Assessment of mothers' satisfaction with health care during childbirth in a tertiary-level maternity ward.

Aim To evaluate satisfaction of mothers who gave birth at term with received hospital care and to find areas for improvement at a tertiary hospital. Methods A cross-sectional study at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar was conducted by an anonymous survey using a questionnaire designed exclusively for this study. A total of 100 mothers were included in the study.

Patients' experience regarding informed consent in elective and emergency surgeries.

Aim To examine whether there are differences in the experience in giving informed consent of patients whose surgery was elective compared to emergency surgery in the same department. Methods A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of University Clinical Hospital Mostar during a 6-month period. The sample of respondents consisted of two groups of patients, 145 with elective surgery and 90 patients with emergency surgery.

Higher levels of thyrotropin in pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

To determine the frequency of subclinical hypothyroidism in women with pathological pregnancies and the association between elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and pregnancy outcome. A cross-sectional prospective study investigated value of TSH and free thyroxine (FT4) in (1) pregnant women with hypertension (HTA) ( = 62) or preeclampsia (PE) ( = 50), (2) women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) ( = 92) in pregnancy, and (3) women with normal pregnancies (control) ( = 201). The level of statistical significance was set at  < .

What do pregnant women know about harmful effects of medication and herbal remedies use during pregnancy?

Background: The objective of this study was assasment of women's knowledge and awareness on medication and herbal remedies use during pregnancy.

Subjects And Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University Clinical Hospital Mostar. The study included 230 parturients (primipara) and 20 pharmacists who work in pharmacies of Mostar.