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Table 3 Primary causes of obstetric haemorrhage (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 (%)

Placental abnormalities

 Abruption

  with hypertension

35 (29.4)

  without hypertension

10 (8.4)

 Retained placenta

11 (9.2)

 Placenta previa

5 (4.2)

 Abnormally invasive placenta

5 (4.2)

Operative complications

  during CSa

  after CS

10 (8.4)

19 (16)

Uterine Atony

13 (10.9)

Perineal trauma

6

Uterine rupture

3 (2.5)

Uterine inversion

Subcapsular liver haematoma

1 (0.8)

1 (0.8)

  1. aCS caesarean section