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Cesarean delivery techniques among Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Ethiopia: Review of practice
(2021-08-01)Background
Caesarean section is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the world. Even though there is some standard recommendation, there is a wide variation in the surgical techniques among surgeons in different countries and even in the ...
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Classification Of Caesarean Sections In Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College Using Robson’s 10 Classifications, 2019
(2019-05-01)Introduction: The international healthcare community has considered the ideal rate for caesarean sections to be between 10% and 15%.More than 85 % of these operations are performed for four reasons prior cesarean delivery, dystocia, fetal jeopardy, or abnormal ...
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DECISION TO DELIVERY INTERVAL AND ASSOICATED FACTORS IN EMERGENCY CESAREAN DELIVERIES AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background: Emergency cesarean delivery is cesarean delivery done for maternal or fetal life-threatening indications. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) suggest use of decision to delivery interval of emergency cesarean ...
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DETERMINANTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN WITH DIABETES & HYPERTENSION, A FACILITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)BACKGROUND: Many chronic medical conditions have been affecting women in reproductive age group. Women with medical conditions like hypertension, heart disease& diabetes are at higher risk of pregnancy related morbidity & mortality than women without ...
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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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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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Fetomaternal outcome and determinants of term premature rupture of membrane: Case control study in SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-08-01)Background: Term Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) is a common obstetric event and it is defined as rupture of the membranes prior to the onset of labour at or beyond 37 weeks gestation. PROM can cause maternal complications like chorioamnionitis, increased ...
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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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Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Preventive Measures Against COVID-19 and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women on Antenatal Care Follow up at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2021-08-01)Background: Corona virus disease 19 is globally pandemic and highly contagious viral infectious disease that caused infection and death of millions of people across the globe. Since the virus can attack all groups of population assessing knowledge, attitude, ...
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Hysterosalpingography Findings among Women Undergoing Infertility Workup at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A One Year Patients’ Chart Review
(2020-08-01)Background: Infertility is a major public health concern in several African countries. The primary investigation modalities for female infertility used widely today is hysterosalpingography, a radiographic technique for evaluating the uterine cavity and fallopian ...
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Incidence And Associated Factors Of Anemia After Cesarean Delivery At St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia : Retrospective Cross-Sectional study
(2020-08-01)Background: Anemia is the most common puerperal complication which increase the risk of maternal morbidity in postpartum period.
Cesarean section is a major surgical procedure in obstetrics worldwide. It saves the life of the mother as well as the fetus ...
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Incidence of eclampsia at SPHMMC and Correlated risk factors of substandard care with maternal adverse outcomes
(2016-01-01)Background
Eclampsia is defined as occurrence of one or more generalized convulsions or coma in the absence of other neurological conditions. In the western world, the estimated incidence of eclampsia ranges from 1:2000 to 1:3448 pregnancies. WHO estimates ...
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The Incidence Sociodemographic, clinical Characteristics and Risk factors of Ectopic Pregnancy in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2016-01-01)Background
Ectopic pregnancy has remained a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality especially in the sub Saharan Africa. Ectopic pregnancy is the commonest cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the first trimester of pregnancy. ...
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INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AMONG POSTPARTUM MOTHERS: FACILITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
(2021-08-01)Background
Non optimal (short or long) interpregnancy interval is one of common modifiable obstetric factors which is associated with multiple maternal, obstetric and fetal adverse outcomes such as preeclampsia, 3rd trimester bleeding, ...
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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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Knowledge and Uptake of Preconception Care Among Reproductive Age Women with Chronic Medical Illness Visiting St. Paul’s Millennium Medical College : A Cross sectional Study
(2020-08-01)Background: Preconception care is the provision of biomedical, behavioral and social health interventions to women before the occurrence of conception to improve their health status. This is particularly the case for women with chronic health conditions. The ...