title: Antepartum haemorrhage at the Port Moresby General Hospital: a retrospective study of 130 consecutive cases.
abstract: In a retrospective study of 130 out of 141 consecutive cases of antepartum haemorrhage admitted to the Obstetrics Unit of the Port Moresby General Hospital in the three years 1987 to 1989, 33% had abruptio placentae, 48% had placenta praevia and in 19% the cause of the APH could not be determined. Delivery was by caesarean section in 56% of cases compared to a caesarean section rate of 3% for the total obstetric population. Stillbirth rates per 1000 total births were 223 for all the 130 cases, 81 for the praevia group, 488 for the abruptio group and 120 for the indeterminate group. The stillbirth rate for all deliveries in the hospital in the year 1989 was 21.5/1000.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Port Moresby General Hospital, Papua New Guinea.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Amoa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Augerea
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Klufio
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000150:complications; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D010923:Placenta Previa / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*