Infant mortality is still relevant despite the improvement and the accessibility of hospital care. Premature birth are two fold higher than in metropolitan France. Some factors has been suspected such as precariousness, alcoholism, congenital malformation, care accessibility, epidemic environment ... Nevertheless, the impact of these factors on foetal death or new-born death are not yet sufficiently quantified to provide appropriate care and prevention action in Reunion Island.
Through the analysis of interview of the mothers that have lost their infant during pregnancy or just after birth, the study aims to draw a picture of the pregnancy cares offer and pregnancy conditions in Reunion Island. This study is an non interventional case-control study. Socio-economic conditions, pregnancy care and prevention are screened to identified the major cause of foetal or new-born death in Reunion Island. These data are still lacking and will be useful to identify which public health actions that should be organized.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
45
A midwife is in charge to interview the mother during the month following the lost of her infant.
A midwife is in charge to interview the mother during the month following the lost of her infant.
A midwife is in charge to interview the mother during her hospital stay
Chu Reunion Island
Saint-Pierre, Reunion
Rate of suboptimal care
The main suboptimal care are searched: * lack or inefficient corticotherapy during pregnancy * infant birth in an under equipped hospital, without facilities for premature birth * prenatal diagnosis of serious congenital malformations involving specific care at birth * lack of B-streptococcus detection * unexpected caesarean section during delivery * unexpected dystocia
Time frame: within 4 weeks after birth (control) or lost (case)
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A midwife is in charge to interview the mother during her hospital stay