Trends and Determinants of Operative Vaginal Delivery at Two Academic Hospitals in Johannesburg, South Africa 2005-2019.

ABSTRACT: Operative Vaginal delivery (OVD) can reduce perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality especially in low resource setting such as South Africa. We evaluated the trends and determinants of OVD rates using join point regression at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg (CMJAH) and Chris Hani Baragwaneth (CHBAH) Academic Hospitals from 1 January 2005-31 December 2019 and conducted a comparative study of OVD (n = 179) and normal delivery (n = 179). Over the 15-year study period (2005-2019), 323,617 deliveries and 4391 OVDs were conducted at CHBAH giving an OVD rate of 1.36 per 100 births. In CMJAH, 74,485 deliveries and 1191 OVDs were conducted over an eleven-year period (2009-2019) with OVD rate of 1.60 per 100 births. OVD rate at CHBAH increased from 2005-2014 at 9.1% per annum and declined by 13

SUBMITTER: Dutywa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9735469 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature