Cesarean Section Indications and Prognosis in Adolescents Girls at the Mother-Child Pool of the Teaching Hospital of Tengandogo (CHU-T) in Burkina Faso

Objective: Conduct a study on cesarean sections in adolescent girls at the mother-child pool of the CHU-T in order to reduce maternal-fetal morbidity and mortality. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study with a retrospective data collection method from January 1st, 2018 to December 31st, 2019. Results: The frequency of caesarean sections in our series was estimated at 59.9% in adolescent girls. 68.7% of adolescent girls were married, the average age was estimated at 18.3 ± 1 years, primiparous women were the most represented group with a rate of 88%. Adolescent girls were housewives in 73.5% of cases, with 37.4% of them living in rural areas. The main indications for cesarean section were: pre-rupture syndrome (22.9%), fetal distress (19.3%), pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (18.1%) and bony dystocia (21.6%). The following results derive from the classification of the cesarean section indications into 2 groups according to one or the other member of the “mother-child” couple: maternal indications accounted for 57.8% while fetal adnexal indications were estimated at 36.1%. As for perinatal mortality, it reached 24.1%. Conclusion: Improving the maternal-fetal prognosis of cesarean section in adolescent girls necessarily requires the strengthening of pregnancies follow-ups among this population group where pregnancy is most often unplanned.

Anemia in Parturients within the Mother-Child Department of Tengandogo Teaching Hospital, Burkina Faso

Objective: Study the epidemiological, clinical, para-clinical and therapeutic aspects as well as the maternal and perinatal prognosis of anemia in parturients. Background: Anemia is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. It mainly affects pregnant women. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with prospective data collected from January 1st to September 30th, 2021. The study population included all parturients received within the department. Results: We included 378 parturients. We included in our study, all the parturients who underwent blood count upon admission and who had a hemoglobin rate below 11 g/dl. The frequency of anemia was 35.9%. The average age of anemic parturients was 27 ± 6.3 years. Compliance with anemia preventive treatment was good in 63% of cases. Out of the 378 anemic parturients, 55.8% were delivered by cesarean section. At delivery, 21 stillbirths were recorded. The mean hemoglobin level on admission was 9.27 g/dl ± 1.6. Normochromic microcytic anemia was present in 50.7% of cases. We recorded 1 case of maternal death (0.2%). The perinatal mortality rate was 7.4%. Conclusion: Despite the government’s efforts, anemia in pregnant women remains a public health problem in our country. This reality calls on decision-makers to lay emphasis on measures to prevent anemia in pregnant women.

Epidemiological, Clinical, Therapeutic and Prognostic Aspects of Puerperal Infections within the Gynecology Obstetrics Department of Yalgado Ouedraogo University Teaching Hospital (CHU-YO), Burkina Faso

Objective: Conduct a study about the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of puerperal infections within Gynecology Obstetrics department of CHU-YO during the study period. Patients and Methods: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study. The study period was from January 1st to December 31st, 2019. Data collection was retrospective. The exhaustive sample included all female patients having a puerperal infection. Results: Our study included 65 patients. The frequency of puerperal infections represented 1% of deliveries, the average age of patients was 27 ± 7.26 years. Housewives represented 64.4% of the patients. Hyperthermia and abdominal-pelvic pain respectively occurred in 63.8% and 21.3% of patients. The patients had given birth by caesarean section in 83.1% of cases. Endometritis represented 76.9% of cases of puerperal infections. The patients were treated with antibiotics, uterotonics and symptomatic therapy. Maternal death occurred in 13.9% of cases. Conclusion: A focus should be put on preventive measures in front of any high-risk puerperal infection situation.