title: Disembowelment following unsafe home delivery: Young life lost!
abstract: Injuries to the bowel are seldom reported. Yet these pose serious problems associated with uterine perforation during deliveries that take place outside of hospitals. This is also true for abortions that are performed illegally in developing countries by persons without any medical training. This case study is about a 20 years old girl who lost her life following an unsafe delivery at home. To avoid morbidity and mortality associated with unsafe deliveries, it is necessary to understand the scope of this problem and the factors related to it: governments, nongovernmental organizations, religious groups and women groups.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Surgical Disciplines, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India drrajeshgodara@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Godara
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Surgical Disciplines, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Surgical Disciplines, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: Surender
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of Surgical Disciplines, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007422:Intestines / Q000293:injuries*; D011247:Pregnancy; D019035:Rural Health Services; D014595:Uterine Perforation; D014599:Uterus / Q000293:injuries*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Uterine perforation; bowel injury; delivery by quacks