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Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1985.tb15866.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics and gynaecology , geography , obstetrics , pregnancy , socioeconomics , gynecology , sociology , genetics , biology
Summary. An account is given of the living conditions both in Zaria and in Nigeria as a whole, including relevant historical and geographical aspects, problems of the economy and food production, and local cultural beliefs. The maternity services are described, followed by accounts of the collection and analysis of the records of all 22774 consecutive pregnancies, with 22725 deliveries, at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ABU Hospital, Zaria. There were 238 maternal deaths and 2718 perinatal deaths.