ANTENATAL EVENTS AMONGST MOTHERS OF BABIES WITH OROFACIAL CLEFTS.

A A Olusanya, A I Michael, O A Olawoye, V I Akinmoladun

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Article in Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Antenatal care and childbirth experience among parents of children with orofacial clefts: an observational study.BMC oral health · 2026
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A A OlusanyaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

A I MichaelDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan.

O A OlawoyeDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan.

V I AkinmoladunDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

University College Hospital, Ibadan · NGUniversity of Ibadan · NG

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Abstract

backgroundExogenous factors occurring in the antenatal period could be contributory to the formation of orofacial cleft. This study sought to determine the antenatal events in mothers that may have contributed to orofacial cleft deformity of their children. METHODOLOGY: It was a prospective observational cross sectional study of consenting mothers of babies with orofacial cleft who met the inclusion criteria. The study instrument was a questionnaire.

resultsSeventy-two mothers participated in the study. Most of these mothers were below 35 years of age and more than half, 43 (59.7%) were of the low-intermediate socioeconomic status. Although majority, 70 (97.2) of the mothers had antenatal care, the mean gestational age at commencement of antenatal care was 4 months. Almost all, 69 (95.8%) mothers had ultrasound scans however the detection of the orofacial cleft was in only 2 (2.8%) mothers. The commonest medication taken was haematinics, 26 (36.1%). Herbal medication, 15 (20.8%) and antimalarial, 12 (16.7%) were the other drugs more frequently taken. The mean age of pregnancy at commencement of these medications was 3.6 months.

conclusionAlthough uptake of antenatal service was common practice among mothers of babies with orofacial clefts in this study, no antenatal predisposing factors were identified.

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