seropositivity among women with tubal factor infertility and fertile controls: a comparative study.

Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis is the most reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection and if not properly treated may lead to tubal blockage. Tubal factor infertility is the most common form of infertility in Nigeria. This study was designed to determine the usefulness of chlamydia antibody testing in diagnosis of tubal factor infertility.

Abdominal Pregnancy: A Case Report of a Viable Nondysmorphic Fetus.

Abdominal pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic gestation. It accounts for about 0.4% of all cases of ectopic pregnancy, and often associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

Prevalence of Group B Colonisation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Health Facility in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.

Background: Genital colonisation by group B (GBS) in pregnant women in their third trimester has been shown to be a known risk factor for morbidity and mortality among newborns.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of GBS colonisation among pregnant women in Abeokuta, its associated sociodemographic factors, and the neonatal outcome among exposed babies.

Design: Longitudinal cohort study.

Labour pain perception: experiences of Nigerian mothers.

Introduction: Labour pain perception is influenced by a variety of factors; hence women experience and cope with labour pain differently. This study was designed to assess labour pain perception among parturient.

Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 132 pregnant women who had vaginal delivery at two tertiary hospitals in south west Nigeria.