Table 1 Demographic and obstetric characteristics of the study population – patients with and without history of retained placenta

Age

32.6 ± 6.5

32.8 ± 5.1

0.90

Gravidity

3.6 ± 2.8

4.7 ± 2.7

0.02

Parity

1.9 ± 2.1

2.8 ± 2.1

0.02

Number of past CS

0.3 ± 0.8

0.3 ± 0.6

0.87

Past missed abortion

0.7 ± 1.2

0.9 ± 1.3

0.32

Past D&C

0.25 ± 0.64

0.38 ± 0.82

0.28

Uterine position

0.93

 Anteverted

122/161 (75.8)

10/13 (76.9)

 Retroverted

39/ 161 (24.2)

3/13 (23.1)