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Primary postpartum haemorrhage in an Australian tertiary hospital: a case‐control study
Author(s) -
HENRY Amanda,
BIRCH MaryRose,
SULLIVAN Elizabeth A.,
KATZ Sue,
WANG Yueping Alex
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2005.00394.x
Subject(s) - medicine , forceps delivery , postpartum haemorrhage , forceps , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , vaginal delivery , hospital records , population , multivariate analysis , rupture of membranes , tertiary level , gynecology , pregnancy , surgery , fetus , genetics , physics , environmental health , mathematics education , mathematics , optics , biology
The present study aimed to determine the incidence of primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) after vaginal birth at an Australian tertiary hospital, and to investigate risk factors for primary PPH at this hospital. A case‐control study of women delivering vaginally at a tertiary hospital from February to June 2003 was performed. Demographic, antenatal, intrapartum, treatment and outcome data were abstracted from patient records. The study population comprised 125 cases and 125 controls, with a primary PPH rate of 12.1 per 100 vaginal births. Risk factors on multivariate analysis were past history of PPH, second stage labour > 60 min, forceps delivery, and incomplete placenta/ragged membranes.
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