FREQUENCY OF ABRUPTION PLACENTA IN GRAND MULTIGRAVIDA

Authors

  • Tanweer Akhtar Shaikh Zayed Women Hospital/Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana Pakistan
  • Shabnam Naz Shaikh Shaikh Zayed Women Hospital/Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana Pakistan
  • Arooba Bhutto Shaikh Zayed Women Hospital/Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana Pakistan

Keywords:

Grand multigravida, Maternal mortality, Placental abruption, Pregnancy complications

Abstract

Objective: To determine frequency of abruptio placenta in grand multigravida.

Study Design: Case-series study.

Place and Duration of Study: Shaikh Zaid Women Hospital CMCH Larkana, from Oct 2016 to Mar 2017.

Methodology: Total 172 patients of age 25-35 years, in their >5th pregnancy with gestational age >28 weeks were consecutively selected. Multifetal pregnancy, history of smoking, medical disorders like diabetes mellitus, heart disease, polyhydramnios, history of trauma in current pregnancy were excluded. Chi-square was used as test of significance with a p-value ≤0.05 was taken as significant.

Results: Mean age was 29.66 ± 3.28 years and mean gestational age was 33.11 ± 3.23 weeks, mean parity was 4.40 ± 1.14 children and mean gravidity was 6.12 ± 1.10 with the range of gravida 5 to 9. Frequency of placental abruption among grand multigravida women was found to be 11.63%. Age of multigravida women & gestational age were non-significant (p=0.360 & 0.378 respectively) while gravidity, parity were statistically significant effect (p=0.001, 0.023 respectively).

Conclusion: The frequency of placental abruption was not very uncommon in our population of multigravida women therefore; special focus on placental abruption be given during the antenatal visits of such women.

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Published

27-01-2020

How to Cite

Akhtar, T., Shaikh, S. N., & Bhutto, A. (2020). FREQUENCY OF ABRUPTION PLACENTA IN GRAND MULTIGRAVIDA. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 70(Suppl-1), S74–77. Retrieved from https://www.pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3797

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