Gynecology Oncology
Mervet B. Jasim; Asmaa B. Al-Obaidi; Enas Adnan Abdulrasul
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 12 April 2024
Abstract
Background: The infection can present in newborns in different ways, ranging from no noticeable symptoms to more serious conditions like meningoencephalitis, myocarditis, and disseminated sepsis.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2022 to June 2023. The study included 100 pregnant ...
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Background: The infection can present in newborns in different ways, ranging from no noticeable symptoms to more serious conditions like meningoencephalitis, myocarditis, and disseminated sepsis.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2022 to June 2023. The study included 100 pregnant women with gestational ages ranging from 0 to 16 weeks, aged between 15 and 40 years. Each participant completed a standardized questionnaire. Afterward, placental tissue samples were collected from women who underwent elective termination of pregnancy. These samples were then analyzed for the presence of Coxsackievirus B (CVB) genome using a molecular biology approach. The detection process involved RNA extraction, cDNA, and qRT-PCR.Results: A total of 100 women who had abortions were included in this study. Out of these, 88 had missed abortions, 10 had incomplete abortions, and 2 had spontaneous abortions. The mean ages of the women were as follows: 28±2.8 years for missed abortions, 29±1.5 years for incomplete abortions, and 32±0.5 years for spontaneous abortions. The mean gestational ages were 10±1.1 weeks for missed abortions, 10±1.5 weeks for incomplete abortions, and 14 weeks for spontaneous abortions. Our investigation found no presence of Coxsackie B virus nucleic acid in the placental tissues obtained from the women who had abortions. The internal control (quality control) and positive control both yielded positive results.Conclusion: Despite the assay's high sensitivity for accurate detection, the study produced only null findings. These negative results are likely to be true negatives, indicating the absence of the target analyte.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mina EL Hiyani; Sakhr Ahizoune; Asmaa Mdaghri Alaoui; Othmane Benlenda; Amal Thimou Izgua
Volume 8, Issue 6 , November and December 2023, , Pages 587-598
Abstract
Background & Objective: The safety of women during childbirth and personnel working in maternity care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is a priority for the health system. Hence, good risk management practices need to be implemented to reduce the spread of infection between healthcare workers and ...
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Background & Objective: The safety of women during childbirth and personnel working in maternity care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is a priority for the health system. Hence, good risk management practices need to be implemented to reduce the spread of infection between healthcare workers and pregnant women who have contracted COVID-19. Therefore, this study aimed to establish a risk map for managing dyspneic parturients suffering from COVID-19-related pneumopathy during delivery.Materials & Methods: This study focuses on examining potential risks beforehand in the context of the management of a dyspneic parturient suffering from COVID-19-related pneumopathy during delivery, executed using the method FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis); this was conducted from September to December 2021 in the maternity service of the Hospital Center ElJadida, Morocco.Results: The risk analysis of a dyspneic parturient suffering from COVID-19-related pneumopathy during delivery revealed thirteen failure modes. Proposed are corrective measures aimed at addressing the failure modes of criticality class C3 whose vital risks are linked to the care of the dyspneic parturient suffering from COVID-19-related pneumopathy at the level of the reanimation service and the level of the neonatal intensive care unit.Conclusion: Employing risk mapping is a fundamental instrument for the ongoing enhancement of quality to maximize the safety of the parturient care process by changing the organizational culture from a reactive to a preventive approach.
