Obstetrical risk factors and pregnancy outcome in rural Mozambique. A prospective study.
A study of 373 pregnant women in two rural areas of Mozambique indicates that 38% of pregnant women are classified as having high risk factors according to the antenatal card. A postpartum follow-up of 200 women showed that data were available for 85% of the enrolled women. The 10 women (7%) that had suffered perinatal deaths did not have an overrepresentation of high risk factors according to the card. Neither of the 2 women suffering maternal deaths had had any risk criteria according to the card. More efficient risk criteria will presumably be the outcome of further research for an improved antenatal card.
Liljestrand
J
J
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden.
Bergström
S
S
Ndobe
C
C
da Silva
B
B
Hernborg
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009073:Mozambique / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population