Background: The predictive factors of secondary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) are little known. Our principal objective was to determine if immediate PPH is a risk factor for severe secondary PPH. We also sought to identify other factors associated with severe secondary PPH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The principal objective of our study was to describe the frequency of severe secondary postpartum hemorrhages (PPH). Our secondary objectives were to describe the different causes of PPH and to assess if the PPH etiologies varied by parity.
Methods: This is a historical cohort study covering the period from January 1, 2004, through February 13, 2013, in a level III maternity ward.