Pregnancy outcomes in Benghazi, Libya, before and during the armed conflict in 2011
East. Mediterr. health j
; 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Stressful life events experienced by pregnant women may lead to adverse obstetric outcomes.This study in Benghazi compared the rates of preterm, low-birth-weight and caesarean-section births at Al-Jamhouria hospital in the months before and during the armed conflict in Libya in 2011.Data were collected on all women admitted to the delivery ward during February to May 2011 [the months of the most active fighting in the city][n - 7096], and October to December 2010 (the months immediately before the war][n = 5935]. Compared with the preceding months there was a significant rise during the conflict in the rate of deliveries involving preterm [3.6% versus 2.5%]and low-birth-weight [10, 1% versus 8.5%]infants and caesarean sections [26.9% versus 25.3%]. Psychosocial stress may have been a factor [among others]in an increase in negative pregnancy outcomes, and obstetric hospitals should be aware of these issues in times of war
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Asunto principal:
Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso
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Resultado del Embarazo
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Conflictos Armados
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Nacimiento Prematuro
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En
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East. Mediterr. health j
Año:
2014
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