title: How I treat postpartum hemorrhage.
abstract: Worldwide, ∼800 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy or childbirth. The single most common cause is severe bleeding, which can kill a healthy woman within hours if care is substandard or delayed. Improved antenatal practices have led to the early identification of at-risk women and modern technology and new techniques have enabled effective management strategies so that now, in the western world, most of the morbidity and mortality arises from those cases which occur unexpectedly and could not have been predicted. Prompt and effective management and multidisciplinary involvement is paramount to save the lives of these women. We use a case report to illustrate and discuss the main elements of management of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom; and.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pavord
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maybury
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology