Stillbirth in a University Maternity of Porto-Novo, in Southern Benin: Epidemiological and Etiological Aspects....

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AuteurTONATO EPSE BAGNAN, JOSIANE ANGELINA ADJOUA
AuteurTOGNIFODE, M VERONIQUE
AuteurOGOUDJOBI, OGOURINDE MATHIEU
AuteurLOKOSSOU, MEGNISSE SENA HOUEVI SYMPHOROSE
AuteurPERRIN, RENE XAVIER
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2017
ResumeSummary: Stillbirth remains largely unknown in our developing countries, where many fetal deaths are not systematically recorded. Efforts still need to be made to understand the causes of stillbirth in Benin. Objective: To study the epidemiological and etiological aspects of stillbirth. Framework and study method: This is a retrospective descriptive study on 1,010 stillbirths collected at the University Maternity of Porto Novo in Benin from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016. Results: During the study period, we recorded 1,010 stillbirths out of 13,069 births. The overall stillbirth rate is 83.8%. The highest proportions of stillbirths were among women with the following characteristics: Age between 20 and 34 (80.2%), retailers/traders (55.8%), married women (87, 1%), referred from peripheral health facilities (82%), paucigest (33.5%), pauciparous (33.8%), multiparous (31.7%) and the large multiparity group (14.2%). Etiologies are haemorrhages (38.8%), infections (17.6%), vascular renal syndromes (16.4%), unknown causes (11.8%), obstructed labor (dystocia) (9.8%), Cord diseases (5.9%), fetal abnormalities (1.6%), non-infectious maternal pathologies (0.9%) and other causes (2.1%). Conclusion: Reducing stillbirth involves improving the health system and strengthening health infrastructures. Supervision of women with high-risk pregnancies, screening and management of diseases during pregnancy are necessary in order to reduce the frequency of fetal death in utero in our environment.
DOI10.4172/2376-127X.1000353
Autre identifiantBECDB-4867
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/4562
Languefr
Fait partie deJournal of Pregnancy and Child Health
SujetStillbirth
Sujetfrequency
SujetEpidemiological characteristics
Sujetétiologies
TitreStillbirth in a University Maternity of Porto-Novo, in Southern Benin: Epidemiological and Etiological Aspects....
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