Author(s)

Yobi Alexis Sawadogo^1,2*, Boubakar Toure^1,2, Sibraogo Kiemtore^1,2, Evelyne Komboigo-Savadogo³, Dantola Paul Kain^1,2, Issa Ouedraogo^1,4, Adama Ouattara^1,2, Hyacinthe Zamane^1,2, Ali Ouedraogo¹, Blandine Thieba¹

¹Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
²Yalgado OUEDRAOGO Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
³Boromo District Hospital, Boromo, Burkina Faso.
⁴Teaching Hospital of Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.

Objective: To study emergency cesarean section in teenagers with the goal of reducing morbidity and maternal-fetal mortality. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective collection of data on 248 cases collected from July 1st to December 31st, 2016. Results: The incidence of cesarean section in teenagers was 56.4%. The average age was 18 ± 0.4 years old. The vast majority were primiparous (92.7%). The main indications for emergency Caesarean section were: pre-eclampsia and its complications (20.2%), acute fetal distress (18.5), pre-rupture syndrome (14.1%) and bone dystocia (11.7%). The maternal mortality rate was 1.6% and perinatal mortality was 134 per 1000 live births. Conclusion: The rate of caesarean section is high at Yalgado OUéDRAOGO Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou. Postoperative complications are sometimes serious and compromise the maternal and fetal outcome. There is a need for increased surveillance of all pregnant and recently delivered women to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in teenagers.

Caesarean Section, Emergency, Teenagers, Indications, Prognosis

Sawadogo, Y. , Toure, B. , Kiemtore, S. , Komboigo-Savadogo, E. , Kain, D. , Ouedraogo, I. , Ouattara, A. , Zamane, H. , Ouedraogo, A. and Thieba, B. (2018) Emergency Cesarean Section for Teenagers at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital (YOTH), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Frequency, Indications, Maternal and Perinatal Prognosis. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 8, 936-945. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2018.811095.