Potential risk factors of postpartum haemorrahage maternal
age, parity, marital/cohabitation status, smoking during pregnancy, history of
infertility, previous history of spontaneous abortion, previous Caesarean
section, other uterine surgery, uterine fibroids, pre-pregnancy BMI,
pre-pregnancy hypertension, pregnancy-
age, parity, marital/cohabitation status, smoking during pregnancy, history of
infertility, previous history of spontaneous abortion, previous Caesarean
section, other uterine surgery, uterine fibroids, pre-pregnancy BMI,
pre-pregnancy hypertension, pregnancy-
induced hypertension (including
preeclampsia), pre-pregnancy or gestational diabetes or impaired glucose
tolerance, fetal presentation, abnormal placentation, amniotic fluid volume,
induction of labour, augmented labour, cervical or vaginal trauma, delivery,
placenta previa or low-lying placenta (considered together), tocolysis, and
infant birth weight and gestational age (Magnann, et al., 2009).
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Chauhan, S. P., Lanneau, G., Fisk, A.D. & Morrison, J.C. (2009). The length
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