- UPSpace Home
- →
- Health Sciences
- →
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- →
- Research Articles (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
- →
- Recent submissions
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
Research Articles (Obstetrics and Gynaecology): Recent submissions
Now showing items 221-240 of 436
-
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-09)BACKGROUND. Poor emergency obstetric care has been shown by national confidential enquiries into maternal deaths to contribute to a number of maternal deaths in South Africa. OBJECTIVES. To assess whether a structured ...
-
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-08)The World Health Organization (WHO) published guidelines for hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV in March 2017. This guidance followed from a technical consultative meeting convened by the WHO ...
-
(Elsevier, 2019-04)Operative vaginal delivery (OVD) refers to the use of an instrument (forceps or vacuum device), to assist with delivery of the fetus from the vagina. This can help improve maternal and fetal outcomes and has to be weighed ...
-
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018-09)OBJECTIVES : Cervical cancer is common in resource-poor settings with high prevalence of tuberculosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. There are no data regarding the sentinel ...
-
(Sage, 2018-03)Pregnancy, viewed as a stress test of the haemodynamic system, may unmask underlying cardiac disease. Pregnancy may also induce de novo cardiac disease. N-terminal pro brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a useful ...
-
(In House Publications, 2018)Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting female reproductive health. The diagnosis of PCOS in adolescence is challenging due to the high prevalence of menstrual dysfunction and acne ...
-
(In House Publications, 2018)Teen pregnancy has serious consequences for young women, their children and communities as a whole. Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl, usually within ages of 13 – 19, becoming pregnant. This refers to girls ...
-
(In House Publications, 2018)The female adolescent patient has a variety of gynaecological issues which the healthcare practitioner needs to understand and pay particular attention to, ranging from screening for sexual health history, teenage ...
-
(In House Publications, 2018)Menstrual disorders are common conditions in adolescents, with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) having a prevalence of 37% in adolescents compared to 10-20% in adults, and dysmenorrhoea accounting for approximately 15% ...
-
(In House Publications, 2018)Adolescence refers to the transitional phase of physical and psychological development that occurs from puberty to adulthood. This phase includes a desire for autonomy and an increase in sexual risk-taking behaviours, ...
-
(In House Publications, 2018)This edition of the O&G Forum is dedicated to various aspects of Obstetrical and Gynaecological care of nadolescents. In modern medical ethics, patient autonomy is considered a major principle in decision-making regarding ...
-
(Elsevier, 2018-07)OBJECTIVE : To explore experiences of care during labour and birth from the perspectives of both the healthcare provider and women receiving care, to inform recommendations for how the quality of care can be improved and ...
-
(Sage, 2019-03)Obstetric medicine as a speciality is yet to be developed in South Africa. South Africa is regarded as a developing country. The burden of HIV and metabolic syndrome creates a need for advanced maternal care. An increase ...
-
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-06-21)BACKGROUND : Integrated care through community-oriented primary care (COPC) deployed through municipal teams of community health workers (CHWs) has been part of health reform in South Africa since 2011. The role of COPC ...
-
(BioMed Central, 2017-11-17)BACKGROUND : Health professionals are striving to improve respectful care for women, but they fall short in the domains of effective communication, respectful and dignified care and emotional support during labour. This ...
-
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2017)Accurate identification of human papillomavirus (HPV)-types in cervical cancer tissue may be important for tailoring tests for primary screening and types to be included in a vaccine. The aim of this study was to compare ...
-
(Wiley, 2018-06)OBJECTIVE : To assess umbilical artery lactate levels and perinatal outcomes among women with and without HIV infection. METHODS : The present prospective cohort study recruited women planning to undergo vaginal delivery ...
-
(In House Publications, 2018)Prenatal genetic screening is an integral part of general antenatal care and is regarded as standard of care for all pregnant women. All pregnant women < 20 weeks gestation should be offered some form of genetic screening ...
-
(Wiley, 2018-04)OBJECTIVES : To evaluate quality of life (QoL) parameters among women categorized with a maternal near‐miss during pregnancy. METHODS : The present prospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary referral hospital in ...
-
(Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited [trading as the Taylor & Francis Group], 2017)BACKGROUND : Cervical carcinoma was the second leading malignancy in South African women (following breast carcinoma) in 2010. This study aimed to correlate histopathological criteria and immunohistochemical stains in ...
Now showing items 221-240 of 436