Retained placenta and postpartum haemorrhage

Objective: to determine the frequency of retained placenta and common factors leading to it among patients presenting with postpartum hemorrhage. material and methods: this study was conducted at obstetrics and gynecology unit,kalsoom maternity hospital,peshawar,pakistan from january 2015 to december 2015. a total of 295 patients were observed by keeping 25.8% proportion of pre term labor as a factor leading to retained placenta,95% confidence interval and 5% margin of error using who sample size calculations. results: this study was conducted among 295 patients in which mean age was 32 years ± 1.23 sd. twenty percent patients had retained placenta in which 25% were unbooked,30% had low placental weight,30% were grand multiparity,35% had preterm delivery,22% had previous dilatation and curettage and 13% had previous ceaserian section. conclusion: retained placenta will continue to occur but the morbidities and even mortality could be reduced to the barest minimum with excellent antenatal care. © 2016,khyber medical college. all rights reserved.