Severe postpartum haemorrhage and mode of delivery: A retrospective cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 596-604

  Holm, C ^a   Langhoff Roos, J ^a   Petersen, K B ^a   Norgaard, A ^a   Diness, B R ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; low risk nullipara; mode of delivery; red blood cell transfusion; severe postpartum haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DENMARK; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NULLIPARA; PARITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DENMARK; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858440614     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03267.x     Document Type: Article

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