1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Al-Mahaweel General Hospital, Babylon, Iraq
2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Fatima Al-Zahraa Administrative Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
*Corresponding Author: Nada Kadhum Kareem, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Al-Mahaweel General Hospital, Babylon, Iraq, Email: Hayder.adnan2010@gmail.com
Online published on 11 July, 2019.
Study the incidence of abortion in Al-Mahaweel General Hospital, and determine it types.
A cross sectional study was conducted from January 2018 to December 2018 at the Department of gynecology and obstetrics, Al-Mahaweel General Hospital, babylon directorate. A sample of 230 patients included in this study.
During the follow-up period a total of 1256 cases was admitted, leading to incidence of 183.12 (95%CI: 180.98–185.26) cases with abortion per 1000 women, the most common age group was 21–30 years (50.9%), the majority of cases came from rural residency (77%), and incomplete abortion was the most common with 89.9% of the cases.
The incidence of abortion was 183.12 per 1, 000 pregnancy, indicating a higher rate of abortion in babylon directorate, the majority of abortion due to incomplete abortion.
Abortion, incidence, age, residency, Babylon
