Estimating blood loss during cesarean delivery: A comparison of methods.

Objectives: Obstetrical hemorrhage contributes significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality. Assessment of blood loss while undergoing cesarean sections (CS) is essential in lowering the morbidity and mortality, however this amount is commonly underestimated by the surgeon and probably the anesthetist too.

Methods: This study addresses this issue by comparing three separate ways of assessing blood loss during cesarean sections.