Postpartum Haemorrhage: Still a Big Issue in Maternity Care - What is Going Wrong?

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  • Hora Soltani Professor, Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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Background and aim: Postpartum haemorrhage remains one of the main leading causes of maternal mortality across the world. This is despite a wide-spread coverage of active third stage of labour care in many countries.  Reflecting on emerging evidence in this context, a discussion of associated factors which should be considered in interpretation of the evidence and its implications is presented below.

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volume 1  issue 1

pages  1- 3

publication date 2013-10-01

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