| Variables  | General anaesthesia | Subarachnoid block | P value | 
  | Antepartum bleeding  n=58 | 42 | 16 |   | 
  | No antepartum bleeding  n=32 | 5 | 27 | 0.001 | 
  | Minor placenta previa n=49 | 14 | 35 |   | 
  | Major placenta previa n=41 | 33 | 8 | 0.001 | 
  | Packed cell volume <30% n=34 | 30 | 4 |   | 
  | Packed cell volume >30% n= 56 | 17 | 39 | 0.001 | 
  | Estimated blood loss(ml) | 612.97 ± 353 | 583.41 ± 195 | 0.226 | 
  | Blood transfusion  n=32 | 30 | 2 |   | 
  | APGA @1    min  <7 n=44 | 19 | 15 |   | 
  | APGA @1min    > 7 n=38 | 11 | 27 |   | 
  | Still births              n=12 | 12 | 0 | 0.001 |