The Guideline on Second trimester anomaly scan has been prepared by the National Maternal Fetal M... more The Guideline on Second trimester anomaly scan has been prepared by the National Maternal Fetal Medicine guidelines committee, approved by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Pakistan. These guidelines are developed in 2022 and will be reviewed after two years.The current document provides guidance about the importance of second trimester scan to practicing clinicians and sonologists. It will enable them to offer it timely offer to their patient this scan and refer them to the Fetal medicine specialist when indicated. It is unique as the document is modified according to local needs. The Guidelines are developed in 2022 and will be reviewed after two years. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6212 How to cite this:Zohra N, Munim S, Ijaz S, Baqai S, Yasmin H, Korejo R, et al. Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Pakistan Guideline on Second Trimester Anomaly Scan. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(7):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6212 This is an Open A...
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2022
This guideline has been prepared by the National Maternal Fetal Medicine guidelines committee and... more This guideline has been prepared by the National Maternal Fetal Medicine guidelines committee and approved by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Pakistan. These recommendations will enable the practicing clinicians to optimally manage pregnancies at risk of preterm birth.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2012
To observe the frequency and severity of perineal tears during vaginal delivery. It was a prospec... more To observe the frequency and severity of perineal tears during vaginal delivery. It was a prospective observational study done at the Countess Lady Duffrin Fund Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan, from December 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010. Women with full-term singleton pregnancy primigravida or multigravida, in active labour were included in the study. Patients with pre-term labour, breech presentation and antepartum haemorrhage were excluded, leaving the study population to be 147/1488. A predesigned structured proforma was used after informed verbal consent by the patient. All results were analysed on SPSS version 11. Frequencies and percentages were calculated, while Spearman's rho test (two-tailed) was applied for categorical variables. A p-value of less than or equal to 0.05 was considered significant. The frequency of perineal tears in our study was 147/1488 (9.8%). The mean age was 28.08 +/- 7.47, ranging between 17-42 years. The vast majority, 100 (68%) delivered spontaneously, ...
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2009
To determine the level of awareness about Human Immune-deficiency Virus Infection and Auto Immune... more To determine the level of awareness about Human Immune-deficiency Virus Infection and Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among women attending obstetrics and gynaecology clinic. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the obstetric and gynaecology clinic at Isra University Hospital Hyderabad Pakistan from April to June 2007. A total of 189 women attending the obstetric and gynaecology clinic between ages 20 and 50 years were included. Informed consent was taken and information was collected by a pre-designed questionnaire to assess the level of awareness about HIV/AIDS. Data analysis was done by computer software, SPSS version 11. Out of the total, 86.8% women had heard about HIV/AIDS. A large majority of women knew that it is transmitted by close sexual relationship, through infected blood, can be transmitted from mother to baby and knew that it is transmitted by reuse of infected needles while only 40.7% knew that it can be transmitted during delivery. The res...
The Guideline on Second trimester anomaly scan has been prepared by the National Maternal Fetal M... more The Guideline on Second trimester anomaly scan has been prepared by the National Maternal Fetal Medicine guidelines committee, approved by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Pakistan. These guidelines are developed in 2022 and will be reviewed after two years.The current document provides guidance about the importance of second trimester scan to practicing clinicians and sonologists. It will enable them to offer it timely offer to their patient this scan and refer them to the Fetal medicine specialist when indicated. It is unique as the document is modified according to local needs. The Guidelines are developed in 2022 and will be reviewed after two years. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6212 How to cite this:Zohra N, Munim S, Ijaz S, Baqai S, Yasmin H, Korejo R, et al. Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Pakistan Guideline on Second Trimester Anomaly Scan. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(7):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6212 This is an Open A...
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2022
This guideline has been prepared by the National Maternal Fetal Medicine guidelines committee and... more This guideline has been prepared by the National Maternal Fetal Medicine guidelines committee and approved by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Pakistan. These recommendations will enable the practicing clinicians to optimally manage pregnancies at risk of preterm birth.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2012
To observe the frequency and severity of perineal tears during vaginal delivery. It was a prospec... more To observe the frequency and severity of perineal tears during vaginal delivery. It was a prospective observational study done at the Countess Lady Duffrin Fund Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan, from December 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010. Women with full-term singleton pregnancy primigravida or multigravida, in active labour were included in the study. Patients with pre-term labour, breech presentation and antepartum haemorrhage were excluded, leaving the study population to be 147/1488. A predesigned structured proforma was used after informed verbal consent by the patient. All results were analysed on SPSS version 11. Frequencies and percentages were calculated, while Spearman's rho test (two-tailed) was applied for categorical variables. A p-value of less than or equal to 0.05 was considered significant. The frequency of perineal tears in our study was 147/1488 (9.8%). The mean age was 28.08 +/- 7.47, ranging between 17-42 years. The vast majority, 100 (68%) delivered spontaneously, ...
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2009
To determine the level of awareness about Human Immune-deficiency Virus Infection and Auto Immune... more To determine the level of awareness about Human Immune-deficiency Virus Infection and Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among women attending obstetrics and gynaecology clinic. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the obstetric and gynaecology clinic at Isra University Hospital Hyderabad Pakistan from April to June 2007. A total of 189 women attending the obstetric and gynaecology clinic between ages 20 and 50 years were included. Informed consent was taken and information was collected by a pre-designed questionnaire to assess the level of awareness about HIV/AIDS. Data analysis was done by computer software, SPSS version 11. Out of the total, 86.8% women had heard about HIV/AIDS. A large majority of women knew that it is transmitted by close sexual relationship, through infected blood, can be transmitted from mother to baby and knew that it is transmitted by reuse of infected needles while only 40.7% knew that it can be transmitted during delivery. The res...
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