Open AccessTowards zero mortality in sickle cell pregnancy: A prospective study comparing haemoglobin SS and AA women in Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ochuwa Adiketu Babah,
Monsurat Bolanle Aderolu,
Ayodeji A Oluwole,
Bosede Bukola Afolabi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_177_18
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , low birth weight , prospective cohort study , relative risk , pediatrics , complication , blood pressure , surgery , confidence interval , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Sickle cell disease in pregnancy carries increased risk of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Past studies on pregnancy complications in sickle cell disease women were limited by relatively small sample sizes, and use of retrospective and hospital discharge data.