Pueiperal sepsis, haemorrhage, post abortal sepsis and hypertensive disease remain the main causes of maternal mortality at Harare Maternity Hospital. Lack of antenatal care was a factor in the majority of deaths. Preventative ...

There were 97 perinatal death attributed to congenital malformations in the Greater Harare Obstetric Unit during 1983. This gives an incidence of 2.14/1 000 total births. The central nervous system was the most frequently ...

rat of patients during a one-month study within the Greater Harare Obstetric Unit. Pre-eclampsia was the most common type of hypertension present in 72 (33,6%) patients. The :pidemiological characteristics of the patients ...

The reference values for urea, creatinine and electrolytes were determined in sera of 460 African and 200 Caucasian females. All except creatinine levels are significantly different statistically. African females have lower ...