Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic repair of cystocoele.

Background: There is little information on the effectiveness of laparoscopic techniques for native tissue repair of cystocoele.

Aim: To assess the long-term outcome of laparoscopic cystocoele repair.

Methods: Two hundred and twenty-three women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse underwent laparoscopic paravaginal repair and treatment of associated conditions.

Influence of an Intervention to Prevent Early Childhood Caries Initiated before Birth on Children's Use of Dental Services up to 7 Years of Age.

Background: In a previously reported randomised controlled trial, advising first time mothers on the prevention of early childhood caries from before their child was born, decreased the prevalence of early childhood caries at 20 months of age 5-fold.

Objective: We examined the effect of the intervention on the frequency and nature of dental visits up to 7 years of age.

Methods: Of 649 expectant mothers who participated in the trial, 277 completed a "Child Oral Health Survey" 7 years later.

Reflections on the maternal mortality millennium goal.

Background: Nearly every 2 minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies because of complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Every such death is an overwhelming catastrophe for everyone confronted with it. Most deaths occur in developing countries, especially in Africa and southern Asia, but a significant number also occur in the developed world.