old nullipara who became pregnant 11 months after an adenomyomectomy.

An unmet cancer screening need of HIV-positive women in southeastern Nigeria.

Context: HIV infection and cervical cancer are common in Nigeria. HIV-positive women have a higher risk for cervical neoplasm; therefore, counseling and regular cervical cancer screening are recommended. After post-HIV testing counseling, HIV-positive women should be aware of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear.

Uterine procidentia in an African adolescent: an uncommon gynecological challenge.

Background: Uterovaginal prolapse in adolescents is rare, hence this report.

Case: Miss O.N.