Incidence of postpartum haemorrhage defined by quantitative blood loss measurement: a national cohort.

Sarah F BellAdam WatkinsMiriam JohnElinore MacgillivrayThomas L KitchenDonna JamesCerys ScarrChristopher M BaileyKevin P KellyKathryn JamesJenna L StevensTracey EdeyRachel E CollisPeter W Collins

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)

Quantitative measurement of blood loss is feasible in all hospitals providing maternity care and is associated with detection of higher rates of postpartum haemorrhage. These results have implications for the definition of abnormal blood loss after childbirth and for management and research of postpartum haemorrhage.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
high resolution
palliative care
risk factors
mass spectrometry
sensitive detection