Impact of yoga intervention on menopausal symptoms-specific quality of life and changes in hormonal level among menopausal women.

Aim: The menopause transition is experienced by women often involves troublesome symptoms due to changes in the level of reproductive hormones. Non-hormonal therapies are more commonly accepted by women than hormonal therapy for coping with the climacteric symptoms. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of yoga practice on menopausal symptoms, specific quality of life, and changes in hormonal levels among menopausal women.

Prevalence and risk factors of obstetric fistula: implementation of a need-based preventive action plan in a South-eastern rural community of India.

Background: The study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of obstetric fistula in the rural area of the south eastern community of India and the training of community health workers for its prevention.

Methods: A population-based cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the south eastern rural community of India. A total of 3939 women were included in the study and Probability proportional to size sampling was used in the study.

Impact of Community-Based Continuous Training on Promoting Birth Preparedness and Pregnancy Outcome in Rural Odisha, India: An Interventional Study.

Background: Birth preparedness and complication readiness extends the maternal and neonatal health continuum of care and thus contributes to one of the important tools for pregnant women to experience better pregnancy outcome, strengthening family and community health, creating space for other interventions. The present study aimed to evaluate community-based birth preparedness and complication readiness training on pregnancy outcome.

Method: The study adopted a quasi-experimental time series only one experimental design which was conducted in rural south-eastern India for 1 year among the reproductive age group 15-49 years (≤ 24 weeks pregnancy), and cases were followed up till postnatal period.

Obstetric fistula: A challenge to public health.

Obstetric fistula (OF) is one of the most important consequences of a prolonged obstructed labor, a big issue for low-income countries (LICs) like India. The objective is to identify and explore the knowledge regarding OF as a public health problem in LICs from peer review literature. The PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct databases were searched to identify the prevalence, risk factors, and management of OF in LICs.