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Delivery Mode For Prolonged, Obstructed Labour Resulting In Obstetric Fistula: A Retrospective Review Of 4396 Women In East And Central Africa, C. J. Ngongo, T. J. Raassen, L. Lombard, J Van Roosmalen, S. Weyers, Marleen Temmerman
Delivery Mode For Prolonged, Obstructed Labour Resulting In Obstetric Fistula: A Retrospective Review Of 4396 Women In East And Central Africa, C. J. Ngongo, T. J. Raassen, L. Lombard, J Van Roosmalen, S. Weyers, Marleen Temmerman
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa
Objective: To evaluate the mode of delivery and stillbirth rates over time among women with obstetric fistula.
Design: Retrospective record review.
Setting: Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Zambia and Ethiopia.
Population: A total of 4396 women presenting with obstetric fistulas for repair who delivered previously in facilities between 1990 and 2014.
Methods: Retrospective review of trends and associations between mode of delivery and stillbirth, focusing on caesarean section (CS), assisted vaginal deliveries and spontaneous vaginal deliveries.
Main outcome measures: Mode of delivery, stillbirth.
Results: Out of 4396 women with fistula, 3695 (84.1%) delivered a stillborn baby. Among …