Erik Bøhler

30.11.2018: Massive infestation of the large intestinal roundworm ( Ascaris lumbricoides) in the small bowel may cause mechanical ileus when a large quantity of worms forms a cluster and obstructs the intestinal lumen. A ten-year-old boy was admitted as an emergency patient to a hospital in a poor region of...

05.03.2018: Around half of the births in Nepal take place with no trained birth attendant present. Maternity waiting homes, where mothers with high-risk pregnancies can stay during the final period before their due date, can make it practically possible for more of them to give birth in hospital. The measure is...

04.10.2011: It has always been dangerous to become a mother. The great majority of maternal deaths could have been avoided if simple antenatal and birth care had been available. The maternal mortality in the world as a whole is still 397 per 100 000 births (1). In comparison, the maternal mortality in Norway...