Maternal morbidity and death associated with pregnancy loss before 28 weeks in Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of maternal morbidity and death from pregnancy loss before 28 weeks in referral-level hospitals in Nigeria.

Design: Secondary analysis of a nationwide cross-sectional study.

Setting: Fifty-four referral-level hospitals.

Neonatal jaundice incidence, risk factors and outcomes in referral-level facilities in Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the incidence, risk factors and outcomes of babies with neonatal jaundice in a network of referral-level hospitals in Nigeria.

Design: A cross-sectional analysis of perinatal data collected over a 1-year period.

Setting: Fifty-four referral-level hospitals (48 public and 6 private) across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

Correlation of perinatal outcomes with amniotic fluid assessment techniques in high-risk pregnancies in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria.

Background: Oligohydramnios is a predictor of fetal compromise and a useful tool in pregnancy management. It has been assessed using various techniques, including two-diameter pocket (2-DP) and amniotic fluid index (AFI).

Objectives: To determine which of these two techniques best diagnose oligohydramnios and predicts adverse perinatal outcomes.

COVID-19 pandemic: the implications of the natural history, challenges of diagnosis and management for care in sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory infection which has afflicted virtually almost all nations of the earth. It is highly transmissible and represents one of the most serious pandemics in recent times, with the capacity to overwhelm any healthcare system and cause morbidity and fatality.

Main Content: The diagnosis of this disease is daunting and challenging as it is dependent on emerging clinical symptomatology that continues to increase and change very rapidly.

Clinical and sociodemographic correlates of preterm deliveries in two tertiary hospitals in southern Nigeria.

Background: To determine the prevalence of preterm delivery and identify the associated risk factors.

Design: This was a five - month prospective case control study of two cohorts of women who had preterm and term deliveries.

Setting: Central Hospital (CH), Warri, and Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, respectively in southern Nigeria.

A survey of attitudes and practices of reproductive health and family planning services among private medical practitioners in four states of the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria.

Background: Abortion is widespread in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria, with resulting high rates of morbidity and mortality. It is thought that the private sector provides the majority of abortion services in Nigeria as a result of the restrictive abortion law in the country. The oil-rich Niger-Delta region accounts for 90% of the country's resource, is economically active and has increased opportunities for sexual networking.

Rate of negative appendectomy in pregnant women in Benin City, Nigeria.

Aim: This study was an analysis of women diagnosed with acute appendicitis in pregnancy, to appraise the maternal and fetal outcomes and explore the correlations with negative appendectomy.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The service delivery records of all pregnant women who underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis from January 2000 to December 2009 were analyzed.

Self-reporting of induced abortion by women attending prenatal clinics in urban Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the proportion of all clinically confirmed pregnancies that end as induced abortion in a cohort of pregnant women in Nigeria.

Methods: A total of 490 women who attended prenatal clinics at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital were interviewed with the preceding birth technique (PBT) on the outcomes of their previous pregnancies, including abortions.

Results: Of the 490 women, 384 women (78.

Pregnancy in a noncommunicating rudimentary horn of a unicornuate uterus: a case report.

Pregnancy in the rudimentary horn is rare and carries grave consequences for the mother and fetus. A case report is presented of a 26 year old single gravida 3 para 0(+2) lady with rupture of a rudimentary horn pregnancy at a gestational age of 20 weeks. Laparotomy was done and the rudimentary horn excised.

Maternal mortality at the Central Hospital, Benin City Nigeria: a ten year review.

Maternal mortality remains a major challenge in Nigeria. This retrospective study was conceptualized to document the number and pattern of obstetric deaths at the Central Hospital, Benin City, over a ten year period, to identify common causes of maternal deaths and proffer relevant interventions. The overall maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 518/100,000.

The challenges of diagnosis and treatment of malaria in pregnancy in low resource settings.

Malarial infestation in pregnancy is a major public health concern in endemic countries and ranks high amongst the commonest complications of pregnancy, especially in large areas of Africa and Asia. It is an important preventable cause of significant maternal morbidity and mortality with associated fetal as well as perinatal wastage. The burden of malaria is greatest in sub-Saharan Africa where it contributes directly or indirectly to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality.

Association of Chlamydia trachomatis serology with tubal infertility in Nigerian women.

Aim: To determine the association between tubal infertility and Chlamydia trachomatis in Nigerian women.

Methods: This case-control study is from the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology of two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. One hundred and sixty-two infertile patients with tubal occlusion had 162 pregnant women matched for age as controls.

Perceptions and attitudes of pregnant women towards caesarean section in urban Nigeria.

Objectives: To determine the perceptions and attitudes towards caesarean section [CS] among women attending maternity care at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in Nigeria. METHODS. Some 413 consecutive women, attending antenatal care in the hospital, were interviewed with a structured questionnaire that solicited information on their socio-demographic characteristics, their previous pregnancy and delivery history, and their knowledge and attitudes towards CS.