Experience of Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomies at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Quetta, Pakistan

Table 1

Basic demographics and relationship of peripartum hysterectomy with parity.

	Number of cases	%
(1) Peripartum hysterectomy	46	0.36; (~4 per 1,000 births)
(2) Mode of delivery:
Vaginal	1	2.2%
Caesarean	45	97.8%
(3) Monthly income (Rupees)
<5,000 (~$60)	38	82.6%
5,000–10,000 ($60–120)	5	10.9%
>10,000 ($120)	3	6.5%
(4) Area of residence
Rural	32	69.6%
Urban	14	30.4%
(5) Antenatal care visit Received prior to presentation
Yes	8	17.4%
No	38	82.6%
(6) Relationship with maternal age
20–24	2	4.3%
25–30	10	21.7%
31–35	22	47.8%
36 and above	12	26.0%
(7) Relationship with parity
Primigravida	1	2.2%
1–4	13	28.3%
5–15	32	69.6%
(8) Duration of pregnancy
Full term	38	82.6%
Preterm	2	4.3%
Postterm	6	13.1%