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The Magpie Trial: A randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for children at 18 months
(2007)
Objective: To assess the long-term effects of in utero exposure to magnesium sulphate for children whose mothers had pre-eclampsia. Design: Assessment at 18 months of age for children whose mothers were recruited to the ...
Intrauterine insemination after ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate: Predictive potential of inseminating motile count and sperm morphology
(1997)
This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the inseminating motile count (IMC) and sperm morphology (using strict criteria) on success rates after homologous intrauterine insemination (IUI) combined ...
A comparative analysis of embryo implantation potential in patients with severe teratozoospermia undergoing in-vitro fertilization with a high insemination concentration or intracytoplasmic sperm injection
(1996)
The objective of this study was to assess fertilization, implantation and pregnancy rates in infertile patients with severe teratozoospermia [P (poor prognosis) pattern sperm morphology assessed by strict criteria] treated ...
Coupling of uterine contractions during labor: A pilot study
(1988)
A review of 2,167 cardiotocograms revealed 53 (2.5%) with coupling of contractions. The data of these patients was compared to the data of 53 patients with cardiotocograms without coupling. In the coupling group there were ...
The role of oocyte maturity in the treatment of infertility because of teratozoospermia and normozoospermia with gamete intrafallopian transfer
(1992)
Objective: To determine the effect of oocyte maturity on pregnancy rate (PR) in patients undergoing gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) procedures for infertility and in whom male partners had either normozoospermia or ...
Maternal HIV infection and antibody responses against vaccine-preventable diseases in uninfected infants
(2011)
Context: Altered immune responses might contribute to the high morbidity and mortality observed in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed uninfected infants. Objective: To study the association of maternal HIV infection ...
Virologic failure and second-line antiretroviral therapy in children in South Africa-the IeDEA Southern Africa collaboration
(2011)
Background: With expanding pediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART) access, children will begin to experience treatment failure and require second-line therapy. We evaluated the probability and determinants of virologic ...
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia versus continuous infusion for labour analgesia: A meta-analysis
(2002)
Background. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is a relatively new method of maintaining labour analgesia. There have been many studies performed that have compared the efficacy of PCEA with continuous epidural ...
Aylesbury and cervitula spatulas: A comparative study to assess the adequacy of cervical smears
(2001)
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the Aylesbury (Pharmaceutical Enterprises Ltd., Pinelands, Capetown, South Africa) or Cervitula spatula (Harwill Medical, Capetown, South Africa) is more effective for adequate cervical smears ...
Tuberculosis exposure in HIV-exposed infants in a high-prevalence setting
(2008)
Exposure to TB was quantified by screening human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposed infants aged 3-4 months for an isoniazid prophylaxis study where tuberculosis (TB) exposure excluded enrolment. Seventy-seven (10.1%, ...