Journal article
The impact of tubal ectopic pregnancy in Papua New Guinea - a retrospective case review
NN Hamura, JW Bolnga, R Wangnapi, AW Horne, SJ Rogerson, HW Unger
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | BMC | Published : 2013
Abstract
Background: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality amongst women of reproductive age. Tubal EP is well described in industrialised countries, but less is known about its impact in low-resource countries, in particular in the South Pacific Region.Methods: We undertook a retrospective review of women with tubal EP treated at a provincial referral hospital in coastal Papua New Guinea over a period of 56 months. Demographic and clinical variables were obtained from patients' medical records and analysed. The institutional rate of tubal EP was calculated, and diagnosis and management reviewed. Potential risk factors for tubal EP were identified, and delays contrib..
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Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank the staff members of the medical records department and the gynaecology ward at Modilon General Hospital for their invaluable help with identifying cases and tracing patient records. HWU received salary support from the Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium, which receives funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.