Perinea Trauma during Childbirth: Socio Demographical Aspect and Management at Obstetrical Gynecology Department Donka National Hospital (Guinea-Conakry)
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Perineal trauma is a non-surgical solution of continuity of posterior perineal committing under the effect of a violent exertion during childbirth. It occurs at the time of disengagement, either from the head or the posterior shoulder. Objectives: To calculate the perinea trauma during childbirth, describe the socio demographic profile of the women in childbed, identify contributory effects and appreciate the maternal prognostic. Methodology: It was a prospective study, descriptive type of 6 months (from May 19 to November 20, 2014). It took place at the maternity ward of Donka National Hospital. It concerned all received parturient, women in bed of a single fetus in the unit and having had a perineum traumatism. The real ones were epidemiologic, therapeutic clinical and prognostic. Results: We have recorded 110 perinea traumatism cases over 3496 childbirth let say a frequency of 3%. The socio demographic profile of the woman who did perinea traumatism was a teenager (42.7%), professional occupation (29.1%), married (88.2%), schooled, secondary and Technical level (42.7%), primary (70%) having had more than 3 prenatal consultations (73.6%). Contributory effects were: prim parity, young age, instrumental extraction by obstetrical forceps and the fetal weight between 2500 to 3999 g. Surgical management was (100%). The following were simple in 88.2% cases versus 11. 8% of complications. Conclusion: The reduction of this frequency requests systematical practice and corrects recentered prenatal consultations and the respect of episiotomy indications.
Authors: O. Baldé, M. H. Diallo, I. Sylla, M. N. Mamy, A. B. Barry, I. S. Baldé, A. D. Diallo, M. D. Baldé, N. Keita
Institutions: Donka Hospital, Ignace Deen Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2985654841