Determinants of prematurity in urban Indonesia: a meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVES: Indonesia is the fifth country with the highest number of preterm births worldwide. More than a third of neonatal deaths in Indonesia were attributed to preterm birth. Residential areas affected the occurrence of preterm birth due to differing socioeconomic and environmental conditions. Many studies have investigated the determinants of prematurity in Indonesia, however, most of them were performed in rural areas. This study is the first meta-analysis describing the determinants of preterm birth in urban Indonesia, which aimed to become the foundation upon implementing the most suitable preventative measure and policy to reduce the rate of preterm birth. METHODS: We collected all published papers investigating the determinants of preterm birth in urban Indonesia from PubMed MEDLINE and EMBASE, using keywords developed from the following key concepts: "preterm birth", "determinants", "risk factors", "Indonesia" and the risk factors, such as "high-risk pregnancy", "anemia", "pre-eclampsia", and "infections". Exclusion criteria were multicenter studies that did not perform a specific analysis on the Indonesian population or did not separate urban and rural populations in their analysis, and articles not available in English or Indonesian. The Newcastle Ottawa Scale was used to assess the risk of bias. This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO. RESULTS: Sixteen articles were included in the analysis and classified into five categories: genetic factors, nutrition, smoking, pregnancy characteristics or complications, and disease-related characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Our meta-analysis revealed adolescent pregnancy, smoking, eclampsia, bacterial vaginosis, LC-PUFA, placental vitamin D, and several minerals as the significant determinants of preterm birth in urban Indonesia.

Factors related to maternal mortality rate in covid-19 patients - a cross-sectional study from an Indonesian covid-19 referral hospital.

BACKGROUND: The covid-19 pandemic may cause severe clinical manifestations in a vulnerable population, such as pregnant women. Based on Indonesian Obstetrics and Gynecology Association (POGI), the number of maternal deaths due to covid-19 from April 2020 to April 2021 reached 3% and increased to 9% since the delta variant of covid-19 emerged. This research was expected to identify factors that are related to the mortality rate of pregnant women with covid-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using secondary data collected from June 2020 to August 2021. The study was conducted in Universitas Indonesia Hospital, a national covid-19 referral hospital. Patient characteristics, pregnancy profile, comorbidities, laboratory results, chest X-ray examination, treatment options, and the severity of symptoms were evaluated. In addition, bivariate data analysis was carried out using the SPSS device. RESULTS: Out of 114 research subjects, seven patients (6.1%) died, and 107 patients (93.9%) survived. The risk of mortality was significantly (P < 0.05) related to patients' age, duration of hospitalization, gestational age, severity rate of covid-19, the level of hemoglobin, leukocyte count, platelet count, lymphocytes, the levels of D-dimer, C-reactive protein, transaminase enzymes, urea, creatinine, eGFR, sodium, potassium, and procalcitonin. In addition, significant differences (P < 0.05) related to maternal mortality rate were also shown in the presence of comorbidities (type 2 diabetes, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease/acute coronary syndrome, and urinary tract infection), and the use of steroids and tocilizumab. CONCLUSION: Various factors significantly related to the mortality rate of pregnant women with covid-19. This study may become the basis for a further study with a larger number of subjects, adjustment of assessment and management of covid-19 infected pregnant women, thus hopefully reducing the risk of mortality in pregnant women with covid-19.

Perimortem caesarean section in COVID-19 era.

Cardiac arrest in pregnancy is very rare. Various methods have been proposed to return spontaneous circulation and prevent mortality, such as Perimortem Caesarean Section (PMCS). Since 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has added to the difficulty in decision making and performing PMCS. Infection prevention being a priority due to the rapid spreading of the virus could cause hesitation upon initiating an emergency procedure, especially PMCS. We have reviewed the issues impacting on basic and advanced life support in adults with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

Ureter injury in obstetric hysterectomy with placenta accreta spectrum: Case report.

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a state of abnormal attachment of the placenta, including placenta accreta, placenta increta, and placenta percreta. This condition can be life-threatening due to the placenta cannot spontaneously separated, resulting in continuous bleeding. Cesarean section followed by hysterectomy is one of the treatment options for PAS. There was a great liability for urinary tract injuries during the operation of PAS patient. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of ureter injury during subtotal hysterectomy in patient with PAS. A 30-years-old female patient was diagnosed with recurrent antepartum hemorrhage due to placenta previa accreta spectrum on G2P1 33 weeks of gestational age, singleton live breech presentation, previous c-section 1×. After uterine transverse incision, the baby was delivered. We decided to perform subtotal hysterectomy. There was severe adhesion. On the exploration after subtotal hysterectomy was performed, we found ruptured of the right ureter. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: Hysterectomy peripartum is one of the treatment of PAS, either to prevent or to control postpartum hemorrhage. In pregnant women with morbid placental adherence, there was a great liability for urinary tract injuries. Distal ureters are the most commonly injured while hysterectomy. Injuries to the ureters in this patient occurred due to severe adhesions and unclear visual organ. CONCLUSION: Although it is rare, ureter injury may occur during subtotal hysterectomy in patient with placenta accreta spectrum. To prevent that condition, inserting ureter stent can be perform before the operation. Multidisciplinary approach is carried out so that patient outcomes are good.