Abstract
Objective: To study the effect of maternal age, gravidity, parity, previous abortion and previous caesarean section on placenta previa. Methods: We reviewed records of 95 women with placenta previa and compared with 190 women delivered during the same period, all delivering between 16 April 1994 and 15 May 1997. We compared maternal age, parity, gravidity, previous abortion, and previous caesarean section. Results: Placenta previa is higher among women gravida > 4 (p < 0.002), para > 3 (p < 0.01) and previous caesarean section (p < 0.02). There is no increase in the incidence of placenta previa with increasing maternal age and previous abortion. Conclusion: The risk of placenta previa is increased with higher gravidity, higher parity, previous lower segment caesarean section, while increasing maternal age and previous abortion had no significant effect.
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