Diseases

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Excess blood loss from uterine bleeding associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR or CHILDBIRTH. It is defined as blood loss greater than 500 ml or of the amount that adversely affects the maternal physiology, such as BLOOD PRESSURE and HEMATOCRIT. Postpartum hemorrhage is divided into two categories, immediate (within first 24 hours after birth) or delayed (after 24 hours postpartum).

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Abstract

Excess blood loss from uterine bleeding associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR or CHILDBIRTH. It is defined as blood loss greater than 500 ml or of the amount that adversely affects the maternal physiology, such as BLOOD PRESSURE and HEMATOCRIT. Postpartum hemorrhage is divided into two categories, immediate (within first 24 hours after birth) or delayed (after 24 hours postpartum).

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7 entry terms
  • Hemorrhage, Postpartum
  • Delayed Postpartum Hemorrhage
  • Immediate Postpartum Hemorrhage
  • Hemorrhage, Delayed Postpartum
  • Hemorrhage, Immediate Postpartum
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage, Delayed
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage, Immediate

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32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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History Note

90; was HEMORRHAGE, POSTPARTUM 1963-89

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  1. C12.050.703w.420w.725w
  2. C12.050.703w.844w.700w
  3. C23.550.414w.993w.850w

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WQ 330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postpartum Hemorrhage. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006473. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006473
  2. Postpartum Hemorrhage. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_bleeding
  3. Postpartum Hemorrhage. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2916482