Stillbirths, Neonatal Morbidity, and Mortality in Health-Facility Deliveries in Urban Gambia.

ABSTRACT: Background: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013 data showed that up to 63% of deliveries in the country occur in health facilities. Despite such a high rate, there are few facility-based studies on delivery outcomes in the country. This analysis ancillary to a randomized control trial describes occurrence of poor pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of women and their infants delivering in a government health facility in urban Gambia. Methods: Using clinical information obtained during the trial, we calculated rates of poor pregnancy outcomes including stillbirths, hospitalization and neonatal deaths. Logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) in the risk factors analysis. Results: Between April 2013 and 2014, 829 mot

SUBMITTER: Camara B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7917219 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature