Peripartum hysterectomy in Australia: a working paper using the National Hospital Morbidity Database 2003–04 to 2013–14
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Topic: Mothers & babies
Citation
AIHW (2016) Peripartum hysterectomy in Australia: a working paper using the National Hospital Morbidity Database 2003–04 to 2013–14, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 12 July 2026.
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Peripartum hysterectomy, a life-saving procedure to stop haemorrhage after giving birth, can have considerable consequences for mothers and their babies. This working paper analyses 11 years of national hospitalisation data to derive the estimated rate of peripartum hysterectomy in Australia in recent years and examine the rates of diagnoses for particular conditions contributing to peripartum hysterectomy. This is part of the National Maternity Data Development Project’s work to develop national data standards for maternal morbidity data items.
- ISBN: ISBN 978-1-74249-945-1
- Cat. no: PER 85
- Pages: 69
Findings from this report:
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0.79 per 1,000 women had a peripartum hysterectomy between 2003–04 and 2013–14
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2,871 is the number of unique hospital separations for pregnancy-associated hysterectomy between 2003–04 and 2013–14
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0.6 per 1,000 women giving birth had a caesarean section and a peripartum hysterectomy in the same hospital admission
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69% of women who had a pregnancy-associated hysterectomy also had postpartum haemorrhage