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Profile of Women Giving Birth with a Scarred Uterus at the Brazzaville University Hospital Center (Republic of Congo)

Received: 15 October 2023     Accepted: 31 October 2023     Published: 17 November 2023
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Abstract

Objective. Analyze the profile of women giving birth with a scarred uterus at the University Hospital Center of Brazzaville. Patients and Method. Monocentric case-control study conducted from June 1 to December 31, 2021, at the University Hospital Center of Brazzaville, comparing 88 women in labor with a single-scar cesarean uterus and 176 women in labor with a healthy non-myomatous uterus. The variables studied concerned the prepartum and peripartum periods. The p-value of the probability was considered significant for a value less than 0.05. Results. The women who gave birth with a scarred uterus were older (31 vs 28 years old; p<0.05); paucigest (OR=2.7[1.5-4.8]; p<0.05); not referred (OR=1.7[1.01-2.9]; p<0.05); followed in private clinics (OR=1.8 [1.01-3.4]; p<0.05); by obstetricians (OR=1.7[1.02-3.04]; p<0.05). They benefited the most from the prognosis of childbirth (OR=2.9[1.5-5.5]; p<0.05) and carried out the preoperative assessment (OR=3.9[1.4-11.2]; p<0.05) and the pre-anaesthetic consultation (OR=32.8 [4.2-255.2]; p<0.05). Caesarean section was the preferred delivery route (OR=1.9[1.1-3.2]; p<0.05) and prophylactically (15.6% vs 1.6%; p<0.05). The maternal prognosis was not influenced by the presence of the uterine scar. Conclusion. The profile of the mother with a scarred uterus differs from that of mothers with a healthy uterus. Prenatal contacts refocused on the scar, the prognosis of childbirth and the monitoring of labor are necessary to improve maternal prognosis.

Published in Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Volume 11, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.jgo.20231106.12
Page(s) 137-142
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Keywords

Scarred Uterus, Epidemiology, Childbirth, Prognosis

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    Gauthier Regis Jostin, B.; Sekangue Samantha Nuelly, P.; Ickobo Nogaelle, O.; Jules César, M.; Max Levy Emery, E., et al. Profile of Women Giving Birth with a Scarred Uterus at the Brazzaville University Hospital Center (Republic of Congo). J. Gynecol. Obstet. 2023, 11(6), 137-142. doi: 10.11648/j.jgo.20231106.12

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    Gauthier Regis Jostin B, Sekangue Samantha Nuelly P, Ickobo Nogaelle O, Jules César M, Max Levy Emery E, et al. Profile of Women Giving Birth with a Scarred Uterus at the Brazzaville University Hospital Center (Republic of Congo). J Gynecol Obstet. 2023;11(6):137-142. doi: 10.11648/j.jgo.20231106.12

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  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Center of Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo; Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Center of Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo; Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Center of Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Center of Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo; Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Center of Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo; Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo

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