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Incidence, risk factors, and temporal trends in severe postpartum hemorrhage
Michael S. Kramer,Cynthia J. Berg,Haim A. Abenhaim,Mourad Dahhou,Jocelyn Rouleau,Azar Mehrabadi,K.S. Joseph +6 more
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A doubling in incidence of severe PPH over 10 years was not explained by contemporaneous changes in studied risk factors, as well as changes in risk factors themselves.About:
This article is published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.The article was published on 2013-11-01. It has received 394 citations till now.read more
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Vacuum extraction in twin deliveries-maternal and neonatal consequences: a retrospective cohort study.
Misgav Rottenstreich,Reut Rotem,Zvi Ehrlich,Amihai Rottenstreich,Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky,Ori Shen +5 more
TL;DR: Vacuum extractions among twin pregnancies were found to be associated with significantly higher rates of postpartum hemorrhage, blood transfusion, and perinatal birth trauma, which should be presented to women when counseling on mode of delivery and considered individually against cesarean delivery disadvantages.
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A Standardized Postpartum Oxytocin Protocol to Reduce Hemorrhage Treatment: Outcomes by Delivery Mode
TL;DR: A standardized oxytocin protocol was associated with a lower postpartum hemorrhage treatment rate for cesarean and vaginal deliveries, but not for operative vaginal deliveries.
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Bleeding in women with venous thromboembolism during pregnancy: A systematic review of the literature
Camille Simard,Lindsey Gerstein,Teresa Cafaro,Kristian B. Filion,Antonios Douros,Isabelle Malhamé,Vicky Tagalakis +6 more
TL;DR: The frequency of bleeding in pregnant women receiving therapeutic anticoagulation for VTE is described by means of a systematic review of the literature.
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Twin Growth Discordance and Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Cohort Study
TL;DR: Growth discordance, especially complicated by fetal growth restriction, was associated with an increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage in women with twin pregnancies undergoing cesarean section, and was more evident in patients with dichorionic twins while no significant association was observed in monochorionic twin pregnancies.
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Inter-hospital variation in use of obstetrical blood transfusion: a population-based cohort study
TL;DR: To identify the extent of hospital‐to‐hospital variation in use of obstetrical blood transfusion, a large number of patients with different medical histories are referred to the same hospital for treatment with a single transfusion.
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The World Health Report 2005 - make every mother and child count
TL;DR: The World Health Report 2005 – Make Every Mother and Child Count, says that this year almost 11 million children under five years of age will die from causes that are largely preventable.
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Trends in postpartum hemorrhage in high resource countries: a review and recommendations from the International Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative Group.
Marian Knight,William M. Callaghan,Cynthia J. Berg,Sophie Alexander,Marie-Hélène Bouvier-Colle,Jane B. Ford,K.S. Joseph,K.S. Joseph,Gwyneth Lewis,Robert Liston,Christine L. Roberts,Jeremy Oats,James J. Walker +12 more
TL;DR: Clinicians should be more vigilant given the possibility that the frequency and severity of PPH has in fact increased, and training should be provided to all staff involved in maternity care concerning assessment of blood loss and the monitoring of women after childbirth.
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The Epidemiology of Postpartum Hemorrhage in a Large, Nationwide Sample of Deliveries
TL;DR: PPH caused by uterine atony resulting in transfusion often occurs in the absence of recognized risk factors and is associated with substantial maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Trends in postpartum hemorrhage: United States, 1994-2006.
TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted to estimate the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage in the United States and to assess trends, showing an apparent increase in PPH caused by uterine atony.
Deaths: final data for 2004.
TL;DR: Mortality patterns in 2004 were consistent with long-term trends, and life expectancy in 2004 increased again to a new record level and the age-adjusted death rate declined to a record low historical figure.