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Postpartum Hemorrhage

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Hemorrhage, even to this day, is the major killer of pregnant women both in developing and developed countries. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a dreaded complication of labor and delivery and presents itself not only in women at high risk for the complication but also sometimes in apparently low-risk gravida in the most innocuous and unexpected situations. Global statistics for causes of maternal mortality state that maternal anemia directly or indirectly is responsible in 19.3% of cases, hemorrhage in 23.7%, pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and eclampsia in 13.1%, unsafe abortions in 12.6%, sepsis in 10.6%, obstructed labor in 6.4%, and others in 14.2%. It is obvious that hemorrhage remains the major killer, and healthcare workers need to be alerted and trained to handle this emergency [1].

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  1. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    Sheela V. Mane

  2. Department of OBG, Dr. BR Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore, India

    Vijay Kumar Koravi

  3. NU Hospital, Jananam Fertility Centre,, Bangalore, India

    Priyanka Dilip Kumar

  4. Department of OBG, Kamala Nehru State Hospital for Mother and Child, Indira Gandhi Medical College,, Shimla, India

    Meenakshi Kandoria

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Mane, S.V., Koravi, V.K., Kumar, P.D., Kandoria, M. (2020). Postpartum Hemorrhage. In: Sharma, A. (eds) Labour Room Emergencies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4953-8_36

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