Author(s)

Ibrahima Conté¹, Ibrahima Sylla¹, Ousmane Baldé², Aboubacar Fodé Momo Soumah¹, Abdourahamane Baldé³, Oumou Hawa Bah², Ibrahima Sory Baldé¹, Abdoulaye Bademba Diallo¹, Telly Sy¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ignace Deen National Hospital, University Hospital Centre, Conakry, Guinea.
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Donka National Hospital, University Hospital Centre, Conakry, Guinea.
³Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Labé Regional Hospital, Labé, Guinea.

Introduction: Obstetric emergencies are clinical situations of a serious nature, often dangerous, which develop unexpectedly, threatening the vital prognosis of the mother and/or foetus in the short term. The aim of this study was to contribute to a review of obstetric emergencies at the Labé Regional Hospital maternity unit. Methods: This was a prospective descriptive and analytical study conducted over a period of 6 months in the maternity unit of the Labé Regional Hospital. It concerned all patients admitted to the department for obstetric emergencies. Results: Obstetric emergencies accounted for 20% of obstetric admissions. The mean age of the patients was 25.12 ± 7.15 years, with extremes of 14 and 45 years. The patients were housewives (42.52%), 42.86% did not attend school and 77.41% were from urban areas. The poor were the most numerous (43.52%). The ambulance was the means of transport in only 9% of cases. Acute foetal distress, pre-eclampsia, bony dystocia and post-partum haemorrhage were the most common types of emergency in our series, with frequencies of 27.57%, 22.59%, 17.94% and 10.63% respectively. The risk factors identified were age, origin, gestational age and the state of the maternal pelvis. Conclusion: Obstetric emergencies are frequent in our study site and represent a major concern for patients, providers and the community alike. In order to reduce the frequency of obstetric emergencies, young girls should be enrolled in school, the legal age for marriage should be respected, quality antenatal care should be provided in basic health facilities, and proper planning and spacing of pregnancies should be implemented.

Obstetric Emergencies, Frequency, Risk Factors, Labé

Conté, I. , Sylla, I. , Baldé, O. , Soumah, A. , Baldé, A. , Bah, O. , Baldé, I. , Diallo, A. and Sy, T. (2023) Obstetric Emergencies: Frequency, Socio-Demographic Aspects and Risk Factors at the Labe Regional Hospital Maternity Unit (Guinea). Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 13, 1849-1858. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2023.1311156.