Higher multiple births: socio-economic implications in a developing nation.
A case of successful quadruplet pregnancy followed from date of diagnosis, through delivery, and to the third year of life is presented. The emotional, social, and economic problems encountered by the parents and hospital personnel are examined with a detailed analysis of the financial burden placed on all parties. Individual, voluntary donations made at the time of delivery have proved insufficient to cover the care involved before, during, and after the birth of multiples. A more concrete commitment on the part of government in the form of legislation or subvention is suggested in order to ease some of the stress on the parents of multiples.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Health Sciences, Anambra State University of Technology (ASUTECH) Nnewi, Nigeria.
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D000328:Adult; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000191:economics*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007348:Insurance, Health; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011783:Quadruplets / Q000523:psychology; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors