Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department Pediatrics, Abass Ndao National Hospital, Dakar, Senegal

Publications

• Research Article   
  Epidemiological, Diagnostic and Evolutionary Profile of Perinatal Asphyxia in Pikine National Hospital (Dakar/Senegal)
  Author(s): Cisse Djeneba Fafa*, Diagne Guillaye, Ndongo Aliou Abdoulaye, Ly Fatou, Dieng Yaye Joor Koddu Biigue and Kougblenou Dede Maelle Liliane
  
  Introduction: Perinatal asphyxia is the 3rd leading cause of neonatal mortality worldwide and a major public health problem. The aim of our study was to investigate the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of perinatal asphyxia at the Pikine National Hospital. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive study, carried out from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022. Results: The hospital frequency was 12.74%. The most common maternal age group was between 16 and 25 years old. Most mothers were housewives (44.44%) and primiparous (54%). The majority of mothers (57.43%) had presented pathologies during pregnancy which were dominated by prelabor rupture of membranes, dystocia and anemia. Half of the mothers (55.45%) had given birth vaginally. All ne.. View more»
  

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