A comparative analysis of Postpartum Hemorrhage incidence and influencing factors between nulliparous and multiparous women in Hunan Province, China: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a common cause of maternal death worldwide, but data on PPH incidence and influencing factors for nulliparous and multiparous women is scarce. So, the study aimed to assess the differences in PPH incidence and influencing factors between nulliparous and multiparous women.

Methods

A multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted among women who gave birth at ≥ 28 weeks of gestation in Hunan Province, China, from January 2017 to December 2018. Logistic regression assessed PPH-influencing factors, and the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC curve) assessed the predictive performance of identified factors.

Results

A total of 144,845 postpartum women were included in the study. The incidence of PPH (blood loss ≥ 500 

SUBMITTER: Bestman PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10874836 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature