Postpartum hemorrhage: incidence, risk factors, and causes in Western French Guiana.

Introduction: Postpartum hemorrhage remains the leading cause of maternal death in France. Parturients in western French Guiana have specific sociodemographic features and a high rate of pathological pregnancies. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of immediate postpartum hemorrhage (IPPH) in western French Guiana, and to describe the etiologies and risk factors.