Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of antenatal women to postpartum bilateral tubal ligation at Greys Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Objectives: To evaluate the associations between socio-demographic factors and the general knowledge, the attitudes and perceptions of women attending antenatal clinic at Greys Hospital regarding postpartum tubal ligation (BTL).

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study describing the perceptions about BTL in 241 pregnant women was conducted.

Results: One hundred and sixty six (68.

Antenatal blood transfusion in South Africa: indications and practice in a high-HIV-prevalence setting.

Background: Globally, data on antenatal blood transfusion practices are scarce. We sought to characterize the epidemiology of antenatal transfusion in South Africa.

Study Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted of women who were transfused during pregnancy (>48 hr before anticipated delivery) at two hospitals in Durban and Soweto in 2014 to 2015.

Risk factors for peripartum blood transfusion in South Africa: a case-control study.

Background: Obstetric hemorrhage (OH) and access to peripartum blood transfusion remains a global health challenge. The rates of peripartum transfusion in South Africa exceed those in high-income countries despite comparable rates of OH. We sought to evaluate factors associated with peripartum transfusion.