Uterine fibroids in pregnancy: prevalence, clinical presentation, associated factors and outcomes at the Limbe and Buea Regional Hospitals, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.

The prevalence of fibroid in pregnancy was 16.7%. Respondents with leiomyoma were older than those without (p < 0.001) and of low parity (p = 0.02). Acute abdominal pain, (OR 3.8; 95% CI 1.4-9.9, p = 0.007), vaginal bleeding (OR 5.2; 95% CI 1.6-16.3, p = 0.004) were clinical presentation of leiomyoma in pregnancy. Cesarean birth (OR 4.5; 95% CI 1.4-13.6, p = 0.008), low Apgar score, (OR 6.0; 95% CI 1.9-19.1, p = 0.002), and postpartum hemorrhage (OR 4.7; 95% CI 1.7-13.2, p = 0.003) were adverse outcomes recorded.