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The detection of meconium stained liquor (MSL) during labour often causes anxiety in the delivery room because of its association with increased perinatal mortality and morbidity. Meconium is graded into grade 1, grade 2 and 3 according to thickness. The higher the grade, the poorer the outcome....

Preterm birth is defined by World Health Organization as all births occurring before 37 completed weeks of gestation. (Hannah et al 2013). The etiology is often multifactorial and in about 50%, the cause is unknown. The factors associated with preterm birth are classified into maternal, fetal and...

Preterm birth is defined as childbirth occurring at less than 36 completed weeks or 259 days of gestation (World Health Organization, 2014). In most developing and resource limited countries such as Zambia, ultrasound estimation of fetal weight in most circumstances is not readily available for...

Trial of labour after one previous caesarean section is safe in appropriately selected women with the addition of adequate intrapartum monitoring and ready access to theatre when emergency caesarean section is indicated. The primary objective of this study was to explore the major obstetric...

Labour pain is described as severe by most women and hence the use of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods for its relief. Low levels of awareness of labour pain relief have been noted in LMIC‟s compared to more developed countries. The present study sought to determine the...

The incidence of early neonatal deaths and infections varies worldwide depending on the quality of antenatal care, intrapartum services and neonatal intensive care unit services. It is estimated that ninety eight percent of newborn deaths due to infections occur in developing countries mostly in...

Preeclampsia is a multi-systemic disorder typically unique to pregnancy and characterised by blood pressure above or equal to 140 systolic or 90 diastolic and proteinuria of 300g in a 24 hours urine sample collection. Preeclampsia complicates 3 - 8% of pregnancies and is a major cause of maternal...

Adolescent pregnancies are a major health concern in Zambia. Obstetric outcomes of and factors associated with adolescent pregnancies seen at the UTH were not clearly understood, defined and documented. This study explored this aspect. This was a comparative prospective cross sectional study. A...

Obesity is increasing in pregnant women and at delivery and is associated with increased risk of instrumental delivery, operative delivery, macrosomia, shoulder dystocia, and poor foetal outcomes. This study aimed to determine the association of maternal obesity with maternal and foetal...

Spontaneous abortion in Zambia is defined as non-induced embryonic death or passage of products of conception before 28 weeks’ gestation. Placental insufficiency as a result of thrombi lodging in the uteroplacental bed is considered to be a cause of pregnancy loss. Circulating microparticles are...