Obstetrical bleeding
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Obstetrical bleeding is bleeding in pregnancy that occurs before, during, or after childbirth.[4] Bleeding before childbirth is that which occurs after 24 weeks of pregnancy.[4] Bleeding may be vaginal or less commonly into the abdominal cavity. Bleeding which occurs before 24 weeks is known as early pregnancy bleeding.
Obstetrical bleeding | |
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Other names | Maternal bleeding, obstetrical hemorrhage, obstetric haemorrhage,[1] maternal hemorrhage |
Specialty | Obstetrics |
Frequency | 8.7 million (2015)[2] |
Deaths | 83,000 (2015)[3] |
Causes of bleeding before and during childbirth include cervicitis, placenta previa, placental abruption and uterine rupture.[4][5] Causes of bleeding after childbirth include poor contraction of the uterus, retained products of conception, and bleeding disorders.[4]
About 8.7 million cases of severe maternal bleeding occurred in 2015[2] resulting in 83,000 deaths.[3] Between 2003 and 2009, bleeding accounted for 27% of maternal deaths globally.[6]