• Clin Obstet Gynecol · Mar 2010

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    Postpartum hemorrhage: epidemiology, risk factors, and causes.

    • Yinka Oyelese and Cande V Ananth.
    • Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tennessee Institute of Fetal Maternal and Infant Health, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA. yinkamd@aol.com
    • Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar 1; 53 (1): 147-56.

    AbstractPostpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of death and morbidity relating to pregnancy. Uterine atony is the leading cause of PPH, and trauma, including iatrogenic trauma, increases the risk for postpartum hemorrhage. Women with PPH in a pregnancy are at increased risk of PPH in a subsequent pregnancy. Awareness of these facts, and anticipation and prevention of uterine atony, as well as avoiding unnecessary cesareans, episiotomies, and other genital tract trauma have the potential to significantly reduce the mortality and morbidity from postpartum hemorrhage. The epidemiology of postpartum hemorrhage, including the incidence and temporal trends as well as the causes and risk factors associated with it are presented.

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