Browsing 2017/2018 Academic Year by Issue Date
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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.
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Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women attending ANC follow-up at Saint Paul’s millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017
(2018-01-01)Background: Anemia impairs cognitive development, reduces physical work capacity and in severe cases increases risk of mortality particularly during prenatal period. There are no previous studies done on anemia in pregnancy in the study area.
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Intimate Partner Violence among Pregnant women attending Antenatal care in Saint Paul Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2018-02-01)Background: The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women defines violence against women as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, ...
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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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Effectiveness of mifeprostone-misoprostole combination in second trimester termination of pregnancy in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2018-03-01)Background: Medical methods for induced abortion have emerged over the past two decades as safe, effective, and feasible alternatives to surgery. Approximately 205 million pregnancies occur each year worldwide. Over a third are unintended and about a fifth ...
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Follow up and Treatment Outcome of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Patients Admitted to St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
(2018-03-01)Background: Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is the term used to describe the heterogeneous group of interrelated lesions that arise from abnormal proliferation of placental trophoblasts. There is higher incidence in women of Far Eastern origin ...
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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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Discontinuation time and associated factors to discontinuation of long term contraceptive use at St. Paul's hospital millennium medical college and its satellite health centers
(2018-03-01)Background: Long acting Family Planning(LAFP) methods such as Implants, despite of meet their needs, can dramatically improve the health and well-being of women, families, and communities. Despite their advantages, LARCs have key drawbacks. The use of synthetic ...
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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 ...