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Cardiac Disease.
There were 25 cases. One mother died. Three infants were
stillborn and 1 died among the 16 births, a mortality of 25 per cent.
In 7 cases, Hysterotomy and Sterilization was performed at
about the third month, and in 4 cases abortion was induced.
Hydramnios.
There were 18 cases: 14 "Booked" cases at Mayday Hospital,
and 4 "Booked" cases at St. Mary's Maternity Hospital.
No mother died. Three infants were still-born and one died,
a mortality of 19 per cent. There were three sets of twins.
Albuminuria.
Every patient attending the Ante-natal Clinic has the urine
tested and the blood pressure recorded at each visit. All cases of
Albuminuria (confirmed by catheter specimen) or hypertension
with a diastolic blood pressure of 90 or over, are admitted to
hospital. The routine treatment adopted in hospital was rest,
meat-free diet with a high vitamin and calcium content (milk and
egg yolk), copious fluids, alkalies and aperients. If the symptoms
and signs did not disappear in about 10 days, or if they became
progressively worse, labour was induced.
Mayday
Hospital
Booked.
Mayday
Hospital
Emergency.
St. Mary's
Maternity
Hospital
Booked.
Total.
Number of cases 170 24 85 279
Number of stillbirths and infant
deaths 7 4 2 13
Foetal and infant mortality 4% 18% 2% 5%
Number of maternal deaths nil nil nil nil
Eclampsia.
Mayday
Hospital.
Booked.
Mayday
Hospital.
Emergency.
St. Mary's
Maternity
Hospital.
Booked.
Total.
Number of cases
0
2
0
2
There were no maternal deaths'.
One infant was still-born, the other died.