Arabo Bayo

Hamad Medical Corporation | HMC · Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Women's Hospital)

Maternal sepsis remains one of the main causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. According to reports, direct obstetric infections are the third most common cause of maternal mortality, accounting for 10.7% of all maternal deaths in low-and middle-income countries and 4.7% in high-income nations. The assessment of maternal sepsis is extremely di...

Peripartum hemorrhage, which can occur during pregnancy, labor, or delivery, is an all-inclusive term for bleeding that can happen from 24+0 weeks of gestation to 12 weeks after birth. It is a serious obstetric emergency that affects the entire world and is linked to both mother and fetal morbidity and mortality. It continues to be difficult to tre...

Background Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a complex liver disease with varying incidence worldwide. We compared ICP incidence and pregnancy outcomes with outcomes for normal pregnant controls. Methods We conducted a retrospective data analysis of perinatal registry data for the years 2011 and 2017 to compare the following outcome m...

Background: Abnormal invasive placentation leads to massive intraoperative hemorrhage and maternal morbidity. This study aimed to assess the impact of the preoperative use of internal iliac artery balloon occlusion (IIABO) catheters in patients who had a cesarean delivery (CD) for invasive placentation, commonly known as the placenta accreta spectr...

Varices are common in pregnancy but cervical varices are rare and it could be a cause of massive antepartum hemorrhage. We present a case report of cervical varices, in a 31-year-old woman with placenta previa. The clinical course, imaging findings along with the outcome are being presented. In addition a literature review of published cases was do...

Objectives The objectives of this study were to quantify the prescription of oral methergin tablets in a busy Women’s Hospital, assess the stated indications for such prescription and highlight the issues and safety profile of Methergin use especially in the postpartum patient. Methods Review of prescription data for oral Methergin and the corresp...

Background: Over 4.2 million confirmed cases and more than 285,000 deaths, COVID-19 pandemic continues to harm significant number of people worldwide. Several studies have reported the impact of COVID-19 in general population; however, there is scarcity of information related to pharmacological management and maternal and perinatal outcomes during...

Background Over 4.2 million confirmed cases and more than 285,000 deaths, COVID-19 pandemic continues to harm significant number of people worldwide. Several studies have reported the impact of COVID-19 in general population, however, there is scarcity of information related to pharmacological management, maternal and perinatal outcomes during the...

Objective Ectopic pregnancy case fatalities have decreased dramatically, although incidence has remained steady over years. Advancement in early diagnosis methods and introduction of methotrexate (MTX) in the management has led to such improvement. Different protocols, such as single, two dose and multiple doses of MTX has been indorsed by the Amer...

Objective: To assess the maternal and neonatal consequences of scheduling elective repeated cesarean section (ERCS) at 39 weeks rather than 38 weeks and to assess the impacts of delivering by emergency cesarean section (CS) before the planned date. Design: Retrospective Cohort study. Population: Patients with previous two or more CS planned for ERC...