• Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Jul 2013

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Risk factors for uterine atony/postpartum hemorrhage requiring treatment after vaginal delivery.

    • Luisa A Wetta, Jeff M Szychowski, Samantha Seals, Melissa S Mancuso, Joseph R Biggio, and Alan T N Tita.
    • Center for Women's Reproductive Health and the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: lwetta@uabmc.edu.
    • Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2013 Jul 1;209(1):51.e1-6.

    ObjectiveWe sought to identify risk factors for uterine atony or hemorrhage.Study DesignWe conducted a secondary analysis of a 3-arm double-blind randomized trial of different dose regimens of oxytocin to prevent uterine atony after vaginal delivery. The primary outcome was uterine atony or hemorrhage requiring treatment. In all, 21 potential risk factors were evaluated. Logistic regression was used to identify independent risk factors using 2 complementary predefined model selection strategies.ResultsAmong 1798 women randomized to 10, 40, or 80 U of prophylactic oxytocin after vaginal delivery, treated uterine atony occurred in 7%. Hispanic (odds ratio [OR], 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-3.4), non-Hispanic white (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.0-2.5), preeclampsia (OR, 3.2; 95% CI, 2.0-4.9), and chorioamnionitis (OR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.6-5.0) were consistent independent risk factors. Other risk factors based on the specified selection strategies were obesity, induction/augmentation of labor, twins, hydramnios, anemia, and arrest of descent. Amnioinfusion appeared to be protective against uterine atony (OR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.29-0.98).ConclusionIndependent risk factors for uterine atony requiring treatment include Hispanic and non-Hispanic white ethnicity, preeclampsia, and chorioamnionitis.Copyright © 2013 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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