Table 5 |
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Late postpartum referrals (Cross-sectional study of prospectively identified cases) |
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Diagnosis |
Number (%) (N = 44) |
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Puerperal sepsis |
5 (11%) |
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Malaria |
5 (11%) |
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Pregnancy-related hypertension |
5 (11%) |
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Infected tears/episiotomy |
4 (9%) |
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Infected caesarean section |
3 (7%) |
|
Symphisiotomy |
3 (7%) |
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Puerperal psychosis |
2 (4.5%) |
|
Secondary postpartum haemorrhage |
2 (4.5%) |
|
Meningitis |
2 (4.5%) |
|
Retained products |
1 (2%) |
|
Eclampsia |
1 (2%) |
|
Breast abscess |
1 (2%) |
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Other |
10 (23%) |
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Vallely et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2005 5:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-5-1 |
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