ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN LABOUR TOWARDS VAGINAL EXAMINATION

Introduction Every vaginal examination, if done carelessly, raises the risk of intrauterine infection because the vagina is not a sterile cavity. The patient finds a vaginal exam to be painful and embarrassing. A thorough abdominal examination is always conducted before a vaginal examination and provides a wealth of information. It is helpful to get as […]

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA IN LABOR PAIN MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG OBSTETRIC CARE GIVERS IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Pain during labor has been around since biblical times, when God cursed the first woman with it so that she would suffer during childbirth. It has been passed down down the ages from one generation to the next that the toil and discomfort of labor is ordained by God and ought to be […]

Knowledge and awareness of women of childbearing age on cause,management and prevention of neonatal jaundice

Knowledge and awareness of women of childbearing age on cause,management and prevention of neonatal jaundice Introduction According to study that was conducted in Southeast Nigeria, neonatal jaundice accounts for 35 percent of admissions to neonatal critical care units. This statistic places neonatal jaundice among the most common causes of morbidity (Onyearugha et al., 2011). In […]

PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF SICKLE CELL MANAGEMENT ON CAREGIVERS IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) also known as Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) and Drepanocytosis is a hereditary blood disorder, characterized by an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying haemoglobin molecule in red blood cells. This leads to a propensity for the cells to assume an abnormal rigid, sickle-like shape under certain circumstances. Sickle cell disease occurs […]

PERCEIVED AWARENESS OF ADOLESCENTS ON SEX EDUCATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION The stage of a person’s life that occurs between childhood and adulthood and is referred to as adolescence. The Latin word “adolescere,” which literally translates to “to grow,” is where we get the English word “adolescence.” Between the ages of 10 and 19, adolescents are a distinct demographic that falls between the categories […]