Incidence of Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Patients Served at the Niño Jesús Hospital in Barranquilla. January 2017-January 2018

Abstract

Objective: To determine the incidence of clinical and sociodemographic factors related to postpartum hemorrhage in the puerperal women attended in the OB / GYN service of the Niño Jesús Hospital in the city of Barranquilla. Materials and methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study. The sample was made up of the total population that had a vaginal delivery and caesarean section (5,384), a total of 280 patients were recruited, which is equivalent to 5.2%, the difference of 5,104 were excluded from the study because they did not meet the criteria for inclusion and / or lack of information that they presented immediate postpartum hemorrhages attended at the Hospital Niño Jesús in Barranquilla, which was chosen through a non-probability sampling for convenience and the results obtained from the documentary review of the patients' records between January 2017 to January 2018.  Results: The advanced age of the patients is considered a risk factor associated with postpartum hemorrhages, being evident in 70% between the ages of 30 to 47 years. Regarding sociodemographic factors such as marital status, it was observed that free union predominated with 47% and in occupation, 79% of the patients are housewives. The deed is an important factor of the patients; it was evident that 80% have already had more than 3 previous deliveries. Conclusions: Prenatal control during pregnancy is of vital importance to avoid postpartum hemorrhages, allowing early identification of risk factors, danger signs and symptoms, and timely treatment of complications.