A year of deliveries at the Adjamé maternity hospital in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

Abstract

This study based on hospital records is an analysis of 7433 deliveries in Adjamé Maternity Hospital, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The incidence of low birthweight babies is 14.1%. Mean birthweight and height were shown to increase significantly from parity 1 to 9. Lowest mean birthweight and highest incidence of low birthweight babies were observed in primiparae. Incidence of stillbirths and abortions according to parity are described and an estimate of infant mortality rate has been attempted.