Publications by authors named "Chidi O U Esike"
Profiling intimate partner violence in booked pregnant women at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki and associated puerperal depressive sequelae: a prospective cohort study.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy is a significant public health issue that can lead to increased risks of psychiatric problems, particularly postpartum depression, for pregnant women.
- The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of IPV among pregnant women, its impact on delivery outcomes, and the incidence of postpartum depression at a teaching hospital in Nigeria.
- A total of 137 pregnant women were recruited and monitored from late pregnancy through delivery and up to six weeks postpartum, with data collected and analyzed to assess the links between IPV, delivery outcomes, and postpartum depression.
A Uterus-Preserving Treatment for Uncontrollable Postpartum Hemorrhage: Esike's Technique.
Obstet Gynecol
September 2020
Background: Postpartum hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide, with uterine atony responsible in 80% of cases. In intractable cases, hysterectomy is the final treatment, but it has complications. Many doctors in developing countries with high maternal mortality rates from postpartum hemorrhage can perform cesarean deliveries but cannot perform hysterectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Eclampsia is one of the most dreaded causes of adverse outcomes of pregnancy worldwide. It is one of the greatest causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality world over. We do not know the prevalence, management outcome, and the devastation caused by this dreaded disease in our center hence the need for this work.
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