title: [Premature delivery. Epidemiology and prognosis at the Dakar University Hospital Center].
abstract: A prospective study included 131 premature births registered from January to December 1996 giving a rate of 28 per 1,000 deliveries. The epidemiological profile was one of a primiparous woman, mean age 25 years, admitted in a clinical situation of irreversible premature birth (91.6%). The prematurely born infant was hypotrophic in 48.8% of the cases with term less than or equal to 32 weeks. Vaginal delivery was achieved in most cases. Risk factors identified were: poor prenatal care (no prenatal check-up in 25%) and obstetrical factors (29.8%). The neonatal outcome included neonatal suffering (64.7%) and high mortality (30.7%). Care of premature infants is relatively costly with a mean daily cost of $US 30 per day besides the cost of laboratory tests and personnel costs.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Gynécologique et Obstétricale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire A. Le Dantec, Dakar RP, Sénégal.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cisse
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tall-Diaw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bnouhoud
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dina
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Diadhiou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012675:Senegal; D014504:Urban Health
vernacular_title: Accounchement prématuré. Epidémiologie et pronostic au CHU de Dakar.