%0 Journal Article
%T Emergency Cesarean Section for Teenagers at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital (YOTH), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Frequency, Indications, Maternal and Perinatal Prognosis
%A Yobi Alexis Sawadogo
%A Boubakar Toure
%A Sibraogo Kiemtore
%A Evelyne Komboigo-Savadogo
%A Dantola Paul Kain
%A Issa Ouedraogo
%A Adama Ouattara
%A Hyacinthe Zamane
%A Ali Ouedraogo
%A Blandine Thieba
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 936-945
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2018.811095
%X Objective:
To study emergency cesarean section in teenagers with the goal of reducing
morbidity and maternal-fetal mortality. Methods: This was a descriptive
cross-sectional study with prospective collection of data on 248 cases
collected from July 1st to December 31st, 2016. Results: The incidence of cesarean
section in teenagers was 56.4%. The average age was 18 ¡À 0.4 years old. The
vast majority were primiparous (92.7%). The main indications for emergency
Caesarean section were: pre-eclampsia and its complications (20.2%), acute
fetal distress (18.5), pre-rupture syndrome (14.1%) and bone dystocia (11.7%).
The maternal mortality rate was 1.6% and perinatal mortality was 134 per 1000
live births. Conclusion: The rate of caesarean </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">section is high at Yalgado OU¨¦DRAOGO Teaching Hospital of</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Ouagadougou. Postoperative complications are sometimes serious and compromise
the maternal and fetal outcome. There is a need for increased surveillance of
all pregnant and recently delivered women to reduce maternal and perinatal
mortality in teenagers.
%K Caesarean Section
%K Emergency
%K Teenagers
%K Indications
%K Prognosis
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=87097