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Stillbirth Rate in a Teaching Hospital in South-eastern Nigeria: A Silent Tragedy
Okeudo, C; Ezem; B. U., E. E; Ojiyi.
Afiliação
  • Okeudo, C; s.af
  • Ezem; B. U., E. E; s.af
  • Ojiyi; s.af
Ann. med. health sci. res. (Online) ; 2(2): 176-179, 2012. tab
Article em En | AIM | ID: biblio-1259247
Biblioteca responsável: CG1.1
ABSTRACT
Stillbirths often are not seen as a major public health problem; for despite increasing attention and investment on maternal; neonatal; and child health; stillbirths remain invisible.

Aim:

The objective of this study was to determine the stillbirth rate at the Imo State University Teaching Hospital; Orlu. Subjects and

Methods:

Analysis of the case records of stillbirths that occurred in the institution over a 5-year period from 1 st July 2005 to 30 th June 2010 was made. Data retrieved was analyzed for age of the women; parity; presumptive risk factor for the stillbirth; and booking status of the women. Also; the total births during the period of study were obtained. A P-value of 0.05 is said to be significant at confidence level of 95 (95/100).

Results:

There were a total of 1;142 deliveries within the study period; out of which 206 resulted in stillbirths. This gave an institutional stillbirth rate of 18 (180/1000 deliveries). One-hundred and fifty-five 75.2 (155/206) of the stillbirths were macerated stillbirth. The age range of the women was 15-44 years. The modal age was 31 years. The age group of 26-30 years had the highest prevalence rate of stillbirths of 79 (38.3; 79/206); while age group of more than 40 years contributed the least with four stillbirths 4 (1.9; 4/206).

Conclusion:

The stillbirth rate at the institution is too high and efforts must be made to reduce it
Assuntos
Texto completo: 1 Índice: AIM Assunto principal: Mulheres / Mortalidade Materna / Natimorto / Saúde Materna / Nigéria Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Ann. med. health sci. res. (Online) Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: AIM Assunto principal: Mulheres / Mortalidade Materna / Natimorto / Saúde Materna / Nigéria Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Ann. med. health sci. res. (Online) Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article