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The prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: what do we know, and where do we go to next?
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Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains a major cause of maternal deaths worldwide, and is estimated to cause the death of a woman every 10 minutes. This review presents the latest clinical advice, including new evidence on controlled cord traction, misoprostol, and oxytocin. The controversy around the diagnosis of PPH, the limitations of universal prophylaxis, and novel ways to provide obstetric first aid are also presented. It ends with a call to develop high‐quality front‐line obstetric services that can deal rapidly with unexpected haemorrhages as well as minimising blood loss at critical times: major abruption, placenta praevia, and caesarean for prolonged labour.
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“Oxytocin is given at much higher doses to prevent post‐partum haemorrhage 59, but this action appears to be mediated not by oxytocin receptors but by V1a receptors on the uterine artery 60.”
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- Authors
- Weeks, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Weeks, A
- ORCID
- Weeks, A
- Venue
- BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-10-07
- Volume
- 122
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 202-210
- ISSN
- 0306-5456 (ISSN-L)
- 1470-0328
- 1471-0528
- OpenAlex
- W1984295142
- Cited by
- 192
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Gynuity Health Projects (MamaMiso)
- NIHR (II-LA-0712-20007)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Blood transfusion and management
- Keywords
- postpartum hemorrhage, maternal mortality, controlled cord traction, misoprostol, oxytocin, placental abruption, placenta previa, bleeding prevention
- MeSH terms
- Blood Transfusion, Delivery of Health Care, Female, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Home Childbirth, Humans, Labor Stage, Third, Oxytocics, Pregnancy, Compression Bandages
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