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Table 2 Obstetric outcomes of women with MOH (n = 119)

From: Major obstetric haemorrhage in Metro East, Cape Town, South Africa: a population-based cohort study using the maternal near-miss approach

 

N (%)

Mode of birth

 Spontaneous vaginal birth

56 (47.1)

 Instrumental

4 (3.3)

 Caesarean section

58 (48.7)

 Laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy

1 (0.8)

Maternal outcome

 Maternal death

1 (0.8)

 Poor outcome MOHa

46 (38.7)

 Case fatality rate

1 (0.8)

Neonatal outcome (n = 126)

 Live births

61 (48.8)

 Stillbirths

58 (46.0)

 Neonatal deaths

3 (2.4)

 Missing data

4 (3.2)

  1. apoor outcome = massive blood transfusion of ≥8 units of RBCs, hysterectomy or death