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Clinical suspicion, management and outcome of intrapartum foetal distress in a public hospital with limited advanced foetal surveillance

Clinical suspicion, management and outcome of intrapartum foetal distress in a public hospital with limited advanced foetal surveillance
Clinical suspicion, management and outcome of intrapartum foetal distress in a public hospital with limited advanced foetal surveillance
Objectives: To determine the basis for the clinical suspicion of foetal distress, the instituted managements and delivery outcome in a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa with limited capability for advanced foetal monitoring.
Methods: It is a 3-year retrospective analysis of all the obstetrics cases with intrapartum foetal distress.
Results: There were 301 cases reviewed. The birth asphyxia incidence rate was 233/1000 live births and the perinatal death rate was 47/1000 live births. Suspicion of foetal distress was premised on the presence of persistent tachycardia or bradycardia during intermittent auscultation. Main resuscitative measures were left lateral repositioning of patient, fast saline infusion, intranasal oxygen administration and discontinuation of oxytocin infusion, if any. Only 124 (41.2%) of all the cases had delivery achieved within 2?h of diagnosis. Mean decision-delivery interval by caesarean section was 2.93?±?2.05?h. Socio-demographic factors (p=?0.001) and pregnancy risk category (p?=?0.002) influenced incidence of birth asphyxia.
Conclusion: To reduce subsisting high perinatal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, it is best that at the least referral hospitals should have advanced facilities for foetal monitoring and shortened surgical intervention time.
asphyxia, electronic monitoring, intermittent auscultation, labour, sub-Saharan Africa
1476-7058
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Adanikin, Abiodun, Idowu
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Awoleke, Jacob Olumuyiwa
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Adanikin, Abiodun, Idowu
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Awoleke, Jacob Olumuyiwa
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Adanikin, Abiodun, Idowu and Awoleke, Jacob Olumuyiwa (2016) Clinical suspicion, management and outcome of intrapartum foetal distress in a public hospital with limited advanced foetal surveillance. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 1-6. (doi:10.1080/14767058.2016.1174991).

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Objectives: To determine the basis for the clinical suspicion of foetal distress, the instituted managements and delivery outcome in a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa with limited capability for advanced foetal monitoring.
Methods: It is a 3-year retrospective analysis of all the obstetrics cases with intrapartum foetal distress.
Results: There were 301 cases reviewed. The birth asphyxia incidence rate was 233/1000 live births and the perinatal death rate was 47/1000 live births. Suspicion of foetal distress was premised on the presence of persistent tachycardia or bradycardia during intermittent auscultation. Main resuscitative measures were left lateral repositioning of patient, fast saline infusion, intranasal oxygen administration and discontinuation of oxytocin infusion, if any. Only 124 (41.2%) of all the cases had delivery achieved within 2?h of diagnosis. Mean decision-delivery interval by caesarean section was 2.93?±?2.05?h. Socio-demographic factors (p=?0.001) and pregnancy risk category (p?=?0.002) influenced incidence of birth asphyxia.
Conclusion: To reduce subsisting high perinatal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, it is best that at the least referral hospitals should have advanced facilities for foetal monitoring and shortened surgical intervention time.

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Accepted/In Press date: 3 April 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 April 2016
Published date: 25 April 2016
Keywords: asphyxia, electronic monitoring, intermittent auscultation, labour, sub-Saharan Africa
Organisations: Social Statistics & Demography

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Local EPrints ID: 394251
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/394251
ISSN: 1476-7058
PURE UUID: 8558ac30-72f7-4c4a-941a-4ac6e60c4648

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Date deposited: 12 May 2016 10:58
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 00:18

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Author: Abiodun, Idowu Adanikin
Author: Jacob Olumuyiwa Awoleke

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