Major obstetric hemorrhage: a follow-up survey on quality of life of women and their partners.

Introduction: A description is given of the quality of life (QOL) of women who were treated with peripartum embolization or hysterectomy for major obstetric hemorrhage (MOH).

Methods: Questionnaires assessing QOL, combined with questionnaires and drawings assessing illness perceptions, were used to compare women with MOH to reference groups provided by the questionnaires.

Results: Women who experienced MOH have similar scores on QOL questionnaires compared to reference groups.