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Papua New Guinea Medical Journal

Papua New Guinea Medical Journal

Papua New Guinea Medical Journal

Papua New Guinea Medical Journal is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes articles relevant to public health and the practice of medicine in Papua New Guinea and other countries in the South Pacific.

Editor-in-Chief: William S. Pomat

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Published online 04 July 2025

MJ24010Management and outcomes of retained placenta at a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea: a retrospective observational study

John Kukiti, Ian Umo, Alice Siwawata, Rodney Talo and Grace Kariwiga
 

Retained placenta accounted for 35% of maternal deaths at the Alotau Provincial Hospital in Papua New Guinea between 2014 and 2022. This retrospective study analysed 180 cases from 13,731 deliveries over 8 years (2014–2022). The incidence of retained placenta was 1.9%. The mortality rate was 0.6% with most emergencies arising from unsupervised village births, despite the increase in supervised deliveries.

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