Uterine Atony: Management Strategies
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چکیده
It is estimated about 529,000 mothers die every year (World Health Organisation [WHO] 2005). Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), a life-threatening condition, remains the major cause of maternal mortality worldwide (Pahlavan et al., 2001). Majority of these mortalities are from Asia (48%) and Africa (47.5%) with only the minority (less than 1%) from developed countries.(Ramanathan & Arulkumaran, 2006) In Malaysia, the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) from 1991 to 2005 revealed that PPH attributed 13-27% of all reported deaths(Division of Family Health Development, Ministry of Health, 1994; Division of Family Health Development, Ministry of Health, 1996; Division of Family Health Development, Ministry of Health, 2000; Division of Family Health Development, Ministry of Health, 2005).
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