David Collins Agaba, Henry Mark Lugobe, Richard Migisha, Mark Jjuuko, Pascal Saturday, Dean Kisombo, Subira Mlangwa Atupele, Justus Kirabira, Matthew Tumusiime, Godfrey Katamba, Godfrey Mugyenyi, Sezalio Masembe, Musa Kayondo, Joseph Ngonzi
BACKGROUND: Early recognition of haemodynamic instability after birth and prompt interventions are necessary to reduce adverse maternal outcomes due to postpartum haemorrhage. Obstetric shock Index (OSI) has been recommended as a simple, accurate, reliable, and low-cost early diagnostic measure that identifies hemodynamically unstable women. OBJECTIVES: We determined the prevalence of abnormal obstetric shock index and associated factors among women in the immediate postpartum period following vaginal delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) in southwestern Uganda...
January 4, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth