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Cesarean Section Safe For Infected Mothers.(Brief Article)
2001 SEP 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Women infected with HIV can undergo cesarean sections without an undue risk of severe complications, researchers in South Africa report.
H.S. Cronje and colleagues at the University of the Orange Free State in Bloemfontein conducted a study to "document complications associated with cesarean section in HIV infected women." Their results were published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Although the incidence of postoperative morbidity was somewhat higher for HIV positive women, Cronje and coauthors found that the severity of these complications was similar for mothers regardless of their infection status.
The researchers found a significantly higher rate of endometritis following cesarean sections in women infected with HIV. Almost a quarter (24%) of the seropositive study participants developed this inflammatory condition after surgery, compared with only 7% of HIV negative mothers. The rate of postoperative endometritis was even higher (44%) for infected women with severely compromised immune systems (CD4 cell counts
However, seropositive women who suffered from endometritis after surgery did not need extra treatment compared with HIV negative mothers, according to the report. The overall incidence of postoperative morbidity and mortality was similar for both groups of women, and HIV positive mothers did not require additional hospitalization ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Cesarean Section Safe For Infected Mothers.(Brief Article)