title: Post partum haemorrhage in a teaching hospital in Nigeria: a 5-year experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to determine the incidence, causes and the maternal mortality associated with postpartum haemorrhage in a tertiary centre in Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case records of all patients that had postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal delivery at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife unit over a 5-year period (January 1st, 2002 to December 31st, 2006) were reviewed and analysed. Post-partum blood loss was calculated by estimating blood loses in graduated containers and in bed lines and gauze packs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  112 women had postpartum haemorrhage during the period under review. 76(67.86%) had primary postpartum haemorrhage and 36(32.14%) had secondary postpartum haemorrhage. The commonest cause of post partum haemorrhage was retained products of conception due mismanagement of the third stage of labour, this occurred in 88 women (78.57%) of cases. Other causes were uterine atony 12(10.71%), genital tract laceration 9(8.04%), disseminated intravascular coagulopathy 1(0.8%) puerperal sepsis 1(0.8%) and broken down episiotomy, 1(0.8%). The maternal mortality during the period was 90 out of which 6 were due to postpartum haemorrhage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Retained products of conception resulting from mismanagement of the third stage of labour is the most common cause of post partum haemorrhage in our centre.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. ajenifujako@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Ajenifuja
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Adepiti
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Ogunniyi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008499:Medical Records; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
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