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Aga Khan University

2017

Maternal mortality

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Comparison Of Foeto-Maternal Outcome In Pregnant Women With Hepatitis E - A Review Of 12 Years., Tahira Naru, Farheen Yousuf, Ayesha Malik, Sumaira Naz, Humera Ismail Apr 2017

Comparison Of Foeto-Maternal Outcome In Pregnant Women With Hepatitis E - A Review Of 12 Years., Tahira Naru, Farheen Yousuf, Ayesha Malik, Sumaira Naz, Humera Ismail

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Objective: To compare adverse maternal and foetal outcome in pregnant women with hepatitis E immunoglobulin M reactive versus non-reactive.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised records of pregnant patients at any gestational age with clinical and biochemical evidence of hepatitis E from January 2002 and December 2014. . Maternal and perinatal outcome of the subjects were analysed. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis.
Results: Out of the 200 subjects, 168(84 %) were hepatitis E immunoglobulin M reactive and 32(16%) were non-reactive. The overall mean age was 26.7±4.5 years. Also, 12(7%) …


Can Right To Health Help Policy Makers To Address Maternal Mortality?: A Short Communication, Sumera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail, Savera Aziz Ali Jan 2017

Can Right To Health Help Policy Makers To Address Maternal Mortality?: A Short Communication, Sumera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail, Savera Aziz Ali

Community Health Sciences

No abstract provided.