Frequency and Early Neonatal Mortality Related to Anomalies of Birth Weight and Gestational Age in Rural Areas: A Case of the General Reference Hospital of Lubao (Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of Congo)

Abstract

Birth weight anomalies (Macrosomy and Dysmaturity) and gestational age (premature and post-term) are a real public health problem, especially in resourceconstrained countries. The newborn is exposed to great morbidity and mortality. This study aims to determine the frequency and early neonatal mortality related to anomalies in birth weight and gestational age in our environment. This is a retrospective and descriptive three-year study (2011)(2012)(2013) at the Maternity services of the General Reference Hospital of Lubao (Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of Congo). Out of a total of 1158 live babies retained for this study, 378 cases (32.6%) of birth weight and gestational age abnormalities were noted: 12.7% of birth and 19.9% for gestational age anomalies. Premature was much observed (n = 165 or 14.2%) followed by dysmature (n = 99 or 8.6%), post-term (n = 66 or 5.7%), and macrosomes (n = 48 or 4.1%). These anomalies had resulted in 122 cases (10.5%) of early neonatal

Prevalence of Blood Groups at the Blood Transfusion Center at the Military Hospital Avicenna of Marrakech

“…The identification of the blood group ABO was a major step in the control of transfusion therapy. The ABO blood group system is the main type of blood groups classified into four phenotypes (A, B, O and AB) depending on the presence or absence of specific antigens and antibodies on the red cell membrane or in the plasma [2]. The RH system is the second system of erythrocyte blood groups encountered in the human species.…”