PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN WOMEN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA: A FIVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.
SCD pregnant women have good fetal-maternal outcomes, however not receiving ANC and lower level of education were associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. Health education, access to ANC, prompt diagnosis, treatment of complications and multi-disciplinary team management will improve the pregnancy outcomes.
Authors
- Rukiyat A Abdus-Salam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2226-0597)
- O. Ogunbode
- T A Olukunle
Institutions
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- University College Hospital, Ibadan (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00