Ugwu EO

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria

Publications

• Original Article   
  Audit of Childbirth Emergency Referrals by Trained Traditional Birth Attendants in Enugu, Southeast, Nigeria
  Author(s): Okafor II*, Arinze-Onyia SU, Ohayi SAR, Onyekpa JI and Ugwu EO
  
  Background: The essence of training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) is to attend to women in uncomplicated labor and to refer them immediately to hospitals when complications develop. Aim: The aim was to audit childbirth emergency referrals by trained TBAs to a specialist hospital in Enugu, Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: A retrospective study of 205 childbirth emergencies referred to Semino Hospital and Maternity (SHM), Enugu by trained TBAs from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2014. Data analysis was descriptive and inferential at 95% confidence level. Results: Most of the patients (185/205, 90.2%) were married and (100/205, 48.8%) had earlier booked for antenatal care in formal health facilities. There were obstetric danger signs or previous bad obstetric histories (pregnancies with unfavorable outcome) in 110 (110/205, 53.7%) women on admission at SHM. One hundred and fifteen (11.. Read More»