Olumide Emmanuel Adewara

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Afe-Babalola University, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Predicting Cesarean Delivery in Nulliparous Women: The Role of Maternal Anthropometric Traits and Fetal Birth Weight
  Author(s): Olufemi Adedayo Adegbaye, Ayokunle Moses Olumodeji*, Olumide Emmanuel Adewara, Idowu Oluwaseyi Adebara, Adebayo Augustine Adeniyi, Adewummi Bakare, Sunday Babatunde Awoyinka, Olabisi Timothy Adeyemo, Olumide Mojisola Ayankunle and Taiwo Olufunmilayo Kuye-kuku
  
  Background: The rate of caesarean section has increased rapidly in many parts of the world, and now it is one of the most commonly performed operations. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the role of maternal and fetal anthropometric parameters as possible predictors for cesarean delivery in nulliparous women. Method: This was a comparative cross-sectional study, over a 9-month period, at the Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti and Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital Ado-Ekiti, in which 700 nulliparous women in labour with cephalic presenting, singleton fetus at term were recruited and their mode of delivery noted. Study participants had their weight, body mass index, height, mid-upper arm circumference and new-born birth weight determined. These anthropometric parameters in women who achieved vaginal delivery w.. Read More»