Jesmin Banu, Ferdousi Begum Flora, Sohana Siddika, Anjumman Ara Rita, Anjana Rani Ghosh & Rifat Binte Alam·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Background: The puerperium is the period of adjustment after delivery when the anatomic and physiologic changes of pregnancy are reversed to the normal non pregnant state. There are so many complications in early puerperium which was predominant in surgical intervention. Due to l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i111324
Chinomnso Stella MARCEL-ONWUDIWE, Odidika Ugochukwu Joannes UMEORA, Joshua Adeniyi ADEBAYO, Darlington-Peter Chibuzor Ugoji, Ifeoma Cecilia UCHE-OMOVOH, Emmanuel Chijioke Uwakwe, Paschal Chijioke OKOYE & Enemma Christian ENEMMA·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Background: Caesarean section is a common surgical procedure in Obstetrics. Despite the safety in carrying out caesarean section, it is still associated with blood loss and need for blood transfusion when compared to women who had vaginal delivery. Despite the use of uterotonic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i11165
Background: Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a common complication following spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section (CS). There is little data on the incidence and its predisposing factors in low-income countries. The study aimed to investigate the incidence and factors pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11937
Background: Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency when the foetus is still alive, and it is associated with high foetal morbidity and mortality. If umbilical cord prolapse occurs outside the hospital, mortality rate can be as high as 44% – 70%, and as low as 3% when i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930368
Aims: To compare the effect of spontaneous voiding of urine to the different durations of the urethral catheter following elective caesarean section. Study Design: Cross-sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and department of microbiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34416
Aims: To audit the spinal anaesthesia practice among physician anaesthetists and to determine the lowest effective volume of hyperbaric bupivacaine that could minimise the incidence of spinal anaesthesia induced hypotension during caesarean section. Study Design: It was a prospec...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29234