ABSTRACT

Background: Hemorrhage becomes the primary cause of maternal mortality in Indonesia. One of the contributing factors is parity.

Aim: This study aims to determine the correlation between equality and postpartum hemorrhage incidence in Sleman District Hospital. The ethics commission has approved the research of Universitas ‘Aisyiyah of Yogyakarta.

Method: This case-control study involved 34 case respondents (women at childbirth with maternal postpartum hemorrhage) and 34 control respondents (women at delivery without postpartum hemorrhage).

Results: The chi-square test results showed that parity with the risk increased the risk of postpartum hemorrhage five times higher than equivalence without risk (p-value: 0.002 and 95% CI: 1.806-14.436).

Conclusion: Parity is a risk factor for the occurrence of postpartum hemorrhage in Sleman District Hospital. Parity with risk (parity of 1 or ≥3) increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage by fivefold.

Keywords: Parity, postpartum hemorrhage