The outcome of labor at the University Teaching Hospital (CHU), Yaounde, Cameroon.
The University Teaching Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon became operational in 1982. This retrospective study analyses the performance of the maternity unit during the first 5 years. Data was obtained from casenotes, annual reports, delivery and operation registers. The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is one of the lowest in Africa. The perinatal mortality is low but could be improved upon. The reasons for the low MMR is discussed. It is possible to reduce the appalling MMRs of developing countries without sophisticated technologies.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Centre for Health Sciences (CUSS), Yaounde, Cameroon.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001724:Birth Weight; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies