Morbidity and mortality in sickle cell pregnancies in Lagos, Nigeria: a case control study
| Autor: | N C Iwuala, O K Ogedengbe, I C Iwuala, Bosede B Afolabi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Anemia Birth weight Nigeria Anemia Sickle Cell Pregnancy medicine Humans Prospective cohort study Perinatal Mortality Retrospective Studies Obstetrics business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Pregnancy Complications Hematologic Case-control study Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Gestational age Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Case-Control Studies Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 29(2) |
| ISSN: | 1364-6893 |
| Popis: | Women with sickle cell disorder are historically known to have significant maternal and perinatal complications but recent studies from developed countries show a change in this trend. This study was a retrospective, case-controlled study of 75 women with haemoglobin SS (HbSS) and 150 with haemoglobin AA (HbAA). Data were analysed using chi(2)-test and independent t-test as appropriate. There were more perinatal (18.7 vs 8.8, p |
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