Publications by authors named "Shahnaz Naseer Baloch"
Molar pregnancies represent a significant burden of disease on the spectrum of gestational trophoblastic diseases. The incidence appears to be higher in women from South Asia. The purpose of our prospective study was to determine the incidence, presentation, and outcomes of all molar pregnancies at our institution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmergency peripartum hysterectomy (EPH) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The purpose of our paper was to determine the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of EPH done at our institution; the largest tertiary care government hospital in the city of Quetta, Pakistan. During the study period there were 12,642 deliveries, out of which 46 women had undergone an EPH, translating into an incidence of ∼4 per 1,000 births.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To report a case of quintuplets born to a woman without fertility treatment along with a discussion on the incidence and management of related cases.
Design: Case report.
Setting: Bolan Medical College, Quetta, Pakistan.
Objective: To determine the frequency of Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in immigrant population versus the local population, comparing the symptomatic patients against the asymptomatic women as controls.
Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Gynaecology Clinic of Unit 1, Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta. The study duration was six months from 1st April, 2004 to 31st October, 2004, examining 500 women.
Objective: To calculate the gross and gender adjusted perinatal mortality rate (PMR) and determine the association between gender and susceptibility towards perinatal death.
Design: A cross-sectional hospital-based study conducted at Gynae Unit-I of Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta from 1st January to 31st December, 2002.
Patients And Methods: The study included the total births and perinatal deaths over one year period.