The impact of COVID-19 on the birth rate in Nigeria: a report from population-based registries.

Autor: Oguejiofor CB; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Ebubechukwu KM; Preventive Medicine and Research Department, Clina-Lancet Laboratories, Victoria Island, Lagos 101241, Nigeria., Eleje GU; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria.; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus 435001, Nigeria., Ugwu EO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria., Enebe JT; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu 400102, Nigeria., Ekwuazi KE; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria., Okoro CC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Okpala BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria.; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus 435001, Nigeria., Okafor CC; Medical Department, Divine Medical Centre, South West Ikoyi, Lagos 1001233, Nigeria., Ezeora NC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu 400102, Nigeria., Iloghalu EI; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria., Anikwe CC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Okafor CG; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Agu PU; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria., Igbodike EP; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Havana Specialist Hospital, Surulere, Lagos 100011, Nigeria., Ake ID; Clinical Trial Division, Drug Evaluation and Research Directorate, NAFDAC office Complex, Lagos 100011, Nigeria., Onwuegbuna AA; Department of Ophthalmology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi campus 435001, Nigeria., Umeononihu OS; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Anaedu OP; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Ikpeze OZ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Ikwuka DC; Department of Human Physiology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi, Anambra State 435001, Nigeria., Nwaolisa HI; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Emeka EA; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka 435001, Nigeria., Okoye JO; Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka 435001, Nigeria., Osuagwu IK; Department of Health Services, Federal University of Technology, Owerri 460103, Nigeria., Ugwu AO; Department of Haematology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria., Ejikeme TB; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Ezenkwele EP; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State 400102, Nigeria., Ezeigwe CO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Nwankwo ME; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria., Udigwe GO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria.; Preventive Medicine and Research Department, Clina-Lancet Laboratories, Victoria Island, Lagos 101241, Nigeria., Ikechebelu JI; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi PMB 5025, Nigeria.; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus 435001, Nigeria., Agbaeze G; Musgrove Park Hospital Somerset NHS, Foundation Trust, United Kingdom., Nwanja CD; TLTp Medical (UHS), Southampton WS15, United Kingdom., Eke AC; Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, U.S.A.

Publikováno v: Infectious diseases research [Infect Dis Res] 2023 Feb 25; Vol. 4 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 15.

Cesarean section rate and outcomes during and before the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Eleje GU; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Ugwu EO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku, Nigeria., Enebe JT; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria., Okoro CC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Okpala BC; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Ezeora NC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria., Iloghalu EI; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku, Nigeria., Anikwe CC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Okafor CG; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Agu PU; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku, Nigeria., Igbodike EP; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georges Hospital Memorial Medical Centre, Lagos, Nigeria., Ake ID; Clinical Trial Division, Drug Evaluation and Research Directorate, NAFDAC, Lagos, Nigeria., Ekwuazi KE; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku, Nigeria., Onwuegbuna AA; Department of Ophthalmology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Umeononihu OS; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Anaedu OP; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Ikwuka DC; Department of Human Physiology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Nigeria., Nwaolisa HI; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Njoku CC; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Nwankwo CP; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Emeka EA; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Eleje LI; Measurement, Evaluation and Research Unit, Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Adinnu KM; Medical Department, Clina-Lancet Laboratories, Lagos, Nigeria., Okoye CO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria., Ugwu AO; Department of Haematology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria., Nwachukwu EO; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Mba SG; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria., Ezenkwele EP; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku, Nigeria., Okoye UE; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria., Ofiaeli CI; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Ikpeze GC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Onah LN; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria., Ikpeze OZ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Ejikeme TB; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Udigwe GO; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Ikechebelu JI; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.

Publikováno v: SAGE open medicine [SAGE Open Med] 2022 Mar 23; Vol. 10, pp. 20503121221085453. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 23 (Print Publication: 2022).

A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial on the effect of hyosine n-butyl bromide for improving duration of labor in term pregnancies.

Autor: Ejikeme TB; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria., Eleje GU; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nnewi, Nigeria., Igberase GO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria., Ugwu EO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria., Ikwuka DC; Department of Human Physiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria., Okpala BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.; Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nnewi, Nigeria.

Publikováno v: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research [J Obstet Gynaecol Res] 2020 Jun; Vol. 46 (6), pp. 890-898. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 20.