OBGYN & Women’s Health

HG medical therapies currently have limited effect, which creates a larger role for patient preferences in how HG care is arranged. This is the first study using in-depth interviews to investigate patients’ preferences and...

This study aimed to ascertain the utilization of antenatal care services in terms of ANC visits with health personnel, receiving a recommended period of iron tablets, consumption of antihelminthic, and Tetanus Toxoid (TT)...

This study examined the relationship between prepregnancy depression and breastfeeding duration by maternal age.  Researchers analyzed data from Phase 7 of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Pre Pregnancy...

Though teenage pregnancy had poor maternal and perinatal health outcomes, its magnitude and determinants are not well understood. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of teenage pregnancy...

This study investigated perinatal outcomes of pregnancies involving an emergency cervical cerclage using absorbable monofilament polydioxanone sutures, a thin thread that protects against bacterial infection. We performed a...

Patient-centered care is said to have a myriad of benefits; however, there is a lack of agreement on what exactly it consists of and how clinicians should deliver it for the use of their patients. In the context of maternity...

A cross-sectional study was conducted from Nov 25, 2012, to Feb 25, 2013, in public maternity hospitals in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia. The effect is investigated using correlation, linear regression, independent sample T-test,...

The purpose of this study was to explore community attitudes to pregnancy among women living with disabilities.  The study design was a mixed-method cross-sectional study involving quantitative face-to-face individual interviews...

This study aimed to analyze the micronutrients and heavy metals concentrations between subjects with the term and preterm birth.  A cross-sectional study was conducted in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital and Budi Kemuliaan Hospital,...

Researchers conducted this study to examine PCOS and PIH’s association within a large population of pregnant women in an integrated healthcare system.  This retrospective study utilized a source cohort of 1023 women with PCOS...

Breastfeeding is considered the complete nutritional source for infants because breast milk contains the essential carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and immunological factors needed for infants to thrive and resist infection in the...

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women at the DHDSS site from 2014 to 2015. A total of 1290 pregnant women were included in the study. Researchers extracted data from what was collected as...