Appropriateness and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women referred to Chris Hani Baragwanath academic hospital for prolonged pregnancy
Dissertation for M Med (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) === Background A pregnant woman is considered to have a prolonged pregnancy when her pregnancy has extended beyond 42 gestational weeks. The diagnosis of prolonged pregnancy is difficult to make especially when these women are not sure of their...
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | en |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/21167 |
| Summary: | Dissertation for M Med (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) === Background
A pregnant woman is considered to have a prolonged pregnancy when her pregnancy has
extended beyond 42 gestational weeks. The diagnosis of prolonged pregnancy is difficult to
make especially when these women are not sure of their last menstrual period or never had
early pregnancy ultrasounds scan.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to determine the appropriateness of referral and the pregnancy
outcomes of women referred to CHBAH for prolonged pregnancy.
Methods
This was a secondary analysis of data from a cross sectional study on “predictive ability of
clinical palpation for estimating amniotic fluid volume in suspected prolonged pregnancy”,
considering the gestational age at the time of referral.
Results
One hundred women were recruited. Fifty-five of them were found to be inappropriately
referred while 45 were found to be appropriately referred with no statistical difference between
the two groups.
Conclusion
The majority of the referrals were inappropriate. === MT2016 |
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