Sleep quality and new onset postpartum hypertension

Background: Chronic sleep deficiency is a stressful situation which has an association with high blood pressure. After delivery, mothers have disrupted sleep due to frequent awakenings by their infants. What is not known is how significant this relationship is in women during the postpartum period as well as other factors that may affect their Sleep quality. Sleep quality is a measure of duration and disruption. Aim and Objectives: Study is aimed at determining the relationship between Sleep quality and new onset postpartum hypertension. The specific objectives are; to determine the Sleep quality of mothers in the postpartum period using the Pittsburgh Sleep quality index (PSQI), identify factors that affect Sleep quality of mothers in the post-partum period and determine blood pressure patterns of mothers in the postpartum period. Materials and Methods: This was a longitudinal study. Using systematic random sampling, a sample size of 126 women were recruited between June and August 2016 in the Postnatal clinic of the 37 Military Hospital. Written consent was obtained from participants. Sitting blood pressure was checked and recorded and a modified form of the Pittsburgh Sleep quality index (PSQI) was used to assign a global score for Sleep quality. A global score of more than 5 indicated poor Sleep quality in that mother. Clients were first recruited at the 1st postnatal visit with follow-up at the 2nd routine postnatal visit (6weeks). Only mothers whose blood pressures were normal during pregnancy and upon discharge from hospital were included. For categorical data, Pearson's chisquare test was used for comparisons and logistic regression as used to determine significant factors that contribute to new onset hypertension in postpartum women. A P-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Majority of mothers (92.1% and 90.5% at first and second visits respectively) had poor Sleep quality. Mothers who slept away from their babies at the sixth week visit had better sleep. Mean global Sleep quality scores had no significant association with new onset hypertension but mean scores of some Age , p=0.001, OR =1.20 (C.I: 1.09-1.32) and some sleep components sleep disturbance, p=0.041, OR =1.86(C.I: 1.02-3.37), and use of sleep medicine, p=0.031, OR =1.54 (C.I:1.04- 2.29) were significantly associated with new onset postpartum hypertension. Conclusion: Global poor Sleep quality is not associated with increased odds of new onset hypertension but the Sleep quality components, sleep disturbance and increased use of sleep medicine, were significantly associated with new onset hypertension in mothers

Labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with female genital mutilation admitted to Karamara hospital

Objectives:To assess labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with FGM/C and evaluate the attitude of mothers towards elimination of FGM.Methods:A prospective hospital based study using structured questionnaire was conducted between January to March 2015 at Karamara hospital, Jijiga, Ethiopia. All nulliparous women admitted for labor and delivery were included. Data were collected regarding circumcision status, events of labor, delivery; postpartum and neonatal outcomes as well as attitude of mothers towards elimination of FGM/C. Results:Two hundred sixty four (92.0%) of the women had FGM/C with most (93.0%) undergoing Type III FGM. The mean age of the women was 22 yr. Failure to progress in 1st stage and prolonged 2nd stage of labor occurred in 165 (57.0%) and189 (65.6%) of the cases respectively. Caesarean section was performed in 17.0% and instrumental delivery in 23.0%. 64.5% required episiotomies, 83.3% had an anterior episiotomy, 29 % had perineal tears, 25.7%% experienced post-partum hemorrhage and 24% postpartum infection. Among the newborns, there were 6.4% perinatal deaths; 18.8 % low birth weight and 1.5% birth injuries. Almost all complications were more frequently seen in circumcised compared to non-circumcised women. Conclusions: The prevalence of FGM is high and it substantially increases the risk of many maternal complications. Health professionals should be aware of these complications and support/care of women with FGM should be integrated at all levels of reproductive health care provision. Capacity building of responsible health professional should be initiated in the area with intensification of FGM eradication activities

Algunos aspectos epidemiológicos en la morbilidad obstétrica crítica

Con la finalidad de analizar el comportamiento de la morbilidad en la paciente obstétrica crítica se realizó una investigación retrospectiva, transversal, analítica en el Hospital Universitario Abel Santamaría Cuadrado, durante el periodo de mayo del 2001 hasta diciembre de 2004. El universo quedó conformado por todas las pacientes obstétricas (embarazadas o puérperas) que ingresaron en dicho hospital en el período antes mencionado, la muestra se formó con todas aquellas pacientes que ingresaron en la terapia intensiva, se estudiaron variables relacionadas con la madre, el embarazo y el parto. Utilizamos el por ciento, el promedio y la desviación estándar así como el test de diferencia de proporciones (Z), con nivel de significación de p < 0,05. También se utilizará el Odds Ratio (OR) para buscar factor de riesgo y el riesgo atribuible porcentual (RDP), así como el intervalo de confianza para el OR al 95 por ciento. La morbilidad materna grave se relacionó altamente con: la gestante añosa, la multigesta, las que tenían partos anteriormente, el asma bronquial, la hipertensión arterial y la cardiopatía; así como los procesos hipertensivos de embarazo. Las causas obstétricas fueron las de mayor frecuencia. La anemia y la sepsis respiratoria fueron las complicaciones que predominaron. Concluimos que existen eventos maternos capaces de producir procesos morbosos graves en el embarazo y el puerperio...(AU)

Paciente obstétrica críticamente enferma

Con la finalidad de identificar algunos factores que inciden en la morbilidad puerperal grave, se realizó una investigación retrospectiva, transversal y analítica en el Hospital Universitario Abel Santamaría durante el año 2002. El universo de nuestro estudio se conformó con todas las puérperas del período analizado, mientras que el grupo estudio estuvo formado por las puérperas que tuvieron una mortalidad grave; para la comparación se escogió otro grupo integrado por puérperas sin morbilidad de forma aleatoria simple. El análisis estadístico se realizó por el porciento, la media, la desviación estándar y la prueba de hipótesis de proporciones para dos muestras independientes con nivel de significación de p < 0.05. Se obtuvo relación positiva entre la adolescente, la añosa, la multigesta, la multípara, el trabajo de parto prolongado y la cesárea con la morbilidad puerperal grave; la sepsis fue la morbilidad más frecuente. Se concluye que las variables antes analizadas son factores de riesgo para que se produzcan los procesos morbosos graves del puerperio...(AU)