PREVALENCE OF HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE IN CESAREAN SECTION IN AL-KADHIMIYA TEACHING HOSPITAL

Abdul- Abass Al-Omrani, Areeg

	PREVALENCE OF HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE IN CESAREAN SECTION IN AL-KADHIMIYA TEACHING HOSPITAL
IRAQI JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 82-87
Author
Areeg Abdul- Abass Al-Omrani
Abstract
Background: Hyaline membrane disease ,one of the commonest cause of sever respiratory distress early in life ,which is caused by surfactant deficiency is described not only in preterm infant but also in near term babies after cesarean section . Objective: The study aimed to identify the occurrence of hyaline membrane disease following cesarean section (cs) in AL-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital. Patient and methods: The study was conducted during the period between 1st January-30 April 2009, on 372 neonate born in AL-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital .All patients were singletons, their gestational age between 37-40 weeks, and their body weight >2.5 kg. They were grouped into 3 groups according to the mode of delivery, normal vaginal delivery (NVD), emergency or elective CS. Result: Males were affected more than females (14.1%&9.2% respectively), occurrence of hyaline membrane disease was much higher after delivery by CS(18.5%)., than after NVD (4.76 %).There was little difference in the occurrence of hyaline membrane disease between emergency and elective CS and the lower the body weight of the neonate the more the occurrence of hyaline membrane disease was noted. Conclusion: Normal vaginal delivery has a possible protective effect against hyaline membrane disease as the frequencies of it’s occurrence was noticed to be less in normal vaginal deliveries than in cesarean section deliveries. Key words: Hyaline membrane disease, normal vaginal delivery, cesarean section ,elective ,emergency .
Keywords
Hyaline membrane disease; Normal Vaginal Delivery; cesarean section; elective; emergency

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