Micrette Ngalula

University of Likasi
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract Title: Screening for cephalopelvic disproportion in nulliparous women Contribution of external pelvimetry and measurements of uterine height and nulliparous height (DRCongo)

Biography:

Micrette Ngalula is an obstetrician-gynecologist, head of research, and PhD student at the University of Likasi. She is the author of several scientific articles. She is married and the mother of five wonderful children. Gynecology and obstetrics is not just a career but a lived experience.

Research Interest:

Childbirth in nulliparous women is associated with numerous complications. Cephalopelvic disproportion occurs when the dimensions of the mother's pelvis are incompatible with the dimensions of the fetal head. The aim is to determine the relationship between external pelvimetry, measurement of maternal height on the one hand, and obstetric outcome on the other. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with an analytical component that recorded a cesarean section rate of 23.33%. Nulliparous women whose height was less than 150 cm accounted for 50% of this rate. A statistical difference was observed between the group of women who gave birth vaginally and those who gave birth by cesarean section (Wilcoxon test: p less than 0.001) for all pelvic diameters, with the smallest diameters found in cesarean-delivered and nulliparous women of maternal height. This is a simple and inexpensive means of screening for pathological pelvises and avoiding cephalopelvic disproportion.