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Complications of cervical cerclage in Igbo women. 1986

V E Egwuatu

Igbo women inhabit one of the most densely populated regions of Africa. This study suggests that cervical incompetence in Igbo women is prevalent among the literate and higher socioeconomic group, that it occurs at an earlier age when compared with published series, possibly reflecting earlier marriage and childbearing, and that the damage occurs mostly during the first or second delivery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009549	Nigeria	A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.	Federal Republic of Nigeria
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D002581	Uterine Cervical Incompetence	Incompetent UTERINE CERVIX is usually diagnosed in the second trimester of PREGNANCY. It is characterized by passive painless cervical dilation in the absence of UTERINE CONTRACTION; BLEEDING; INFECTION; and sometimes with the amniotic sac (AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE) bulging through the partially dilated cervix. Left untreated, this condition may lead to premature pregnancy loss, such as HABITUAL ABORTION.	Cervix Incompetence,Incompetent Cervix,Cervical Incompetence, Uterine,Cervices, Incompetent,Cervix, Incompetent,Incompetence, Cervix,Incompetence, Uterine Cervical,Incompetent Cervices
D005006	Ethnicity	A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.	Ethnic Groups,Nationality,Ethnic Group,Nationalities
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D014592	Uterine Hemorrhage	Bleeding from blood vessels in the UTERUS, sometimes manifested as vaginal bleeding.	Hemorrhage, Uterine,Vaginal Bleeding,Uterine Bleeding,Bleeding, Uterine,Bleeding, Vaginal,Bleedings, Vaginal,Uterine Bleedings,Uterine Hemorrhages,Vaginal Bleedings