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Filter by:Unwanted pregnancies are not only the major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity but are also a great social and financial burden on societies and countries. According to World-health-organization statistics, there are an estimated 200 million pregnancies around the world each year, and a third of these, 75 million, are unwanted. Unintended pregnancy also is a major health problem in the United States of America. In the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth assessment, 1.22 million, or 31%, were reported as unintended. When abortions were included, unintended pregnancies increased to 2.65 million, or 49% of all pregnancies
The aim of our study is to compare the analgesic effect of topical application of lidocaine-prilocaine cream and lidocaine infiltration during repair of postpartum perineal tears.
Bleeding is the most significant cause of maternal death worldwide with more than half of those occurring within the first day of delivery. About 10.5% (some estimate as high at 12-17%) of live births world-wide, or about 14 million births, are complicated by postpartum hemorrhage; a woman dies every 4 minutes from postpartum hemorrhage. Uterine atony and placenta accreta are the two leading causes of postpartum hysterectomies with up to 64% of Cesarean hysterectomies done for abnormally adherent placentation
intrauterine device insertion requires use a vulsellum to stabilize the cervix. Patient's often complain that its placement is one of the most uncomfortable parts of this procedure