Inflammation of the lining of the womb (postpartum endometritis), also known as puerperal fever, is caused by infection entering the womb (uterus) during childbirth. It occurs in about 1 to 3% of births, and is up to ten times more common after caesarean section. Prolonged rupture of membra...
Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites, mainly Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) and Plasmodium vivax, (P. vivax) that are transmitted by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes [1]. The early symptoms – fever, headache, and chills – commonly appear 10–15 days after the ...
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic disease caused by novel corona virus called SARS-CoV-2. Over 213 countries as of July 15, 2020, 13.1 million people are affected by this deadly virus. More than 100 million women are pregnant worldwide and potentially all are at ...
These risk factors encompass demographic variables such as age and male gender, racial factors, and clinical presentations including fever, respiratory distress, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Additionally, pre-existing conditions, namely hypertension, diabetes, obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (...
Until the advent of modern medicine, childbirth was a danger to women, both royals and commoners. Many women died frompuerperal feveror childbed fever, a bacterial infection. The majority of childbed fever cases were caused by the birth attendants themselves. With no knowledge of germs, it was...
higher BMI [66]. For all the above reasons, fECG could become the alternative to CTG in clinical practice. The main disadvantage of this method is the high degree of interference caused by the maternal electrocardiographic signal (mECG), which is detected together with the useful fECG signal [...
retention of the placenta, remaining lochia, Pechey stated, caused a ‘putrid fever’, nausea, fainting spells, shaking, frenzied behaviour, a desire to ‘eject something’ along with a ‘sense of heat and pain’.36Finally, the corrupting matter within her would emit a ‘cadaverous smell’. ...
With a prolonged labor, especially one that has caused much sleep deprivation, fatigue can also be a problem, but this is easily remedied by a good night’s sleep. The main problems after a birth by Caesarean section tend to be those that can occur after any surgical procedure. ...
The morbidity and mortality directly caused by the disease may affect the well-being and mental health of pregnant women and their babies [2,3]. The epidemics of newly emerging viral diseases have always given rise to worries among people and societies at risk of infection. This is the case...
Information on the child’s health over the past two years will be assessed using a 9-item questionnaire completed by the mother. For each question (e.g., Did your child suffer from a concussion or head injury/experience a loss of consciousness/experience a high fever with delirium or coma...