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Prenatal anemia and postpartum hemorrhage risk: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Omotayo Moshood O.,
Abioye Ajibola I.,
Kuyebi Moshood,
Eke Ahizechukwu C.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.14834
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , odds ratio , meta analysis , pregnancy , obstetrics , pediatrics , biology , genetics
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) has remained the leading cause of maternal mortality. While anemia is a leading contributor to maternal morbidity, molecular, cellular and anemia-induced hypoxia, clinical studies of the relationship between prenatal-anemia and PPH have reported conflicting results. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the outcomes of studies on the relationships between prenatal anemia and PPH-related mortality.