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61
Infant Deaths:— Per-
Number. centage.
Under 5½lbs. 7 1.1
Over 5½lbs. 5 0.8
Total 12 1.9
MEDICAL AID NOTICES.
In 264 cases medical aid was sought by midwives working in
the Hospital. Treatment was given by the Resident Medical Officer.
(a) For Complications during Pregnancy:—
Pre-eclamptic condition 1
Eclampsia 1
Collapse of patient 1
Cardiac condition 1
4
(b) For Complications during Labour:—
Ante-partum haemorrhage 7
Pre-eclampsia 1
Eclampsia 3
Epileptic Fit 1
Collapse in first stage (on admission) 1
Cardiac: second stage 10
Toxaemia: second stage 6
Delay in first and second stages 35
Delay in third stage 2
Obstructed labour 1
Breech presentation in a primipara 15
Brow presentation 1
Twins 3
Face presentation 1
Obstructed labour 1
Maternal distress 3
Foetal distress 7
Ruptured perineum 146
Post-partum haemorrhage 2
246
(c) For Complications during Puerperium:—
(Post-Natal admission)
Ruptured perineum 1