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Inventi Impact: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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  • Inventi:hog/30529/19
    Pregnancy Outcome Among Women with Sickle Cell Disease in a Tertiary Health Institution in\nAbakaliki: A Retrospective Case-Control Study
    Research 2020 : January - March
    Johnbosco Ifunanya Nwafor, Darlington-Peter Chibuzor Ugoji, Chukwunenye Chukwu Ibo, Blessing Idzuinya Onwe, Victor Jude Uchenna Onuchukwu, Chuka Nobert Obi, Vitus Okwuchukwu Obi

    Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with an increased risk of\nmedical complications during pregnancy and they constitute a very high-risk\ngroup with associated increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality\nespecially in a low resource setting. Objective: To determine the pregnancy\noutcomes among women with sickle cell disease delivered at Alex Ekwueme\nFederal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. Materials and methods:\nThis was a 7-year retrospective case-control study undertaken from\nJanuary 2012 to December 2018 that compared pregnancy outcomes among\nwomen with and without haemoglobinopathy in pregnancy managed at Alex\nEkwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (AEFUTHA). The\nstatistical analysis was done using SPSS version 22. Results: The incidence of\nSCD in pregnancy was 6.9 per 1000 deliveries. The age distribution of the\nwomen ranged from 18 to 45 years of age with a mean of......................

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    Attribution/ CC Compliant Citation: Nwafor, J.I., Ugoji, D.-P.C., Ibo, C.C., Onwe, B.I., Onuchukwu, V.J.U., Obi, C.N. and Obi, V.O. (2019)\nPregnancy Outcome among Women with Sickle Cell Disease in a Tertiary Health Institution in Abakaliki: A Retrospective\nCase-Control Study. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10, 395-403.\nhttps://doi.org/10.4236/ijcm.2019.108032\nhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/\nSome formatting elements, header, footer, logos, dates and pagination were modified while adapting this article.
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