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Cardiac Disease.
There were 24 cases. None died. Three infants were stillborn
among the 22 births, a mortality of 14 per cent.
Hydramnios.
There were 11 cases: 7 "Booked" cases at Mayday Hospital, 2
"Booked" cases at St. Mary's Maternity Hospital, and 2 Mayday
emergency cases.
No mother died. Seven infants were still-born, a mortality of
63 per cent.
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 69 31 40 140
Number of stillbirths and infant
deaths 10 6 2 18
Foetal and infant mortality 15% 20% 5% 13%
Number of maternal deaths 1 — 1 2
(Twins)