Abstract
Objective
To explore the risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with antepartum bleeding of unknown origin (ABUO).
Design
Cohort study based on data extracted from the Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank. Exposure was antepartum haemorrhage occurring after the first trimester not attributable to placenta praevia or placental abruption.
Setting
Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Population
All primigravidae delivering between 1976 and 2010.
Methods
Data were analysed using univariate and multivariate statistical methods.
Main outcome measures
Pre-eclampsia, induced labour, mode of delivery, preterm delivery, postpartum haemorrhage, admission to neonatal unit, perinatal death.
To explore the risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with antepartum bleeding of unknown origin (ABUO).
Design
Cohort study based on data extracted from the Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank. Exposure was antepartum haemorrhage occurring after the first trimester not attributable to placenta praevia or placental abruption.
Setting
Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Population
All primigravidae delivering between 1976 and 2010.
Methods
Data were analysed using univariate and multivariate statistical methods.
Main outcome measures
Pre-eclampsia, induced labour, mode of delivery, preterm delivery, postpartum haemorrhage, admission to neonatal unit, perinatal death.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 44-52 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | BJOG-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 15 Oct 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Date of Acceptance:22/07/2013Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank Ms Linda Murdoch and Ms Katie Wilde for extracting the data from AMND.
Keywords
- antepartum haemorrhage of unknown origin
- maternal outcomes
- perinatal outcomes
- preterm delivery