Burn injuries during the puerperium in Zaria, Nigeria.
Of the 35 women who sustained burn injuries during the puerperium in Zaria, 31 had practised ritual hot baths or "Wankan-jego" which caused severe scalds. Five of the women also developed peripartum cardiac failure. Two died. Three of the newborns also died partly as a result of the mothers' illness. Formal education and general economic development would help in eliminating this preventable source of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
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Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001494:Baths / Q000009:adverse effects; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D009549:Nigeria; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk