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Research Articles (Obstetrics and Gynaecology): Recent submissions

  • Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac) - a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths 
    Froen, J. Frederik; Pinar, Halit; Flenady, Vicky; Bahrin, Safiah; Charles, Adrian; Chauke, Lawrence; Day, Katie; Duke, Charles W.; Facchinetti, Fabio; Fretts, Ruth C.; Gardener, Glenn; Gilshenan, Kristen; Gordijn, Sanne J.; Gordon, Adrienne; Guyon, Grace; Harrison, Catherine; Koshy, Rachel; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Petersson, Karin; Russell, Laurie; Saastad, Eli; Smith, Gordon C.S.; Torabi, Rozbeh; Pattinson, Bob (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2009-06)
    A carefully classified dataset of perinatal mortality will retain the most significant information on the causes of death. Such information is needed for health care policy development, surveillance and international ...
  • An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth 
    Flenady, Vicki; Froen, J. Frederik; Pinar, Halit; Torabi, Rozbeh; Saastad, Eli; Guyon, Grace; Russell, Laurie; Charles, Adrian; Harrison, Catherine; Chauke, Lawrence; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Koshy, Rachel; Bahrin, Safiah; Gardener, Glenn; Day, Katie; Petersson, Karin; Gordon, Adrienne; Gilshenan, Kristen (BioMed Central, 2009-06)
    BACKGROUND: Audit and classification of stillbirths is an essential part of clinical practice and a crucial step towards stillbirth prevention. Due to the limitations of the ICD system and lack of an international approach ...
  • Does completion of the Essential Steps in Managing Obstetric Emergencies (ESMOE) training package result in improved knowledge and skills in managing obstetric emergencies? 
    Frank, K.; Lombaard, H.A.D.T. (Hennie); Pattinson, Robert Clive; Pattinson, Bob (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-10)
    OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of the Essential Steps in Managing Obstetric Emergencies (ESMOE) training programme on improving knowledge and skills of interns. METHOD: Interns starting their internship in Obstetrics ...
  • Should all term twin pregnancies be delivered by caesarean section? 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya (In House Publications, 2009-05)
    The subject of mode of delivery of twin pregnancies has been the topic of several journal publications. This debate was rekindled in a recent editorial where the question was raised whether all twins should be delivered ...
  • Should a smear result of H-SIL always be followed by a biopsy? 
    Makwela, M.R. (In House Publications, 2009-05)
    Cervical cytology is a well-established screening tool for cervical neoplasia. The introduction of the Papanicolaou test in the 1950's has led to sustained reductions in both the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer ...
  • Should hormone therapy be terminated by age 65 years? 
    Snyman, Leon Cornelius (In House Publications, 2009-05)
    Prior to the publication of the prematurely terminated Estrogen and Progestin (EP) arm of the WHI trial in 2002, hormone therapy (HT) in postmenopausal women was not very complicated. Available evidence from observational ...
  • Should the HPV vaccine be offered to all women? 
    Mouton, Arrie (In House Publications, 2009-05)
    More than 40 genital types of HPV have been identified, of which 15 are known to be oncogenic. High risk HPV types cause all cervical cancers and true cervical pre cancer lesions, including cervical intra epithelial neoplasie ...
  • Should we use pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse? 
    Abdool, Zeelha (In House Publications, 2009-05)
    The true incidence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is difficult to determine, however, it is a common condition reported to affect 50% of parous women over 50 years of age. In their widely cited study, Olsen et al found a ...
  • Should hysterectomy be performed for the treatment of endometriosis? 
    De Bruin, Abri (In House Publications, 2009-05)
    When there is a medical or surgical indication for a hysterectomy apart from endometriosis the following discussion is not really relevant. The question deals with the role of hysterectomy purely for the management of ...
  • Should preterm labour and preterm premature rupture of membranes be treated with antibiotics? 
