Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Achille Awadé Afoukou Obossou
Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine,
03 P.O.BOX 18
Benin
Research Article
Management of Full Term Births in Women with Prior Cesarean Section in a University Maternity of Cotonou-Benin (CUGO/CNHU-HKM) in 2015
Author(s): Angéline Josiane Tonato Bagnan, Tchimon Vodouhe, Achille Awadé Afoukou Obossou, Christiane Tshabu Aguemon, Issifou Takpara and René Xavier PerrinAngéline Josiane Tonato Bagnan, Tchimon Vodouhe, Achille Awadé Afoukou Obossou, Christiane Tshabu Aguemon, Issifou Takpara and René Xavier Perrin
Introduction: Increased prevalence of uterus with prior cesarean sections is due to rising rate of cesarean births worldwide. Birth management after a prior cesarean section is a challenging issue, since medical practices are divergent.
Objectives: Analyze pregnancy outcome and management of childbirth from a uterus with one cesarean scar. Setting and method: It was an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study carried out from December 15, 2014 to September 14, 2015 in the University Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics (CUGO) of the National University Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM) of Cotonou. It involved 132 female patients. The data were analyzed with Epi Info 7 software.
Results: The prevalence of childbirth on uterus with one prior C-section is 7.57%. Patients' mean age was 30 years. Most of them .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0932.1000408