Exploring the effects of peri-partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes: a prospective cohort study
Abstract Objective In Africa, 80% of women ingest traditional medicine (TM) during pregnancy. Although widely used in Cameroon, no study in has either demonstrated its safety or effectiveness. Hence, we sought to determine the effects of TM ingestions during the peri-partum period on maternal and fo...
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| author | Julius Sama Dohbit Esther Meka Joel Noutakdie Tochie Myriam Mbia Koudo Ze Felix Essiben Valirie Ndip Agbor Jan Rene Nkeck Pascal Foumane |
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| description | Abstract Objective In Africa, 80% of women ingest traditional medicine (TM) during pregnancy. Although widely used in Cameroon, no study in has either demonstrated its safety or effectiveness. Hence, we sought to determine the effects of TM ingestions during the peri-partum period on maternal and foetal outcomes. A cohort study was conducted from January to April 2016 in two referral maternity departments of Cameroon. We consecutively enrolled all consenting parturients with gestational age above 28 weeks. We divided them into two groups; exposed and unexposed. The exposure studied was ingestion of TM within 72 h prior to delivery. Variables studied were socio-demographic characteristics, type and frequency of TM ingested and details of labour. Results We enrolled a total of 603 parturients of whom 147 in the exposed group and 456 in the non-exposed group. The most frequently used TM were honey and Triumfetta pentandra A. Ingestion of TM in the peri-paritum period was associated with intra-partum vaginal bleeding, dystocic labour, tachysystole and uterine atony. No adverse neonatal outcome was observed. Overall, these findings could help guide the direction of future research into the safety and potential benefits of peri-partum TM use, as well as serving as a preliminary reference for counselling. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15ff0558f51348dba054debf38d612ed2022-12-22T01:19:31ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002019-03-011211610.1186/s13104-019-4199-yExploring the effects of peri-partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes: a prospective cohort studyJulius Sama Dohbit0Esther Meka1Joel Noutakdie Tochie2Myriam Mbia Koudo Ze3Felix Essiben4Valirie Ndip Agbor5Jan Rene Nkeck6Pascal Foumane7Departement of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetrics and Paediatric HospitalDepartement of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetrics and Paediatric HospitalDepartement of Surgery and Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1Departement of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1Departement of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1Ibal Sub-divisional HospitalDepartement of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1Departement of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetrics and Paediatric HospitalAbstract Objective In Africa, 80% of women ingest traditional medicine (TM) during pregnancy. Although widely used in Cameroon, no study in has either demonstrated its safety or effectiveness. Hence, we sought to determine the effects of TM ingestions during the peri-partum period on maternal and foetal outcomes. A cohort study was conducted from January to April 2016 in two referral maternity departments of Cameroon. We consecutively enrolled all consenting parturients with gestational age above 28 weeks. We divided them into two groups; exposed and unexposed. The exposure studied was ingestion of TM within 72 h prior to delivery. Variables studied were socio-demographic characteristics, type and frequency of TM ingested and details of labour. Results We enrolled a total of 603 parturients of whom 147 in the exposed group and 456 in the non-exposed group. The most frequently used TM were honey and Triumfetta pentandra A. Ingestion of TM in the peri-paritum period was associated with intra-partum vaginal bleeding, dystocic labour, tachysystole and uterine atony. No adverse neonatal outcome was observed. Overall, these findings could help guide the direction of future research into the safety and potential benefits of peri-partum TM use, as well as serving as a preliminary reference for counselling.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4199-yTraditional medicineLabourMaternalFoetalOutcome |
| spellingShingle | Julius Sama Dohbit Esther Meka Joel Noutakdie Tochie Myriam Mbia Koudo Ze Felix Essiben Valirie Ndip Agbor Jan Rene Nkeck Pascal Foumane Exploring the effects of peri-partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes: a prospective cohort study BMC Research Notes Traditional medicine Labour Maternal Foetal Outcome |
| title | Exploring the effects of peri-partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes: a prospective cohort study |
| title_full | Exploring the effects of peri-partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes: a prospective cohort study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the effects of peri-partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes: a prospective cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the effects of peri-partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes: a prospective cohort study |
| title_short | Exploring the effects of peri-partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes: a prospective cohort study |
| title_sort | exploring the effects of peri partum ingestion of traditional medicine on maternal and foetal outcomes a prospective cohort study |
| topic | Traditional medicine Labour Maternal Foetal Outcome |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4199-y |
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