Prevalence of stillbirth at the Buea Regional Hospital, Fako Division south-west region, Cameroon.

Prevalence of stillbirth at the Buea Regional Hospital, Fako Division south-west region, Cameroon.

Anu, Nkengafac Boris;Nkfusai, Claude Ngwayu;Evelle, Marvelle Nanyongo Mbua;Efande, Liza Enanga;Bede, Fala;Shirinde, Joyce;Cumber, Samuel Nambile;
The Pan African medical journal 2019 Vol. 33 pp. 315
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The study investigated the prevalence of stillbirth at the Buea regional hospital, by taking cases of pregnant women who attended antenatal clinic(s) and those who did not attend but had their deliveries at the Buea regional hospital. The study specifically estimated the prevalence of stillbirths; identified possible risk factors associated with stillbirths, and determined whether the number of antenatal clinic visits is related to the occurrence of stillbirths-because during antenatal clinic visits, pregnant women are educated on risk factors of stillbirths such as: preterm deliveries; sex of the stillbirth; history of stillbirth; history of abortion(s); what age group of mothers are more likely to have a stillbirth.The study was a hospital based retrospective study at the maternity in which there were 3577 deliveries registered at the Buea regional hospital dated May 1, 2014 to April 30, 2017. With the aid of a checklist data was collected, analysed and presented with the use of tables, pie-charts and bar charts.The prevalence of stillbirths was 26‰; possible risk factors associated with stillbirths included: preterm deliveries; women aged 20-29 years; history of abortion(s); a history of stillbirth; sex of stillbirths were more of females than males; and insufficient antenatal clinic attendance (≤1 antenatal clinic attendance) had more stillbirths.The study established that stillbirths can occur in any woman of child-bearing age. possible risk factors associated with stillbirths included: preterm deliveries; women aged 20-29 years; history of abortion(s); a history of stillbirth; gender of stillbirths were more of females than males; and insufficient antenatal clinic attendance (≤1 antenatal clinic attendance) had more stillbirths.

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