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OTHER PATHOLOGI CAL FI NDI NGS : 11. wi d e v a rie t y of other
p a tho l ogi cal findings was also found in 31 s Ubject s, and t h e s e
are pre sented be low i n TABLE 2.10. with the exception of a
small nu mber , IlI0sI;. o f these pa tholog i es were chro ni c d i s o r de rs
that we re present pri or to deliv ery i n t he s e SUb j e cts.
TABLE 2 . 10
OTHE R p ATHOLOGICA L FIND INGS IN THIRTY ONE S UBJ ECT S
No. o f
Pathol o ay SUbjects
other derm atological l esio ns 6
Musculoskeletal 5
Obstetric .ne rve palsies 4
Localised s k i n sepsis 4
Abnor1'l\Al ur i ne f i ndings 3
Goitres 2
Mi no r p s ychiatric pathology 2
Puffy face and/or anasarca 2
Pro lapsed haemor rhoids 2
Eye patho l ogy 1
Cardiac pathology -.L.-
TOTA L -ll......!.
• Note one SUb ject had t wo t ype s of pa t hology .
POSTPARTUM HAEMOGLOBI N LEVELS : Postpartum h a emoqlo b i n l e v el s
wer e av a ilable for 327 subjects with data mi s s i ng for 32
s ubjec ts. No b lood samples wer e collected for fo u r s ubjects
seen outsi de the .pu e r pe r a l period , an d f rom 6 other sub j ects
seen at home. Twenty-two blood samples were l ost t o accide nt s
i n the l abor a t or y or during t r an s por t a t i on .