Introduction: Developing countries are characterized by a high maternal mortality rate, particulary related to the management of childbirth. The author describes in this work 588 childbirth labors that took place with...Introduction: Developing countries are characterized by a high maternal mortality rate, particulary related to the management of childbirth. The author describes in this work 588 childbirth labors that took place without any medical supervision. Method: All patients who reached the hospital with a full cervix dilation were included in the study. The outcomes of those childbirth labors without medical supervision were evaluated at the maternal and neonatal level. Results and Discussion: The average age of the patients was 28.1 ± 13 years with 47% nulliparous and 30% pauciparous. These patients represented 14% of all births;59% of the patients had had three and five prenatal consultations. 71% of them came straight from home and had meconium-stained amniotic fluid. The APGAR score was greater than 6 in 94% of newborns, and 66.7 of them weighed between 2500 and 3500 g. Only 0.9% of patients coming from home needed a caesarean section. Conclusion: Home birth is not yet possible in Africa because it is not supervised by professionals who know the risks of childbirth, its complications and recognize the warning signs;however, the results of this preliminary study show that the issue of home childbirth in Côte d’Ivoire can be reconsidered subject to greater involvement of medical staffs.展开更多
Introduction: Perinatal mortality linked to fetal anemia of red cell alloimmunization in Côte d’Ivoire as in many developing countries can be explained by a lack of knowledge of Rhesus D feto-maternal alloimmuni...Introduction: Perinatal mortality linked to fetal anemia of red cell alloimmunization in Côte d’Ivoire as in many developing countries can be explained by a lack of knowledge of Rhesus D feto-maternal alloimmunization, hence the obvious importance of carrying out a study on the problem of prevention of alloimmunization in rhesus negative births. This study takes stock of the management of this pathology in a reference hospital. Results and Discussion: Rh-negative mothers account for 6% of births, 42.7% (70/164) of women had a history of risk, about 61% of women had not had proper prophylaxis during previous pregnancies;and as many had not had follow-up of the coombs test during the current pregnancy;only 4.9% of patients had systematic prophylaxis with anti D serum at 28 weeks of pregnancy. This low rate of prevention is related to the financial difficulties of the patients, but also to a lack of knowledge of the pathology by the nursing staff. Conclusion: Good management of rhesus negative women during their pregnancy allows their incompatible child to benefit from all current treatments ensuring a healthy birth. It is therefore important for medical personnel to know how to deal with this rare disease in a small proportion of pregnant women.展开更多
文摘Introduction: Developing countries are characterized by a high maternal mortality rate, particulary related to the management of childbirth. The author describes in this work 588 childbirth labors that took place without any medical supervision. Method: All patients who reached the hospital with a full cervix dilation were included in the study. The outcomes of those childbirth labors without medical supervision were evaluated at the maternal and neonatal level. Results and Discussion: The average age of the patients was 28.1 ± 13 years with 47% nulliparous and 30% pauciparous. These patients represented 14% of all births;59% of the patients had had three and five prenatal consultations. 71% of them came straight from home and had meconium-stained amniotic fluid. The APGAR score was greater than 6 in 94% of newborns, and 66.7 of them weighed between 2500 and 3500 g. Only 0.9% of patients coming from home needed a caesarean section. Conclusion: Home birth is not yet possible in Africa because it is not supervised by professionals who know the risks of childbirth, its complications and recognize the warning signs;however, the results of this preliminary study show that the issue of home childbirth in Côte d’Ivoire can be reconsidered subject to greater involvement of medical staffs.
文摘Introduction: Perinatal mortality linked to fetal anemia of red cell alloimmunization in Côte d’Ivoire as in many developing countries can be explained by a lack of knowledge of Rhesus D feto-maternal alloimmunization, hence the obvious importance of carrying out a study on the problem of prevention of alloimmunization in rhesus negative births. This study takes stock of the management of this pathology in a reference hospital. Results and Discussion: Rh-negative mothers account for 6% of births, 42.7% (70/164) of women had a history of risk, about 61% of women had not had proper prophylaxis during previous pregnancies;and as many had not had follow-up of the coombs test during the current pregnancy;only 4.9% of patients had systematic prophylaxis with anti D serum at 28 weeks of pregnancy. This low rate of prevention is related to the financial difficulties of the patients, but also to a lack of knowledge of the pathology by the nursing staff. Conclusion: Good management of rhesus negative women during their pregnancy allows their incompatible child to benefit from all current treatments ensuring a healthy birth. It is therefore important for medical personnel to know how to deal with this rare disease in a small proportion of pregnant women.
