%0 Journal Article
%T Socio-Epidemiological Aspects and Prognosis of Unassisted Deliveries Arriving at Fousseyni Daou Hospital in Kayes
%A Sitapha Dembele
%A Mahamadou Diassana
%A Ballan Macalou
%A Alima Sibibe
%A Albachar Hamidou
%A Daouda Fomba
%A Mamadou Haidara
%A Famakan Kane
%A Cheickna Sylla
%A Amadou Bocoum
%A Sanogo Siaka Amara
%A Soumaila Traor¨¦
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 360-371
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2023.132035
%X <strong>Introduction: </strong><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The World Health Organization estimates that each year more than 20
million women suffer from the after-effects of unattended childbirth, of which
800 women die every day as a result of obstetric complications. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Study
the socio-epidemiological aspects and prognosis of unassisted deliveries
arriving at the Fousseyni Daou De Kayes hospital. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Materials and Methods: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Thi</span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s was a descriptive, cross-sectional study with
prospective collection, case-control that took place at the maternity ward of
the Fousseyni Daou hospital in Kayes, from</span><sup> </sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">1 January to 31 December
2021. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The frequency of unattended birth was 4.1%. The 30</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">35 age group was the most represented with 32.5%. In
our study 58.1% of cases were out of school, 19.4% were primigestes and 39.4%
were multiparous. In our series 60.6% of cases had given birth at home and
39.4% along the way. The majority of cases regretted having given birth without
the assistance of qualified personnel in 45.6%. Maternal complications were
dominated by perineal lesions in 14.4% of cases, haemorrhage of delivery in 25%
of cases, severe anaemia in 30% of cases; 16.7% of newborns were in poor
condition, 13.6% were fresh stillbirths, 15.6% of newborns had obstetric
trauma. The maternal death rate on arrival was 3%. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The
frequency of unassisted childbirth is high in the Kayes region. Its
complications can be serious for both the mother and the newborn.</span></span>
%K Childbirth
%K Unassisted
%K Prognosis
%K Complications
%K Kayes
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