Ogunniyi S O, Makinde O O, Dare F O
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Afr J Med Med Sci. 1990 Dec;19(4):271-4.
Cases of death due to abortions at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, between January 1977 and September 1988 were reviewed. Abortion accounted for 12.5% of the maternal deaths and the majority (88.9%) were from illegal abortions. The majority (92.6%) of the patients were of low educational status. Both married women and single girls were involved. Instrumentation was employed in 81.5% of the abortions and unqualified personnel were involved in 74.1% of cases of such intervention. Seventeen (63%) of the pregnancies were terminated within the first trimester. Most (96.3%) of the patients were admitted in poor clinical state and 51.8% of them died within 48 h of admission. Sepsis was the commonest cause of death.
对1977年1月至1988年9月间尼日利亚伊费奥巴费米·阿沃洛沃大学教学医院综合院区因堕胎导致死亡的病例进行了回顾。堕胎占孕产妇死亡病例的12.5%，其中大多数（88.9%）死于非法堕胎。大多数患者（92.6%）教育程度较低。已婚妇女和未婚少女均有涉及。81.5%的堕胎手术使用了器械，74.1%的此类干预病例涉及不合格人员。17例（63%）妊娠在孕早期终止。大多数患者（96.3%）入院时临床状态不佳，其中51.8%在入院后48小时内死亡。败血症是最常见的死亡原因。
