ULTRASOUND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS OF ABORTIONS IN KORDUFAN STATE

Abstract

The primary health care represents a worldwide issue. Maternal care is a real problem that faces the primary health care system for the safety of the mother and decreases the mortality and abortion rates. In this study 986 pregnant women were scanned with concentration on 100 women of them who have been suffering from abortion complication. This study was at the insurance medical health centre in Babanoso (south of Kordufan) during the period from November 2006 to November 2007. All patients were evaluated sonograghically using Fukuda ultrasound machine with probe 3.5 MHz. Patients age was between 16 to 47 years old with mean of 17 years old. The incidence of abortions was 10.1% of all recognized pregnancies, the high currency was among those who belonged to age group (20 to 30). The main common cause of these abortions might be heavy lifting and other causes such as trauma, placental defect….etc. The most cases were in the 1rst trimester of pregnancy. The high frequency was among housewives women it was 76%.