Barriers to safe motherhood: the morbidity pattern amongst patients presenting with incomplete abortion at Kenyatta National hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the morbidity pattern amongst patients presenting with incomplete abortion at Kenyatta National hospital. Materials: All patients admitted with a diagnosis of incomplete abortion between 1st February to 31st March were given information about the nature and purpose of the study and consent sought. Methods: This was a Prospective descriptive study. Post abortion patients were examined to determine presence and nature of any complication. This information was entered into a questionnaire and analyzed. Two hundred and fifty patients with incomplete abortion were recruited for the study