Table 3 Pregnancy and obstetric characteristics
Pregnancy and obstetric variables | Frequency N (%) |
|---|---|
Place of Previous Delivery | |
 home | 89 (41.40) |
 hospital | 126 (58.60) |
Place of Current Delivery | |
 home | 1 (0.5) |
 hospital | 214 (99.5) |
Number of Parity | |
 Nulliparous | 39 (18.1) |
 2–3 | 102 (47.4) |
 4–5 | 41 (19.1) |
  > 5 | 33 (15.3) |
Gestation | |
 Singleton | 208 (96.7) |
 Multiple | 7 (3.3) |
Abortion | |
 Yes | 38 (17.7) |
 No | 177 (82.3) |
Number of Abortion | |
 1 | 29 (13.5) |
 2 | 7 (3.3) |
 3 | 2 (0.9) |
Stillbirth | |
 Yes | 40 (18.6) |
 No | 175 (81.4) |
Number of Stillbirths | |
 1 | 33 (15.3) |
 2 | 7 (3.3) |
Previous Type of Delivery | |
 Vaginal | 128 (73.6) |
 Cesarean section | 6 (3.4) |
 Instrumental | 6 (3.4) |
 Spontaneous | 34 (19.5) |
Previous large baby (babies weighing more than 4000 g) | |
 Yes | 8 (3.7) |
 No | 207 (96.3) |
Previous PPH | |
 Yes | 75 (34.9) |
 No | 140 (65.1) |
Having prenatal care in the current pregnancy | |
 Yes | 160 (74.4) |
 No | 55 (25.6) |
Having regular prenatal care | |
 Yes | 114 (53) |
 No | 101 (47) |
Type of current delivery | |
 Vaginal | 124 (57.7) |
 Cesarean section | 63 (29.3) |
 Instrumental | 19 (8.8) |
 Spontaneous | 9 (4.2) |
Anatomical location of the bleeding | |
 Uterus | 161 (74.9) |
 Vagina | 33 (15.3) |
 Perinea | 9 (4.2) |
 Cervix | 12 (5.6) |
Estimated amount of bleeding (cc) | |
 500_999 | 117 (54.4) |
  ≥ 1000 | 98 (45.6) |
How the primary PPH was diagnosed | |
 sign and symptoms | 118 (54.9) |
 patient’s complaint | 97 (45.1) |
Primarily who diagnosed the primary PPH | |
 Nurse | 1 (0.5) |
 Midwife | 157 (73) |
 Obstetrician | 52 (24.2) |
 Othersa | 5 (2.3) |
Final confirmation person | |
 Midwife | 54 (25.1) |
 Obstetrician | 146 (67.9) |
 Othersa | 15 (7) |