EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF POSTPARTUM INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN IRAQI WOMEN

Wasan Faisal Rashid Al-Azzawi; Fadia Mijbil Abbas; Hend Raheem Abdelhamze Alkharkushi

doi:10.61796/jmgcb.v1i6.607

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Wasan Faisal Rashid Al-Azzawi
w.f.rasheed7@gmail.com
Al-Hindia Teaching Hospital
Fadia Mijbil Abbas Al-Karama Teaching Hospital
Hend Raheem Abdelhamze Alkharkushi Al-Karama Teaching Hospital

Vol. 1 No. 6 (2024): Journal of Medical Genetics and Clinical Biology

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June 12, 2024

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Background: In the United States, there is not enough new data about how many infections after birth happen or how likely certain problems will be if they occur. In Germany, some research shows that about 10% of women who die while giving birth are killed by blood poisoning. Objective: This study is interested to determine clinical findings of postpartum infectious complications related to Iraqi women. Patients and methods: 88 women enrolled in different hospitals in Iraq for delivery or postpartum care and they were screened for their vital signs during this period. Any woman with a fever (> 38.0 °C) or body temperature (< 36.0 °C) had samples taken for urine culture and blood culture tests with symptom questionnaires. Data on demographics, treatment, and outcome after leaving the hospital was recorded for those who were treated due to febrile conditions or hypothermia cases. The primary audit point was post-delivery infection happening within the hospital. Results: Our study was enrolled clinical findings of women, which include Gestational age at delivery within (37 – 42 weeks) was the highest rate of cases which, include 71 patients, vaginal delivery had 62 cases and cesarean section had 26 cases, singleton got 87 cases, and twin got one case, duration of hospitalization was 2.5 ± 2.0 days, blood transfusion had 5 cases, no death cases, the common postpartum infectious complications was wound infections at the site of a cesarean section which include 9 cases. Conclusion: In summary, postpartum infection was uncommon, and cesarean birth was independently related with postpartum infection.

Al-Azzawi, W. F. R., Abbas, F. M., & Alkharkushi, H. R. A. (2024). EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF POSTPARTUM INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN IRAQI WOMEN. Journal of Medical Genetics and Clinical Biology, 1(6), 167–175. https://doi.org/10.61796/jmgcb.v1i6.607

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