Background: Approximately 830 women die from pregnancy-related conditions daily with 99% of these maternal deaths
occurring in low resource countries. Primary postpartum haemorrhage
(PPH) accounts for 25.7% of maternal deaths
in Africa. In Cameroon, postpartum hemorrhage remains the leading cause of maternal death, with little
information on the primigravidae population compared to multigravida or
multiparity. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the factors associated with postpartum haemorrhage
amongst primigravidae women giving birth in
two hospitals within the Bamenda Health District. Methods: This study
was a multicentric, non-randomized cross-sectional descriptive and
analytic study. Of the 221 women interviewed regarding their willingness to
participate in the study, 197 consented. Quantification of blood loss was done
by visual estimate and with the assistance of the pathfinder international wall chart for visual estimation of blood loss.
Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS
version 23. A P-value of <0.05 used to determine association between
variables was considered statistically
significant. Results: The prevalence of postpartum hemorrhage in primigravidae was 7.1%. The risk
factors of postpartum hemorrhage were: induction of labour (P-value < 0.01),
duration of labour (P-
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