<strong>Background:</strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Maternal mortality was insuff...<strong>Background:</strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Maternal mortality was insufficiently reduced in Cameroon in 2015 despite the adoption of Millennium development goals. To tackle the situation and meet the sustainable Millennium goals target of 140/100,000 live births by 2030, the Government adopted the strategies of building reference hospitals where high quality obstetric care, timely and optimal management of obstetric emergencies will be offered.</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The objective </span></b><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">of this study was </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">to describe the patterns of obstetric emergencies in </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Douala Gynaeco-obstetric</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and Paediatric Hospital</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, evaluate the outcomes of their management and the contribution to maternal mortality.</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Patients and Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 418 patients with obstetric emergencies were included in a two</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">phase cross</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">sectional study. Data were retrieved from patients’ case notes during the retrospective phase and a questionnaire filled for each case received during the prospective phase. Patterns of obstetric emergencies were determined and for each, the following were analysed: patient managed in this hospital or referred from other hospital</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, management according to hospital guidelines, timing of care, result of management (recovery wit展开更多
文摘<strong>Background:</strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Maternal mortality was insufficiently reduced in Cameroon in 2015 despite the adoption of Millennium development goals. To tackle the situation and meet the sustainable Millennium goals target of 140/100,000 live births by 2030, the Government adopted the strategies of building reference hospitals where high quality obstetric care, timely and optimal management of obstetric emergencies will be offered.</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The objective </span></b><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">of this study was </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">to describe the patterns of obstetric emergencies in </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Douala Gynaeco-obstetric</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and Paediatric Hospital</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, evaluate the outcomes of their management and the contribution to maternal mortality.</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Patients and Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 418 patients with obstetric emergencies were included in a two</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">phase cross</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">sectional study. Data were retrieved from patients’ case notes during the retrospective phase and a questionnaire filled for each case received during the prospective phase. Patterns of obstetric emergencies were determined and for each, the following were analysed: patient managed in this hospital or referred from other hospital</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, management according to hospital guidelines, timing of care, result of management (recovery wit
