Outcome of labor among women admitted at advanced cervical dilatation.

To identify in our setting the outcome of labor among women admitted at advanced cervical dilatation. This prospective cohort study was carried out between 1 December 2015 and 31 March 2016. Women carrying live term singletons in vertex presentation admitted with a cervical dilatation >5 cm (late arrival group) or ≤5 cm (early arrival group) were followed up till delivery.

Urethrovaginal fistula following vaginal prolapse of a pedunculated uterine myoma: a case report.

Background: Urethrovaginal fistulas are usually secondary to a foreign body in the vagina or to vaginal gynecologic surgeries. We present a case of an urethrovaginal fistula secondary to vaginal prolapse of a huge pedunculated submucosal uterine myoma.

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old black African woman with a past history of huge uterine fibroids and an uncomplicated vaginal delivery 5 weeks prior to presentation consulted for a difficult micturition that occurred 2 days earlier.

Trial of Labor After Cesarean Section Among Women with Unique Lower Segment Scarred Uterus and Fetal Weight >3500 g: Prognostic Factors for a Safe Vaginal Delivery.

Objective: To evaluate outcome of trial of labor after cesarean section (TOLAC) with fetal weight >3500 g.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was carried out between March 1, 2012, and February 28, 2015. Medical and obstetrical records of women with birth weight (BW) >3500 g admitted in the labor ward with advanced labor or admitted in early labor but with underestimated fetal weight >3500 g were analyzed.

Maternal mortality in Cameroon: a university teaching hospital report.

More than 550,000 women die yearly from pregnancy-related causes. Fifty percent (50%) of the world estimate of maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa alone. There is insufficient information on the risk factors of maternal mortality in Cameroon.

Hematologic features among anemic Cameroonian pregnant women: a cross sectional study.

Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia is the leading cause of anemia worldwide. It may also be the leading cause of anemia in pregnancy, although this has not yet been demonstrated in our country. The aim of the study was to describe hematologic features of Cameroonian anemic pregnant women.