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Magnitude and associated factors of unintended pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal care at saint Paul hospital millennium medical collage, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-08-01)Background:-Unintended pregnancy is defined as unwanted or mistimed. It is an important public health issue in both developing and developed countries, because of its serious consequences for women and their families. Unintended pregnancies continue to burden ...
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The Magnitude and causes of maternal Near -miss in St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-09-01)Background: Because maternal mortality is a rare event, it is important to study maternal near-miss as a complement to evaluate and improve the quality of obstetric care. Maternal near miss is said to have occurred when women presented with life threatening ...
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Magnitude and Determinants of Safe Second Trimester Abortion in Saint Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College: A Cross-Sectional Study
(2020-09-01)Background: As compared to first trimester, second trimester abortions disproportionately contribute for increased medical cost, maternal morbidity and mortality. However, 10–15% of terminations of pregnancies globally are still in the second trimester period. ...
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MAGNITUDE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADHERENCE TO IRON FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE AT ST. PAUL’S HO SPITAL MILLENIUM MEDICAL COLLEDGE, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background. Iron deficiency is the leading nutrient deficiency globally affecting the lives of more than two billion people worldwide. Pregnant women are at higher risk of iron and folic acid deficiency due to lack of iron and folic acid or due to poor adherence. ...
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Magnitude and factors associated with utilization of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) methods in the Immediate Postpartum Period among mothers who gave birth in Addis Ababa Public Health Facilities, Ethiopia
(2019-05-01)Background: Maternal and child mortality is prevailing in SSA where Ethiopia is located. While it is revealed that promotion of contraception can avert 32% of all maternal deaths and 10% of childhood deaths; every year in SSA, about 14 million unintended pregnancies ...
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Magnitude and Management Outcomes of Second Trimester Abortion in SPHMMC: Cross Sectional Study
(2020-08-01)Background: Abortion is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly among developing nations of the world. An estimated 40-50 million abortion cases are reported every year. Although safe termination of pregnancy ...
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Magnitude of workplace sexual harassment among female healthcare workers and its associated factors at saint Paul’s hospital millennium medical college: a cross -sectional study
(2020-08-01)Background: Sexual harassment against healthcare workers is a major workplace problem causing adverse effects. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of this problem, and its characteristics and associated factors among female health care workers at Saint ...
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Maternal and perinatal outcome of clinical chorioamnionities patients admitted to labour ward of St. Paul's millennium medical college: A prospective cohort study
(2018-03-01)Background: Overall, 1–4% of all births in the US are complicated by chorioamnionitis. However, the frequency of chorioamnionitis varies markedly by diagnostic criteria (clinical Vs histologic), specific risk factors and gestational ...
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome of Severe Oligohydramnios Induced at Term in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
(2021-08-01)Background: Oligohydramnios has been correlated with increased risk of fetal stillbirth, meconium aspiration syndrome, severe birth asphyxia, low Apgar score scores and congenital abnormalities. It is also associated with maternal ...
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A One Year Retrospective Review of Intrauterine Insemination at the Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine of Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-09-01)Conclusions: As the pregnancy rate found in this study was comparable with other studies and due to its affordability, IUI remains an effective first line method among the available options for infertile couples, especially for those with unexplained sub fertility. ...
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Outcomes and Associated Factors of Mothers Admitted to Intensive Care Unit During Pregnancy and Postpartum at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
(2021-08-01)Background: Despite the drastic decrease in maternal morbidity over the last few decades, because of improvements in obstetric care, maternal mortality remains to be a challenge in developing world. Analyzing intensive care unit (ICU) utilization during pregnancy ...
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Pattern of gynecological admissions and outcomes of patients who are admitted to gynecological ward and ICU of SPHMMC
(2016-01-01)Background
Gynecologic disorders might be grossly classified as emergency and elective. Emergency gynecologic admissions are usually due to abortion, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, medical complications of pregnancy, ovarian cyst torsion, abnormal ...
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PERINATAL & MATERNAL OUTCOMES AFTER CERVICAL CERCLAGE FOR CERVICAL INSUFFICIENCY AT ST. PAUL’s HOSPITAL MILLENNIUM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND ITS AFFILIATE CENTRES IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)BACKGROUND: Cervical insufficiency is an important cause of late miscarriage and extreme preterm labour. Cervical cerclage has been practiced for decades as treatment for cervical insufficiency.
OBJECTIVES; to assess the perinatal outcomes ...
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Perinatal and maternal outcomes in high risk pregnancies with fetal macrosomia at SPHMMC, 2017
(2018-03-01)Introduction: Management of fetal macrosomia has long been an obstetric challenge, and is becoming an increasingly important problem because of its rising incidence and the associated risks to the mother and infant.
Objective: The objective ...
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Perinatal Outcome of Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2018-01-01)Introduction: meconium stained amniotic fluid occurs in 12 to 20% of laboring mothers and it is a confusing issue because it can be due to either physiologic or a hypoxic insult to the fetus.
Objective: the objective of ...
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Perinatal outcome of non vertex second twin after vaginal delivery of first twin at Saint Paul’s hospital millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Retrospective Cohort study
(2020-08-01)Background: Considering Presentation of the second twin in determining the route of delivery for vertex first twin remains an area of controversy. This study aimed to determine whether presentation of the second twin following vaginal delivery of a vertex first ...
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PERINATAL OUTCOME OF POST-TERM PREGNANCY AT SPHMMC, YEKATIT 12, & RASDESTA HOSPITALS
(2018-03-01)Background: Post-term pregnancy is defined as pregnancy that has extended to or beyond 42 weeks of gestation (294 days). The incidence varies with the study population. Post-term pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal and neonatal ...
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Pregnancy outcome of hemolysis elevated liver Enzymes and low platelate count syndrome at teaching hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-05-01)Background: HELLP syndrome is a life-threating complication in pregnancy that occur in 0.5 to 0.9% of all pregnancies and in 10–20% of cases with severe preeclampsia/eclampsia. It is associated with increased rate of both maternal and perinatal ...
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PREOERATIVE ANXIETY AMONG WOMEN UNDERGOING ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION AT HOSPITALS IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background: Preoperative anxiety is one of the common emotional responses recognized as an important problem that is accompanied with potential negative consequences both before and after the surgical procedure. The purpose of this study was ...