Postpartum Hemorrhage
"Postpartum Hemorrhage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D006473
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.420.725 C13.703.844.700 C23.550.414.993.850
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postpartum Hemorrhage" by people in Profiles.
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Swaminathan N, Sharathkumar A, Dowlut-McElroy T. Reproductive Tract Bleeding in Adolescent and Young Adult Females with Inherited Bleeding Disorders: An Underappreciated Problem. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec; 35(6):614-623.