Background: Early-onset neonatal septicemia remains a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Its rapid progression, nonspecific clinical features, and high risk among

Objective: To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes in low-risk primigravid women who received epidural labour analgesia with those who laboured without epidural analgesia at a tertiary care teaching

Background: Neonatal mortality and morbidity remain a persistent issue, particularly in low-resource settings. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), early and prolonged skin-to-skin contact with exclusive breas

Background: One of nature's simplest and most powerful mechanisms to start breastfeeding is the "breast crawl"; a newborn's reflexive movement onto the breast after being placed skin-to-skin on the mo

Background: Global trends in cesarean section (CS) have been rising consistently. In India, the rates in tertiary hospitals are particularly high due to referral of complex cases. Trends over time and

Objective: To assess the prognostic value of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting maternal and neonatal outcomes among women with pregnancy-associated sepsis. Design: A prospect

To explore the roles of Medical Nutritional Therapy (MNT) and Metformin in managing early gestational glucose intolerance (EGGI) with the potential to prevent the development of gestational diabetes m

Background: Early detection of dyglycemia during Ist Trimester specially during 8-10 weeks can help us to Prevent Gestational diabetes mellitus in later period of pregnancy. A 2-hour PPBG ≥110 mg/dL a

Background: ICU admission serves as an objective marker of severe maternal morbidity. Obstetric patients constitute 0.4–4% of total ICU admissions in public hospitals in India, with maternal mortality

Background: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common cause of hospitalisation during the first week of life. Although phototherapy is effective, it has adverse effects and may interfere with mother–inf

Background: Intrathecal adjuvants are commonly used to prolong postoperative analgesia following spinal anesthesia for caesarean section. Morphine is effective but associated with opioid-related adver

Objective: To evaluate the effects of clonidine addition to single dose intrathecal bupivacaine-fentanyl admixture on labour pain. Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind study. Subjects:134 lab

Background: Global surge of COVID-19 had put concerns on the maternal and neonatal wellbeing. The present study was aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on feto-maternal outcome. Method: A single-ce

Objective: Hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) neonates suffer early breastfeeding failure due to neurological compromise and maternal anxiety. Predictive value of LATCH Score in HIE infants is unde

Background: Pregnancy-associated hypertensive disorders (HDP) are important predictors of maternal and neonatal health outcomes, particularly for rurality-based as well as under-represented groups. Al