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    Maternal near-miss due to unsafe abortion and associated short-term health and socio-economic consequences in Nigeria
    (2015) Prada, E.; Bankole, A.; Oladapo, O. T.; Awolude, O. A.; Adewole, I. F.; Adewole, I. F.; Onda, T.
    Little is known about maternal near-miss (MNM) due to unsafe abortion in Nigeria. We used the WHO criteria to identify near-miss events and the proportion due to unsafe abortion among women of childbearing age in eight large secondary and tertiary hospitals across the six geo-political zones. We also explored the characteristics of women with these events, delays in seeking care and the short-term socioeconomic and health impacts on women and their families. Between July 2011 and January 2012, 137 MNM cases were identified of which 13 or 9.5% were due to unsafe abortions. Severe bleeding, pain and fever were the most common immediate abortion complications. On average, treatment of MNM due to abortion costs six times more than induced abortion procedures. Unsafe abortion and delays in care seeking are important contributors to MNM. Programs to prevent unsafe abortion and delays in seeking postabortion care are urgently needed to reduce abortion related MNM in Nigeria.
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    Maternal tetanus at the university college hospital in Ibadan Nigeria: a 15-year retrospective analysis
    (2008-03) Roberts, O. A.|; Morhason-Bello, I.O.; Adedokun, B. O.; Adekunle, A. O.
    Objective To determine the characteristics of women with maternal tetanus, pattern of presentation and outcome of management. Methods A total of 19 women were managed with maternal tetanus between 1990 and 2005 from the University College Hospital in Ibadan Nigeria. A retrospective study was performed. The medical records of all women managed as a case of maternal tetanus were retrieved from the central record department of the hospital. The pattern of presentation, characteristics of women, the duration of hospital admission, tetanus toxoid immunization, and outcome of care were measured. Results The records of 18 women managed were analyzed. The mean age at presentation was 25.2 ± 5.3 years. The patients were mostly single, nulliparous and had primaryschool education. The maternal tetanus cases seen mainly complicated induced abortion while 5 and 2 other cases were due to childbirth complication and leg wound respectively. The portal of entry of the remaining 3 cases could not be ascertained. None of the patient managed had complete immunization schedule. The average duration of admission was 11.2 ± 6.7 d. Five women had intensive care with 3 of them requiring ventilatory support. The case fatality rate was 66.7%. The only factor that significantly improved survival was presence of generalized spasm at presentation (P=0.006) Conclusion The occurrence of maternal tetanus is a reflection of low quality of health care delivery and lack or inefficient routine immunization coverage in any community