Selective pelvic arterial embolization in the management of obstetric hemorrhage.

Objective: Retrospective evaluation of pelvic arterial embolization for the treatment of severe post-partum hemorrhage.

Methods: Data were collected, from our departmental clinical records, on all patients with life-threatening post-partum hemorrhage managed with arterial embolization between January 2001 and December 2003.

Results: During the period analyzed, there were 29,119 deliveries in our institution.