The Role of Ultrasound in the Lebanese Outreach Setting

A cross-sectional study was carried out on 669 patients to assess the role of introducing ultrasound into obstetrical outreach in Lebanon. Data were collected, and descriptive statistics were performed. Sonographic findings were compared using Chi-square tests between underserved Lebanese and Syrian...

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Published inThe International journal of childbirth education Vol. 30; no. 2; p. 43
Main Authors Abu-Rustum, Reem S, Ziade, M Fouad, Abu-Rustum, Sameer E, Danawi, Hadi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Minneapolis INTERNATIONAL CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 01.04.2015
Subjects
Births
Childbirth & labor
Developing countries
Health care
Health risk assessment
LDCs
Morbidity
Mortality
Obstetrics
Population
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Risk factors
Rural areas
Ultrasonic imaging
Womens health
Lebanon
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Summary:A cross-sectional study was carried out on 669 patients to assess the role of introducing ultrasound into obstetrical outreach in Lebanon. Data were collected, and descriptive statistics were performed. Sonographic findings were compared using Chi-square tests between underserved Lebanese and Syrian refugee mothers. Ultrasound plays a significant role in properly dating pregnancies in addition to identifying at-risk fetuses and detecting placental abnormalities. Medical providers need to make sonographic evaluation in the Lebanese outreach obstetrical setting more available and more systematic in order to secure a safe outcome for underserved Lebanese and Syrian refugee mothers and offspring.
ISSN:0887-8625