Postpartum bleeding or postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is often defined as the loss of more than 500 ml or 1,000 ml of blood following childbirth. Some have...

complications can arise. The greatest health risk in the acute phase is postpartum bleeding. Following delivery the area where the placenta was attached to the...

can help in determining the source of the bleed. Abnormal bleeding after delivery, or postpartum hemorrhage, is the loss of greater than 500 ml of blood...

and duodenal ulcers, induce labor, cause an abortion, and treat postpartum bleeding due to poor contraction of the uterus. It is taken by mouth when...

Complications in the mother include obstructed labour, postpartum bleeding, eclampsia, and postpartum infection. Complications in the baby include lack of...

changes, may indicate developing complications such as, postpartum bleeding, engorged breasts, postpartum infections. The breasts change during pregnancy to...

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of the warning signs of uterine atony in the setting of extensive postpartum bleeding should initiate interventions aimed at regaining stable uterine contraction...

used to treat or prevent excessive blood loss from major trauma, postpartum bleeding, surgery, tooth removal, nosebleeds, and heavy menstruation. It is...

Complications for the mother may include vaginal or perineal tears, postpartum bleeding, or uterine rupture. Risk factors include gestational diabetes, previous...

include breathing problems in the baby and amniotic fluid embolism and postpartum bleeding in the mother. Established guidelines recommend that caesarean sections...

turns inside out, usually following childbirth. Symptoms include postpartum bleeding, abdominal pain, a mass in the vagina, and low blood pressure. Rarely...

obstetrical emergency of postpartum hemorrhage which reduces postpartum bleeding during these circumstances. Used in postpartum hemorrhage caused by uterine...

following delivery, better contraction of the uterus, and a decreased risk of postpartum depression. Breastfeeding delays the return of menstruation, and in very...

parturition or delivery, and was not used for the purpose of halting postpartum bleeding, which is a concern of childbirth. However, until anesthesia became...

Postpartum infections, also known as childbed fever and puerperal fever, are any bacterial infections of the female reproductive tract following childbirth...

gestational age Obstetrical bleeding, which is bleeding that occurs after 24 weeks gestational age including the postpartum period This disambiguation page lists...

hypercoagulability), as a physiologically adaptive mechanism to prevent postpartum bleeding. However, in combination with an underlying hypercoagulable state...

world-wide are postpartum bleeding (15%), complications from unsafe abortion (15%), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (10%), postpartum infections (8%)...

labor, induce abortions, prevent and treat stomach ulcers, and treat postpartum bleeding This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...

Postpartum confinement is a traditional practice following childbirth. Those who follow these customs typically begin immediately after the birth, and...

three major causes of death in pregnancy (16%) along with post partum bleeding (13%) and puerperal infections (2%). Although many pregnant women with...

A postpartum disorder or puerperal disorder is a disease or condition which presents primarily during the days and weeks after childbirth called the postpartum...

Postpartum care or postnatal care is a service provided to individuals in the postpartum period, to help with postpartum recuperation and restoration....

Cochrane database study suggests that blood loss and the risk of postpartum bleeding will be reduced in women offered active management of the third stage...

tissue) during delivery, excessive bleeding (postpartum hemorrhage), hypertension (high blood pressure), and seizures. Bleeding during pregnancy is fairly common...

in the urine from urinary bleeding Gynecologic Vaginal bleeding Postpartum hemorrhage Breakthrough bleeding Ovarian bleeding – This is a potentially catastrophic...

Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. In most cases, maternal health encompasses the health care dimensions...

Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology...

known as a stillbirth. The most common symptom of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding with or without pain. Sadness, anxiety, and guilt may occur afterwards...