Background: Ruptured uterus is a major life-threatening condition encountered mostly in
developing countries and is an index of failure of obstetric care at a point in time in a …

We studied prospectively the effect of antenatal care on the obstetric performance of
teenagers seen at a university teaching hospital over a 14-month period. When the obstetric …

The study was designed to determine the outcome of an advocacy program aimed at
implementing a policy of free maternal and child health (MCH) services in Nigeria. The team …

Background Post caesarean wound infection is not only a leading cause of prolonged
hospital stay but a major cause of the widespread aversion to caesarean delivery in …

Introduction: Rupture of the gravid uterus is a grave obstetric complication that is associated
with high maternal and perinatal mortality rates. In Nigeria, the incidence remains high and …

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is the foremost infection in the overall patient
population, affecting up to 66% of operated patients and with a frequency up to nine times …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify avoidable factors in maternal mortality in
Enugu, Nigeria. STUDY DESIGN: A hospital-based descriptive study. METHODS: The case …

Context: Nigerian patients have aversion to caesarean section. However, with better
education and increasing safety of the procedure, the acceptability rate appears to be …

Maternal and newborn death is common in Sierra Leone; significant reductions in both
maternal and newborn mortality require universal access to a skilled attendant during labor …

BACKGROUND: Reliable data on births and deaths particularly at the community level are
scarce yet they are urgently needed to inform policy and assess the improvements which …