KARAKTERISTIK IBU HAMIL YANG MENGALAMI ABORTUS DI RSUP DR. KARIADI SEMARANG TAHUN 2010

Abstract

Background: Abortion is one of the causes of maternal deaths are often found. Abortion is the end of a pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation or the fetal weight is less than 500 grams. Factors that influence the occurrence of abortion are fetal factors, maternal factors, and lifestyle factors. Objective: To know the characteristic of pregnant women on abortion patients, especially in RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang. Methods: This was a descriptive study. The sample of this study was the total number of abortions that had occurred in RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang at period January 2010 until December 2010. The total number of samples which fullfilled include and exclude criteria was 173 samples. The data was retrieved from medical records of abortion patients. The data was collected in April-June 2011. The data was collected and processed in the form of a frequency distribution table of each variable, and then the data was compared with theory and previous research. Results: From the 173 samples processed, there was founded that pregnant women who experienced abortion was 76.9% did not have anemia, 67.65 had normal body mass index, 82.1% had no history of abortion, 28.9% was above 35 years, 32% occurred in the first pregnancy, and 41.3% had distance of pregnancy over 5 years. Conclusion: Most of the abortion patient has a body mass index and hemoglobin levels are normal, no history of abortion, over 35years, primigravida, and occurs at a distance of pregnancy over 5 years. Keywords: abortion, characteristic of pregnant women