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  1. Sociobiological risk factors for spontaneous abortion in Malaysia
    Tan NH, Yahya A, Adeeb N
    J Obstet Gynaecol (Tokyo 1995), 1995 Aug;21(4):313-8.
    PMID: 8775898
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk factors of spontaneous abortion.

    METHODS: A case-control study was conducted by interviewing 350 women who were admitted to the university gynaecological unit for spontaneous abortion and 350 women who delivered normally at the university obstetric unit. Odds ratios, as the estimators of relative risks, were calculated.

    RESULTS: The relative risk for spontaneous abortion among women in the age-group 30 to 39 years was 1.61 and among women above 40 years of age was 3.68 when compared to those below 30 years of age. In relation to career women, the relative risk of spontaneous abortion for housewives was 0.45. Ethnic group, parity, subfertility, previous induced abortion, ectopic pregnancy, contraception and menarcheal age did not influence the risk of spontaneous abortion.

    CONCLUSION: Increasing age and a woman's career are significant risk factors of spontaneous abortion.

  2. Maternal mortality rate in the Obstetric Unit of University Kebangsaan Malaysia: 1981-1990
    Abdullah A, Mahmood JH, Adeeb N
    J Obstet Gynaecol (Tokyo 1995), 1995 Jun;21(3):299-303.
    PMID: 8590370
    This paper analyses maternal mortality as seen in the Obstetric Unit of the University Kebangsaan Malaysia. During the 10 year study period, the maternal mortality rate was 74/100,000 total births. Women who were non-booked, aged above 40 years, gradmultiparous and of India ethnicity were at the highest risk of maternal death. The commonest causes of death were hemorrhage, hypertension, embolism and sepsis. Post-mortem examinations were performed in only 8.2% of women who died.
  3. Primary thrombocythaemia presenting as postpartum haemorrhage: a case report
    Rashid Z, Hamidah NH, Othman A, Cheong SK, Fairuz AK, Adeeb N
    J Obstet Gynaecol (Tokyo 1995), 1995 Jun;21(3):221-5.
    PMID: 8590357
    A young primigravida presented with postpartum haemorrhage with no apparent cause following a low forceps delivery. She was extremely pale with gross hepatosplenomegaly. Hysterectomy was performed following three episodes of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Investigations revealed an extremely high platelet count with poor aggregatory function. A diagnosis of primary thrombocythaemia was made.
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