According to
WHO (2012) postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is commonly defined as a blood loss of
500 ml or more within 24 hours after birth. They further added that postpartum
haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low-income countries
and the primary cause of nearly one quarter of all maternal deaths globally.
Most deaths resulting from postpartum haemorrhage occur during the first 24
hours after birth.
WHO (2012) postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is commonly defined as a blood loss of
500 ml or more within 24 hours after birth. They further added that postpartum
haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low-income countries
and the primary cause of nearly one quarter of all maternal deaths globally.
Most deaths resulting from postpartum haemorrhage occur during the first 24
hours after birth.
Khan (2006)
stated that postpartum haemorrhage is the excessive loss of blood per vaginam after
the delivery of the baby and up to forty-two days postpartum. He stressed that
the risk of dying from postpartum haemorrhage depend not only the amount and
rate of blood loss but also the health status of the woman.
stated that postpartum haemorrhage is the excessive loss of blood per vaginam after
the delivery of the baby and up to forty-two days postpartum. He stressed that
the risk of dying from postpartum haemorrhage depend not only the amount and
rate of blood loss but also the health status of the woman.
In the opinion of
Shitu and Otubu (2006), any excessive bleeding after child birth that has the
potential to result in hemodynamic instability, if left untreated, should be
considered as postpartum haemorrhage and should be treated accordingly.
Shitu and Otubu (2006), any excessive bleeding after child birth that has the
potential to result in hemodynamic instability, if left untreated, should be
considered as postpartum haemorrhage and should be treated accordingly.
References
Khan, K.S.W. (2006) WHO
analysis of causes of maternal death: a systematic review. Lancet 367:1066-1074.
analysis of causes of maternal death: a systematic review. Lancet 367:1066-1074.
Shitu, O. S. & Otubu,
J. A. M. (2006). Postpartum haemorrhage. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books
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J. A. M. (2006). Postpartum haemorrhage. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books
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World Health Organization
(WHO) (2012).The World Report 2012. Attending to 136 million births, every
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