Cornelius A. Turpin

Accuracy of Blood Loss Determination after Vaginal Delivery: Visual Estimation versus Calibrated Measurement

Cornelius A. Turpin, Derick N. M. Osakunor & William K. B. A. Owiredu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background: The ability to determine accurately, the blood loss during childbirth is of extreme importance in the diagnosis and management of primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Aims: In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of visual estimation of blood loss, as a method o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15114

Effect of Malaria and Geohelminth Infection on Birth Outcomes in Kumasi, Ghana

Ntui N. Asundep, Pauline E. Jolly, April P. Carson, Cornelius A. Turpin, Kui Zhang, Nana O. Wilson, Jonathan K. Stiles & Berhanu Tameru · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014

Aim: In 2005, the Ghana Health Service mandated malaria and helminths chemoprophylaxis during antenatal care visits. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of malaria and helminth infections and their relationship with adverse birth outcomes (low birth weight, st...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7573