title: Acute complete puerperal inversion of the uterus following twin birth: case report.
abstract: A twenty-year old multiparous woman was admitted to our obstetric unit on February 13th 1998, with features of acute complete puerperal uterine inversion, two hours after twin birth at home. She was resuscitated and the inverted uterus repositioned using Johnson's method under general anaesthesia. The potential of twin birth as an important aetiological factor in acute/sub-acute puerperal inversion is discussed. Formal training of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in developing countries where trained medical personnel are scarce, is emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Centre Medico-Chirugical Domoni, Anjouan, Comoros Island.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abdul
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D017507:Comoros; D003906:Developing Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006700:Home Childbirth / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014427:Twins; D019687:Uterine Inversion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*