Objective. To determine the association between emotional intelligence (EI) and job performance (JP) of health care providers (HCPs). Methods. Healthcare professionals from various hospitals were chosen for a crosssectional study. The survey was conducted using a three-part questionnaire including the demographic profile, Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence (EI) Scale, and an individual work performance (JP) questionnaire. The relationship of predictor variables on JP was sought by applying Chi-square test and multiple regression analysis. Results. About 43.3% of the 50.8% of participants who scored well on the EI scale also scored high on the JP scales. The remaining 7.5% had an unsatisfactory JP. From the 22.8% of respondents who also scored low on EI scales, about 20% scored low on the JP scale. Significant relationship between EI and JP was found at a p-level of 0.05 (2 tailed). Emotional intelligence (B=0.57, p-<0.05) positively predicted job performance whereas difficulties faced while performing job (B=-0.81, p= <.005), beds under supervision (B=0.09, p=<0.05), dual practice (B=-0.04, p=<0.05) and weekly off days (B=0.04, p<0.05) have no significant effect on job performance. Conclusions. Subjects with high EI on the WLEIS were good at their jobs and scored well on the IWPQ scale, implying that as an individual's EI rises, so will his or her JP.

The postpartum family planning (PPFP) services are offered immediately after delivery (immediate PPFP), within 40 days after delivery (early PPFP) and within 12 month after delivery (extended PPFP). To promote PPFP the counselling during antenatal visit, before discharge from maternity ward, during postnatal visit and visit during immunization of their babies are the opportunities where health providers help them to decide about the post-partum contraception. Objectives: To compare the coverage of immediate and early postpartum family planning to extended postpartum family planning. To analyze the socio demographic barriers for adopting immediate and early postpartum family planning methods. To identify the missed opportunities for immediate and early postpartum family planning. Study Design: Community Based Comparative Cross Sectional study. Setting: Tando Jam and Hali Road Hyderabad, Sindh. Period: Three months from 01-07-2017 to 30-09-2017. Material & Methods: Three Hundred females of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) during immediate, early and extended postpartum period residing in study area were selected through Purposive Sampling Technique. A pre-designed questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 16. The participants were inquired about the usage and concerns towards immediate and early post-partum family planning methods. Barriers and opportunities were identified. The association between various socio-demographic variables and family planning method was determined by applying Chi-square test at ≤0.05 level of significance. Results: Highest number of the study participants were practicing extended method of post-partum family planning i.e. 223(74.33%), only 65(21.67%) had adopted early PPFP and 12 (4%) were practicing immediate post-partum family planning.  Low socio-economic status, low literacy rate of both partner, young age of women, and permission from husband, fear of health problem due to contraception and previous bad experience with contraceptive methods were identified barriers towards family planning adoption. Deliveries in homes or in maternity home, facilitated by Dais, not going through ante-natal checkups and not bringing the last born for vaccination were reported with non-adoption of immediate post-partum family planning. Conclusion: The coverage of immediate and early postpartum family planning is very low in the community so the barriers and opportunities identified should be addressed to overcome the hindrances.

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The women of developing countries are at risk of pregnancy-relatedcomplications including pre-eclampsia/ eclampsia, obstructed labor, sepsis etc. Obstructedlabor results due to three delays while woman is full term & is in labor. If detected and managedearly and correctly, the pregnancies can be made safe and may result in birth of healthybabies. Objectives: (1) To assess frequency of obstructed labor among pregnant women. (2)To determine socio-demographic risk factors associated with obstructed labor among studypopulation. (3)To determine outcomes of obstructed labor among pregnant women. StudyDesign: It was a hospital based descriptive cross sectional study. Period: Two months. Setting:Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics units I, II and III of Liaquat University Hospital(LUH) Hyderabad. Methods: To estimate the frequency, risk factors & outcomes of obstructedlabor as of third trimester adverse pregnancy outcomes & to seek association of this adversepregnancy outcome with the socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women i.e.their age, residence, parity, level of education & socio economic class. Results: Out of total sixhundred & nine women enrolled in the study, only 22 (3.61%) were in obstructed labor. 63.64%of them were of age > 30 years. More than 60% women in obstructed labor had reported fromrural areas; and more than eighty percent of them were illiterate & belonged to lower socioeconomicclass. Only 4.55% of the women in obstructed labor were the booked cases. All thecases of obstructed labor were at full term. Cesarean section was done on 90.90% women. Nota single maternal mortality was reported among women enrolled in the study as obstructedlabor. Conclusion: Neglected obstructed labor is a major public health issue. It can be avoidedby addressing various socio-demographic determinants of pregnant women.