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Face and Brow Presentations (7 cases of Face and none of Brow).
There were three cases of Face Presentation "Booked" at
Mayday Hospital; two "Emergency" cases at Mayday Hospital;
and two among the St. Mary's Maternity Hospital "Booked"
cases. No mother died. One infant was stillborn and one died:
a mortality of 29 per cent.
Shoulder Presentations (3 cases).
There was a "Booked" case at each hospital and an "Emergency"
at Mayday Hospital. No mother died. One infant was
still born: a mortality of 33 per cent.
Complex Presentation.
One "Booked" case at Mayday Hospital had a stillborn baby.
The mother recovered.
Prolapse of Cord (3 cases).
At Mayday Hospital there were one "Booked" and two "Emergency"
cases. No mother died. The infants were stillborn.
Post-Partum Haemorrhage (28 cases).
There were nine cases in Mayday Hospital "Booked" cases;
four in Mayday Hospital "Emergency" cases; and 14 in St. Mary's
Maternity Hospital "Booked" cases.
There was one maternal death, a "Booked" case at St. Mary's
Maternity Hospital. Maternal mortality 3.6 per cent. Twins
died, an infant mortality of 7 per cent.
Abortion.
The service dealt with 136 cases of Abortion during the year.
All were treated at Mayday Hospital (16 "Booked" cases arid 120
"Emergency").
There were 2 maternal deaths. In addition, 2 cases of Incomplete
Abortion were admitted to Mayday Hospital Isolation Wards
as Puerperal Sepsis, and 2 cases to the Borough Hospital Puerperal
Infection Unit, and are recorded in the Report of the Puerperal
Isolation Wards (one maternal death).