Obstetric hemorrhages at the CHU-Yalgado Ouédraogo of Ouagadougou : etiological, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects.

ABSTRACT

To evaluate the maternal and perinatal prognosis of obstetric hemorrhages in the maternity department of the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital of Ouagadougou. This descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the four-month period from April through July 2015 included all women consulting on an emergency basis for vaginal bleeding during pregnancy at or after 28 weeks of gestation, or during labor, delivery, or the postpartum period. Obstetric hemorrhages accounted for 6% of admissions. The women's mean age was 27.7 years; 92.5% lived with a partner, and 43.1% were not employed outside the home. A retroplacental hematoma was the leading cause of antepartum hemorrhage, followed by placenta previa. Soft-tissue laceration was the primary cause of postpartum hemorrhage, accounting for 28.4% of these. Maternal morbidity was dominated by anemia with a fatality rate of 5.6%. With six twin pregnancies, there were 166 births  60 stillbirths, and 106 live births (63.9%). The various neonatal morbidities encountered were mainly growth restriction (33.1%), prematurity (19.9%), and neonatal distress (19.3%). Obstetric hemorrhage, which affects young women who are often uneducated, unemployed, and of relatively low parity, is a serious public health problem. Both the maternal fatality rate and the perinatal mortality rate remain very high.