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Maternal mortality due to obstetric hemorrhage by surgical injury during cesarean section: A nationwide study.

Pauline L M de VriesEric VerspyckEstelle MorauMonica SaucedoCatherine Deneux-Tharauxnull null
Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2024)
In France, surgical injury during cesarean section is an increasing, largely preventable contributor to hemorrhage-related maternal mortality, as other causes of fatal hemorrhage have become less frequent. The profile of these women showed a high prevalence of obesity, previous cesarean, second-stage cesarean, and delivery in hospitals with limited medical and surgical resources, which suggests explanatory mechanisms for the fatal outcome and opportunities for prevention.
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