Short interbirth interval and associated factors among women with antecedent cesarean deliveries at a tertiary hospital, Southwestern Uganda

Autor: Onesmus Byamukama, Richard Migisha, Paul Kato Kalyebara, Leevan Tibaijuka, Henry Mark Lugobe, Joseph Ngonzi, Onesmus Magezi Ahabwe, Kenia Raquel Martinez Garcia, Godfrey R. Mugyenyi, Adeline Adwoa Boatin, Joy Muhumuza, Wasswa G. M. Ssalongo, Musa Kayondo, Hamson Kanyesigye
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04611-4
Popis: Abstract Background Women with previous cesarean deliveries, have a heightened risk of poor maternal and perinatal outcomes, associated with short interbirth intervals. We determined the prevalence of short interbirth interval, and associated factors, among women with antecedent cesarean deliveries who delivered at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH), in southwestern Uganda. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study on the postnatal ward of MRRH from November 2020 to February 2021. We enrolled women who had antecedent cesarean deliveries through consecutive sampling. We obtained participants’ socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics through interviewer-administered structured questionnaires. We defined short interbirth interval as an interval between two successive births of
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