TITLE:
Preterm Birth at the Community University Hospital Center (Central African Republic)
AUTHORS:
A. Koirokpi, G. R. D. L. Kogboma Wongo, N. R. Ngbale, S. Ouapou, S. Matoulou-Mbala-Wa-Ngogbe, W. H. Komaria Mballa, J. D. D. Longo, A. Sepou
KEYWORDS:
Preterm Birth, Epidemiology, Prediction, Bangui
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.10 No.7,
July
10,
2020
ABSTRACT: The
preterm Birth is the main cause of hospitalizing in the pathologic pregnancy service because of its deadly and morbidity
rate observing into new born. The
purpose of this Study: The purpose
of this study is to study the epidemiology, clinic and prediction of preterm
delivery in the Maternity at the community university hospital Center. Methodology: Over a 12 month period, we conducted a descriptive and analytical
cross-sectional study of preterm delivery cases in the obstetrics and
gynecology clinic of the community university
hospital Center. The data was collected from the survey records and then
analyzed by Epi Info version 3.5.4. Results: The preterm delivery rate
related to delivery in the pregnancy pathology department was 17.5%. A high
proportion was noticed on patients aged from 20 - 24 years old (28.2%), single (95.8%) and pauciparous (39.5%) were
observed. Pelvic pain is the main cause of consultation (100%). 83.1% of
the cases were cured by Nifedipine. The
higher neonatal mortality is in the pregnancy period less than 30 weeks,
with statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Preterm birth is
a common disease in the Department. It’s more
about young unmarried women. Neonatal mortality is higher Among pregnant
women less than 30 weeks of pregnancy.