Pregnancy in hemoglobin sickle cell patients at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
A retrospective review of pregnancy outcome in hemoglobin (Hbsc) patients managed at the University College Hospital, Ibadan over a 5-year period (1984-1988) was carried out. The main antenatal complications included anemia (51.2%), bacterial infection (22.0%), bone pain crisis (7.3%) and preeclampsia (2.4%). Intrapartum complications included anemia (29.2%), bone pain crisis (12.2%) and pseudotoxemia (4.9%). The maternal and perinatal mortality rate were 48 and 195 per 1000, respectively. The duration of labor and operative delivery rate were not different from the general population.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000453:epidemiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies