%0 Journal Article
%T Rate of Obstetrical Complications and Medical Interventions in Low-Risk Patients: A Cohort Study in Dakar, Senegal
%A Aissatou Mbodji
%A Mamour Gueye
%A Mouhamadou Wade
%A Assia Bourragat
%A Mame Diarra Ndiaye
%A Simon Birane Ndour
%A Philom¨¦ne Aissatou Diedhiou
%A Mohamadou Nazir Sylla
%A Diomaye Sene
%A Magatte Mbaye
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 842-848
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2022.128071
%X Background: ¡°Low-risk¡± pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy that develops physiologically in a healthy woman and remains
healthy. In practice, ¡°low-risk¡± pregnancies
are defined by excluding high-risk pregnancies. Objectives: Evaluate the rate of complications and medical interventions in ¡°low-risk¡± pregnant women. Methods: This was a
retrospective cohort study assessing the risk of obstetrical complications and medical interventions in low-risk
patients from January 2010 to
December 2020 at Philippe Maguilen Senghor Health Center in Dakar,
Senegal. Results: There were 10,979 low-risk patients out of a total of
52,768, accounting for 20.8%. As medical interventions, episiotomy was
performed in 27.5% and cesarean section in 8.7%. Acute fetal distress was observed in 4.1%. A low Apgar score at the fifth
minute was observed in 1.89% (whereas it was 3.49% in high risk
patients). Newborn-resuscitation was performed in 10.7%. Neonatal mortality was
5¡ë. Conclusion: Low-risk pregnancies
are not without ¡°risk¡±, and thus care-givers should prepare for risks even at
dealing with low risk patients.
%K Risk
%K Delivery
%K Obstetric Complications
%K Senegal
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=119406