[Adverse prognostic factors for preeclampsia in Madagascar].

Introduction: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are serious diseases that cause high rates of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Our goal was to determine the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory findings associated with complications in these patients after the onset of hypertension.

Methods: This retrospective analytical study examined the files of women with hypertension who delivered at the Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics in Befelatanana, Madagascar, in 2008-2010.

[Neonatal prognosis for pulsating umbilical cord prolapse at the Befelatanana hospital of Madagascar].

Unlabelled: Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetrical emergency that is life-threatening for the fetus. This retrospective cross-sectional study examined cases of pulsating umbilical cord prolapses at our level-3 maternity unit over the past three years and sought to assess their prognosis. Cord prolapse occurred in 0.

[Ectopic pregnancy in Madagascar: 107 cases].

Introduction: Ectopic pregnancy is a serious gynecological disease requiring early diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study is to analyze the epidemiologic, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this disease in a reference hospital in Madagascar.

Patients And Methods: This prospective and descriptive study included all women diagnosed with and treated for ectopic pregnancy at the University Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Befelatanana during the 6-month period from January 1 to June 30, 2011.

[Comparison of efficacy of chloroquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in malaria prevention in pregnant women in the Toamasina region (Madagascar)].

Malaria still represents a great cause of death in sub-Saharan African areas, mainly among pregnant women. We conducted this prospective study during two years in a malaria-endemic stable region in the east of Madagascar (Toamasina) with an aim to compare the efficacy of weekly chloroquine (CQ) and the use of intermittent presumptive treatment by sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP). 519 pregnant women were included in this study (CQ = 285; SP = 256).