Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Head: Prof C. van Gelderen

Overview

How wonderful can change be. In the near future Chris Hani Baragwanath Maternity Hospital will be incorporating the Gynaecology department, providing services under the same roof with a common goal for "quality care". Soon we will no longer refer to the Maternity Hospital but to the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This department will also become a cost centre with a new organogram.

Structure

• Obstetrics
300 beds

• Gynaecology
96 beds

Workload

Obstetrics:

• Deliveries
17'000

• Low Birth Weight Babies
3'500

• Stillborn
700

• Neonatal Deaths
280

• Caesarian sections
4'160

Gynaecology:

• Outpatients
14'400

• Follow-up outpatients
3'450

• Admissions
5'300

• Hysterectomy
390

• New Oncology patients
160

• Emergencies
3'100

• Termination of Pregnancy
1'100

In the past our sick newborn babies were in different wards. Now one of the wards had been upgraded to accommodate 90 sick neonates, according to modern neonatal standards. For this we would like to thank Gauteng's facility planning department and the management of Chris Hani Baragwanath.

There is a Perinatal HIV Research Unit situated at the hospital. During 1997 Bara was chosen by the UNAids as one of nine sites world-wide where HIV/AIDS research is being conducted in the international search for an Aids vaccine.

All pregnant women undergo consented tests for HIV/AIDS, and if found positive are referred to this clinic for counselling and treatment. At present (1999) about 26% of the test group are found to be HIV positive.

The hospital has facilities for sophisticated ante-natal, intrapartum and postpartum care.

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