Background: Placenta praevia and Abruptio placenta are the two major causes of antepartum haemorrhage worldwide including Zambia. They contribute significantly to obstetric haemorrhage, which is a leading cause of maternal mortality in Zambia. Objective: To explore patient characteristics and...
Download PDF ↓Background: There is scientific evidence in support of the benefit of caesarean section for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). However, information on the extent of complications and maternal mortality associated with caesarean section in HIV infected women in low...
Background: Family planning is a key component of reproductive health and is one of the effective interventions in reducing maternal and infant mortality. Despite family planning activities having started in the 1960s in Zambia, the contraceptive utilization rate is only 34.2%. One of the reasons...
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