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Burn injuries during the puerperium in Zaria, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Mabogunje O.A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90307-x
Subject(s) - medicine , maternal morbidity , obstetrics , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Of the 35 women who sustained burn injuries during the puerperium in Zaria, 31 had practised ritual hot baths or “Wankan‐jego” which caused severe scalds. Five of the women also developed peripartum cardiac failure. Two died. Three of the newborns also died partly as a result of the mothers' illness. Formal education and general economic development would help in eliminating this preventable source of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.