Justina O. Alegbeleye

Knowledge of Folic Acid Supplementation among Pregnant Women at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria

Chioma O. Ozueh & Justina O. Alegbeleye · Archives of Current Research International · 2022

Background: Folic acid is an essential water-soluble vitamin that cannot be synthesized in the human body and so its major source is from diet. It plays an important role in embryonic development. Folic acid deficiency in pregnant women results in megaloblastic anaemia, increased...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2022/v22i130266

Is Caesarean Delivery Safe? Experience from a Low Resource Setting

Ngozi C. Orazulike, Justina O. Alegbeleye, Rosemary N. Ogu & Samuel A. Uzoigwe · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Objective: In Nigeria, women abhor caesarean delivery because of perceived complications arising from it. We compared the maternal morbidity and mortality associated with caesarean and vaginal deliveries in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to ascertain the safety of caesarean delivery. Mat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/32161