The risk of potentially life-threatening morbidity around childbirth, such as renal failure, obstetric shock, and amniotic fluid embolism, increases in older mothers, according to a study published by ...

Accurate blood pressure measurement is fundamental to the early diagnosis of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, says a review. The diagnosis and management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, as ...

Obstetric fistula is a preventable and treatable condition. Basic medical care for a pregnant woman with immediate attention to any labor pains can help prevent injury and fistula formation during ...

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Hospital-based obstetric services have declined significantly, especially in rural areas, affecting maternal and infant health outcomes. The decline in obstetric services coincides with rising ...

Women living in rural Canada are at a higher risk of having serious complications during childbirth than their urban counterparts, and their children are at a greater risk of serious illness needing ...

Access to obstetric services has declined steadily during the past decade, driven by the closure of hospital-based obstetric units and of entire hospitals. A fundamental challenge to maintaining ...

Accurate blood pressure measurement (BP) is fundamental to the early diagnosis of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, says a review published 1 April, 2015, in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG).