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ANTE-NATAL ADMISSIONS.
There were 119 admissions during the ante-natal period this
year; 43 patients were delivered before discharge from the Hospital.
Reasons for Admission:—
Albuminuria and hyperpiesis 33
(Seven of these were re-admissions)
Pre-eclamptic condition 3
Eclampsia 1
Hyperpiesis 4
Hyperpiesis and hyperemesis 2
Hyperemesis 2
Oedema 1
Glycosuria 1
Cardiac condition 10
Ante-partum haemorrhage 8
Phlebitis 1
Pyelitis 3
For observation following a fall 4
For rest 12
85
For observation and discharged because not in labour 34
Total 119
EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS.
Reasons for Admission:—
Ante-partum haemorrhage 4
Pre-eclamptic state 2
Obstructed labour 1
Delay in progress of labour 2
Face presentation 1
Breech presentation 1
Maternal distress 1
Prolapsed cord 1
Post-maturity 1
Disproportion 1
Transferred from other Hospitals 3
Total 18
In addition, two infants were admitted with their mothers; in
one case the mother was confined at home, but was admitted because
she was booked for admission here, in the other case the patient was
re-admitted after discharge for observation prior to transfer to a
Mental Hospital.