Childhood is the ideal time for encouragement of sports because physical activity levels and patterns, once established, last into adult life 1,2. Injuries will occur but are often minor and do not warrant hospital

Introduction: Heart disease complicating pregnancy is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) secondary to congenital heart disease (CHD ) is potentially a fatal conditio ...

Introduction: Rubella is generally asymptomati c in healthy adults but during the first trimester of pregnancy often leads to fetal death or severe congenita l defect s (Congenita l rubell a syndrome). Objective : T ...

Objectives: To assess the influence if any of microbiological profiles of seminal fluid and high vaginal flora obtained during preparation for assisted reproductive technologies (ART) on infections of embryo culture ...

Introduction With improved survival of preterm infants, questions have been raised about the limit of viability. To provide better information and counselling of parents of infants about to be delivered before 37 weeks ...

Excess noise harms health. The third most serious environmental issue in the world, after air and water pollution, is noise pollution. Common sources of community noise are construction sites, industrial machinery, ...

To determine the factors affecting the preferred mode of deliver}' in pregnant women within a tertiary care setting. METHOD: A cross sectional study using a pre tested self administered questionnaire. Al l pregnant ...

Introduction: Identification of pregnant women with anaemia and depleted iron stores in their first trimester helps to prevent complications of anaemia in pregnancy and iron deficiency. Though Haemoglobin level (Hb) is ...

OBJECTIVES : To assess the contraceptive knowledge and use among teenage pregnant mothers at a tertiary care hospital. METHOD : A cross sectional descriptive study using a pre tested interviewer administered questionnaire. ...

To assess the social factors affecting the teenage pregnancies at a tertiary care setting. METHODS A cross sectional descriptive studVwas carried out using a pretested interviewer administered questionnaire. All teenage ...