%0 Journal Article
%T Obstetric Emergencies: Frequency, Socio-Demographic Aspects and Risk Factors at the Labe Regional Hospital Maternity Unit (Guinea)
%A Ibrahima Cont¨¦
%A Ibrahima Sylla
%A Ousmane Bald¨¦
%A Aboubacar Fod¨¦ Momo Soumah
%A Abdourahamane Bald¨¦
%A Oumou Hawa Bah
%A Ibrahima Sory Bald¨¦
%A Abdoulaye Bademba Diallo
%A Telly Sy
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 1849-1858
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2023.1311156
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Obstetric emergencies are clinical situations of a
serious nature, often</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">dangerous,
which develop unexpectedly, threatening the vital prognosis of the mother
and/or foetus in the short term. The aim of this study was to contribute to a
review of obstetric emergencies at the Lab¨¦ Regional Hosp</span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ital maternity unit. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b></span></span><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This was
a prospective descriptive and analytical study conducted over a period of 6
months in the maternity unit of the Lab¨¦ Regional Hospital. It concerned all
patients admitted to the departme</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">nt for
obstetric emergencies. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: Obstetric emergencies accounted for 20%
of obstetric admissions. The mean age of the patients was 25.12</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡À</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">7.15 years, with extremes of 14 and 45 years. The
patients were housewives (42.52%), </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">42.86%
did not attend school and 77.41% were from urban areas. The poor were the most
numerous (43.52%). The ambulance was the means of transport in only 9% of
cases.</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Acute foetal distress, pre-eclampsia, bony dystocia
and post-partum haemorrhage were the most common types of emergency in our
series, with frequencies of 27.57%, 22.59%, 17.94% and 10.63% respectively. The
risk factors identified were age, origin, gestational age and the state of the
maternal pelvis. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: Obstetric emergencies are frequent in our
study site and represent a major concern for patients, providers and the
community alike. In order to reduce the frequency of obstetric emergencies,
young girls should be enrolled in school, the legal age for marriage should be
respected,
%K Obstetric Emergencies
%K Frequency
%K Risk Factors
%K Lab&#233
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=129172