The outcome of labor at the University Teaching Hospital (CHU), Yaounde, Cameroon

The University Teaching Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon became operational in 1982. This retrospective study analyses the performance of the maternity unit during the first 5 years. Data was obtained from casenotes, annual reports, delivery and operation registers. The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is o...

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Published inInternational journal of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 317 - 323
Main Authors Doh, A.S., Nasah, B.T., Kamdom-Moyo, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.12.1989
Elsevier Science
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Summary:The University Teaching Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon became operational in 1982. This retrospective study analyses the performance of the maternity unit during the first 5 years. Data was obtained from casenotes, annual reports, delivery and operation registers. The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is one of the lowest in Africa. The perinatal mortality is low but could be improved upon. The reasons for the low MMR is discussed. It is possible to reduce the appalling MMRs of developing countries without sophisticated technologies.
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ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1016/0020-7292(89)90817-5