The outcome of labor at the University Teaching Hospital (CHU), Yaounde, Cameroon

The outcome of labor at the University Teaching Hospital (CHU), Yaounde, Cameroon

The University Teaching Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon became operational in 1982. This retrospective study analyses the performance of the maternity unit during the first 5 years. Data was obtained from casenotes, annual reports, delivery and operation registers. The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is o...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of gynecology and obstetrics 1989-12, Vol.30 (4), p.317-323
Hauptverfasser: Doh, A.S., Nasah, B.T., Kamdom-Moyo, J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Birth Weight
Cameroon
Child
Delivery, Obstetric
Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation
Developing Countries
Disorders
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Hospital Departments - standards
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care
Labor
Labor, Obstetric
Maternal and perinatal mortality
Maternal Mortality
Medical Audit
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital - standards
Parity
Population
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:The University Teaching Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon became operational in 1982. This retrospective study analyses the performance of the maternity unit during the first 5 years. Data was obtained from casenotes, annual reports, delivery and operation registers. The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is one of the lowest in Africa. The perinatal mortality is low but could be improved upon. The reasons for the low MMR is discussed. It is possible to reduce the appalling MMRs of developing countries without sophisticated technologies.
ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1016/0020-7292(89)90817-5