TY  - BOOK
AU  -       Careen Charles Msaki
AU  -      Richard Kirita
AU  - Karol Julius Marwa
TI  - Prevalence and Maternal Outcomes of Ante Partum Hemorrhage among Pregnant Women Delivering at Mwanza City, Tanzania.      
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania: 
PB  - Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando]
KW  -  
N2  - Abstract:

Background: Hemorrhage is the main cause of maternal death during pregnancy. Ante partum hemorrhage remains to be an important cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity in developing countries, approximately 4 pregnant women among 100 admitted during the ante natal period are diagnosed to have APH.

Methods: Cross sectional study in which pregnant women above 18 years who consented to give socio demographic and clinical information will be interviewed and personal details will be collected. 

Results: The prevalence of APH has found to be 19.08% where out of 46 cases of maternal complications of APH, uterine rupture contributed to 2.3%, blood transfusion after delivery contributed to 13% and 76.1% of cases delivered vaginally with no reported maternal death.

Conclusion: APH is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, which could be prevented by regular antenatal care, early detection of high-risk cases, and early referral to higher center, Good facilities for delivery with well-trained personnel’s, availability of blood banks and multidisciplinary approach can improve maternal outcome of APH.

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