Open AccessOutcome of caesarean section at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul The Gambia
Author(s) -
Patrick Idoko,
Matthew Anyanwu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v18i1.20
Subject(s) - cephalopelvic disproportion , caesarean section , medicine , obstetrics , population , teaching hospital , pregnancy , general surgery , genetics , environmental health , biology
Caesarean section is a very important procedure to decrease maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Anecdotal evidence suggests that more than half of all caesarean sections done in The Gambia are done at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital.