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New WHO recommendations on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Tunçalp Özge,
Souza João Paulo,
Gülmezoglu Metin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.06.024
Subject(s) - medicine , postpartum haemorrhage , childbirth , intensive care medicine , maternal morbidity , pregnancy , obstetrics , nursing , gynecology , biology , genetics
Improving health care for women during childbirth in order to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is an essential step toward achieving Millennium Development Goal 5. In March 2012, WHO held a Technical Consultation on the Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage to review current evidence and to update previously published PPH guidelines. The present paper provides an overview of the most recent WHO guidelines for both prevention and treatment of PPH, with an emphasis on the key messages and changes.