    Macdonald, A.P. (In House Publications, 2009-05)
    Preterm Labour (PTL) and Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM), both defined as occurring spontaneously before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy, have long been recognized as the major contributor to perinatal ...
  • Postpartum female sexual function : a review 
    Abdool, Zeelha; Thakar, Ranee; Sultan, Abdul H. (Elsevier, 2009)
    Although many women experience sexual problems in the postpartum period, research in this subject is under-explored. Embarrassment and preoccupation with the newborn are some of the reasons why many women do not seek help. ...
  • Factors affecting HIV-infected mothers' ability to adhere to antenatally intended infant feeding choice in Tshwane 
    Matji, J.N. (Joan Nteboheleng); Wittenberg, Dankwart F.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Jeffery, Bridget; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-03)
    OBJECTIVES: To determine the factors influencing the ability of HIV-infected mothers to adhere to antenatal feeding choices after routine prevention of mother-to-child transmission counselling. PATIENTS and METHODS: The ...
  • Every death counts : use of mortality audit data for decision making to save the lives of mothers, babies, and children in South Africa 
    Bradshaw, Debbie; Chopra, Mickey; Kerber, Kate; Lawn, Joy E.; Bamford, Lesley; Moodley, Jack; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Patrick, Sean Mark; Stephen, C.R. (Cindy); Velaphi, Sithembiso (Elsevier, 2008-04-12)
    South Africa is one of the few developing countries with a national confidential inquiry into maternal deaths. 164 health facilities obtain audit data for stillbirths and neonatal deaths, and a new audit network does so ...
  • Decline in the prevalence of neural tube defects following folic acid fortification and its cost-benefit in South Africa 
    Sayed, Abdul-Rauf; Bourne, David; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Nixon, Jo; Henderson, Bertram; Pattinson, Bob (Wiley, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: In October 2003 South Africa embarked on a program of folic acid fortification of staple foods. We measured the change in prevalence of NTDs before and after fortification and assessed the cost benefit of this ...
  • Underlying medical conditions 
    Lombaard, H.A.D.T. (Hennie); Pattinson, Robert Clive; Pattinson, Bob (Elsevier, 2008-10)
    More than half of maternal deaths in the UK are due to pre-existing medical conditions, and medical emergencies often mimic acute obstetric conditions. An acute flare of systemic lupus erythaematosus, a thyroid storm or a ...
  • Recommendations for routine reporting on indications for cesarean delivery in developing countries 
    Stanton, Cynthia; Ronsmans, Carine; Baltimore Group on Cesarean (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008-09)
    BACKGROUND: Cesarean delivery rates are increasing rapidly in many developing countries, particularly among wealthy women. Poor women have lower rates, often so low that they do not reach the minimum rate of 1 percent. ...
  • To tell or not to tell : South African women's disclosure of HIV status during pregnancy 
    Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna); Neufeld, Sharon A.; De Villiers, Annelize; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Routledge, 2008-10)
    HIV-positive pregnant women often do not disclose their serostatus to their partners, family and friends, creating potential barriers to preventing sexual transmission to partners and mother-to-child transmission through ...
  • Development of parallel scales to measure HIV-related stigma 
    Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna); Kershaw, Trace S.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Springer, 2008-09)
    HIV-related stigma is a multidimensional concept which has pervasive effects on the lives of HIV-infected people as well as serious consequences for the management of HIV/AIDS. In this research three parallel stigma scales ...
  • Child PIP : making mortality meaningful by using a structured mortality review process to improve the quality of care that children receive in the South African health system 
    Patrick, M.E.; Stephen, C.R. (Cindy) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-05)
    The Child Healthcare Problem Identification Programme (Child PIP) uses the mortality review process to assess the quality of care that children receive in the South African health system, and to suggest solutions for ...
  • Contraception for first-time users 
    Lindeque, B. Gerhard (Medpharm Publications, 2008)
    First-time users of contraception are mostly young sexually active patients who may or may not be in a stable relationship who would want to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. Seeing these patients presents a golden opportunity ...