A Team Approach to Postpartum Hemorrhage Education

Postpartum Hemorrhage - a Review

POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE – A REVIEW (Abstract): Postpartum hemorrhage has been defined as either a 10% change in hematocrit between admission and postpartum period or a need of erythrocyte transfusion. The incidence of postpartum hemorrhage is 3.9% for vaginal deliveries and 6.4% for cesarean delivery. Clinically the blood loss is often underestimated by as much as 30% 50% resulting in a delay in ...

Postpartum Hemorrhage Causes Maternal Mortality

Postpartum hemorrhage.

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the most important single cause of maternal death in both developing and developed countries. It arises from abnormalities in one of four basic processes, with uterine atony being the most common. A multidisciplinary approach to management is important. The value of oxytocin and prostaglandins, including misoprostol, in treatment is discussed. Recently developed, ...

team-based learning: a new approach toward improving education

team-based learning is designed to provide students with both conceptual and procedural knowledge, aiming to enhance active learning and critical thinking. in the present study, team-based learning and lecture methods in teaching the “hospital organization and management” course among hospital management students were compared. this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 25 undergraduate stu...

Postpartum Hemorrhage GJ.qxp

This Practice Bulletin was developed by the ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins— Obstetrics with the assistance of William N. P. Herbert, MD, and Carolyn M. Zelop, MD. The information is designed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate obstetric and gynecologic care. These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variatio...