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B N Brenner

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Pregnancy in the unwed White South African.

A sociological and obstetric analysis of 130 unwed Afrikaans- and English-speaking mothers showed that 78% of English-speaking and 61% of Afrikaans-speaking mothers preferred to keep their babies. More than 80% of women in both language groups did not use contraceptives. There were no statistically significant differences between the unwed mothers and a married control group as regards antenatal anaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, antepartum haemorrhage and breech presentation. Labour lasted longer than 18 hours in 8.6% of English-speaking unwed mothers but in none of the Afrikaans group. English-speaking mothers who gave up their babies for adoption had a higher incidence of prolonged labour, toxaemia, forceps delivery and premature birth.

Adolescent↗

Tuberculosis of the vulva: case reports.

Tuberculosis of the vulva in 3 patients is reported. The difficulty in clinical differentiation of this condition from carcinoma of the vulva is stressed. The literature is reviewed and current management is discussed.

Adult↗

Pseudocyesis in Blacks.

Twenty-one Balck women with pseudocyesis were seen over a 4-month period at the Baragwanath Hospital antenatal clinic. The psychological backgrounds of 9 of the 21 women were assessed in detail. That Blacks are unable to cope with and sublimate a stressful "infertility" adequately is suggested as the aetiological factor which leads to the high incidence of this psychosomatic disorder in Blacks.

Adolescent↗